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My Take
Younghoon — real name Kim Young-hoon — is one of those members of The Boyz who somehow manages to be both quietly understated and completely magnetic at the same time, which is a genuinely hard trick to pull off in a twelve-plus-member group. Born August 8, 1997, this Leo from Yangcheon District in Seoul has built a reputation as one of the group's visuals, but what actually gets me is that he never seems to lean on that — he just performs, and the charisma lands anyway. The Boyz carved out a serious reputation in the fourth-generation K-pop wave with their performance-heavy style, and Younghoon holds his own in that environment without trying to overshadow anyone. Low-key but no less impressive for it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Younghoon
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨンフン
- Reading
- よんふん
- Born
- August 8, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Yangcheon District, South Korea
- Occupation
- singer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Younghoon born?
Born August 8, 1997 (age 28).
Where is Younghoon from?
Younghoon is from Yangcheon District, South Korea.
What does Younghoon do?
Younghoon works as singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.