HONEY (GOT7) PROFILE AND FACTS
Honey Profile: Honey Facts, Honey Ideal Type
STAGE NAME: Honey
BIRTH NAME: Bae Areum
NICKNAME(S): Honey Bear, Dumpling, Angel, Mini Jaebeom
POSITION: Maknae, Main Vocal, Main Dancer, Visual, Center
BIRTHDAY: November 20th, 1997
ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
BIRTH PLACE: Busan, South Korea
HEIGHT: 5'6
WEIGHT: —
BLOOD TYPE: AB+
Honey Facts:
— She was put up for adoption at the age of 2 after her birth parents moved her to Seoul
— She was a trainee at JYP for 9 years before debuting with Got7 in 2014
— She used to train/was supposed to debut in a girl group from JYP but eventually stopped due to consistent arguments with one of the members
— Her favorite color is yellow
— She has her own YouTube channel "GotHoney" where she posts covers, sometimes with friends, and solo music
— Her favorite song is "Soulstar" by Musiq Soulchild
— She was a gymnast for 13 years
— The boys say if she weren't in Got7 she could have easily made it to the Olympics
— Her dream job when she was younger was to be a Broadway singer (Knowing Bros)
— She learned English through watching Broadway musicals. (Knowing Bros)
— Her favorite musical is Les Misérables
— Her hobbies include: painting, writing poetry and making pottery
— She can play the piano
— She's fluent in 6 languages: Korean, English, Mandarin, Japanese, Thai, French
— She has a popular series on the Vlive app called "Honey's Music Corner", where once a month she sits and listens to a random playlist of music that she is currently obsessed with while chatting with fans
— Many other idols have mentioned that they also tune into the live which made the show grow in popularity even more
— Fans love the little "show" because she often promotes songs from many of her friends and even songs that she believes deserves more recognition
— She has starred in many Korean tv shows/movies. (Train to Busan, Parasite, Fight For My Way, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, Tempted and Busted)
— In July of 2020, it was announced that Honey and band mate, Jinyoung, will be starring as siblings in a new Kdrama together titled "Road to Nowhere" which is set to release sometime in 2021
— She is often referred to as the "most intimidating kpop artist" by non kpop fans due to her "resting mean girl face" (as Jackson likes to call it)
— Her fans came to her defense against the ridiculous nickname, sharing their fun experiences with Areum
— She was once named as "the idols favorite idol" among other idols with them saying she is the easiest person to get along with
— She is best friends with SHINee's Taemin, EXO's Kai, TWICE's Jihyo and actress Moon Ga Young
— She has the nickname "dumpling" due to her "dumpling like cheeks"
— Her band members call her "honey bear" because "she's sweet but also scary at the same time"
— She used to be roommates with Yugyeom and Bambam in the dorms
— She now lives with Yugyeom because they're both too scared to live alone
— In May of 2018 it was confirmed that she is dating Monsta X's, I.M
— On September 14, 2018 she released her first solo album titled "Dangerous Woman"
— After her departure from JYP Entertainment in January of 2021, it was announced a week later that Honey has now been signed under Psy's agency P Nation
— She once revealed that SHINee's Minho was her first crush
— Her ideal type: "someone who understands me. also someone who really knows who they are and doesn't try to be someone other than themselves." or SHINee's Minho