MBLAQ's Seungho

Stage name: Seungho 승호

Real first name:  Seung-Ho 승호
Real surname:  Yang 양

Birthday:  October 16, 1987
Western zodiac sign:  Libra
Eastern zodiac sign:  Cat
Blood Type: A

Twitter: @MBLAQSH

Role in MBLAQ:  Leader, Vocalist

• Calls himself MBLAQ's "enforcer" (Arirang TV: Showbiz Extra, Nov. 2009 interview).
• Also good in dancing: he often b-boys and does popping/locking on his solo stages
• Has filled in for Mir's rap parts when Mir couldn't join the group while recuperating from his surgery.

MBLAQ stories:

• Auditioned for MBLAQ in place of a friend
• The first to become a J. Tune Camp trainee among the Blaquies, closely followed by Joon (ETN Interview 2009)
• The oldest in MBLAQ in terms of age, appointed leader by Rain and given responsibilities (Star Interview 2009)
• Was supposed to use the stage name Mir but debuted using his real name instead (Star Interview 2009).

Hometown:  Anyang City, Gyeonggi (Kyunggi) Province
 

Education:

• University: Majored in Theatre and Movies (AoS Ep. 1; ETN Interview 2009). 
• Senior High School: Anyang High School of Arts (ETN Interview 2009)
• Attended private schools in Primary School to Junior High School (ETN Interview, 2009)
• Elementary school: Minbaeg Elementary School/민백초등학교(Idol Manager Ep.06)

Listed talents on the MBLAQ website:  

• Gymnastics
• Playing the piano (Art of Seduction Ep. 5; Idol Army V Ep. 2)
• Learned to play piano as a kid, has a piano room in his parents' house (AoS Ep. 4)
• Claims he can play the piano while drinking coffe (AoS Ep. 5).
• Card magic tricks (AoS Ep. 1; MBC's Lord of the Ring Nov. 2009)

Other known talents:

• Dancing: particularly b-boy moves, popping and locking
• Rap
• Beat-boxing (AoS Ep. 3 & 5)
• Admits he is good with machines (Pops In Seoul Dec. 2009):
  • Joon says Seungho knows everything about machines, he fixes not only computers but electric wires and lights as well
  • He can fix a circuit breaker
• Has assembled a PC on set (Weekly Idol)
• Playing the guitar (Ivy Back 2009)
• Knitting
• Fixing bicycles

Listed hobbies on the MBLAQ website: 

• Listening to music
• Collecting machines

Family:

• Has a younger brother
• His clan is originally from Cheongju/Ch'ongju  (interesting note: it is said that the ancestor of the Yang clan of Cheongju is the Chinese escort of the bride of 14th. century's King Gongmin).

 Person/s he admires/idolizes:


Celebrity connections/relationships (apart from Rain and other J. Tune Camp talents):

• Anyang High:
• Yong Jun-hyung (Beast) was a direct junior from the same major (Star Interview 2009)
• Park Soyeon (T-ara) was a classmate (Star Interview 2009)
• Park Gyuri (Kara) was a direct junior (Star Interview 2009) 
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Ideal Girl/s:

• Actress Jun Ji-hyun (AoS Ep. 1)
• Honest and easy-going (Pops in Seoul Dec. 2009)

Other Trivia:

• Has a head to body ratio of 1:8 (AoS Ep. 5).  In Korea, one category for good looks is head to body ratio.  The golden ratio is 1:8. 
• Has attractive, thick/chubby lips (AoS Ep. 5; Idol Army V Ep. 1).
• Has a "yakuza" body or fat tummy, has a "happy trail" on his stomach (IA5 Ep1)
• Fans lovingly call him Panda because of the dark circles/shadows under his eyes.
• Wanted to be a theater actor in Anyang High, dancing was a hobby/stress reliever and was his first job; realized in university that he liked dancing more, took a leave and auditioned for J. Tune Camp (Star Interview 2009).
• Performed in plays when he was in university, took jobs as an extra.  He was a piano stand-in who got to say a line in the 2003 KBS show Banolim 1 (AoS, Ep. 1).
• Gets nervous at the moment before stepping onstage, but not earlier (Backstage @ Hanyeong's 2009 Rock U Show)
• Likes to wear caps (AoS, Sesame Player)
• Class captain from primary school (Grade 1), to Junior High, until he graduated Senior High School (AoS, Ep. 1; ETN Interview 2009).
• Has been doing his "grandpa dance" since episode 1 of AoS (Art of Seduction).
• Spoke the rule that A+ have adopted : "First important thing is manners! Second is manners! Third is manners!" - (AoS Ep. 3)
• Well known for his love of food (AoS Ep. 4, God of Cookery, Raising Idols)
• Uncomfortable doing "aegyo" (IA5 Ep.2)
• Despite being the leader, he is capable of instigating breaking the rules like sneaking out to eat food with Joon (AoS Ep. 4).
• Has a tendency to break out into a "rock spirit" scream (AoS Ep. 4)
• Likes Metallica (Ivy Back 2009).
• According to G.O.: Seungho as a leader scolds the other Blacquies a lot, he is mischievous, and is a miser when it comes to money (AoS Ep. 4).
• An "early adapter"; will tend to buy computer parts or gadgets when the group is out shopping, G.O. thinks it's like an illness (Pops In Seoul Dec 2009).
• He sometimes gets calls to visit people's houses to fix things (Pops In Seoul Dec 2009).
• MBLAQ member with the worst sleeping habit/s:
• Falls asleep faster than the other Blaquies (Pops In Seoul Dec. 2009)
• Snores loudly when he has rhinitis (Star Interview 2009)
• Grinds his teeth (OBS Interview 2009)

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