[ETC] Produce 101 #101FunFacts [info trans cr. baefor101 on TWT]

MHS Notes:

~ Inserted the trainees' agencies/entertainment labels for anyone who's new to the book and the show

~ [] means that those are writer's (my) notes/comments

~ Read 'till the end for additional info provided on this part.

#FACT no. 1: Yoon Jae Chan (The Vibe Label) and Bae Jin Young (C9) have been close before ever since they attended the same school, Lila Art School.

#FACT no. 2: Yoon Hee Seok (Jellyfish) studies at Konkuk University Industrial Engineering Department (currently suspended).

#FACT no. 3: Bae Jin Young (C9) is a big fan of Kyulkyung (Pristin member, former I.O.I member and Produce 101 Season 1 contestant).

#FACT no. 4: Lai Guan Lin (CUBE) ranked second for his final exams.

#FACT no. 5: Kang Daniel's (MMO) name was formerly Kang Eui Geon (강의건) before he changed it to his current name.

#FACT no. 6: Yoon Ji Sung's (MMO) name was formerly Yoon Byung Ok (윤병옥) before he changed it to his current name.

#FACT no. 7: Lee In Soo (Independent Trainee), Lee Gwang Hyun (Starship) and Kim Tae Dong (The Vibe Label) were former contestants of BOYS24 (Mnet's unit boy group survival show in 2016). In Soo (eliminated in EP 5, revived in EP 6 but was eliminated again on the same ep) and Tae Dong (eliminated in EP 5) were even from the same unit, Unit Blue, while Gwang Hyun (eliminated in EP 3) was from Unit White.

#FACT no. 8: Lee Gwang Hyun (Starship) was originally a rapper, but played as one of Replay Team 1's vocalist for their first mission.

#FACT no. 9: Kim Tae Dong (The Vibe Label) has three noonas (older sisters).

#FACT no. 10: Kim Tae Dong (The Vibe Label) had once appeared on EXO's Pepero CF.

#FACT no. 11: Kang Daniel (MMO) and Yoon Ji Sung (MMO) were both backup dancers for Chao Lu.

#FACT no. 12: This time, Choi Min Ki (Pledis) and Lee Jun Woo (F.ENT) dyed their hair blonde, Kang Daniel (MMO) dyed his hair brown [MHS: I'll miss pink-haired fairy DaniK but wtaf I'm dying to see his new hair T.T] and Lee Dae Hwi (Brand New Music) dyed his black.

#FACT no. 13: Ong Seong Woo (Fantagio) and Kang Daniel (MMO) as well as Kim Taemin (Han Areum) and Kim Tae Woo (Narda) are always attached together. Their nicknames [or should we say, OTP names? XD] are Ongniel (for Seongwoo and Daniel) and TaeTaes (for Taemin and Taewoo).

#FACT no. 14: Lee Dae Hwi (Brand New Music) are friends with Jeon Somi (former I.O.I member and Produce 101 Season 1 contestant) even before their PD101 days.

#FACT no. 15: Woo Jin Young (HF Music Company) was casted by prominent entertainment agencies before (JYP, CUBE, Starship, etc.) and was also previously a JYP trainee.

#FACT no. 16: Lee Ki Won (2Y) was also a former JYP trainee.

#FACT no. 17: Lee Eui Woong (Yuehua) can't wear school uniform vests well (since junior high school).

#FACT no. 18: Yuehua trainees' leader is Lee Eui Woong, since two of them are foreigners, 1 of them is like a second Shin-Chan [the closest reference I could think of is the manga character Shin-chan who's known for his mischievous personality, though I'm not so sure as well ^^V] and the other is Ahn Hyeongseob [what do you expect? LOL (don't get me wrong I love him nonetheless XD)].

#FACT no. 19: Kenta (Star Road) is a pretty famous fanboy for Teen Top and HIGHLIGHT, even Teen Top's Ricky recognises and remembers him.

#FACT no. 20: Jung Se Woon (Starship) placed in the Top 10 in KpopStar.

#FACT no. 21: Jung Se Woon (Starship) also said he's on a diet these days.

#FACT no. 22: Park Ji Hoon (Maroo) is really a fashionista [He should meet Hoshi and Wonwoo! XD Don't mind me fangirl-ing over my other husbands -_-v].

