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

Zico (지코) is a South Korean K-pop rapper under his own agency, KOZ Entertainment. He made his solo debut on November 7, 2014, with the single “Tough Cookie”. He is also a member of the group BLOCK-B and FANXY CHILD.

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Zico Profile

Stage Name	Zico (지코)
Birth Name	Woo Jiho (우지호)
Occupation	Singer, CEO, Rapper, Producer. Songwriter.
Birthday	September 14, 1992
Active Years	2009–present
Age	31 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Height	181 cm (5’11″)
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Nationality	South Korean
Blood Type	O
MBTI	ENTJ -A

Zico Facts:

Early Life

– Zico was born in Mapo, Seoul, South Korea.
– He went to Seoul Mapo Elementary School.
– He transferred from Ahyeon Middle School to Tokyo Korean School but transferred again.
– He graduated from Seoul Applied Music High School in the Department of Applied Music.
– He studied in Japan for three years, and also lived in China, and Canada.

Personal Life

– Zico’s baptismal name is John.
– His older brother, Woo Jiseok is a former member of SPEED.
– He attended Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts in the Department of Theater and Film and later studied at Kyung Hee University Graduate School in Postmodern Music Studies.
– He is close with Actor Choi Taejoon, Winner’s Mino & Seungyoon, and iKON’s Bobby. (High Cut Japan)
– He can speak Japanese fluently.
– Some of his hobbies are watching series, shopping, and reading.
– His unofficial fandom names are Zicovas, Swagsters, and Kitties.
– He uses Blue Bird as a name for Twitter since he doesn’t know if he’s allowed to say it on TV.
– The three interior items that he thought hard about before selecting them are the table, sideboard, and sofa.
– He wants to collaborate with CL and he often imitates her.
– He looks at his career as a state of continuing one marathon after another, without end. (BuzzFeed)
– His first kiss was while he was in high school.
– The most embarrassing thing that he ever did was a post he wrote on his old mini-homepage, “I won’t give up.”
– His nicknames include Ujo, Ujiko, Jiheo, and Giacco.
– He chose a date at the gallery instead of a movie theatre. (1theK)
– He performed in Hongdae pre-debut.
– He heard “Take it easy” the most in his life. (Junior Magazine)
– In High school, he listened to Jay-Z and Nas a lot. (10+Star Magazine)
– He is bad at giving directions.
– If there was a biopic of him, he would play himself.
– Zico was an underground rapper after becoming a trainee.
– Watching movies is something kind of mundane that brings him a lot of joy.
– His role model is Drake.
– He also wants to work with BlackPink. (Kocowa TV)
– He started to like Dr. Dre, 50 cent, Warren G in middle school.
– He started rapping in the first year of his high school.
– His childhood dream was to be what he is today. (Weverse)
– The most expensive item that he bought was a bag.
– Zico’s ideal type is women with pretty thighs and legs. He likes long hair and funny girls as well.
– He wants to be like Seo Taiji and BIGBANG’s G-Dragon. (Pia Magazine)
– He has a lot of tattoos.
– He has never smoked a cigarette in his life.
– He used to date AOA’s Seolhyun.
– He started YouTube to communicate with his fans.
– He feels that living a tired life is good for mental health.
– His biggest charm is his honesty.
– The best music that led him to becoming a star was Drake’s “Best I Ever Had”.
– He’d rather drink with Park Kyung than U-Kwon.
– The first concert that he went to was of Kanye West’s concert held in Naksan Beach. (MTV Asia)

Career

– Zico is the leader in BLOCK-B.
– He opened his own label known as KOZ Entertainment. KOZ’s full form is King Of Zungle.
– His entertainment is now a branch of HYBE labels and was publicized on January 11th, 2019.
– He’s a former member of Harmonics.
– He was almost SHINee’s rapper when he auditioned for SM Entertainment but Minho was chosen instead.
– His former agencies are Seven Seasons and Stardom Entertainment.
– He was in charge of producing the title song ‘THE ANSWER’ of AB6IX ‘s 2nd EP VIVID.
– The Harmonics duo consisted of him and BLOCK-B’s Park Kyung.
– His agency debuted ‘BoyNextDoor’ , their first boy group on May 30th, 2023.
– Zico has worked with many artists including Dean, Crush, Penomeco, Blackpink’s Jennie, Changmo, Red Velvet’s Wendy, Kang Daniel and DVWN.
– He also appeared in Nongshim’s commercial.
– He appeared on Show Me The Money 3, 4, 5 6, and 7.
– He is an Ambassador for FENDI and Tiffany&Co.
– He was in a hip hop crew with BTS’s RM.
– He enlisted in the military on Jul 30th, 2020, till April 9th, 2022.
– His official fan clubs are B.B.C and COMMON.
– He left Seven Seasons on November 23, 2018.
– His song ‘Any song’ became a massive hit in Korea after it was shared as a dance challenge on Tiktok, becoming a major reason for bringing back Tiktok’s popularity in the country.

Likes & Dislikes

– His favorite time of the day is when he eats dinner.
– He was a fan of Eminem in elementary school.
– He likes Jujutsu Kaisen.
– He likes answering questions related to music. (W Korea)
– His favorite karaoke song is SS501‘s “Warning”.
– His favorite fashion items include slim-coating jeans, Shoes and jewellery.
– He likes Tiffany & Co.
– He’s a huge fan of Hello Kitty.
– His favorite exercise is long-distance running.
– He likes animals, especially dogs.

Food Preferences

– He likes bread with kimchi.
– He can drink one bottle of soju. (ELLE Korea)
– He loves to eat spicy food.
– He takes vitamin D after waking up. (GQ Korea)

Personality & Habits

– Zico writes with his right hand and draws with his left hand.
– He thinks he is a good listener and a talker. (Cosmopolitan)
– He notices the change and observes people very closely.
– Before getting on stage he fights with himself by screaming.
– He doesn’t do aegyo.
– He shops to relieve stress.