all about joshua

Stage Name: Joshua (조슈아) (ジョシュア)
Real Name: Joshua Hong / Hong Jisoo (홍지수)
Nickname: American Hyung, Gentleman Joshua
Team: Vocal
Birthdate: December 30, 1995
Height: 177cm
Weight: 60kg
Blood Type: A
Star Sign: Capricorn
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Education: Downtown Magnets High School
Specialty: Singing, Playing the guitar
Hobbies: Reading, Playing guitar, Singing, Watching movies
Training Period: 2 years and 2 months

• He likes reading, sleeping, eating, playing the guitar and singing. 
• His favorite colors are Blue, Black, Brown & Pink.  
• His favorite sport is Football. 
• He loves anime. His favorites are One Piece, Naruto & Bleach.
• He’s a christian.  
• He’s envious of Jihoon’s dancing & singing skills.  
• He plays the guitar really well. 
• His parents are his role models. 
• His favorite korean artist is 2BiC. 
• He would choose music over food.  
• He loves the show Adventure Time. 
• He doesn’t like the color green. 
• He likes the korean drama Rooftop Prince. 
• He likes horror movies. 
• He likes Chris Brown, Usher, Eminem & Tupac. 
• His favorite youtube artists are Gabe Bondoc, AJ Rafael & Jeff Bernat.  
• He can cook. 
• He loves chicken. 
• He finds British accents hot. 
• His favorite animals are rabbits. 
• His favorite korean actor is Jang Donggun.  
• He loves fairy tales. 
• He said music is his life. 
• He’s a fan of EXO. 
• He is on Team Jacob in the Twilight series. 
• He prefers books over movies.  
• He joined Pledis Entertainment and began his training in 2013. 
• He finds it difficult to ask people for favors.  
• His ideal type girl is someone who is kind. 
• Between 20 and Adore U, he prefers 20. 
• The meaning behind his name Joshua is that it’s a name from the bible. 
• He views himself as a calm person.  
• He attended church often when he lived in America. He was apart of the praise team and played the guitar. 
• He is named Seventeen’s gentleman because he doesn’t get angry easily and talks softly. He has a gentle voice and behaves with manners. He says Good Morning whenever he wakes up in the morning. 
• He wants to be like Shinhwa and be a team for a long time with a good relationship with the members. 
• He wants to be a dutiful son to his parents and work hard and make them proud.  
• When he lived in America, he would speak Korean at home and English at school so he is good at speaking it but not good at writing it.  
• Between soccer or basketball, he prefers soccer. 
• His favorite flavor of ice-cream is kiwi.

• Appeared in Seventeen TV from 2013-2014. 
• Performed at Like Seventeen Shows 1, 2, 3 and 4. 
• Performed at Wapop Show from August-September 2014.  
• Performed at SBS Awards Festival in December 2014.

by : http://pledis17.com/joshua