[edit: Jihoon is a "fashion terrorist" not exactly "fashionista" 😂😂 I thought-- welp guys it's actually the other way around whoops 😅]

#FACT no. 23: During their filming break in Produce 101, Lee Gun Hee (RBW) and Yeo Hwan Woong (RBW) went to an amusement park together, while Bae Jin Young (C9) and Lee Dae Hwi (Brand New Music) went to COEX together.

#FACT no. 24: Lee Gun Hee (RBW) resembles a number of characters/other celebrities, a few of which are Sad Frog, Annoying Orange, Olaf, Park Kyung (Block B), Lee Dong Wook (actor) and John Park (singer).

#FACT no. 25: Lee Gun Hee (RBW) is getting known for being emotionally charged. He has cried thrice in the show so far - when they watched EP 1 and NU'EST members were being interviewed, when Jang Moon Bok (ONO) cried and when Kenta (Star Road) cried.

#FACT no. 26: Ju Hak Nyeon (Cre.Ker) brought and held a cake for Lee Eui Woong's (Yuehua) birthday at their school, Hanlim.

#FACT no. 27: Produce 101 Season 2 trainees' average age is 21.8 years old, average height is 176.4cm, average weight is 61.4kg, average length of training period is 30.4 months (or 2 years and 6 months).

#FACT no. 28: Kim Yong Guk's (Chun) nationality is Chinese.

#FACT no. 29: Kim Yong Guk did 'Shy Shy Shy' though there wasn't much response [me when I try to act cute but my friends would dismiss me for trying so hard T.T].

#FACT no. 30: Kim Si Hyun (Chun; has already left the show) once mentioned Kim Yong Guk (Chun) in his instalive and said the latter did a good job for their Boy In Luv performance (Yong Guk was in Team 2).

#FACT no. 31: Ha Sung Woon (Ardor & Able) and Noh Tae Hyun (Ardor & Able) are members of HOTSHOT.

#FACT no. 32: Kim Sang Kyun (Hunus) is a member of TOPPDOGG.

#FACT no. 33: Kim Jong Hyun, Hwang Min Hyun, Kang Dong Ho and Choi Min Ki (all are Pledis trainees) are members of NU'EST.

#FACT no. 34: Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) is a former trainee in BigHit.

#FACT no. 35: Kim Jae Hwan (Independent Trainee) has a unique laugh.

#FACT no. 36: Choi Dong Ha (Independent Trainee) ranked 30th in the game Overwatch Worldwide.

#FACT no. 37: Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) eats five times a day [lowkey mE].

#FACT no. 38: Ju Hak Nyeon (Cre.Ker) is biracial. His mum is Korean (from Jeju) while his dad is from Hong Kong.

#FACT no. 39: Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) was a basketball player.

#FACT no. 40: Back in his school days, a friend of Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) said, "Seonho-ya! Why did you do that to me? Annoying!" and he said "Eung~ Sorry I won't do it again~" while laughing. This friend of his is actually mentally disabled, and the fact that Seon Ho didn't do anything (unlike their other friends who gets annoyed of her) earned him praises from Knetizens.

#FACT no. 41: Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) wrote a blog diary in the past.

#FACT no. 42: Trainees who are unexpectedly really tall: Kim Dong Bin (Kiwi Media Group) - 182cm, Kim Tae Min (Han Areum) - 180cm, Justin (Yuehua) - 180cm, Lee Jun Woo (F.ENT) - 184cm.

#FACT no. 43: Trainees' unexpected ages: NU'EST members (or Pledis boys) - 23 y/o, Kim Tae Min (Han Areum) - 23 y/o, Kenta (Star Road) - 23 y/o, Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) - 16 y/o, Yoon Ji Sung (MMO) - 27 y/o, Park Seong Woo (HIM) - 30 y/o, Kim Tae Woo (Narda) - 27 y/o [all are based on their Korean ages]

#FACT no. 44: Jung Se Woon's (Starship) dream is to be a CEO of an Agency.

#FACT no. 45: Kang Dong Ho (Pledis) said that his dream was to be a princess (when he was a child).

#FACT no. 46: Lee Yoo Jin (Namoo Actors) was originally an actor, and has already appeared in a total of 3 films and 3 dramas.

