CHENLE/Facts

## CHENLE

* "**Little Suns**" is CHENLE's solo fandom name created by his fans
* **Official emoji:** 🐬 (dolphin)

## Pre Debut

#### Training/childhood

* CHENLE was a trainee for 2-3 months, meaning he had the shortest training period.
	+ He was accepted to SM Entertainment through a SM Invitation in China.
	+ CHENLE entered SM on March 6, 2016.
* He was announced as a NCT member in August 2016.
* Out of the idols from SM, CHENLE, along with Kyuhyun from Super Junior, is one of the idols who trained for the least amount of time. (2-3 months)
	+ CHENLE felt as though his debut was too soon and that he had more to learn.
* If he wasn't an idol, he wants to be a basketball player.
* When he was little, he loved performing but school was his main priority while performing was a hobby.

#### Casting story

* Already a promising child prodigy in China who even had his own album and concert, and grandson of the Chinese billionaire Zhong Shanshan (founder and chairperson of Nofu Spring, a beverage company and majority owner of Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise). His mother got a call from SM Entertainment and was about to reject the offer but his father knew the company and accepted the offer. His original name was Zhong Chenyue but his classmates call him CHENLE and he became used to it. He only trained for 2-3 months and had to practice their debut song, “Chewing Gum” more than 100 times.

## Personality

* CHENLE's MBTI personality type is INFP.

## Abilities

* A secret ability he has is that he can adapt to any game.

## Appearance

* He has moles on both ears.
* He wants to try the hair color grey.

## Nicknames

* Cabbage
* Chenchen
* Chennie
* Daegal's Dad
* Dolphin
* Head Fairy
* King of Big Head #1
* Lele
* President Chen
* Weibo's son
* 핵귀 (Super Cute)

## Relationships

* He has an older brother with a 13-year old gap.
* His family is known to be very rich.
	+ CHENLE's house costs more than 5 million.
* He has a puppy named Daegal.
* He shares a birthday with Woozi (SEVENTEEN), Eunkwang (BTOB), Dongwoo (INFINITE), Gyeoul (VAV) and Kihyun (MONSTA X) among others.

### Famous friends

* He and RENJUN are close with Seventeen's Chinese members, Jun and The8 (Minghao)
* He sometimes meets up with Felix of Stray Kids.
	+ He has tried Felix's brownies before.

## Items

* There is a camo hat that CHENLE wears often. It was a gift from KUN after CHENLE's debut.

## Likes

* He really likes ramen, boiled egg, rice, kimchi, and chocolate
* He is a huge fan of Stephen Curry, and he loves basketball in general.
	+ His friend got him a signed item by Stephen Curry.
	+ He received a signed jersey from Stephen Curry.
* He likes pineapple on pizza, prefers savory over sweet foods, dogs over cats, and is a night owl rather than an early bird.
* He said he likes being called cute rather than handsome.

### Favorites

* **Color:** Black, yellow and red
* **Kung Fu Panda character:** "Grand Master Oogway" because his words are wise.
	+ He likes the first movie the most out of the three Kung Fu Panda movies.
* **NCT Song:** "BOSS" and "Simon Says"
	+ CHENLE says he only listens to NCT songs and likes those the most.
	+ CHENLE's favorite song off of NCT DREAM's first studio album *Hot Sauce* is "Rainbow"
* **Sauce:** Mala sauce
* **Subjects:** P.E (Physical Education), Mathematics, English
* **Artist:** Lay (EXO), NCT 127

### Dislikes

* Wasabi
* Spiders
* Least Favorite Subjects: Sociology, Science

## Other

* CHENLE is the second youngest in NCT DREAM.
* CHENLE and JISUNG participated in the same Chinese program in 2013, and ended up debuting in the same group and unit.
* CHENLE doesn't live in a dormitory anymore. His mother bought a house in South Korea, and he stays there unless NCT DREAM is promoting.
* He speaks Mandarin in his sleep.
* CHENLE was asked what song would be good to play at a wedding, and he said, "Baby Don't Stop" by NCT U.
* CHENLE held a private concert in Shanghai before leaving to South Korea.
* Him and JISUNG hold a series on NCT's official channel called "CHENLE & JISUNG's This and That"
* CHENLE is ticklish.
* Three words that describe him are love to be loud, noisy, and move around.
* In the dorms, he usually sings, game, and plays the piano.
* The Chinese food that he wants to try the most is pickled fish as he tried a lot of foods already.
* In the future, he wants to be a cultured and matured person.
* CHENLE sleeps with the lights on or the TV on in the background as he is scared.
* CHENLE says he gets 6 hours of sleep on average.
* When asked who is his role model or inspired him, CHENLE mentioned how after watching David Foster's concert, he started admiring him.
* **Allergies:** Seafood, Ethanol, Pollen, Cat Fur

## References

1. ↑ YouTube: NCT DREAM ‘Glitch Mode’ Countdown Live
2. ↑ Czennie will also like this Dream Ep. 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 YouTube: NCT DREAM On Their Audition Process, Group Dynamic, and "Hello Future" | KPDB Ep. #119
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 ESQUIREfine September 19, 2020 profile
5. ↑ YouTube: NCT DREAM On Their Audition Process, Group Dynamic, and "Hello Future" | KPDB Ep. #119
6. ↑ Koreaboo: NCT Dream’s Chenle Almost Started An Age-Inappropriate Discussion On Television With This Accidental Statement
7. ↑ Chenle Weibo Live: December 23, 2020
8. ↑ Chenle on Weibo: June 26, 2020
9. ↑ Akdong Seoul: January 15, 2021 broadcast trans
10. ↑ Chenle on Twitter: June 9, 2018
11. ↑ V Live: Cotton Candy 💚 (January 12, 2021 live)
12. ↑ NCT on Twitter: February 8, 2021 tweet
13. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/glitch-mode-the-2nd-album/1615360921
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Akdong Seoul: March 4, 2021 broadcast
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 YouTube: Dream VS Dream | CHENLE VS MARK
16. ↑ Profile written by JENO on May 18, 2021
17. ↑ Profile written by JENO on May 18, 2021
18. ↑ Twitter: Chenle at a fansign
19. ↑ NCT LIFE: Dream In Wonderland Ep.2
20. ↑ YouTube: 37.5MHz 해찬 라디오 HAECHAN Radio | Ep.6 7DREAM RETURN! (1/2)
21. ↑ Akdong Seoul January 6, 2021 radio broadcast