Hongjoong

BirthNovember 71998

Hongjoong

Hongjoong, South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter

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When
Saturday, November 7 199828 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Hongjoong

Who they were

Kim Hong-joong, mononymously known as Hongjoong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter. He debuted as the leader of the South Korean boy band Ateez in 2018. As of August 2026, he has 190 songs credited under his name on the KOMCA.

Why this date

Hongjoong appears on our November 7 calendar for 1998 as a birth entry.

November 7 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1996NASA
  2. 1998Hongjoong
  3. 2000Drug Enforcement Administration
  4. 20002000 United States presidential election
  5. 2000Hillary Clinton
  6. 2004Iraq War
  7. 2007Jokela school shooting
  8. 20122012 Guatemala earthquake
  9. 2017Shamshad TV
  10. 2020Joe Biden
  11. 2023António Costa

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  • November 21SatanismFinnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.
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November 7 1998 — 28 years ago, on a Saturday.

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