Hong Joong
- Name: Hong Joong
- Native name: 홍중
- Also Known as: Kim Hongjoong, Kim Hong Jung, Kim Hongjung, 김홍중, 金弘中
- Nationality: South Korean
- Gender: Male
- Born: November 7, 1998
- Age: 27
He made his debut in October 2018 as the group's captain, main rapper, vocalist, composer and center with their first EP, "Treasure EP.1: All to Zero". They are represented by KQ Entertainment (KQ 엔터테인먼트).
ATEEZ is considered one of the best "Global Performance Idols" and served as the official global ambassador for South Korean culture and tourism in collaboration with the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. In 2024, they also became the first K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella and also the first to headline the Mawazine music festival in Morocco.
(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography
Music Director
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| Title | Rating |
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The Seasons Season 8: 10CM's Pat-Pat
Korean TV Show, 2025, 25 eps
(Ep. 21)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
KPopped
Korean TV Show, 2025, 8 eps
(Ep. 5)
(Guest)
|
6.9
|
Ateez+
Korean TV Show, 2025, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Maejeomgayo
Korean TV Show, 2025, 28 eps
(Ep. 10)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Moving Voices
Korean TV Show, 2024, 10 eps
[Munich] (Ep. 6-10)
(Regular Member)
|
8.4
|
The Seasons Season 6: Lee Young Ji's Rainbow
Korean TV Show, 2024, 20 eps
(Ep. 9)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Switch On
Korean TV Show, 2023, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
8.0
|
2023 Music Bank Global Festival
Korean TV Show, 2023, 2 eps
[Performer - Part 2]
(Regular Member)
|
8.0
|
The K-Star Next Door Season 3
Korean TV Show, 2023, 30 eps
(Ep. 9)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Dope Club
Korean TV Show, 2023, 20 eps
(Ep. 10)
(Guest)
|
7.7
|
2022 MBC Music Festival: With Love
Korean TV Show, 2022, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
8.0
|
2022 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Shoutout
Korean TV Show, 2022, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
8.1
|
2022 KBS Song Festival: Y2K
Korean TV Show, 2022, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
7.8
|
Prize Winning Survival Show: Gae Ppang Meong Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2022, 6 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Idol League Season 4
Korean TV Show, 2022, 10 eps
(Ep. 27)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Music Bank in Chile
Korean TV Show, 2022, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
7.5
|
Lean on Me
Korean TV Show, 2022, 45 eps
(Ep. 33)
(Guest)
|
7.8
|
TMT Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2022, 3 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Music Universe K-909
Korean TV Show, 2022, 21 eps
(Ep. 17)
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
2022 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special
Korean TV Show, 2022, 3 eps
(Regular Member)
|
7.7
|
Show! Music Core Coin Karaoke
Korean TV Show, 2022, 45 eps
(Ep. 25-26)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Idol 1N2D
Korean TV Show, 2022, 102 eps
(Ep. 6, 14, 25, 29, 38, 46, 56)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Korea on Stage: 600 Years of Open Roads
Korean TV Show, 2022, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
7.8
|
Real Now - Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2022, 7 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.7
|
Show!terview with Sunmi
Korean TV Show, 2022, 41 eps
(Ep. 3)
(Guest)
|
7.6
|
ATEEZ: The Curse of the Money Hole
Korean TV Show, 2022, 13 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Midnight Idol Season 3
Korean TV Show, 2022, 50 eps
(Ep. 47)
(Guest)
|
7.7
|
Venue101
Japanese TV Show, 2022, 100 eps
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
ATEEZ: THE VIKINGS
Korean TV Show, 2022, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.4
|
Lee Mu Jin Service
Korean TV Show, 2022, 250 eps
(Ep. 68)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Ateez Stress Things
Korean TV Show, 2022, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.4
|
2021 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Welcome
Korean TV Show, 2021, 1 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
7.9
|
Ateez's Do Not Disturb
Korean TV Show, 2021, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Blip Data Lab: Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2021, 4 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.1
|
Parasite Challenge Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2021, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.4
|
HIT Village: Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2021, 1 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.3
|
The Man of Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2021, 4 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.2
|
Ssap-Dance: Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2021, 7 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Ateez x Wonderwall
Korean TV Show, 2021, 11 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.3
|
Sing and Stay Season 3
Korean TV Show, 2021, 8 eps
(Ep. 1)
(Guest)
|
10.0
|
Stray Kids Kingdom: Legendary War Behind
Korean TV Show, 2021, 6 eps
(Ep. 3)
(Guest)
|
8.6
|
IDDP
Korean TV Show, 2021, 50 eps
(Guest)
|
8.9
|
Kingdom: Legendary War
Korean TV Show, 2021, 10 eps
[Contestant]
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Pirate Reboot: The Five Treasures
Korean TV Show, 2021, 10 eps
[Himself]
(Regular Member)
|
8.4
|
TMI News Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2021, 30 eps
(Ep. 62)
(Guest)
|
7.3
|
Secret Friend of Idols Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2021, 19 eps
(Ep. 7-9)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
GGULlog.zam ATEEZ : HOLIDAY
Korean TV Show, 2021, 7 eps
(Main Host)
|
8.5
|
Salary Lupin Ateez
Korean TV Show, 2021, 7 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.7
|
Meat Up
Korean TV Show, 2021, 10 eps
(Ep. 1)
(Guest)
|
8.6
|
2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon in Daegu
Korean TV Show, 2020, 3 eps
[Performer]
(Regular Member)
|
8.2
|
The Silence of IDOL
Korean TV Show, 2020, 26 eps
(Ep. 3)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
Idol Level Up!
