Many Korean Pop idols have shown their remarkable abilities to sing, dance, rap, compose, produce music and more. However, not everyone knows how many idols are proficient in the field of athletics. Here are some idols who are talented at sports.
1. Jackson
A rapper, singer, fashion designer and dancer Jackson Wang, was born on 28th March 1994. He is originally from China and is a part of the Korean boy band GOT7. He is also a member of Panthepack, a Chinese hip hop group. Jackson is a former fencing athlete. In his teenage years, he has participated in many world championships representing Hong Kong. In the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, he was ranked 11th and won the 1st place at Asian Junior and Cabinet Fencing Championship in 2011.
2. Sunghoon
Park Sung - hoon was born on 8th December 2002. He is a South Korean singer and is a member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen. Sunghoon is a former skater, who has won two gold medals at the age of 14 in the 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy and 2015 Lombardia Trophy. He also won the silver medal in the 2013 Novice Competition and 2014 Junior Competition of South Korea Figure Skating Championship.
3. Key
Kim Ki - bum, also known as Key, was born on 23rd September 1991. He is a dancer, singer - songwriter, TV presenter, and rapper. He is also a member of the South Korean boy band Shinee. Key used to compete in water - skiving during high school and also used to represent Daegu city in the competition. He was ranked 1st for water - skiving in 2006 and 2007 nationally.
4. Kim Yo-Han
Kim Yo - han was born on 22nd September 1999. He is a South Korean singer and actor. Yohan is a member of the boy group WEi and a former member of the South Korean group X1. Yohan comes from a family of Taekwondo athletes. Before becoming an idol, he was a former national Taekwondo athlete. He was a two - time champion at the National Youth Sports Festival.
5. Leo
Jung Taek - woon, also known by the name Leo, was born on 10th November 1990. He is a singer, songwriter, and musical theatre actor under Jellyfish Entertainment in South Korea. In May 2012, he joined the South Korean boy band VIXX. Leo is a good soccer player. He used to be a member of National Youth soccer player from 2004 - 2007. He is also skilled in Taekwondo, boxing, and swimming.
6. Bomi
South Korean singer and actor Yoon Bo - mi, also known as Bomi, was born on 13th August 1993. She is a member of Apink, a South Korean girl band. Bomi has a third - degree black belt in Taekwondo. She is also a talented baseball player.
7. Cheng Xioa
Cheng Xioa is a Chinese - Korean singer, actress, dancer, and member of the Chinese Korean girl group WJSN. She is from China and was born on 15th July 1998. She debuted as a solo artist in January 2021. Cheng Xioa is skilled in Chinese traditional dance and martial arts. She has extreme flexibility and is a gymnastic rhythmic dancer.
8. Chorong
A singer - songwriter and actress from South Korea, Park Chorong, was born on 3rd March 1991. She is the leader of the girl group, Apink from South Korea. Chorong is talented in self - defense martial art in hapkido. Her father is the hapkido instructor. She holds the third - degree black belt in hapkido and has competed in numerous national and international hapkido tournaments.
9. Uee
Kim Yu – jin, also known as Uee, is a singer and actress who was born on 9th April 1988. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017. Uee is skilled and talented in swimming; she has participated in Korean National Sports Festival Competition when she was in high school. She has showcased her swimming skills in the drama “Hugo’s Love.”
10. Suga
The Korean Rapper. songwriter and record producer Min Yoon – gi, also known as Suga and August D, was born on 9th March 1994. In 2013 he joined the South Korean boy band BTS under Big Hit Music. Suga used to be a basketball player. He exhibited his skills in 2016 as a player in Idol Star Athletic Competition.
