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TEMPEST

TEMPEST

Name TEMPEST
Company Yuehua Entertainment
Fandom iE
Year Debut 2022
Year Active 2
Year Disbanded N/A

 

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TEMPEST (템페스트; acronym: TPST) is a 7-member South Korean (Kpop) boy group under Yuehua Entertainment. The members are: LEW, Hyeongseop, Hwarang, Hanbin, Hyuk, Eunchan, and Taerae. They debuted on Mar 2, 2022 with the mini album It’s ME, It’s WE.

Background

The agency filed an application of patent for the name Tempest and TPST on June 8, 2021. Official social media accounts were created in December and an official logo released on December 30, 2021.

The name Tempest signifies strong storm, meaning that the group will sweep the music industry with their bright energy and strong and powerful performances. The logo, which looks like the eye of a typhoon, is meant to represent this.

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  • No. Members: 7
  • Members: LEW, Hyeongseop, Hwarang, Hanbin, Hyuk, Eunchan, Taerae
  • Genre: Kpop
  • Leader: LEW
  • Oldest Member: Hanbin (born Jan 19, 1998)
  • Youngest Member (Maknae): Taerae (born May 9, 2002)
  • Debut Date: Mar 2, 2022
  • Debut Album: It’s ME, It’s WE
  • Label: Yuehua Entertainment
  • Fandom: iE (pronounced ‘eye’)

Members

TEMPEST Member Ages

TEMPEST Age Ranking

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

Member Birthday Age
1. Hanbin Jan 19, 1998 26 years old
2. Hyeongseop Aug 09, 1999 24 years old
3. Hyuk Apr 17, 2000 24 years old
4. Eunchan Feb 27, 2001 23 years old
5. LEW Apr 05, 2001 23 years old
6. Hwarang Apr 23, 2001 23 years old
7. Taerae May 09, 2002 22 years old

TEMPEST Member Heights

TEMPEST Height Ranking

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

Member Height
1. Eunchan 1.87 m (6’2″)
2. Hwarang 1.79 m (5’10”)
3. Hanbin 1.76 m (5’9″)
4. Hyeongseop 1.73 m (5’8″)
5. LEW 1.70 m (5’7″)
6. Hyuk  
7. Taerae
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Members

Who are the members?

TEMPEST is composed of 7 members born between 1998 and 2002. Their names are: LEW, Hyeongseop, Hwarang, Hanbin, Hyuk, Eunchan, and Taerae.

How old are the members?

TEMPEST members’ ages ranged from 19 to 24 years old at the time of the group’s debut. The oldest member is Hanbin. He was 24 years old when he made his debut with TEMPEST. The youngest member (maknae) of the group is Taerae. He was 19 years old when the group debuted.

Members’ ethnicity and nationality

TEMPEST has 6 Korean members and 1 Vietnamese member. All members are Korean except for Hanbin. Hanbin is the only foreigner in the group and the first Vietnamese Kpop idol to debut.

Members’ background

Some of the members participated in survival shows prior to debuting with TEMPEST. Hanbin was in I-LAND season 1. Hyeongseop and LEW were in Produce 101 season 2. Hwarang was in Under Nineteen.

Positions

In terms of positions, the official leader of the group is LEW. The main vocalist is Hyuk. The main dancer and main rapper is Hwarang.

Member Positions
Hanbin lead vocalist, lead dancer
Hyeongseop sub vocalist, lead dancer
Hyuk main vocalist
Eunchan sub vocalist
LEW leader, sub vocalist, lead rapper
Hwarang main dancer, main rapper
Taerae sub rapper, maknae

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • Other groups and artists under Yuehua Entertainment include: EVERGLOW and WOODZ.
  • The tallest member of TEMPEST is Eunchan with a height of 1.87 m (6’2″).
  • TEMPEST is the first Kpop group in history to ever debut with a Vietnamese member.
  • TEMPEST is also the first group from Yuehua Entertainment to debut without a single Chinese member.
  • All of the 7 members of TEMPEST have siblings. Hanbin has an older sister. LEW has an older sister and an older brother. Euchan and Hwarang have an older brother. Taerae and Hyeongseop have a younger brother. Hyuk has a younger sister.

Personality Types

In terms of personality, each of the members have their own unique MBTI personality type. Most members are extroverted with the exception of Hyeongseop and Hyuk.

