GET TO KNOW ENHYPEN

a very long thread by an engene since predebut

disclaimer: contains spoiler for the survival show iland

also if you want to interact with the tweets of the thread, pls qrt

Basic trivia:

Enhypen is a group under Belift Entertainment the group was formed during the survival show I-Land that aired from June 26th to September 18th 2020
there are 7 members: Heesung, Jay, Sunghoon, Jake, Sunoo, Jungwon and Ni Ki

they debuted on November 30th 2020 with the ep border: day one which includes an intro, an outro, the title track given-taken, two other original songs and an ot7 version of flicker, an original song from iland

here is a link to their debut song’s mv!

here’s a link to watch I-Land on Viki for free with subs the show has 13 episodes, each around 1h20 long! i recommend watching it if you want to stan the group it’s a great insight on their personalities and their talent https://www.viki.com/tv/37234c-i-land

now onto the members!

Jungwon
Birth name: Yang Jungwon
Nationality: Korean
Birthday: February 9th 2004
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Dancer

-he ranked 1st place at the end of iland
-he was part of the I Need U, Flicker and Chamber 5 units
-he is known for his unique voice and charisma on stage
-he is good at popping
-he used to train under big hit
-he used to do taekwendo
-has a very cute and endearing personality

-the members say that he is very trustworthy and rely on him a lot (especially heesung and jake)
-he was praised by jungkook (bts) during the final episode of iland
-his fans are named edens
-his representative emoji is

here is a vid of him popping!

here is a compilation of him singing during iland!

Heesung
Birth Name: Lee Heesung
Nationality: Korean
Birthday: October 15th 2001
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Center

-he ranked 5th place at the end of iland
- he was part of the Fake Love, Flicker and Chamber 5 units
-he is known for being an all-rounder, people often say he is an ace
-amazing vocalist and dancer
-has great leader qualities and often was the leader during iland

-he was a trainee under big hit for a bit more than 3 years, he trained and was friends with the members of txt
-he can write and compose songs
-is very caring and takes good care of the members as the hyung
-can be clumsy
-his fans are named aces
-his representative emoji is

here is a vid of heesung being an ace! it’s an edit made for his bday, all credits to op!

Jay
Birth Name: Park Jongseong / Jay Park
Nationality: Korean-American
Birthday: April 20th 2002
Position: Dancer, Rapper

-he ranked 2nd place at the end of iland
-he was part of the DNA, Dive Into You and Flame On units
-an underated vocalist and amazing dancer
-he is fluent in english, korean and japanese
-is known for his meme worthy moments
-he used to train under big hit
-the funniest member

-doesn’t show it a lot but cares so much about the members
-he is the best cook in the group and used to want to become a chef when he was younger
-he is passionate about fashion and wants to wear clothes he made
-his fans are names blue jays
-his representative emoji is

here is a vid of jay dancing to hit with seventeen’s jun during iland!

Jake
Birth Name: Shim Jaeyun / Jake Shim
Nationality: Korean-Australian
Birthday: November 15th 2001
Position: Rapper, Vocalist

-he ranked 3rd place at the end of iland
-he was part of the I Need U, Flicker and Chamber 5 units
-he was a trainee for only a few months and joined belift thanks to an international casting
-the iland producers say that he is the one who improved the most during the show

-he is in charge of speaking english and is the one narrating in the teasers, the outro and intro
-he has a dog named leila
-he plays violin and was part of his school’s soccer team in australia
-he is very hardworking and always thrives to improve
-he is kind and reliable

-his fans are named jaykeys
-his representative emoji is

here is a compilation of jake’s vocals! 1/2 https://twitter.com/Jakeluvsmee/status/1333704554135875585/video/1

2/2 https://twitter.com/Jakeluvsmee/status/1333706288069488643/video/1

Sunghoon
Birth Name: Park Sunghoon
Nationality: Korean
Birthday: December 8th 2002
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Visual (not official)

-he ranked 6th place at the end of iland
-he was part of the Fake Love, Flicker and Chamber 5 units
-he is known for his handsome visuals and amazing dance skills
-he used to do figure skating for 10 years and even won international competitions
-he used to train under big hit

-he has a dog named gaeul
-he might seem cold at first but he is a sweetheart and cares a lot about the other members
-a bit shy and weird (in a good way!)
-his fans are named penguins
-his representative emoji is

here is a compilation of sunghon ice skating!

here is a vid of sunghoon dancing to calling, an original song from iland!

Sunoo
Birthname: Kim Sunoo
Nationality: Korean
Birthday: July 24th 2003
Position: Vocalist

-he ranked 8th place at the end of iland but was saved by the producers
-he was part of the Fake Love, Dive Into You and Chamber 5 units
-he is known for his amazing vocals and on point facial expressions on stage
-he trained only a few months before joining iland

-he is very energetic and smiley
-quite sassy
-he is very cute and loves doing aegyo
-selca king
-can be insecure about his abilities
-his fans are named sunshines
-his representative emoji is

here is a video of sunoo covering save me during iland with daniel (another participant) it’s the performance that showcases his singing skills the best in my opinion

Ni-Ki
Birth Name: Nishimura Riki
Nationality: Japanese
Birthday: December 9th 2005
Position: Dancer, Rapper, Maknae

-he ranked 4th place at the end of iland
-he was part of the DNA, Dive Into You and Flame On units
-he is know for his powerful dance skills
-he was praised by the producers, bts’s j-hope and seventeen’s the8 for his dancing during iland
-his idol is Michael Jakson

-he was a backup dancer for a shinee performance when he was 11
-very hard working
-he can learn choreographies very quickly
-loves teasing the members
-cute without trying (he hates aegyo)
-his fans are named nikitties
-his representative emoji is

here is a video of niki dancing!

Informations about the fandom:

-the fandom name is engenes and was announced on october 8th 2020
-engene selca day is the 8th of every month

here is a link to some of their sns accounts

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ENHYPENOFFICIAL

Vlive: http://www.vlive.tv/channels/9A0CA5 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/enhypen?igshid=filof07onu0z

Twitter: @ENHYPEN_members & @ENHYPEN

Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSsDhjnV/ 

don’t forget to follow them on weverse too!!

i decided to continue this thread with updates from time to time! im gonna catch up to the things i havent put in the thread first and then ill update it every time there is an update regarding enhypen

they released an mv for their bside track Let Me In (20 Cube) from Border : Day One on December 20th 2020

during the 2020 award season they won 4 roty awards at the fact music awards, gaon chart music awards, golden disc awards and seoul music awards

on april 24th 2021, they released their second mini album Border : Carnival with the title track Drunk Dazed and 5 other tracks