#FACT no. 47: Lee Eui Woong (Yuehua) has abs.

#FACT no. 48: Kwon Hyun Bin (YG KPlus) said he played fencing before, but has quitted due to injuries.

#FACT no. 49: Ha Min Ho (The Vibe Label) injured his spine but still performed on stage whilst with pain killers [I think this was from their 'Sorry Sorry' performance and the stunt were Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) steps on him to jump could be the most probable cause of his injury].

#FACT no. 50: Yoon Hee Seok (Jellyfish) uploaded a selca on DC but deleted it.

#FACT no. 51: Park Ji Hoon's (Maroo) glasses are not sight/prescription glasses, they're fashion glasses.

#FACT no. 52: Kim Jae Hwan's (Independent Trainee) hobby is eating, Jung Se Woon's (Starship) hobby is cooking and he normally cooks as soon as he wakes up. Kim Tae Dong's (The Vibe Label) hobby is doing housework.

#FACT no. 53: Bae Jin Young (C9) is the only trainee born in 2000 among all the other trainees in Produce 101.

#FACT no. 54: The gesture that Park Ji Hoon (Maroo) did in Produce 101 Season 2 EP 5 Preview was "캐릭캐릭체인지 언락" and was adapted from an anime.

#FACT no. 55: Lai Guan Lin (CUBE) is a wealthy man ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

#FACT no. 56: When Park Woo Jin (Brand New Music) was 11 y/o, he appeared in SuperStarK as "TOP from Busan".

#FACT no. 57: Other trainees went to the hospital alone [presumably when they have been injured or something], except from Lee Woo Jin (Media Line) who was accompanied by Park Seong Woo (HIM) as his guardian.

#FACT no. 58: Lee Eui Woong (Yuehua) has previously appeared in Hello Counsellor for his own concerns.

#FACT no. 59: Kim Tae Dong (The Vibe Label) said that he didn't learn soccer (formally) although he does well on it.

#FACT no. 60: Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) wrote in his previous blog post that he respects BTS, whereas Park Ji Hoon's (Maroo) role model is BTS's V.

#FACT no. 61: Park Ji Hoon's (Maroo) clothes that he wore before in their baseball opening ceremony rehearsals is worth 139 000 won (the yellow one).

#FACT no. 62: Park Ji Hoon (Maroo) has already previously appeared in 4 broadcasts, 1 musical, 1 CF and 1 movie in the past. He was also previously a trainee from SM and Fantagio.

#FACT no. 63: Ha Sung Woon (Ardor & Able) is friends with EXO's Kai and BTS's Jimin. Jang Moon Bok (ONO) is friends with BTS's V. Jo Yong Geun (HF Music Company) is friends with EXO's Sehun.

#FACT no. 64: Joo Jin Woo (MMO), Ong Seong Woo (Fantagio), Lee Jun Woo (F.ENT), Ju Hak Nyeon (Cre.Ker) and Lee Eui Woong (Yuehua) have all attended the same school, Hanlim.

#FACT no. 65: Ju Hak Nyeon (Cre.Ker) appeared in MelodyDay's "Yoo Seem Busy" MV.

#FACT no. 66: Yoo Seon Ho's (CUBE) fancafe was made by his friend. He was also previously casted by SM, JYP and CUBE but he chose CUBE.

#FACT no. 67: Lai Guan Lin (CUBE) wrote a very touching letter to his teacher when he was younger.

#FACT no. 68: During his graduation ceremony, Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) covered APink's "No No No".

#FACT no. 69: Kang Daniel (MMO) has been doing b-boying since he was in junior high school, and even placed 1st in a b-boying rookie battle in Busan.

#FACT no. 70: Yoo Seon Ho (CUBE) said he passed by 90 points in middle school.

#FACT no. 71: After EP 4, Kwon Hyun Bin (YG KPlus) received so many hate comments that he deleted all his posts in his IG [his IG account is @komurola].

#FACT no. 72: During the group battles, Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) was caught on camera with his nose bleeding while watching other trainees' stage.

#FACT no. 73: Ha Min Ho (The Vibe Label) is close friends with Kim Seonjae from High School Rapper.

