Handong/Facts

## Facts

* Handong initially wanted to become a musical actress, but was recommended to enter audition for Happy Face Enterainemt while she was an exchange student studying in Korea.
* She likes the chocolate and watching Youtube
* She hates the color green
* Her favourite foods are the cookies, egg tarts and Oreo chocolate smoothie
* She also eats jokbal (pig trotters) often.
* She dislikes raw food.
* **Ideal Type:** A men who is tall but has a good personality.
* **Special Talents:** Vocal impression of Park Ji Yoon.
* **Role Model:** Kim Tae Yeon
* Her favorite song is  **"I" by Taeyeon**
* **The person she most admires:** Her mother
* **Favorite color:** Black and White
* In Dreamcatcher she represents the nightmare of being observed.
* She passed her audition in HappyFace after singing Taeyeon's If.
* She only trained 5 months before debuting in Dreamcatcher.
* She is the only member where her last name is included in her Stage Name, as her name only has two characters.
* She is the only member whose last name is neither Kim nor Lee, hence she isn't in both 3Kim and 3Lee groups.
* She is the strongest member of the group.
* Handong participated in a high school musical "Les Miserables".
* The musical that inspired her to work in music was "Cats".
* Her professor advised her to audition in Korea.
* Loves chocolate but after eating it she sneezes. It gets worse with dark chocolate.
* She's a close friend of Elkie from CLC.
	+ Due to this fans call them HanKie (한키)
	+ She's also friends with other foreign idols, like Tzuyu from TWICE and Sally from Gugudan.
	+ Like Tzuyu: Handong also gives short, no-nonsense answers.
* If Handong wasn’t a part of Dreamcatcher she would be a flight attendant.
* She wanted to film a fried chicken commercial.
* Handong was unable to participate in promotions for *Dystopia: The Tree Of Language* and *Endless Night* due to her participating as a contestant on *Idol Producer/Youth With You* Season 2. She then was also not present for promotions for *Dystopia: Lose Myself* and *No More* due to her being stuck in China due travel restrictions in light of COVID-19.
* Handong and Gahyeon share a room in the dormitory.
* She can imitate the voice of singer Park Ji Yoon
* She had dyed her hair blond pre-debut.
* Handong says Taeyeon was her inspiration to become an Idol. *(Kcrush Interview)*
* Handong's goal is to make Dreamcatcher number one on the charts.
* She likes collecting body scents from Body Shop.
* Although she is a middle member in terms of age, she considers herself in Maknae line, yet mostly sits in Unnie Line's car as that car is often stocked with snacks in case if they get hungry.
* She has the softest speaking voice in the group in group VLives, so the group often has to say "Focus" before everyone quietens down to listen to her speak or sing.
* Handong is also the most socially introverted member in the group. She also dislikes making phone calls in general.
* In 2022, she wrote and performed Midwinter as her solo track, since Han Dong, when written in different characters, mean "Cold Winter" (韓東、寒冬), it also matches her nickname of Ice Princess. It the only song of all members' solo tracks on Apocalypse: Save us to feature all male backup dancers.
* SuA playfully hits every member except Handong, and SuA also never fights back when Handong hits her. Gahyeon would still hit Handong.
* On September 23, 2023 throught the Fromm messages app Handong announced she got her driving license in Korea.
	+ She also said that it was a one take passed.

## References

1. ↑ Kcrush Interview
2. ↑ Twitter: @sharkdami
3. ↑ Youtube: Handong Profile, Pops in Seoul
4. ↑ Instagram: cube\_clc\_officia
5. ↑ Twitter: @kogepan\_1020
6. ↑ Twitter: @handongpic
7. ↑ Twitter: heartingdongs