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Lee Je-no (Hangul: 이제노) referred to as JENO (Hangul: 제노) is a South Korean rapper, dancer, singer, and songwriter born in Incheon on April 23, 2000 and later grew up in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. He is the main rapper, lead dancer, sub-vocalist of NCT DREAM and NCT U.

History on NCT[]

  • August 24, 2016: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT DREAM with the first digital single, "Chewing Gum".
  • March 14, 2018: Participated on the project unit NCT 2018 with the first full album, NCT 2018 EMPATHY.
  • June 26, 2020: Made a special participation on the sub-unit NCT U with the special stage of "Kick & Ride".
  • October 12, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1.
  • October 12, 2020: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT U with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1 track song, “Misfit".
  • November 23, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album repackage, NCT RESONANCE Pt.2.
  • December 4, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album final single, RESONANCE.
  • December 10, 2021: Participated on the sub-unit NCT U with the third full album pre-release single, Universe (Let's Play Ball).
  • December 14, 2021: Participated on the project unit NCT 2021 with the third album, Universe.
  • August 23, 2023: Participated on the project unit NCT 2023 with the fourth full album pre-release single, Golden Age.
  • August 28, 2023: Participated on the project unit NCT 2023 with the fourth full album, Golden Age.

Profile[]

  • Stage Name: JENO (제노)
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus
  • Position:
    • Main Rapper
    • Lead Dancer
    • Sub-Vocalist
    • Visual
    • Center
  • Nickname: Little Puppy, Jenmoong, Angpang nam, King, Restless Eye Smile, Hyoshin, Nono, Lichen, Samoyed, Jeddongi, Neno

Endorsements[]

Year Brand Notes
2005 Seoul Milk Pre-Debut
Pulmuone
2006 C-Crator Navien
KyungDong Navien
2010 Seoul G20 Summit
Dr.U
2017 FIFA World Cup Korea NCT DREAM (Without JAEMIN)
2020 CANDYLAB NCT DREAM (Without MARK, HAECHAN)
2021 FCMM NCT DREAM (Without MARK, HAECHAN)
2022 Lemonilo NCT DREAM
Mernel NCT DREAM (Without MARK, HAECHAN)
SOMETHINC NCT DREAM (Without MARK, HAECHAN)
Penshoppe NCT DREAM
Blanc Diva NCT DREAM (Without MARK, HAECHAN)
KB Kookmin Bank Star Banking NCT DREAM
Teddy Island NCT DREAM (Without MARK, HAECHAN)
2023 Ferragamo Ambassador
TosTos NCT DREAM
Lotte Duty Free NCT DREAM

Trivia[]

  • "JENOzen" is JENO's solo fandom name created by himself.
  • Official emoji: 🐶 (puppy)

Pre Debut[]

Training and childhood[]

  • JENO was a trainee for 3 years
    • He was accepted to SM Entertainment through SM Recruit, South Korea in June.
    • JENO, along with TAEYONG and Seulgi, was introduced as an SMROOKIES member on December 3, 2013.[1]
    • JENO joined in 2013 and debuted in 2016.
  • He was announced as a NCT member in August 2016
  • He was born in Incheon
  • He was a child model and actor
  • He said he wanted to be an architect or a car designer[2] if he was not a singer.

Casting story[]

  • JENO was a former child actor that starred in many CF or commercials in South Korea. His mother once rejected the offer without his thoughts so after the opportunity came again, his mother accepted it because JENO wants to be an idol. JENO and JAEMIN became a trainee on the exact same day, JENO just happened to be the first one with only 3 hours before JAEMIN.
  • SM casted him in the street and called his mother several times.

Personality[]

  • JENO's MBTI personality type is ISFP-A.
  • He is an honest, kind, and caring person.

Appearance[]

  • JENO has a beauty mark on his nose.[3]
  • He wants to try 2 toned hair color[2]
  • He's known to have a face of a Samoyed and a body of a Doberman.

