Jaehyun (Golden Child) Profile, Age, Height, & Facts

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Jaehyun (재현) is a South Korean singer and a member of the K-pop boy group Golden Child under Woollim Entertainment.

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Jaehyun (Golden Child) Profile

Stage Name	Jaehyun (재현)
Birth Name	Bong Jae Hyun (봉재현)
English Name	Kevin Bong
Occupation	Singer
Birthday	January 4, 1999
Active Years	2017–present
Age	25 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Height	177 cm (5’10″)
Weight	58 kg (128 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	O
MBTI	ESTP

Jaehyun (Golden Child) Facts:

Early Life

– He was born in Seoul, South Korea.
– He studied abroad in Chicago, USA.
– He also lived in Wisconsin for two years. (After School Club)
– He went to Yeonghoon Elementary School and Sunggok Middle School.
– He was the captain of the basketball team in middle school.
– From age five to sixth grade, he was a short track speed skater and won medals and competitions.

Personal Life

– He is an only child.
– He attended Hanlim Multi Art School and mentioned he is currently studying at a university.
– He is nicknamed Bongvely.
– He can speak English.
– His shoe size is 270mm.
– He created his own aegyo move called BongPid (Bong Jaehyun + Cupid).
– His hobbies include walking, basketball, watching movies, sleeping, listening to music, and watching eating shows.
– He can’t eat seafood but loves toast.
– He confidently says cringey things. (After School Club)
– He really enjoys “Descendant of the Sun” and has rewatched it many times.
– He chose spicy food over sweet.
– He loves fantasy movies, especially “Harry Potter”.
– Jaehyun’s favorite color is black, and he tends to buy black T-shirts because they are plain and easy to wear.
– When he’s extremely tired, he talks in his sleep.
– His jersey number is 19 because that was his age (in Korean age) when he debuted.
– He chose Film over Book.
– When Jaehyun first joined the company, he thought Jibeom was a 98-liner because Jibeom didn’t properly introduce himself and was friends with TAG, a 98-liner, so Jaehyun initially called him “hyung,” even though Jaehyun was older by a month.
– He can’t eat seafood but loves toast.
– Basketball is Jaehyun’s favorite sport, and he isn’t skilled in other sports.
– As a big fan of EXO, his biggest role model is Baekhyun, and he even used their picture together as his lockscreen.
– His roommates are Jibeom and TAG.
– Jaehyun and Haknyeon visited Lotte World together during Haknyeon’s trainee days.
– Before his debut, he appeared in the short film “4th Place” as a member of a swimming team.
– He has a complicated relationship with food: he can’t eat squid but enjoys butter squid at the movies, can’t drink milk but eats white milk candy with chocolate, can’t eat fried shrimp but likes shrimp chips, avoids seafood but enjoys seaweed soup, and eats crab meat in kimbap but not shrimp in soup.
– His special talent is being able to touch his nose with his tongue.
– Jaehyun can’t live without pork belly and eats it almost daily.
– His favorite b-side track from the “Without You” album is “I Love U Crazy.”
– AirPods are an essential item he always brings when traveling.
– His favorite rappers are Giriboy, Kid Milli, and EK.
– While he usually doesn’t play games, according to Donghyun, he does play “Kart Rider”.

Career

– He is a visual and vocalist in Golden Child.
– He co-hosted STARK’s Star Wars with Jangjun.
– He appeared in “20th Century Boy and Girl” (2017, eps. 1 & 3), “Crash! Insignificant Roommates” (2019), “Crash! Insignificant Reunion” (2020), “Convenience Store Fling” (2021), “Revenge of Others” (2022, ep. 7), “Twinkling Watermelon” (2023), and “High School Return of a Gangster” (2024).
– He is part of GNCD’s unofficial sub-unit, “googoos,” made up of GNCD’s 99-liners: Jibeom, Donghyun, and Joochan.
– He performed EXO’s “Call Me Baby” and 4Minute’s “What’s Your Name?” on KBS Gayo alongside N.Flying’s Kim Jaehyun, NCT’s Jeong Jaehyun, and THE BOYZ’s Lee Jaehyun (Hyunjae).