Hyungwon (MONSTA X) Profile (Updated Facts!)

Hyungwon (형원) is a South Korean singer and a member of the K-pop boy group MONSTA X under Starship Entertainment.

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Hyungwon (MONSTA X) Profile

Stage Name	Hyungwon (형원)
Birth Name	Chae Hyung Won (채형원)
Occupation	Singer, DJ, songwriter, composer, actor
Birthday	January 15, 1994
Active Years	2015–present
Age	30 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Height	182.4 cm (6’0″)
Weight	60 kg (132 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	O
MBTI	INFP
Representative Emoji	🐢 🐸 🐍

Hyungwon (MONSTA X) Facts:

Early Life

– Hyungwon was in Misan Elementary School.
– He went to Bia Middle School.
– He attended Gwangju Jinheung High School.

Personal Life

– Hyungwon’s Chinese zodiac sign is Wood Dog.
– Shownu once said that he didn’t expect to debut with such a handsome guy.
– His parents have a travel agency.
– He has a lot of confidence in his dancing skills.
– He has a bad handwriting.
– Kihyun wants to duet with Hyungwon.
– He moved to Seoul when he was 19 years old.
– He’s very confident about his eyelashes.
– He sleeps a lot.
– Hyorin when she first met him was surprised because of how handsome he looked.
– He had a childhood nicknamed “Dooly” because of his chubby cheeks.
– He is known as the global meme guy.
– He wants to give peperos on Pepero Day to MONBEBE.
– Some of his hobbies are modeling, watching movies, taking photos, doing exercises, driving motorcycles, and shopping.
– His expression of MX was so strong that he thought they were cute.
– His famous nickname is King Of Visual Compliments because of his visual getting praised every day.
– He knows how to speak Chinese.
– His favorite song is “One Day.” he loves that song’s vibe, lyrics, and music video. (MTV News)
– His first big career moment was on the World Tour.
– His first ever concert he went to was of YG singers (YG Entertainment) (BILLBOARD)
-He isn’t a big talker in interviews but a joy for fans with his droll humor and expressions, which consistently go viral. (DAZED)
– He naturally shows who he is to fans so it doesn’t really differ from the real him.

Career

– Hyungwon is the Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Visual, and Center of MONSTA X.
– He was a popular model pre-MONSTA X and used to do a lot of fashion shows.
– He attended JoyDance Academy in his hometown.
– He has been an MC for MV Bank, Music Bank, Show Champion, THE SHOW, Music Core, and popular music.
– He was featured in “Is It Easy” with ASTRO Cha Eunwoo, VIXX Hyuk, Halo Own Up10tion Kim Wooseok (Up10tion).

Appearances

– He appeared in the radio show IDOL RADIO Season 2.
– He appeared in TV Dramas like, find her, oh! Yeongsim, and Boss Doll Mart.
– He was also in TV Shows like KBS 1 to 100, JTBC Mix and the City, and Han Mooncheol’s Black Box Review.

Magazines & Advertisements

– Hyungwon appeared on covers like SURE, W Hotel, The Celebrity, Cosmopolitan, Singles, Stream, Grazia, Allure, Nylon, Dazed, Star 1, Rolling Stone, Maire Claire, W Korea, Y magazine, GQ Korea and CeCi.
– He advertised for Hugel, Pierre Fabre, and Danone.
– He’s an official ambassador of John Varvatos and Givenchy.

Likes & Dislikes

– He enjoys traveling.
– Black is his preferred color.
– He prefers phone calls over texts.
– He likes airplane window seats.
– His favorite scent type is wood.
– Converse is his favorite shoe brand.
– His favorite movie genres are romance and romantic comedy.
– He hates rainy days.

Food Preferences

– He likes soft peaches over hard ones.
– He loved sun chips when he was a child.
– He loves Soft tofu stew.
– He hates mint chocolate.
– He likes Chicken feet.
– His snacks with seasoning are, such five-gamja, Jjolbyeong snacks, nachos, swing chips, corn chips, and crab.
– He chose waterbok, pork, yukhoe, chicken wings, and sweet n’ sour.
– He dislikes curry.
– He doesn’t like vegetables such as sprouts, asparagus, broccoli, lettuce, and bok choy.