Nicknames[]

  • Angpang nam
  • Hyoshin
  • Jeddongi
  • Jenmoong
  • King
  • Lichen
  • Little Puppy
  • Neno
  • Nono
  • Restless Eye Smile
  • Samoyed

Relationships[]

  • Family: Mother, father, older sister (2 years older)
    • When he was child, he made his sister cry when they played together.
  • He is allergic to cats yet he owns 3 cats. Their names are Bongshik, Seol, and Nal.
  • He shares a birthday with Chaeyoung (Twice), Taewoo (1THE9) and Woonggi (TO1) among others

Likes[]

  • He likes cycling, cars, playing games until midnight, mint chocolate flavouring, jelly, candy
  • He likes to chew on ice.[4]
  • He prefers first person games that also give you a sense of achievement.[4]
  • He likes biking along the Han River.[4]
  • He likes to order green tea frappes at the cafe.
  • He prefers no pineapple on pizza, sweet over savory foods, cats over dogs, and is a night owl rather than an early bird.[5]

Favorites[]

  • Animal: Horses and Dogs
  • Candy: Sour Skittles[6]
  • Color: Sky Blue[7]
  • Flower: Cherry blossom
  • Foods: Chocolate Milk, glazed doughnuts, watermelon, ramen, fried chicken, hamburger, ice cream, slushies, dark chocolate, seafood soup, jjampong, sour food
  • Favorite Ice Cream: Häagen-Dazs Green Tea[7]
    • He likes eating it as a spread with his freshly toasted toast[7]
  • Movies:Chappie, The Thieves, The Lion King
  • Musicians: Kai (EXO), Dynamic Duo, Maroon 5, Yoo Jaesuk
  • Scent: Mint
  • Season: Autumn
  • Song: EXO’s Promise
  • Subjects: History, science
  • TV Show: Naruto, Infinity Challenge, Who Are You?
  • Weather: Windy

Dislikes[]

  • His least favorite subject is mathematics
  • He hates plums
  • He has a fear of not being able to breathe.

  • He said his biggest dream is to achieve all of his small dreams.
  • He had LASIK surgery in 2020.[2]
  • He can't eat spicy food.
  • He used to have his own room in the dorm.
  • He currently shares a room with JAEMIN.
  • He said members often play games in his room.
  • He easily wakes up in the morning.
  • He is the member with the most unique sleep style.
  • He said he is not confident with taking a selfie.
  • He is smart and excels in school according his members. He was in the top 10 school ranking after his exams where he only studied for 3 days.[8]
  • He is skilled in acrobatics. He learned it in a short period of time for The Dream Show Challenge.
  • He is good at doing ASMR and had a YouTube series for it named JSMR. The episodes are availble on the NCT Daily YouTube account.
  • He is great at playing mobile/computer games.
  • He is great at sports. He used to be on the track team during middle school according to a former schoolmate. He is also good at archery, basketball, soccer and etc.
  • He loves seaweed soup made by his mother.
  • He said he is NCT's Donghae.
  • He is a fan of Jaden Smith.
  • Before joining SM, he said he didn't have a dream, but he had many hobbies and skills.
  • He is best friends with JAEMIN and said JAEMIN knows him really well.
  • He hates doing aegyo but he is naturally cute without trying according to the members.
  • He is good at MCing and doing interviews.
  • When MARK graduated from NCT DREAM, JENO took on the role as temporary leader.
  • A skill that he has that people don't know about is that he is good at deep sleeping.[2]
  • In the dorms, he usually likes sleeping well and watching movies before sleeping.[2]
  • If he was at China for a holiday, he would like to visit CHENLE's house.[2]
    • He wants to try sweet and sour pork in China.[2]
  • A Korean food he would recommend is seaweed soup.[2]
  • He wants to go on a vacation with all of his members the most.[2]
  • The most touching gift he received from his members was a message full of love.[2]
  • He wants to be a consistent person in the future.[2]
  • He is best friends with HAECHAN.
  • He's good friends with CLC Yeeun, his former The Show MC partner.
  • He wants to try doing Jazz music[2]
  • Name Meaning: In Chinese characters, his name is defined where "Je" means king and "No" means to work hard.[7]
  • Specialty: Acting, Dance, Instrument

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