About TEMPEST
TEMPEST Member Ages
Ranked from oldest to youngest.
| Member | Birthday | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hanbin | Jan 19, 1998 | 25 years old |
| 2. Hyeongseop | Aug 09, 1999 | 23 years old |
| 3. Hyuk | Apr 17, 2000 | 22 years old |
| 4. Eunchan | Feb 27, 2001 | 22 years old |
| 5. LEW | Apr 05, 2001 | 22 years old |
| 6. Hwarang | Apr 23, 2001 | 21 years old |
| 7. Taerae | May 09, 2002 | 20 years old |
TEMPEST Member Heights
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 |
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 |
Facts
- Each member of the group has a keyword that represents it, and each of the letters refers to the name of the group:
- LEW- presenT
- Han Bin – challengE
- Hwa Rang – freddoM
- Hyeong Seop – Passion
- Tae Rae – hapinEss
- Eun Chan – claSsic
- Hyuk – possibiliTy
- Tempest’s debut album “It’s Me, It’s We” ranked #20 on Billboard’s “The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2022: Staff Picks,” making it the only rookie male group of 2022 to appear on that list.
