DON'T READ. DON'T READ. DON'T READ (Lee Kiseop Facts)
Friday, 27 July 2012 | 09:48 | 0 comments
ALL ABOUT LEE KISEOP. MY HUSBAND <3 This is Lee Ki Seop (이기섭). Currently, he is 21 years old and born on January 17, 1991. He is a blood type A, Capricorn, born in the year of the Sheep. His family consists of his parents and an older sister.
Kiseop joined the group officially 2009 for the Man Man Ha Ni comeback but was known for his appearance in the music video of Not Young. Kiseop is also known as an ulzzang, even making appearance on Ulzzang Generation 2.
His special ability is martial arts (Taekwondo), Beat boxing, dancing and acting. Kiseop attended High School Education in Yatab High School. He was reportedly saving money to pay himself through a university. During his high school years, he was very active in the dance circle but had no stage experience when he officially became a member of U-KISS. According to U-KISS, Kiseop is the King of surprised and blowfish expressions, while according to Dongho, he is the nicest hyung(older brother).
Kiseop's ideal girl is a girl with long hair, short in height, has the same attitude as him, loves to read books and would take a good care of him. His first tweet was "Hi! My name is Kiseop. Finally I made a Twitter account. Hooray~~! Follow me! Hehehe and post a selca hours later" He is shy and quiet when it comes to girl.
Kiseop thinks that the fans are the prettiest when they shout his name while he is performing on stage. He goes to gym to release his stress. However, he is easily got scared. Being one month apart, He refuses to call Kibum 'hyung'. If he found his ideal girl among his fans, he will greet her politely. He knows the entire routine of SNSD-Gee. He drools when he sleeps and he is always hurt when someone says something rude/mean about U-Kiss.
Soohyun feels that Dongho abandoned him for Kiseop. Kiseop’s favorite girl group is 2NE1and he enjoys listening to ballads. He would like to be a programmer, but he didn’t perform too well against Hyungjoon on “Hyungjoon becomes a programmer”. He’d also like to be a photographer one day.
Kiseop’s ideal girl among the celebrities is Goo Hye Sun and will remain “united and loyal” with her. He also likes Dara of 2NE1, but not nearly as much. Kiseop is a 3rd-degree black belt in Taekwondo but Eli is better than him.
Kiseop’s skills are popping, beatboxing, taekwondo and piano. When Kiseop texts, he uses lots of cute sound effects in the messages. His favorite fruit is grapes and he is afraid of boneless animals.
According to Dongho, Kiseop is the nicest hyung. His favorite Girl’s Generation member is Tiffany. If he were a girl and had to pick a member to date, Kiseop would pick Kevin because he thinks Kevin’s personality is very pure. Kiseop owns two pet bunnies. Their names are not known. Pictures of the bunnies are at below:
Kiseop told Soohyun that if they receive number one that he was going to throw up (Inki Mag May). A Japanese celebrity Kiseop likes is Arashi. Kiseop’s recent nickname is ‘babo cheonsa’ (foolish angel) because according to Kevin, Kiseop has a pure heart that he’d just smile even when he’s angry (Potato Magazine).
Kiseop is pleased with his looks because he stated that his parents made him who he is. Kiseop would like to surprise his girlfriend a lot at small events (Potato Mag). If Kiseop has a girlfriend, he would take her to Okinawa and Hokkaido. Kiseop is the type that acts strong on the outside but is sensitive inside. (Inki Mag, Nov 2010). One of his favorite characters is Rilakkuma. He even gave himself the nickname Kuma, which means bear.
Kiseop likes vintage styles and concepts. Sometimes when he’s nervous he does stupid things and he tends to fall over a lot when he’s nervous. Kiseop used to be an Ulzzang. He was known as the “Yatab Ulzzang”, and all throughout high school he said he was very popular and girls would follow him home after school.
His favourite colour is black. His motto is “Never stop believing. Dreams really do come true so aim high!”. Kiseop auditioned and got into U-KISS while he was modelling for a shopping mall show that was run by a friend. Kiseop’s audition song was Lee Juk’s It’s Fortunate. His dream when he was young was to be an entertainer.
