Meet AHOF! Born from 'Universe League' program, boy group gears up for official debut in early 2025

The new boy group AHOF was formed through SBS's audition program 'Universe League', which concluded on January 24. AHOF's agency, F&F Entertainment on February 5, officially announced, "We have finalized meetings with all members of AHOF's debut lineup. After a short break, the members will begin full-scale preparations for their debut, scheduled for the first half of this year."

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 24, 2025

AHOF's debut lineup consists of nine members: JL, Steven, Zhang Shuaibo, Park Juwon, Seo Jeongwoo, Chih En, Daisuke, Cha Woongki, and Park Han. The group's name, AHOF¡ªwhich means "nine" in Korean¡ªis inspired by Hall of Fame and stands for All-time Hall Of Famer, reflecting the members' strong ambition to leave a lasting impact on K-pop history. Let's get to know these boys a little more.

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 25, 2025

JL

Birth name: Jay Lawrence Gaspar

Birthday: April 21, 2004

Rank: 1

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines, he was also a member of the Filipino boy group PLUUS. Previously, JL trained under ShowBT Entertainment as part of their trainee group, using the stage name "J13." His favorite artists include Stray Kids, Avril Lavigne, and Ruel.

Cha Woongki

Birth Name: Cha Woong Ki

Birthday: April 23, 2002

Rank: 2

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea, he first gained attention as a contestant on WORLD KLASS in 2019, where he finished 3rd and debuted with the final lineup of TOO (later known as TO1). However, he left the group on June 17, 2022, due to personal reasons. Throughout his career, he has been under multiple agencies, including WAKEONE (2021¨C2023), Stone Music Entertainment (2019¨C2021), n.CH Entertainment (2019¨C2021), Starship Entertainment, and MBK Entertainment.

Park Han

Birth Name: Park Han

Birthday: September 25, 2003

Rank: 3

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

He was born in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, and previously trained under Fantagio. After seven years of training, he participated in Universe League. He also attended Flat9 Dance and Vocal Academy.

Steven

Birth Name: Steven Kim

Birthday: January 17, 2000

Rank: 4

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he was a member of the boy group LUMINOUS. His former agencies include SE Group Entertainment (2020¨C2024), DS Entertainment (2019), and JYP Entertainment. He trained for 2 years and 8 months before competing on Produce X 101.

Zhang Shuaibo

Birth Name: Zhang Shuai Bo

Birthday: July 2, 2002

Rank: 5

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Yingkou, Liaoning, China, he competed on Youth With You 3 (2021), ranking 100th, and Boys Planet, where he was eliminated in episode 11, placing 28th. Prior to Boys Planet, he trained for 2 years and 2 months. He was formerly with Haohan Entertainment. His role model is TWICE's Sana, and his favorite girl groups are TWICE and Girls' Generation.

Park Juwon

Birth Name: Park Ju Won

Birthday: July 24, 2006

Rank: 6

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, he trained for a year under Bill Entertainment before joining Universe League. He is a graduate with a major in music and theater.

Seo Jeongwoo

Birth Name: Seo Jeong Woo

Birthday: September 6, 2001

Rank: 7

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Born in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, he has completed his mandatory military service. His dream vacation is traveling the world to meet his future fans. He also specializes in playing the flute.

Chih En

Birth Name: Chien Chih En

Birthday: October 28, 2006

Rank: 8

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he previously trained at Pledis Entertainment and, before joining Universe League, was with Bill Entertainment. He maintains a close friendship with TWS' Kyungmin from their time together at Pledis.

Daisuke

Birth Name: Miyazaki Daisuke

Birthday: December 25, 2009

Rank: 9

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¡ª AHOF (@AHOF_official) January 27, 2025

Born in Okinawa, Japan, he also works as a child model, having modeled for brands such as Seiban Steel and GU Steel. He has appeared in several music videos, including ORANGE RANGE's "Imagine" and Hi!superb's "By Your Side, Be My Side."

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