Dino's Biography and his time at SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN has been one of the greatest exponents of K-pop thanks to the talent of its members. In total there are 13 and they form subdivisions like the other groups to cover all important aspects, such as production, composition, choreography, among others.
One of SEVENTEEN's great artists is Dino. He is the youngest of the group. However, his talent does not allow him to be left behind.
Standing out as a dancer, he is one of the most energetic and cheerful members of the group.
Learn in the following article what this artist has achieved at such a young age and how his colleagues appreciate him within the boy band.
Artist information
His full name is Lee Chan, better known as Dino.
He was born on the 11th day of February 1999, in Ikasan, South Korea.
He is approximately 170 cm tall and his blood type is A. His family is made up of his parents and his younger brother. Both parents are professional dancers.
He finished his high school studies at Seoul Broadcasting High School in 2017. He is fluent in Korean, Japanese at an intermediate level, and Chinese along with English at a basic level.
He is currently one of the members of SEVENTEEN's performance unit. He has stood out for his rapping style, his dancing and being one of the visuals of the team.
He was one of the Pledis Entertainment trainees for 3 years.
He participated in the Seventeen Project: Debut Big Plan, of that company until he signed a contract with them in 2012. He was part of the official debut of SEVENTEEN in May 2015.
Song compositions
Dino has composed and participated in the composition of different songs for the group. Among them is the Jam Jam track from SEVENTEEN's album 17 CARAT.
For the Boys Ve album from the same group, I help out on OMG.
On Love & Letter, he collaborated on the songs Chuck and Hit Song. On the repackage version of the same album Dino helped with the lyrics for No FUN and Healing.
Likewise, he participated in the songs Beautiful and Highlight from the album Going Seventeen.
For the album Al1, he was in the composition of the songs Swimming Fool and Who.
For the Teen album, Age participated in the lyrics of Without You, Lilili Yabbay and Flower. Similarly, he was in the composition of the Japanese version of Highlight from the album We Make You.
Musical inspiration
The CARAT is nicknamed Mr. Bagpack. He identifies with the song Billie Jean by Michael Jackson, an artist whom he considers his greatest musical inspiration.
Also on this list is Dynamic Duo's Gaeko, as Dino wishes to be a great rapper like him.
Artistically he wants to be able to become as original as Michael Jackson. So much so that the first choreography he learned was that of the song Billie Jean.
It has the concept of being a little giant. Dino wishes to mark history with his own colors.
Influence on dance
As mentioned before, her parents are dancers. In fact, their romance began with both of them being part of a dance group, which influenced Dino to hone his dancing skills.
When Dino's father opened a dance academy, he saw the little boy demonstrate his skills on stage.
His father considered that he had talent and dedicated himself to teaching him to dance. As an anecdote, when he obtained a daesang in a dance competition, in which he participated without his consent, he was punished by his parents.
His talent on stage has led him not only to participate in the composition of the lyrics, but also to design the choreography for the song Jam Jam.
Some details about Dino
He is a lover of fried squid with spicy sauce.
He likes Sundays, apples and grapes.
His stage name is short for dinosaur.
His parents were dancers, so dance is in his blood.
The first attraction you see in a girl is her smile. He has confessed that if he ever had a girlfriend, he would invite her to spend her birthday at an amusement park.
Her talent was discovered at a dance audition.
She feels weak in the face of negative reviews and about her talent.
Because of his abilities he can also be part of the Hip-Hop unit.
Daily routines and practices
Rehearse more than 9 hours a day. In addition, prior to program presentations, practice rapid facial expression changes.
His colleagues have indicated that he has very bad sleeping habits.
Physical comparisons
Some fans consider him the younger version of Gary because of his physical resemblance. Thanks to the maturity that he shows in his work, he bears the title of " Maknae on Top " considering that he is the youngest of the group.
Some of his peers treat him like a baby, while others treat him like the same. Other fans say that he bears a strong resemblance to singer and comedian Kim Jong Min.
Events and Presentations
In 2016, Dino participated in the Ultra Dance Festival in the company of other colleagues of the genre.
On the other hand, on SEVENTEEN's One Fine Day, Dino went to collect abalones (a type of mollusk) with other members of the group.
By establishing the trajectory of each of the artists that make up this group, you can see the growth they have had over the years.
The collaboration between them is also reflected, which has existed for the improvement of each theme and choreography.
As we have seen, Dino is a fundamental part of the great team that performs at SEVENTEEN.