Kiseop once took acting lessons to achieve his dream as an entertainer. He appeared in the sitcom Real School alongside fellow members Dongho and Eli. In the sitcom, he said that his English name was Kiss Me when they were asked to choose an English name for themselves for school purpose. Kiseop would like to play Domyoji from ‘Boys Over Flowers/Hana Yori Dango’ if he has a chance to act.(K-Movie New Wave Showcase Press Conference 2011)
Kiseop is from Yatab which is an area within Bundang, a district in Gyeonggi-do, a province in Seoul. Kiseop and Kibum are gym buddies. Kiseop suffered from depression and contemplated suicide. He is a good dancer and one of the best in the group.
Kiseop’s first trip out of Korea was when they had a fanmeeting with Paran in Japan. He enjoyed it greatly. He brought his LV bag with him, and his reflective aviators. He has his first love when he was in his 3rd year of middle school. Prior to debut, Kiseop made an appearance on Wonderful Outing 2 with Girls’ Generation dressed as a cheerleader. He always brings with him “basic necessities” such as perfume, wallet, cleansing wipes, snacks (healthy and not oily, because of his skin) and underwear. Kiseop is addicted to exercising and has a very nice abs.
Kiseop’s jersey number in MTV Idol is 20. On his first day of Ulzzang Shidae 2, he was accompanied by Xander, Kevin and Soohyun. His favourite pyjamas are his Tiger ones. His very first stage performance as an official U-KISS member was on 5th of November 2009 on M!Countdown.
He always carries a small notebook with him so he can write down ideas he has, right when he has them. He has an all year ‘round Lotte World pass. His favourite fragrance is Calvin Klein CK One. His new cologne is Dulce and Gabbana Light Blue.
He has a Louis Vuitton travel bag that he brings with him on most trips. Kibum has the same one, but Kiseop said he didn’t copy Kibum because his sister bought it for him. It’s the most expensive thing she’s ever bought for him. Kiseop owns a Nikon Nikkor DSLR camera and he loves taking pictures of the other members.
Kiseop used to be really nervous on stage but now he finds it fun. He is jealous of the other members’ charisma on stage. His ring tone is Kim Woo Joo’s I Love You. Kiseop’s shirt size is 100(M) and waist size is 30inch(S). Kiseop likes to be adorable around his members to lighten up the mood during interviews or practices. He has three piercings. He’s a Buddhist, though it is sometimes recorded as atheist. He’s frightened of a lot of things. Heights, snakes, spiders, scary movies. He always screams during scary movies. Soohyun said he could be the main vocalist.
Before, U-KISS had only six members which composed of Kevin, Dongho, Soohyun, Eli, Kibum and Alexander. But in 2009, he joined the group in their 3rd mini Album “ContiUkiss”. He is a former ulzzang, and has appeared on the second season of Uljjang Shidae. But before that he was already working with U-KISS way before, as he appeared to U-KISS first single MV, Not Young.
Before debuting, after being rejected by numerous entertainment companies, Kiseop tried committing suicide but his mother helped guide him out of his suicidal stages early in his career. He was once a model at a shopping mall run by a friend before he auditioned and got into U-KISS. That was revealed in their reality show, UKISS Vampire. Kiseop also appeared in PKL's Wonderful Outing with Girls Generation.
Being the additional member to U-KISS, the other members claim that Kiseop works the hardest and the most serious among them. When first accepted as a new member, Kiseop made entry on U-KISS official homepage, in which he was apologizing to all the loyal fans of U-KISS and asking them to accept him as the new member in a humble way.
When he is nervous, he talks very fast and stutters. According to Kibum, Kiseop was chosen as the 7th members of U-Kiss because he fits well in the new image for ManManHaNi since he has a gangster look. He downloaded porn in Soohyun laptop and he doesn't mind if a girl went through plastic surgery as long as she is cute. He celebrated his 20th birthday on the same day as the KissMe inauguration.