Member MBTI Personality Traits
Hanbin ESFJ extraverted, observant, feeling, judging
Hyeongseop INFJ introverted, intuitive, feeling, judging
Hyuk ISFP introverted, observant, feeling, prospecting
Eunchan ESTJ extraverted, observant, thinking, judging
LEW ENFJ extraverted, intuitive, feeling, judging
Hwarang ENFP extraverted, intuitive, feeling, prospecting
Taerae ESFP extraverted, observant, feeling, prospecting

Keywords

Each of the members have an assigned keyword that represents them individually. Each keyword contains one of the letters spelled in the name TEMPEST.

Member Keyword
LEW presenT
Hanbin challengE
Hwarang freedoM
Hyeongseop Passion
Taerae happinEss
Eunchan clasSic
Hyuk possibiliTy
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Hanbin

Hanbin (Korean: 한빈; Vietnamese: Ngô Ngọc Hưng; born Jan 19, 1998) is the oldest member of TEMPEST. He is from Vietnam and started as a dancer. He was also the leader of the dance crew C.A.C and they uploaded their Kpop dance covers on YouTube. He is a former participant of the South Korean survival show I-LAND. He was eliminated and ranked 10th place.

In June 2021, it was announced that Hanbin had left Belift Lab and signed with Yuehua Entertainment. Hanbin was 24 years old when he debuted with TEMPEST.

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Stage Name Hanbin
Full Name Ngô Ngọc Hưng
Korean Name 한빈
Birthday Jan 19, 1998
Country of Birth Vietnam
Height 176 cm (5’9″)
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Fandom Hannies

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Hyeongseop

Ahn Hyeongseop (안형섭; born Aug 9, 1999), simply known as Hyeongseop, is a South Korean actor and singer. He was part of the Yuehua Project Hyeongsep X Euiwoong. He was a contestant in the survival show Produce 101 Season 2. He is a former trainee from Big Hit Entertainment but left in 2016 and joined Yuehua Entertainment shortly after. Hyeongseop was 22 years old when he debuted with TEMPEST.

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Stage Name Hyeongseop
Full Name Ahn Hyeongseop
Native Name 안형섭
Birthday Aug 9, 1999
Country of Birth South Korea
Height 173 cm (5’8”)
Zodiac Sign Leo
Blood Type O

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Hyuk

Koo Bon Hyuk (구본혁; born Apr 17, 2000), better known as Hyuk was the 7th member to be revealed. Hyuk was 21 years old when he debuted with TEMPEST. He passed first round auditions with FNC Entertainment, JYP, and Big Hit Entertainment.

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Stage Name Hyuk
Full Name Koo Bon Hyuk
Native Name 구본혁
Birthday Apr 17, 2000
Country of Birth South Korea
Height
Zodiac Sign Aries
Blood Type A

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Eunchan

Choi Byeong Seop (최병섭; born Feb 27, 2001), better known as Eunchan, is TEMPEST’s sixth member announced. He is from Anyang, Geyonggi-do, South Korea. He attended Hanlim Multi Arts School and graduated in 2020. Eunchan was 21 years old when he debuted with TEMPEST in 2022.

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Stage Name Eunchan
Full Name Choi Byeong Seop
Native Name 최병섭
Birthday Feb 27, 2001
Country of Birth South Korea
Height 182 cm (5’11”)
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Blood Type B

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LEW

Lee Euiwoong (이의웅; born Apr 5, 2001), known by his stage name LEW, was part of the Yuehua Project Hyeongsep X Euiwoong. He was a contestant in the survival show Produce 101 Season 2. LEW gained popularity after on an episode of Hello Counselor in 2016. After the episode aired, he was approached by several agencies and eventually joined Yuehua Entertainment as a trainee. He stands at a height of 170 cm (5’7”) and has an estimated weight of 55 kg (121 lbs). LEW was 20 years old when he debuted with TEMPEST.

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Stage Name LEW
Full Name Lee Euiwoong
Native Name 이의웅
Birthday Apr 5, 2001
Country of Birth South Korea
Height 170 cm (5’7”)
Zodiac Sign Aries
Blood Type AB

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Tae Rae

Kim Tae Rae (김태래; born May 9, 2002) is a South Korean singer and the second member announced. He is the youngest member of the group. Appearance-wise, he bears a striking resemblance to Lee Know from Stray Kids. Taerae was 19 years old when he debuted with TEMPEST in 2022.

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Stage Name Taerae
Full Name Kim Tae Rae
Native Name 김태래
Birthday May 9, 2002
Country of Birth South Korea
Height
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Blood Type O

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