LeeSeo/Trivia

## LeeSeo

December 30, 2021

* On November 8, 2021, she was revealed as the sixth and final member of IVE.
* In the group, her representative color is  Yellow .
	+ From December 2021 to July 2022, it was  Blue .
* On December 3, 2021, she became the youngest female idol to appear on a music show.
	+ This record was later broken by CLASS:y's Kim Seonyou in May 2022, followed by Lapillus' Haeun in June 2022.
* LeeSeo attends the same middle school that WJSN's Dayoung (IVE's agency senior) graduated from.
* She named her AirPods by her birth name (Hyun-Seo) rather than a fancy nickname.
* LeeSeo missed parts of the group's trip for *1,2,3 IVE* as it clashed with her midterm exams, retaining a Starship tradition of maknaes missing schedules due to exams.
* In IVE's dorm, LeeSeo shares the master bedroom with Gaeul and Rei.
* Despite not being a rapper or part of Rap Mates like Gaeul and Rei, she covered Rei's rap parts during her hiatus in 2023.

## Pre-Debut

* When she was three years old, her and her mother met actress Han Hyo Joo.
* She was a winner of the SM Kids Model Contest in 2016, becoming part of SM Kids First Generation.

### Scouting Story & Trainee Life

* LeeSeo was scouted while shopping at a department store.
* She was a trainee for just over 2 years.

## Nicknames

* Baby, Baby Tiger
* Deatheater
* Fairy
* Monkey
* Snorlax
* Youngest On Top
* Santa

## Personality

* She is the group's mood maker.
* Although she isn't a scaredy cat, she is easily startled.
* LeeSeo uses the phrase "I like it!" a lot.
* She often needs to be hand-held due to her age and her tendency to get lost.
* According to *Keyword Changers*, her keywords are: Always Late, Watching Drama, and Goofball.
* She whines/shows disappointment by closing her eyes and opening her mouth while fake crying.
* LeeSeo becomes tired easily.

## Abilities & Habits

* She can spin on the spot before giving people high-tens.
* Despite sleeping a lot, when she is active and at work, she has great reflexes to seamlessly remove stray items on stage.
* According to Gaeul, LeeSeo babbles and talks in her sleep.
* She has limited perfect pitch as she can only guess the white keys on the piano quickly.
* She had a lot of natural vibrato, so when she sings naturally, she sounds more mature than expected.
* LeeSeo has very big hands.
	+ Her hands are bigger than Wonyoung's, who is famous for having big hands herself.
	+ Because of her big hands and long fingers, she can wrap her hands right around Wonyoung's ankles.
* Whenever IVE wears school uniforms for recordings, the name badge still show their real names, so LeeSeo always get confused and says her real name before correcting herself.
* She tends to record songs by expelling the air out after each verse.
* Her eyes change while in work mode; they become steely and determined.
* LeeSeo can put in contacts without using a mirror.
* She has a habit of touching Liz's left dimple a lot.
* She can stuff 14 marshmallows in her mouth.

### Inabilities

* Since Yujin had corrective surgery, LeeSeo has the worst eyesight in the group.
* She is extremely conflict-averse, opting to walk out of the scene when she was about to be scolded on Hidden Camera on Ep.2 , Season 2 of 1,2,3, IVE.
* She doesn't know how to cut steak properly.

## Likes

* The song that got LeeSeo into K-pop is Girls' Generation's "Lion Heart".
* She is a fan of the girl group Aespa; her favorite member is Karina.
* LeeSeo is a fan of former IZ\*ONE member and soloist Jo Yuri.
* Her hobbies include playing the piano and watching dramas.
* She likes, but cannot tolerate sour foods; eating them helped her work on her winking.
* She prefers to eat the tail of a fish-shaped bun before the head.
* Her role model is Jennie of BlackPink.
* For exercise, LeeSeo likes doing Pilates the most.

### Favorites

* **Animal(s):** Squirrels, butterflies, bears
* **Clothing:** School uniforms
* **Fairy Tale:** *The Little Mermaid*
* **Food:** Cake
* **Ice Cream Flavor(s):** Honey Cheese Trap, Mint Chocolate
* **Motto:** "I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards"
* **Nickname:** Baby Tiger
* **Season:** Winter

### Dislikes

* She is scared of fireworks.
* **Food(s):** Stew, Rice

### Song Recommendations

* KATIE - Our Time
* Girls' Generation - Way To Go

## References

1. ↑ She apparently resembles Voldemort, but the nickname also refers to how LeeSeo becomes tired easily.
2. ↑ @IVEofficial on Twitter: LEESEO (November 8, 2021)
3. ↑ Based on member content for "After Like" promotions
4. ↑ Taken from the opening screen of her "SHOW WHAT I HAVE" video.
5. ↑ 14 years, 9 months, and 12 days old.
6. ↑ During IZ\*ONE's promotions, Wonyoung had to miss a music show schedule for exams.
7. ↑ IVE's Leeseo confirms that she got to kiss actress Han Hyo Joo when she was little
8. ↑ Koreaboo: IVE’s Gaeul Chose Starship Entertainment Despite Being Scouted By Other Companies For An Unexpected Reason
9. ↑ 1, 2, 3 IVE Episode #0 (Dec. 6, 2021)
10. ↑ She apparently resembles Voldemort, but the nickname also refers to how LeeSeo becomes tired easily.
11. ↑ She was able to gift Yujin a body lotion that had previously sold-out and was hard to come by at the time.
12. ↑ IVE for *Cosmopolitan Korea* (February 2022)
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 *Weekly Idol*: IVE Members' Self-Written Profiles (December 2021)
14. ↑ IVE on *Weekly Idol* (December 9, 2021)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Spotify K-pop: IVE LeeSeo's I'm On Kpop ON
16. ↑ IVE on MBC Radio (April 14, 2022)
17. ↑ Coincidentally, bandmates Yujin and Wonyoung are also former IZ\*ONE members.
18. ↑ IVE Relay Pick
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 The K-pop Stars Radio: Yujin and LeeSeo (April 16, 2022)
20. ↑ Jang Seonggyu's Good Morning FM: IVE (April 11, 2022)
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 FANVATAR on YouTube: IVE's TMI interview that made DIVE's heart colorful 💜