Meet Korean idol (and Vice Ganda’s ‘birthday present’) Jinyoung

Vice Ganda and Jinyoung

Image: Viu Philippines and Screen grab from “Gandang Gabi Vice”

Netizens agree that Vice Ganda was one of the luckiest birthday celebrants this past weekend when Sandara Park gave him a kilig-worthy surprise.

The shock was evident on him when a video greeting was shown during his late-night program “Gandang Gabi Vice”. The video featured Korean idol Jinyoung from the drama “Love in the Moonlight”.

But first, who is Jinyoung? Here are 10 fun facts about the hot Korean singer-actor:

1. He is a member of the South Korean boy group B1A4 under WM Entertainment.

2. He is the lead vocalist of the group and they made their official debut on 2011.

3. Last December 2016, he admitted on a variety show that he likes to give gifts when he is in love. He said he once gave a 300,000 won (P14,000) necklace to someone he liked during high school.

4. The songwriter admitted that he writes songs based on past loves.

5. He once took part in the Korean variety show “King of Mask Singer” dressed in a lion costume.The program makes two singers compete against each other under hidden identities, and allows the winner to move on to the next round, keeping the costume and the mask. He lost, later on revealing himself.

6. He thinks he is relatively unknown to fans compared to his other B1A4 groupmates. According to him, some fans think of him more of an actor than a singer.

7. He appeared as a composer and music coach on Mnet’s girl group survival show “Produce 101”.

8. In a live broadcast, he talked about the anxieties and difficulties of playing the part of Kim Yoon-sung in the traditional Korean drama “Love in the Moonlight”. “Given that it was my first time starring in a traditional Korean drama, I was very nervous in many ways,” he said.

9. He received the Best New Actor award for his role in the said drama at the 2016 KBS Drama Awards.

10. Jinyoung’s ideal type is an older woman who is respectful.

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