Members Kim Hyun Joong
Heo Young Saeng
Kim Kyu Jong
Park Jung Min
Kim Hyung Joon
SS501 (pronounced as Double-S 501) is a popular South Korean boyband under management of Daesung Entertainment, also known as DSP Entertainment. The name of the band is a combination of the alphabet and numbers that have special meanings in them. The first “S” stands for “Super”. The second “S” is an abbreviation for “Star.” The number 5,0 and 1 means `five members united as one forever.’ Their official fan club is known as "Triple S".
Member profiles
- Birth Name (Korean): 김현중
- Hanja: 金賢重
- Japanese: キム･ヒョンジュン
- Birthday: June 6, 1986
- Position: Leader, Rap , Vocal
- Family: Parents, older brother
- Past experience: MC Show Music Core, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown.
- Talents: Singing, dancing, piano, guitar, harmonica, acting
- Notes: Kim Hyun Joong is the leader of SS501. He had been a host of MBC's music show Show! Music Core[1], debuting on November 11, 2006, joining Brian from Fly to the Sky. He then left the show in order to make the group's first debut in Japan, at the beginning of 2007. He was also part of the We Got Married cast that shows on MBC with Hwangbo. He also got cast on the Korean drama Boys Before Flowers as the role of 'Yoon Ji Hoo'.
- Birth Name (Korean): 허영생
- Hanja: 許永生
- Japanese: ホ･ヨンセン
- Birthday: November 3, 1986
- Position: Main high vocal
- Family: Parents
- Past experience: DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio (from June to August 2006), MC Mnet Countdown.
- Talents: singing, dancing, piano
- Notes: Heo Young Saeng was a former trainee under SM Entertainment, he left to join DSP Entertainment. He is the leader of SS501 subgroup. Young Saeng is also close to many TVXQ and Super Junior members, notably Hero Jaejoong, Yesung, and Choi Siwon[citation needed].
- Birth Name (Korean): 김규종
- Hanja: 金圭鐘
- Japanese: キム･ギュジョン
- Birthday: February 24, 1987
- Position: high low vocal
- Family: Parents, younger sister
- Past experience: Mnet "Drama - Break", DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio, MC Mnet Countdown, MC for MBC's God of Cookery Expedition.
- Talents: Singing, dancing, magic tricks
- Notes: Kim Kyu Jong, along with Park Jung Min, were DJs for SBS's "Youngstreet" radio. He is a member of SS501 sub unit.
- Birth Name (Korean): 박정민
- Hanja: 朴政玟
- Japanese: パク・ジョンミン
- Birthday: April 3, 1987
- Position: low vocal
- Family: Parents, older brother, older sister
- Past experience: MTV Fresh VJ (from March to November 2003), DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio, MC of a Korean TV Show (MBC) entitled !느낌표: 위대한 유산 74434, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown, Musical 'Grease' (Main role : Danny).
- Talents: Singing, dancing, acting, tap dancing
- Notes: Jung Min was also a DJ for "Youngstreet" along with fellow group member Kim Kyu Jong. He was chosen as the lead actor in a musical - Grease.
- Birth Name (Korean): 김형준
- Hanja: 金亨俊
- Japanese: キム・ヒョンジュン
- Birthday: August 3, 1987
- Position: Main vocal, Rap
- Family: Parents, younger brother
- Past experience: Ock Joo Hyun's (Fin.K.L) Music Video - Catch, MC Mnet Hello Chat (2006), MC Mnet ALBRARY (2008), MC Mnet Countdown.
- Talents: Singing, dancing, piano, swimming
- Notes: He is a member of SS501 sub unit. He has nickname magnae (youngest member) because he is the youngest member in the group. Kim Hyung Joon's brother Kim Ki Bum (Marumir/마루미르) was in the new group Xing he then left in 2007, now he is in a new boyband named U-Kiss. Kim Hyung Joon is currently a DJ for SBS Music High (daily at 2am) and took over the MC role from member Kim Kyu Jong as the MC for MBC-Every1's God of Cookery Expedition.
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