#FACT no. 74: Lee Gun Hee (RBW) and Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) are from the same institute.

#FACT no. 75: Kim Jae Hwan (Independent Trainee) said he played soccer well enough.

#FACT no. 76: In the first episode of Produce 101, Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) actually convinced his fellow Yuehua trainees to dance to "Pick Me" on stage but all four of them rejected him, so he went alone to the stage thinking the others would follow him but nobody from them actually ended up joining him.

#FACT no. 77: Kwon Hyun Bin (YG KPlus) and Choi Min Ki (Pledis) had been friends even before Produce 101.

#FACT no. 78: Park Ji Hoon (Maroo) is close with Astro members and NCT's Mark [OMG Mark x Jihoon my '99 line biases T.T]

#FACT no. 79: Joo Jin Woo (MMO) is friends with WINNER's Mino and Block B's P.O.

#FACT no. 80: "Me, It's Me" class A centre is Lee Dae Hwi (Brand New Music), class B is Park Ji Hoon (Maroo), class C is Lee Jun Woo (F.ENT), class D is Hwang Min Hyun (Pledis), and class F is Bae Jin Young (C9).

#FACT no. 81: The mint-coloured hoodie that Park Ji Hoon (Maroo) wore when he did beatboxing (EP 0, PD101's Special Episode) was from Champion (clothing line brand) and is worth 150 000 won.

#FACT no. 82: Park Ji Hoon's (Maroo) fashion terrorist items are really expensive [why did I suddenly remember V and his Gucci items??]

[edited again: he's actually a fashion terrorist OML]

#FACT no. 83: Ahn Hyeong Seob (Yuehua) and Yoon Hee Seok (Jellyfish) are both from Yongin.

#FACT no. 84: Call Me Baby Team 1 centre, Kim Dong Han (OUI), has also dyed his hair.

#FACT no. 85: Kim Yong Guk (Chun) said he hates almonds.

#FACT no. 86: Yoon Ji Sung (MMO) and Jung Si Hyun (GNI) are alumni of the same elementary school.

#FACT no. 87: Lee Jun Woo (F.ENT) and Twice's Dahyun are from the same class at Hanlim.

#FACT no. 88: Kang Daniel (MMO) said that he normally talks in satoori (with accent) when he gets nervous, but he has always talked in satoori throughout Produce 101 so far.

#FACT no. 89: Lee Gwang Hyun and Jung Se Woon (both from Starship) still hasn't got their own signatures so they normally write their name.

#FACT no. 90: Hwang Min Hyun (Pledis) said that doing housework is his hobby and is in charge of being NU'EST's mum.

#FACT no. 91: Jung Se Woon (Starship) and Jo Jin Hyung (CS) goes to the same church.

#FACT no. 92: Park Ji Hoon's (Maroo) clothes that he wore at the baseball opening ceremony rehearsals was handmade, and there was also only one of that item (for which he already owns).

[edit: the reason why it is "handmade" and "one-of-a-kind" is actually because..... he made it himself XD I think he glued those two shirts together or something OML I'm done with him bye 😂😂😂]

#FACT no. 93: Ju Hak Nyeon's (Cre.Ker) family runs a pig farm [that basically explains why his hobby is feeding pigs LOL].

#FACT no. 94: Lee Ki Won (2Y) appeared in Sunmi's "Full Moon" MV (when he was still a JYP trainee.

#FACT no. 95: Ahn Hyeong Seob's (Yuehua) blog nickname is "Flower Seob".

#FACT no. 96: Park Ji Hoon's (Maroo) foot size is unexpectedly 280mm.

#FACT no. 97: Kang Daniel (MMO) have studied in Canada in the past.

#FACT no. 98: Kim Sang Bin (Independent Trainee) was a former YG trainee. Brand New Music boys Im Young Min, Park Woo Jin, Lee Dae Hwi and Kim Dong Hyeon are all former JYP trainees too.

#FACT no. 99: Im Young Min's (Brand New Music) birthdate is on the 25th of December, Christmas day.

#FACT no. 100: Lai Guan Lin's (CUBE) name means "rainy season".

#FACT no. 101: Lee Eui Woong (Yuehua) was a student body president in his school back then.

I know this is very random and out of the blue but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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