Hongseok (PENTAGON)

Real name: 양홍석 / Yang Hong Seok

Stage name: 홍석 / Hong Seok

Gender: Male

Age: 28 years

Date of birth: April 17, 1994

Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 178cm

Weight: 65kg

Bloodtype: A

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog

About Hongseok

Group K-Pop PENTAGON
- Position vocalist and Dancer.
Languages: Korean (native language), Mandarin and English.
Education
- Hwachong Institution (Singapore)
- Tianjin Nankai High School (Beijing)
- University of International Business and Economics (Beijing)
Skills: Singing, acting, lyric composition, languages, diving.
Hobbies: Listening to music, reading, social networks, exercise.
Favorite color: Blue.
Auditioned at JYP.
He was a trainee at YG Entertainment
He competed in YG’s survival program, Mix & Match in 2014 to join the group IKON three members were confirmed, but he and 5 other trainees competed to be in the 7-member group; 2 did not debut in the group. He was one of those eliminated.
In 2015 he left YG for personal reasons.
Signed with Cube Entertainment on July 14, 2015.
Studied and lived 4 years in Singapore.
Hongseok, during his participation in the survival program Mix & Match, mentioned that he had never danced before, so it was hard to keep up with the other participants.
He is the second official member of PENTAGON.
August 14, 2017, Cinema and Hong Seok released a music video for the song “To Do List”.
He participated in Real Men 300 in 2018.