1VERSE Members Profile & Facts

1VERSE (유니버스), formerly known as SB BOYZ, is a four-member Kpop trainee boy group under Singing Beetle Entertainment. The group members consist of Kenny, Hyuk, Seok and Aito. They are expected to debut in late 2024 in the USA.

1VERSE Profile

1VERSE Facts:

– The group’s name, 1VERSE, means “A verse of our lives, a verse in our song. Alone we are verses, together we are a song.
– The group will debut the first North Korean idols in the Kpop industry.
– 1VERSE is a placeholder name and the group’s name will change after its official announcement.
– The group plans to add more members.
– 1VERSE is founded by the famous A&R/songwriter Michelle Cho who has written songs for artists/shows like SEVENTEEN, EXO’s Baekhyun and Kai, Queendom Puzzle, and  Produce 101.
– The members have classes like shadow interviewing, English and global citizenship class where they teach to respect opinions and cultures of other countries.  (SB Boyz UNPLUGGED EP.50)

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
TikTok: @1verse_official
Instagram: @official1verse
Twitter: @1VERSE_official
Youtube: @1verse_official

1VERSE Members Profile

1. Hyuk

Hyuk Facts:

– Hyuk is the oldest member in 1VERSE.
– He traveled through three countries to gain his freedom from North Korea. (Wall Street Journal)
– He got interested in music and rap after he saw the show “Show Me The Money.”
– He buys a lot of food for the members.
– He got introduced to kpop with EXO’s song “Growl”.
– He likes the smell of asphalt used for construction, and used to rub it on his hands when he was a kid. (UNPLUGGED EP.71)
– He treated the members and company to an expensive BBQ after he earned his first royalty check from participating in writing for TWICE’s subunit “Misamo”.
– His first impression of Aito was that he was older than them.
– He joined as the very first trainee at Singing Beetle Entertainment.
– His friends thought the company was a fraud because they couldn’t believe he would be able to sing.
– He loves to eat meat.
– He realized his family’s poor financial conditions when his grandmother picked up rice grains from the floor at the train station.
– He said they were almost beggars in North Korea as they had nothing but a house.
– His mother didn’t want him to be an idol out of concern and asks why he always opts for a difficult path. (Q&A w/ Kookielit)
– The song he believes describes his life is Lil Peep’s song “Life is Beautiful”.
– Read more facts about Hyuk

2. Seok

Seok Facts:

– Seok moved to South Korea at the age of 19.
– He hates potatoes because he lived in a rural region Daehongdan, North Korea for 10 months which is famous for potatoes and people there eat it for all three meals of the day. (UNPLUGGED EP.38)
– He likes listening to R&B music.
– His favorite foods include kimchi and coffee.
– He loved listening to “LA chA TA” by f(x) when he was young. (Q&A w/ Kookielit)
– He would like the superpower to time travel.
– While in North Korea, he secretly used to listen to smuggled K-pop songs and watched music videos.
– He can speak Chinese and Korean.
– His dad was very supportive of him becoming an idol.
– His favorite songs include “MOVE” by SHINee’s TAEMIN.
– He was a professional soccer player in both North and South Korea and his position was a striker.
– He enjoys playing League of Legends.
– He finds dancing to be more difficult than English. (UNPLUGGED EP.27)
– He is considered the most  introverted member in 1VERSE.
– He likes white color.
– He is not fluent in English.
– Read more facts about Seok

3. Kenny

Kenny Facts:

– Kenny hardly cooks according to the members but he says he does a lot.
– He likes to eat churros. (UNPLUGGED EP.36)
– He is considered the fake maknae of the group.
– He considers himself terrible at fashion and believes Aito has a much better fashion sense than him.
– He chose a golden retriever to represent him as his spirit animal.
– He is not good at Geography.
– He loves sweets.
– He participated in theater as a child.
– He is fluent in English and Chinese, and knows some Korean and Spanish.
– His favorite song include “Magnetic” by ILLIT and “Lost In Japan” by Shawn Mendes.
– He used to comunicate with Aito with the help of the Pagao translator app when he became friends with him at SM Entertainment.
– He enjoys watching “Umbrella Academy” and the live-action version of “One Piece.”
– He has a habit of snoring when he sleeps.
– He loves to eat fruits.
– Read more facts about Kenny

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Instagram: kenny._.hao
Twitter: Kennyhao_
Tiktok: kenny._.hao
Weibo: 亚洲超星团-郝瑞然

4. Aito

Aito Facts:

– Aito has similar food preferences as Hyuk.
– His favorite food is salmon. (UNPLUGGED EP.36)
– He loves to listen to K-pop a lot.
– He frequently posts dance covers on Instagram and TikTok.
– His parents were supportive of his dream even though they were worried for him.
– He decided to join Singing Beetle because he found the company to be fun.
– He enjoys watching anime and he is a fan of the anime “Jujutsu Kaisen.”
– He is good at speaking Korean.
– He and Seok are quieter members of the group.
– Hyuk buys a lot of snacks for him.
– He likes listening to the song “Standing Next to You” by BTS‘s Jungkook.
– According to Kenny, he has the best fashion sense in the group.
– He likes to eat sushi.
– He chose a cat as his representative animal because he loves to sleep all day.
– He likes blue color.
– He enjoys any food that’s available according to Kenny.
– Read more facts about Aito

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
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