Stage Name: Joshua (조슈아) (ジョシュア)
Real Name: Joshua Hong / Hong Jisoo (홍지수)
Nickname: American Hyung, Gentleman Joshua
Team: Vocal
Birth date: December 30, 1995
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: A
Star Sign: Capricorn
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Education: Downtown Magnets High School
Specialty: Singing, Playing the guitar
Hobbies: Reading, Playing guitar, Singing, Watching movies
Training Period: 2 years and 2 months
FACTS:
-He likes reading, sleeping, eating, playing the guitar and singing.
-His favorite colors are Blue, Black, Brown & Pink.
-His favorite sport is Football.
-He loves anime. His favorites are One Piece, Naruto & Bleach.
-He's a christian.
-He's envious of Jihoon's dancing & singing skills.
-He plays the guitar really well.
-His parents are his role models.
-His favorite korean artist is 2BiC.
-He would choose music over food.
-He loves the show Adventure Time.
-He doesn't like the color green.
-He likes the korean drama Rooftop Prince.
-He likes horror movies.
-He likes Chris Brown, Usher, Eminem & Tupac.
-His favorite youtube artists are Gabe Bondoc, AJ Rafael & Jeff Bernat.
-He can cook.
-He loves chicken.
-He finds British accents hot.
-His favorite animals are rabbits.
-His favorite korean actor is Jang Donggun.
-He loves fairy tales.
-He said music is his life.
-He's a fan of EXO.
-He is on Team Jacob in the Twilight series.
-He prefers books over movies.
-He joined Pledis Entertainment and began his training in 2013.
-He finds it difficult to ask people for favors.
-His ideal type girl is someone who is kind.
-Between 20 and Adore U, he prefers 20.
-The meaning behind his name Joshua is that it's a name from the bible.
-He views himself as a calm person.
-He attended church often when he lived in America. He was apart of the praise team and played the guitar.
-He is named Seventeen's gentleman because he doesn't get angry easily and talks softly. He has a gentle voice and behaves with manners. He says Good Morning whenever he wakes up in the morning.
-He wants to be like Shinhwa and be a team for a long time with a good relationship with the members.
-He wants to be a dutiful son to his parents and work hard and make them proud.
-When he lived in America, he would speak Korean at home and English at school so he is good at speaking it but not good at writing it.
-Between soccer or basketball, he prefers soccer.
-His favorite flavor of ice-cream is kiwi.
WORK:
-Appeared in Seventeen TV from 2013-2014.
-Performed at Like Seventeen Shows 1, 2, 3 and 4.
-Performed at Wapop Show from August-September 2014.
-Performed at SBS Awards Festival in December 2014.
