Yesung Biodata

Kim Jong Woon @ Yesung

YESUNG BIODATA

Stage Name: Yesung  예성 
Real Name: Kim Jong Woon  김종운 
English Name: Jerome Kim
Nickname: Cloud,Yeye
Chinese Name: Yi Xing
Date of Birth: August 24, 1984
Place of Birth: Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Height: 178 cm /  5′ 10.1″ 
Weight: 64 kg /  140.8 lb 
Blood Type: AB
Hobbies: singing, listening to music, exercise, reading, watching movies
Favourite colour: Red
Sibling: Kim Jong Jin (younger brother, born 1987)
Education:Chungwoon University (청운대학교), Broadcast Music major, possibly transferred to Sunmoon University (선문대학교); reportedly graduated in early 2009.

Pets: a turtle named Ttangkkoma (땅꼬마 which means ’small runt’) since 12/4/08; he mentioned on “Olnbam” that it cost him 200,000 won (~$150).

Misc. Info.: Yesung won gold in the 1999 ChunAn Singing Contest. He was encouraged to audition for SM by his mother who secretly submitted his application without telling him. He auditioned for SM in 2001. His stage name Yesung (예성) is an acronym for 예술가의 성대 which means “Vocal Chords of an Artist.”

FACTS
Casting: Starlight Casting System 2001
First Appearance: November 1999, Chunan Gayoje Gold Statue
Member Since: The beginning.

TRIVIA FACTS
Yesung is Catholic.
He has a younger brother named Jongjin.
Can't even drink one bottle of alcohol.