
Personal
• He has a sister named Ahra who is 3 years older than him, who is currently studying abroad. During a Shim Shim Tapa radio broadcast in March 2009, apologized to his sister for being busy and not taking the time to talk to her when she calls him. Kyu has stated several times that Ahra loves him so much that she treats him like a son. Kyu's nickname "Captain Cho" comes from Ahra. Ahra is friends with fellow SJ noonas Sora (Eunhyuk’s sister, Heejin (Heechul’s sister), and Inyoung (Leeteuk’s sister).
• Is from the Nowon (노원) District of Seoul.
• Is right-handed
• Is a Christian and has been singing for his church since he was a little kid. He has also recorded some Christmas carols for his church when he was about 8 years old in Korean age. His sister was also in the album. In addition, there are a few videos of him singing hymns at religious gatherings. [see video section]
• Has confessed that he suffered a middle ear infection when he was younger thus his hearing on his right ear is impaired. He received a surgery for the Otitis Media on the 3rd of June, 2010.
• Has a dimple just below the right corner of his mouth
• Has a mole under his right eye
• His bandmates said in an SS501 Youngstreet Radio guesting in 2006 that Kyu cooks tasteless ramen. However, both Kangin and Siwon have said that Kyu actually cooks well, but only when he makes the food for himself.
• He wears soft contacts lenses and can be seen wearing glasses in practices and some performances
• Is a modern music major
• Notorious for his witty and unforgiving replies to fans on MTV UFO. [see interesting reads section]
• Loves to imitate other members' voices. Pretty good at it too. There are YouTube videos of his imitations of Eunhyuk, Hankyung, and Ryeowook.
• Well-known for imitating singer Sung Si Kyung's famous expression "Jal jayo."
• So far he has sung in English, Chinese, a little Japanese and Spanish, and all with good pronunciations, even though he is not fluent on any of those languages. [See Language Saga]
• Is known by various nicknames [see nickname section] given to him by members, managers, and fans
• Been playing the clarinet since the 3rd year of middle school. Can play the piano. Would like to learn the saxophone because he thinks it sounds beautiful and can move people’s hearts. [Boys In City Season II photoshoot]
• Has said in a magazine interview that if there were an extra hour in the day, he would want to spend it in space [EasyMag 2008]
• Well-known for his fist-pumping-in-air and finger-pointing dance moves
• Owns a headphones necklace given to him by Yesung
• Went to the same high school as Jung Sun Hee (MTV’s Sunnyside)
• In high school, got into a fight with a friend because of borrowed money. He ended up breaking his friend’s nose and having his own tooth broken as a result [Sunnyside 11/16/06]
• Was a Math Olympiad grand prize winner in school [EHB Ep. 9]
• Likes the snow and is a good skier, snowboarder
• Likes sports such as football (soccer) and basketball
• Loves the beach and has, on more than one occasion, expressed his interest in going to Phukhet, Thailand
• On occasion, has been known to enjoy drinking wine with roommate, Sungmin.
• Joins Leeteuk, Sungmin, Donghae, and Kibum as the Suju members with blood type A
• Known for his less-than-stellar driving skills
• Has expressed a wish to go to Hollywood [Dream With Tablo radio – March 2009]
• Family has owned a very large college entrance preparation academy (hakwon) [MBC’s “Radio Star” 2009]
• Has been told by various MCs that he looks like actor Choi Sung Gook.
• Insists that his main hobby includes reading and that he usually does it in the dressing room before shows/appearances
• Was praised by super junior's trainer for being the most hardworking in exercising. [Sukira, 14 May 2010]
Favorites
• He loves playing online games (such as Starcraft) so much and is known for his exceptional gaming skills, so much so that he was nicknamed 'GameKyu' [see GameKyu Saga]. He expressed in radio interviews that if he wasn't a singer, he'd like to be a professional gamer. He has said that gaming helps him relax. He is well-known for liking the game Star Craft, in particular.
• Was obsessed with the historical drama Jumong. And according to him in the 11th episode of Explorers of the Human Body, he loves watching other historical movies and dramas too.
• Admires Korean actresses Kim Tae Hee and Jun Ji Hyun.
• Was a fan of DBSK member Mickey Yoochun
• Sung Si Kyung and Lee Sok Ra are two of his favorite singers. Also mentioned Taiwanese singer A-mei as his favorite in one of his radio interviews.
• His favorite type of girl has long hair, big eyes, a pair of beautiful legs, and only cares about him
• His favorite colors are white, blue, and black
• His favorite foods are pork chops and seafood
• His favorite movies are <The Constitution of Crime> & <Romeo & Juliet>
• Favorite Chinese expressions: Wo Bu Hui Han Yu (I don't speak Mandarin), Tai Bu Xiang Hua Le, and of course, Fuwuyuar (Waiter)
• Favorite Thai phrase: 'Rak Na Dek Ngo' (I love you silly baby)
• His favorite Super Junior song is 'Believe' from the first album, and whose lyrics were written by Heechul.
• His favorite song from the Second Album is 'Disco Drive', because of the melody.
• His favorite song from the SJM album is 'Miracle', he said it was because he wasn't able to sing it on the first album because he hasn't joined the group yet then.
