Nine

**"Jung Wook-Jin"** (Hangul: 정욱진); also known by his stage name **"Nine"** (Hangul: 나인) is a South Korean singer and dancer under 8D Entertainment. He debuted as a member of OnlyOneOf in 2019, and is the group's maknae (youngest member). He takes the position of leader, beat composition and vocalist in the group.

## History

### Early Life (1999-2018)

Nine was born on December 13, 1999 in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. He is the middle child of three, having an older brother and a younger sister. He attended Jangseo Elementary School and Namsan Middle School in Busan, South Korea.

Around 2015, Nine moved from Busan to Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, where he studied at Gimhae Gyeongwon High School. In his first year of high school, he tried out for the broadcasting club, but was rejected because he came across as too passive. Instead, Nine was left with auditioning for the dance club, despite having not danced since elementary school. He practiced up until the day before the audition, and decided to include the moonwalk in his performance in order to stand out. However, following his audition, the senior of the department asked to see more dance from Nine, who eventually passed.

In his third and final year of high school, he was the president of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics) club, in which he conducted experiments such as the extraction of DNA from broccoli, as well as investigating the process of blood clotting. In his final year, he transferred to Gyeonggi High School, where he graduated.

In 2016, Nine auditioned in Seoul for BlockBerryCreative, upon the recommendation of a friend from his dance club. In the first round of auditions, he sang Kim Bum-Soo's 'You live in happiness, followed by Park Hyo-Shin's 'Distant memories of you' for the second round. Although he had not prepared a dance performance for his auditions, he improvised based on the dance he had previously performed during his high schools days. Following his acceptance, he would travel between Gimhae and Seoul each weekend.

### 2019: Debut with OnlyOneOf

On May 28, 2019, Nine debuted as a member of OnlyOneOf with the release of their 1st mini album "dot point jump". He is credited with the arrangement of both 'OnlyOneOf yOu' and 'fragile', as well as the composition of the latter.

## Trivia

1. Nine’s group roles are being a mood-maker, beast, and trying to listen to everyone.
2. His hobbies are listening to new songs and reading fancafe letters.
3. His specialty: pretty & cute laughs
4. Nine’s Motto: consider things from another perspective.
5. Things he likes: sweet foods, jellies, fans, late nigh snaking, naps and television.
6. Things he dislikes: cucumbers, spicy foods, and sleeping too long.
7. The first thing he does when waking up is checking the fan cafe.
8. He has a habit of hugging everything around him whilst sleeping.
9. Nine tends to dream of owning the world.
10. Nine knows how to play the guitar.
11. When he gets too little sleep he feels heavy like a rock which makes him sad.
12. When he has a moment of rest, he checks the fan cafe to thank everyone for their love and support.
13. What he would like to say to himself a year from now is; “Nine! You’re already 22, how strong! Have a little more strength! Hwaiting”!
14. Debut final words: “I will make sure to work harder and harder! Dancing, singing, all of it! There is a lot to improve on so your boy will be more hard working! I have a lot of things I want to share with everyone! So I want to meet you all soon”
15. Nine hates hot weather. (Fan cafe).

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