Full Name: Kim Donghyun(김동현)
Position: Leader/ Lead Vocalist
Birthday: February 12, 1989
Blood Type: A
Height/Weight: 178cm/60kg
Star Sign: Aquarius
Specialties: knows how to speak Korean, English and Japanese
Favourite colour: Black
Educational Background: MyeongJi University – Musical Science
“I can’t see myself doing anything else. I want to become a singer with a huge influence on teenagers.”
1. Donghyun said that his face looks funny when he sings.
2. Donghyun prefers Youngmin out of his other members because he follows him well.
3. According to Donghyun, Boyfriend hope to become a popular group like Girls’ Generation.
4. Donghyun can play the piano.
5. Donghyun sometimes refer to himself as the “Captain” because he is the leader of the group.
6. In Boyfriend, only Donghyun, Jeongmin, Youngmin and Minwoo have dating experiences in the past.
7. Donghyun’s childhood dream is to become a pianist.
8. Donghyun is on a diet. Always.
9. Donghyun ripped his pants while recording the Intro on MCD and then hurt his knee.
10. When the hyung line (Donghyun, Hyunseong, Jeongmin) is excited they dance with the maknae line (Kwangmin, Youngmin, Minwoo). When the maknae line is excited, they sing with the hyung line.
11. Donghyun used to be a rebel during school.
12. Donghyun is a troublemaker and a VERY curious person.
13. Donghyun looks like heechul from Super Junior.
14. Donghyun gets sad easily because he gets to be left alone often.
15. Donghyun is really forgetful.
16. Donghyun has been friends with Wonder Girl’s Yoobin since pre-debut.
17. Donghyun’s ideal type is Park Bo-Young sunbaenim
18. Donghyun joked that his aim in 2012 is to fix his hard working diligence because he said that being too hardworking is tiring and wants to learn how to be lazy from Youngmin. [Allkpop Interview]
19. “It was K.Will hyung who first taught me how to sing. He is like a teacher to me.” – Donghyun
20. Kwangmin chose Donghyun as the person with the most manly charm.
21. For Mnet M!PICK’s mission, Donghyun played the piano and sang “Love Like Oxygen” by SHINee -with Jeongmin and Hyunseong.
22. Donghyun wants to open a concert for his girlfriend when he has a lot of profit.
23. Donghyun and Minwoo are the most fluent in English among the members.
24. According to Hyunseong, anything Donghyun does, he does it with caution, so whatever he does, he does it well
25. If they get #1 on a music show, Donghyun said “On a rainy day I’ll dance and run with a flower on my head. Wearing shorts and something sexy, revealing my collarbone (laughs).” [DongA interview]
26. When asked if Boyfriend has a specific favorite song from their JANUS Album, Donghyun, Hyunseong and Jeongmin stated they like their own solo.
27. Donghyun picked Youngmin as a member he would date if he was a girl. [Allkpop Interview]
28. Donghyun picks himself to be the member with the manliest charm because he’s the oldest – and said that the other members are still very young and doesn’t have a mature charm yet.
29. According to Donghyun himself, because of his personality is a bit stiff and cannot express himself well, so he said he’d prefer “a girl who is lively and cheerful” as a characteristic of his ideal girl.
30. Donghyun said the most attractive part of his body would be his eyes because they are mismatched – one is bigger and the other is smaller – and with that he is able to express two images. [Allkpop Interview]