Name: Jaeseop Kim / AJ
Birthday:
June 4, 1991
Member
from 2011 to Present
Blood
Type: A
Religion:
Buddhist
Twitter: JaeseopKim91AJ
Family:
Parents and an Older Sister
Fun Facts
- One of his specialties is doing gags (u-kiss.jp profile)
- His childhood dream was to be an all-rounded entertainer (from 2008 - Star VJ Show)
- He took an interest in rapping when he was in 6th grade (from 2008 - Star VJ Show
- When AJ is nervous, he would get sweaty palms (from 2008 - Star VJ Show + Made in BS Japan)
- AJ was so nervous for Paran’s debut stage that his hand were dripping wet (from 2008 - Star VJ Show)
- AJ liked being the maknae (in Paran) because his mistakes would often time be overlooked due to him being young. (from 2008 - Star VJ Show)
- Jaeseop’s favourite poem is Happiness by Priscilla Leonard. He finds it beautiful.
- He can play the triangle.
- AJ thought that Dongho digested his character and acted very well in “My Black Mini Dress” (K-Movie New Wave Showcase Press Conference 2011)
- AJ would like to play a role like Rui from ‘Boys Over Flower’ if he has a chance to act. (K-Movie New Wave Showcase Press Conference 2011)
- AJ had an episode with the intercom when U-Kiss first started living in Japan — he accidentally pressed the emergency button when he was trying to remove it, and he was shocked that security people actually came to their doors. (K-Movie New Wave Showcase Press Conference 2011)
- AJ doesn’t think that he is cute; that there is no cuteness in him. (from 2008 - Star VJ Show)
- Kiseop mentioned in a magazine interview that AJ is romantic in his behaviours and thoughts (TV Guide Japan)
- According to Dongho (and AJ himself), AJ likes to plan surprise events for the members (TV Guide Japan)
- AJ thinks everyone is kind except for himself (TV Guide Japan)
- AJ tends to speak his mind and asks questions like “when is lunch?” “when are we finished?” (TV Guide JP)
- Hoon thinks AJ is the most easy-going member, because he feels that AJ always have money to spare. (TV Guide JP)
- AJ is a very intelligent person according to the others
- Soohyun mentioned in a magazine article that AJ is a perfectionist (Music Bank Mag JP)
- Eli mentioned in a magazine article that AJ is hard-working (Potato Mag)
- AJ and Eli have been close friends even before AJ was in U-Kiss.
- AJ is the type that would sacrifice everything for his girlfriend.
- AJ would remember all the small details and is capable of doing touching things and annoying things to his girlfriend (Potato Mag)
- AJ wants to visit Tokyo Tower (K-Boy Paradise)
- AJ was surprised at how well he liked Japanese food
- A Japanese celebrity AJ likes is Yamashita Tomohisa (NEWS)
- Summer reminds AJ of his bed, because he doesn’t like to move around in the summer and would just lie on his bed idly.
- AJ is weak to the heat.
- AJ would like to start writing lyrics and composing music at full force (KOOL Mag)
- AJ got paid for writing the lyrics to ‘0330’ (MTV Let Me Show)
- AJ felt that the energy is different between Paran and U-Kiss (MTV Let Me Show).
- AJ was in a music video of Akdong Club when he was younger. Recently, he met one of the members of the group.
- AJ took a whole box of Bran New Kiss CDs when their manager told them not to touch those CDs and asked the other members to sign them and gave the signed copies to his fans. (Joy Entertainment)
- AJ feels that nobody can be 100% happy with their face. One feature he likes about his face is his alligator-like eyes. One feature he dislike is his wide chin. (Junior Mag May)
- Eli thinks that AJ is a straight-forward person (Inkigayo Mag May)
- AJ has a small recording room at his house and a collection of MR he made for his raps (Inkigayo Mag May)
- AJ reads a lot (Inkigayo Mag May)
- ‘I Don’t Understand’ and ‘Miracle’ are two of AJ’s favorite songs because P.O (Paran) wrote those for U-Kiss. (Inkigayo Mag May)
- AJ thinks that he’s a realistic person (Inkigayo Mag May)
- AJ’s charm is his confidence, because when he was younger, his pride was so important to him that he couldn’t sing or dance and was very shy, but after having some confidence, he found his place. (Inkigayo Mag May)
- AJ likes innocent girls with a scent of the spring weather (Inkigayo Mag May)
- If AJ has a girlfriend, he would do everything for her (Inkigayo Mag May)
- If AJ was a girl, he would date Kiseop because he feels that you can get attached to Kiseop really easily.
- If AJ was a girl, he wouldn’t date Kevin because he thinks that girls would found Kevin’s lack of experience frustrating. (Inkigayo Mag May)
- AJ said that without make-up on, he’s the least handsome member (“last place”), but that with make-up on, he looks better.
- AJ loves making handmade things and would like to give his future girlfriend presents he made himself (gifts, cakes, songs).
- AJ considers himself to be very straightforward and wouldn’t hesitate to approach the girl he likes directly.
- AJ got a perfect score on his SAT iis and a near perfect score on the SAT i.
- He is currently studying in Cambodia University.