hongjoong wears skirts because he likes feeling pretty. hongjoong paints his nails for polished man campaign. hongjoong says lgbt atinys are his inspiration. hongjoong asks for consent before touching people, even his own fans. hongjoong reforms his own clothes and accessories.

hongjoong loves listening to old music and producing his own covers, through which he always aims to send his own message. hongjoong memorized 100+ musical terms overnight as a trainee to prove himself to the company. hongjoong always works to be better and educate himself.

hongjoong always dresses nicely even if he's just going to the studio because he wants to represent ateez well. hongjoong sacrificed part of his childhood to work hard and become the leader of ateez. hongjoong never hesitates to praise and defend his members from hate comments.

i just think hongjoong is such a great person and he deserves so much appreciation and love he's worked so hard to get where he is and he never stops trying to be better and i admire the shit out of him for that. ateez couldn't have had a better leader and neither could we.

adding to the thread because some people are asking for vids/pics!

hongjoong saying he thinks his skirt looks pretty when he dances he's worn skirts for almost all the inception stages but these are my 2 favs. he also asked the stylists to prepare more skirt outfits for him!

hongjoong has been painting his nail for the Polished Man Campaign for over 2 years now and encouraged his members to do the same. This resulted in ateez becoming ambassadors for the campaign and they raised over $20000 for it.

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and here's the video of hongjoong saying lgbt atinys inspire him !! he said this at a fansign and even with his limited english he's so sincere about conveying his message to us and making sure we know he appreciates us :< it's a comfort for so many of us

hongjoong covered Michael Jackson's "Black and White" and wrote his own rap into the cover with original lyrics !! He said he wanted to reinforce the message that regardless of race and colour we are all one.

during hongjoong's solo vlive someone was leaving nasty comments about another member and hongjoong was quick to call out the hater and defend his bandmate

hongjoong asking for consent before touching a fan even though they were literally there to do a makeup challenge

hongjoong crying alone in a car while writing letters to his members :( this was before they debuted and he already cared so much for his team,,, sobs

so yeah in conclusion i really love him a lot... he's a great source of comfort for me and many others, both atiny and non-atiny :3 he deserves everything good in this world