I.N/Trivia

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Motto

• "Let's have a good time!" (2017)
• "No matter what happens, just enjoy" (2019)

Personal life

• In middle school, he realized he enjoyed singing and started going on auditions in 8th grade.
• He wanted to become a singer after elders asked him to sing trot in front of them. From then on, he liked to be on stage.
• If he wasn't in Stray Kids, he would be a social worker or an elementary school teacher.
• He was a child model when he was 7.
• Education:
  • Dongil Jungang Elementary School (graduated)
  • Busanseo Middle School (graduated)
  • Myeongho High School (dropped out)
  • School of Performing Arts Seoul (Applied Music department / graduated)
    • He graduated on Februay 5, 2021.
• Religion: Catholic. He wears a rosary ring at all times, and his dream as a kid was to become a priest in a Catholic church. He often visits his hometown's church when he comes back to Busan.
• Charity:
  • In June 2024, I.N donated 100 million won to Childfund Korea to improve the health of underprivileged children in South Korea, and was appointed as a member of the "Green Noble" donors club.
  • In February 2025 for his birthday, I.N donated 100 million won to Samsung Medical Center to help treat children with cancer from underprivileged families.

Nicknames

• "Desert Fox", due to his fox-like appearance.
• "Bob", his English name decided by the members.
• "Big Hands"
• "Our Maknae"
• "Maknae On Top"
• "Spoon Worm" or "Spoon Worm Yang" comes from his first lesson with the members, his teacher said his dancing is wobbly and he looks like a spoon worm.
• "Baby Bread" became his most common nickname, and comes from his baby like image and skin that looks soft like bread dough.

Personality

• He is smiley and laughs a lot
• He says he is very shy.
• He does not do much skinship.
• He is clumsy.
• He is sometimes the savage maknae.
• MBTI: ESFJ-A (2019) → ESFJ (2022) → INFJ (2023)
• Zodiac: ♒ Aquarius /🐍 Snake

Appearance

• He is consistently compared to a desert fox since debut. He is also compared to bread due to his dough looking skin and his eyes that look like bread slits.
• His seasonal color is 봄 딥 bom dip (equivalent to bright spring).
• He thought his most charming point is his braces. He removed them on January 17, 2019.
• His alleged height is 172cm, but he probably grew up taller since.
• He thinks that when he doesn't smile, he looks scary.
• He has abs and reveals them in the choreography of "Charmer".
• He always wears a rosary ring that his father bought him.
• Height : 172cm (5'8") (alleged)
• Shoe size: 260/265 mm.

Habits & Skills

• He can speak with Busan satoori.
• He speaks a lot in their dorm.
• He wakes up the first.
• His special ability is singing trot, which he showcased on Favorite Entertainment.
• Before going to sleep, he has a time of self-reflection.
• His role at the dorm is to do laundry.
• His specialty is impersonating elk.
• He has a habit of touching his cheek and his earlobe.
• He is able to put the biggest bites of food in his mouth out of all the members, and said to be able to eat 3 packages of ramen at once.
• He rated his spice tolerance 10/10.
• He is not good at sports.
• He is said to have the best fashion sense in the group, and himself is sure that he dresses better than the members.
• Instruments: Piano, guitar

Preferences

• He likes gaming. He plays Legend of Zelda and Overwatch.
• He likes watching mukbangs.
• He became interested in clothes and does a lot of online shopping.
• He likes listening to rock and pop songs.
• His favourite season is winter.
• His favorite favor of milk is plain milk.
• He likes all foods besides beans.
• He likes puppies.
• His favourite colour is hot pink.
• He prefers fried chicken over spicy chicken.
• He likes to eat kalguksu (knife noodles) with geotjeori (fresh kimchi).
• For sausages, he prefers ketchup over mustard.
• He likes to eat watermelon at valleys and play during vacation.
• He dislikes being left alone to clean during vacation.
• He likes to listen to Charlie Puth a lot.
• He likes Kwon Jin Ah's songs.
• He likes Marvel movies.
• He uses Kundal's Honey & Macadamia Clean Soap for his hair.
• Perfumes:
  • CLEAN - Classic Warm Cotton
• Phones:
  • iPhone 8 - Silver       (2018-2019)
  • iPhone XS (2019-2020)
  • iPhone 12 Mini - Green       (2020-2022)
  • iPhone SE3 - Midnight       (2022-2023)
  • iPhone 13 Mini - Pink       (2023-)
  • Galaxy Z Flip 4 - Graphite       (2023) (SLBS)
  • Galaxy Z Fold 5 - Phantom Black       (2023) (SLBS)
  • Galaxy S23 - Cream       (2024) (SLBS)
  • Galaxy S24 - Marble Gray       (2024)

Relationships

• He has an older brother named Jeong-bin born in 1999, a younger brother called Jeong-yoon born in 2007, and two nephews.
• His role model for the survival show was Bruno Mars.
• He is friends with 2001 born idols TXT Beomgyu, ENHYPEN Heeseung, YOUNITE Eunho and JUST B Lim Jimin.
• Since 2024, he lives in a dorm with Bang Chan.