Giriboy Profile, Age, Birthday, Height, & (Updated Facts!)

Giriboy (기리보이) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer under STANDARD FRIENDS. He made his debut in 2011 with the song “You Look So Good To Me.”

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Giriboy Profile

Stage Name	GIRIBOY (기리보이)
Birth Name	Hong Siyoung (홍시영)
Occupation	Rapper, Singer-songwriter, Producer
Birthday	January 24, 1991
Active Years	2011–present
Age	33 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Height	176 cm (5’9″)
Weight	N/A
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	A
MBTI	INTJ

Giriboy Facts:

Early Life

– Hong Siyoung was born in Banghak-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
– He went to Sinbanghak Middle School and later graduated from Changdong High School.
– He attended Kukje University of Arts.

Personal Life

– His stage name means “to see the way,” and it signifies that things ahead of him are bright and promising.
– He is scared to be so famous that he gets recognized wherever he goes and doesn’t look up to people who say they want to be famous. (W Korea)
– His bag includes in ear monitors, wipes, lenses, glasses, camera, perfume, file folder, ID photo, Braun electic razor, stationeries, and Louis Vuitton wireless earphones. (MY VOGUE)
– He obtained his driver’s license in August 2021.
– He has a pet poodle named Doldol.
– He has always gone to watch indie band performances since he was young.
– He feels he is lacking in too many things.
– He said he is bad at spelling and has always felt embarrassed about it since elementary school. (W Korea)
– He loves to collaborate with BIG Naughty and considers him like a son.
– Giriboy was afraid to be in front of people and Swings supported him a lot back then.
– The person who hurted his heart the most was an older girl he was dating in highschool but he was dumped a year after dating. They fought and broke up at the subway, after which he cried a lot. (기리보이월드)
– His tattoos include ‘WYBH’, butterfly, cat, rabbit, and a BAPE star.
– He can give up on collecting game machines, clothes, shoes and glasses but can never give up legos.
– He often contacts friends and invites them over when he’s drinking.
– He has three cat tattoos and his tattoos do not have any particular meanings.
– He likes seeing vulnerability in movie characters like crying over an ex and being depressed more than seeing them be cool and uptight. (W Korea)
– He owns a lot of cologne.
– If he could live anyone else’s life, he would choose Leonardo DiCaprio’s and he became his fan after watching his acting in Django Unchained.
– His hobbies include DJing, reading manhwas and playing games.
– His nickname is “Zero languages,” which comes from his often frustrated way of speaking during interviews.
– He was bad at dictation since he was young and didn’t know how to properly give space between letters and words. (10Q)
– He regrets not starting music as a hobby, as it would have made him feel less burdened.
– He wants to collaborate with DABIN (DPR LIVE).
– He likes assembling legos, shopping and watching youtube in his free time.
– In his younger years, he worked part-time at McDonald’s.
– His father is currently managing his finances.
– He said he is not the type to work well with fame as he likes making music from the back and making music in the corner of his room. (W Korea)
– Zion.T is the artist who influences him the most.
– GIRIBOY’s ideal type is a cute, stylish girl with short hair.

Career

– Giriboy serves as the CEO of WEDAPLUGG Records and was also the Vice President of Just Music.
– He is a founder of I4P, a business created in 2018 that deals with clothing and accessories.
– He is a member of the Do’main crew and the BUCKWILDS crew.
– He also belongs to the Truck so big crew and the WYBH crew.
– He participated in Show Me The Money 3.
– He served as a mentor on the hip-hop survival show No Mercy.
– He and Zion.T were producers on SMTM9.
– He was announced as a new artist under STANDARD FRIENDS on February 25, 2024.
– He was previously under Just Music.
– In 2015, he collaborated with Soyou and Monsta X‘s Kihyun on the song “Pillow.”
– He appeared on KBS2’s Hello Counselor in 2018.
– He has worked with many artists including Seori, Nafla, YUNHWAY, NO:EL, C JAMM, Sik-K and Loco.

Likes & Dislikes

– He prefers dogs over cats and glasses over hats.
– He likes listening to hip hop and rock music everyday.
– His favorite artists when he was young were Sung Si-kyung, Roller Coaster, Kim Dong-ryul and Yoon Jong-shin. (W Korea)
– He likes Keanu Reeves’ character from John Wick.
– He doesn’t like to add curses in the songs. (10Q)
– He really likes the song “All Day” (2016).
– His favorite Netflix movies include “Breaking Bad”, “Kingdom”, “Money Heist”, “Ricky and Morty”, “Black Mirror”, and “Deadpool”.
– He likes using the perfume “FREDERIC MALLE En Passant”.

Food Preferences

– Although he can’t really handle alcohol, he enjoys drinking.
– Giriboy cannot eat seaweed because he once ate it and puked in elementary school. (기리보이월드)
– He eats dried pollack soup on his birthday since he can’t eat seaweed.
– He loves to eat pizza and cereal.
– His favorite ramen is Samyang Ramyeon.

Personality & Habits

– He doesn’t start anything if he feels it’ll burden him. (Korea JoongAng Daily)
– He doesn’t like to make goals because he dislikes the feeling of depression when he can’t achieve what he wants. (Korea JoongAng Daily)
– He said he is the type of person that doesn’t like to reveal stuff.
– Giriboy is a homebody and doesn’t meet his friends often. (기리보이월드)
– He often loses his earphones.
– He prefers sleeping early and waking up early.