• Favorite instrument is the clarinet [Boys In City Season II photoshoot]
• Mentioned on an episode of Star Golden Bell (May 09, 2009) that his favorite member of Shinhwa is Shin Hyesung because this sunbae was able to introduce Kyu to a lot of professional video gamers. Kyu later retracted this statement, in preference for Andy (another member of Shinhwa), who was in the studio at the time.
Super Junior and Career
• Joined SM when he was 19 years old (Korean age)
• Was encouraged to pursue a singing career by his high school band teacher
• When he joined Suju, he became the magnae (youngest) forcing Ryeowook to give up his claim as the magnae although Kim Kibum had actually been the magnae prior to Kyuhyun's addition to the group. Kyuhyun and Ryeowook are considered the magnaes of the group.
• Used to share a room with Sungmin and Donghae when he first joined Super Junior. He had no bed so he slept on the floor and played with his computer on the floor. It wasn't until months after that he got his bed (Jan 2007), which was placed between Eeteuk and Ryeowook's beds, hence his new room mates. [See Bedless Kyu Saga]
• When Super Junior transferred to another dorm, he became roommates with Sungmin again of the 11th floor of the building
• He hit the bull's eye with an arrow during the 11th episode of Explorers of the Human Body. He later won the challenge for his team by hitting the red portion of the target, and helped the other team win their challenge by being the archer who shot the arrow into Donghae’s hands.
• He loves to bully (one PD termed 'harass') Ryeowook, Kangin and Yesung. Was actually notorious for bullying some of his hyungs (older 'brothers'), even though he is the youngest. [See Jeolchin Note episode in TV appearances section]
• After his and the 3 other members' accident, all of the members of Super Junior requested to have a break from work because they all felt they could not work when the others were hurt.
• He was supposed to play the basketball flower guy in the Super Junior movie Attack On the Pin-up Boys (2007) but due to the accident, he was replaced by Hankyung instead.
• Was voted #34 in Mnet's Top 100 Must Have Males in 2007.
• Was ranked #63 in Mnet's Top 100 Flower Boys in 2007
• Was the first member of Super Junior to record a solo track, which was 'Smile' from the Hyena Soundtrack.
• Was featured in the Korean Version of CSJH The Grace's Just for One Day
• Sings the back-up vocal on Donghae’s version of “My Everything” in the Super Show: The First Asian tour concerts. Also sings back-up to Siwon's solo in the Super Show II concerts.
• Along with Donghae, Siwon, and Ryeowook, is the first Korean artist to be featured on Chinese stamps. (Stamps benefited reconstruction of Sichuan, an area in China destroyed by an Earthquake on May 12, 2008.)
• Was voted by fans as one of the members in Super Junior most likely to cry if he gets rejected. Kyuhyun agreed that he has a fear of rejection and thus is afraid of confessing his feelings to girls he likes [Mini-Con Marriage Survey]
• According to Siwon, Donghae, Hangeng, and Ryeowook, Kyu is the most mischievous/practical joker in SJ-M [SJ-M fanmeeting 12/08]
• Likes to text his DJ hyungs while they are working, sometimes calling them “Jagiya” (Honey)
• Was voted “Most Loveable Magnae in K-pop” in a Summer 2008 Arirang poll, beating out fellow labelmates Changmin and Taemin among others
• First appearance on Star Golden Bell was in March 2009; he wore No. 11.
• Has appeared on Star King eight times so far. The October 2007 SK episode is where Kyuhyun sang A Whole New World with Filipina child singer Charice Pempengco. It was his first special performance after recovering from the accident. [See television appearance section]
• After his comeback performance after his accident, Kyu had to go check the video tape to make sure that it actually happened and was touched to find out that the fans had been chanting his name.
• Premiered his dalkkangjeong (a type of fried chicken) version [see Fried Chicken saga] of Sorry, Sorry on 3/29/09 at the Inkigayo Encore after Super Junior won their first Mutizen for the 3rd album
• He won on his first appearance on 대결 노래가 좋다 “Song Battle” [aired 4/2/09]. The songs he successfully sang are (in order): Shabang, Shabang (Park Hyunbin); Nest (Nam Jin); Couple (Sechskies); Left-hander (Panic). During that same show, he also was voted as the “Super/Best Voice.” After winning, he thanked his opponent in the final round, his roommate Sungmin, who stayed up late with him the night before to practice.
• Was the only Super Junior member selected by TV viewers of the show Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo to be included in the Top 10 members from K-Pop groups who are most likely to succeed if they debuted solo [April 2008]
• Was the only Super Junior member to be included in the 2008 Mnet Top 20 list of Best Male Vocalists in Korea [June 2008]
• Was invited to sing the title song (7년간의 사랑 by White) on Yoo Youngsuk's 20th Anniversary album. [April 2009]. Kyuhyun's live solo performance of this song, "Seven Years Love," was premiered at a showcase on June 16, 2009. The song was digitally released at the end of June and all proceeds go to UNICEF.
• Plays the part of Sooyoung in Suju's rendition of SNSD's Gee during their Super Show II concerts. He wears golden pants, a long wig with bangs, and a shirt that says "KyuYoung."
• During shows, Kyuhyun has introduced himself as: "Magnae," "The member who lowers the average age of Super Junior" (Come To Play, April 2009), "Charismatic Height" (Song Battle, April 2009), "Awkward Charm" (Yeoyoomanman, 2009), "Magnae on Top" (Super Show II), among others.
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Edited by khansachunsu, 08 July 2010 - 10:47 AM.