Korean TV Show, 2020, 4 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.5
|
Idol Wonderland
Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps
(Ep. 2)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
Play Seoul
Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps
(Ep. 4)
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
Killing Voice
Korean TV Show, 2020, 160 eps
(Ep. 116)
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
Idol Human Theater
Korean TV Show, 2020, 104 eps
(Ep. 11, 45)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Universe Hipsters
Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps
(Ep. 9)
(Guest)
|
8.1
|
ATEEZ Fever Road
Korean TV Show, 2020, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.9
|
Idol League Season 3
Korean TV Show, 2020, 66 eps
(Ep. 51)
(Guest)
|
8.4
|
Idol House
Korean TV Show, 2020, 18 eps
(Ep. 2)
(Guest)
|
8.1
|
Show!terview with Jessi
Korean TV Show, 2020, 95 eps
(Ep. 68)
(Guest)
|
8.8
|
Question Mark
Korean TV Show, 2020, 143 eps
(Ep. 37)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
CDTV Live! Live!
Japanese TV Show, 2020, 200 eps
(Guest)
|
8.0
|
Juk Jae's Night Studio
Korean TV Show, 2020, 534 eps
(Ep. 316)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
ATEEZ 82 Challenge
Korean TV Show, 2020, 8 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.6
|
Secret Friend of Idols
Korean TV Show, 2020, 38 eps
(Ep. 26, 30)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
KKINNESS CHALLENGE
Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps
(Ep. 1-2)
(Guest)
|
8.0
|
Idol League Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2020, 23 eps
(Ep. 19)
(Guest)
|
7.7
|
2020 Idol Star Athletics Championships
Korean TV Show, 2020, 9 eps
(Regular Member)
|
7.8
|
ATEEZ KAN ON! BOX!!
Japanese TV Show, 2020, 12 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.2
|
Boatta
Korean TV Show, 2019, 28 eps
(Ep. 3, 9, 21)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
Ban Ban Show
Korean TV Show, 2019, 9 eps
(Ep. 5)
(Guest)
|
7.6
|
Tingle Interview
Korean TV Show, 2019, 68 eps
(Ep. 21)
(Guest)
|
8.4
|
Ateez Treasure Film
Korean TV Show, 2019, 7 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.9
|
Midnight Idol
Korean TV Show, 2019, 345 eps
(Ep. 260, 323)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
5 Minutes to Six
Korean TV Show, 2019, 425 eps
(Ep. 26, 391)
(Guest)
|
8.0
|
ATEEZ X LieV
Korean TV Show, 2019, 1 eps
(Main Host)
|
8.4
|
We K-POP
Korean TV Show, 2019, 22 eps
(Ep. 15)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Ring My Bell: ATEEZ
Korean TV Show, 2019, 5 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.0
|
Let's Play Soccer
Korean TV Show, 2019, 82 eps
(Ep. 62)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
TMI NEWS
Korean TV Show, 2019, 56 eps
(Ep. 16)
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
Code Name Is ATEEZ
Korean TV Show, 2018, 8 eps
(Main Host)
|
8.6
|
MIXNINE
Korean TV Show, 2017, 14 eps
[Contestant]
(Regular Member)
|
7.0
|
Mr. House Husband Season 2
Korean TV Show, 2017, 475 eps
[Special MC] (Ep. 418)
(Guest)
|
7.7
|
Love Music
Japanese TV Show, 2015, 350 eps
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
Buzz Rhythm
Japanese TV Show, 2015, 515 eps
(Ep. 242)
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
After School Club
Korean TV Show, 2013, 671 eps
(Ep. 374)
(Guest)
|
7.8
|
Weekly Idol
Korean TV Show, 2011, 707 eps
(Ep. 412, 429, 472, 505, 529, 573)
(Guest)
|
8.1
|
Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend
Korean TV Show, 2011, 800 eps
(Ep. 469-470, 486-487, 493, 508-509, 536-537, 611, 632-633, 711)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
You Hee Yeol's Sketchbook
Korean TV Show, 2009, 600 eps
(Ep. 558)
(Guest)
|
8.1
|
M Countdown
Korean TV Show, 2004, 950 eps
[Performer] (Ep. 676)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
Music Bank
Korean TV Show, 1998, 1240 eps
[Performer]
(Guest)
|
7.8
|
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