See also: His KProfile and Carat Wiki Page
Hong Ji Soo (born December 30, 1995 as Joshua Hong), better known by his stage name Joshua, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen and their Vocal Team sub-unit.
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A-TEEN 2 | Cameo | Ep.7 |
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- He's an only child.
- Despite being born in the United States, both his parents are Korean.
- His family lives in Los Angeles but his mother still visits him in Korea sometimes.
- He's a Catholic Christian.
- He attended church frequently when he still lived in the US and was also a member of his church' Praise Team.
- Similarily, his name "Joshua" was chosen because of its relation to the bible.
- He joined Pledis Entertainment and subsequently started his training in 2013.
- He was a trainee for 2 years and 2 months.
- He can speak 5 languages.
- He can speak English and Korean, although he is bad at writing Korean.
- He is a fan of EXO.
- His favorite singers are 2BiC, Chris Brown, Usher, and Tupac.
- When asked to choose between 20 and Adore U, he chose 20.
- He likes the Korean drama "Rooftop Prince".
- His hobbies are reading, sleeping, eating, singing, playing the guitar, and watching movies.
- His favorite colors are blue, black, brown, and pink.
- He doesn't like the color green.
- He likes horror movies and anime. His favorite animes are One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach.
- His favorite animals are rabbits.
- He can cook.
- He loves chicken.
- His favorite ice-cream flavor is kiwi.
- His favorite sport is soccer.
- He prefers books over movies.
- He loves fairy tales.
- He likes the British accent.
- According to him, music is his life.
- He plays the guitar really well.
- His parents are his role models.
- He wants to make his parents proud.
- According to S.Coups, Joshua has the biggest hands in Seventeen.
- He finds it difficult to ask people for favors.
- He shares the exact same birthday with BTS's V. They always wish each other a Happy Birthday.
- He enjoys buying clothes. His favorite clothing style is casual.
- He's the type of person to open up to people he's close to but to not really talk to people he doesn't know.
- When he was in America, he had Japanese friends.
- He is nicknamed "Seventeen's gentleman" because doesn't get angry easily and talks softly. Lately, however, he makes jokes more often and has opened up more.
- Joshua's ideal type is someone who is kind.