On Aug. 22, 2021, the members introduced him to their growing fanbase through their Instagram account by revealing his emoji. JJ’s representative emoji is a bear emoji. JJ was born in 2006 and is from the Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. He is half-Japanese and half-American. Here he is knocking to get into our hearts.

♬ original sound - Tik Toker Netizens have been floored by his handsome visuals and say that he resembles Park JiHoon, SEVENTEEN’s Vernon and BTS’s JungKook. He has even been getting attention for his hip and fluid dance moves.

In fact, he was previously part of AMEZARI RED STARS, which is a Japanese dance and vocal group. JJ left the group at the end of 2020.

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