K-pop group Enhypen won the Golden Disc Award for rookie of the year just one month after debut – can leader Jungwon guide the seven-member boy band to be bigger than BTS?

Jan 18 , 2021

Jungwon, leader of the K-pop group Enhypen, is cool, calm and collected – just like the colour blue, according to his bandmates. Photo: @enhypen/Instagram

Enyhpen has taken the K-pop world by storm, so what do we know about Jungwon, the group’s leader who ‘embodies the colour blue’, was a young taekwondo master and is a self-confessed fashion ‘dandy’?

K-pop dominated last year’s entertainment news cycle, and if there’s anything 2020 proved, it’s that not even a pandemic can deter fans from supporting their idols. On the contrary, two of the most popular South Korean groups — BTS and Blackpink — grabbed headlines and further solidified the K-pop wave, now in full swing.

Entertainment companies have seized this cultural global phenomenon to introduce new rookie groups. Recently, Belift Lab, in collaboration between CJ E&M and Big Hit Entertainment, formed Enhypen, the newest boy band in town.

Among their biggest feats was recently winning rookie of the year at the prestigious Golden Disc Awards (where IU caused an upset by taking the grand prize). And as of this writing, Enhypen already had just shy of two million subscribers on their YouTube channel.

So who’s beyond this sudden success? It was revealed on the group’s vlog that Jungwon was appointed as the group’s leader based on tests and interviews, as well as the company’s and members’ discussions and collective opinions.

So who is Jungwon and what do we know about the 16-year-old talent so far?

He’s calm, composed and a natural-born leader

Jungwon, leader of the K-pop group Enyhpen. Photo: @enhypen/Instagram

According to Teen Vogue, members describe Jungwon as “embodying the colour blue”, which attributes to his calm and reliable nature. On I-Land, a reality television show, judges praised him for his ability to communicate the nuances of a song.

His Myers-Briggs personality type is ESTJ, which makes him a good fit to lead. Individuals identified with this personality are logical and “take-charge” kind of people. They are assertive and make sure things run smoothly.