Jake (Enhypen) is a Korean-Australian 'bad bo.y', saved by Big Hit

Jake's real name is Shim Jaeyoon. He is currently a member of the Korean bo.y band Enhypen. Jake was born on November 15, 2002 and has dual citizenship, the United States and Australia.

Jake was born in Brisbane, Australia and is the only chil.d of a wealthy family. He studied at Dwight School Seoul. He has three nicknames: Daeng, Jaeila and Sim Jake. Before joining the survival show "I-Land", Jake was also a trainee for 9 months. Jake was born in Brisbane, Australia

Jake performed TXT's "Crown" in episode 1 of "I-Land" with Sunoo. In the finale of the show, Jake won 3rd place with 1,179,633 votes. He was also commented by everyone as a cute but clumsy guy.

Jake of the band Enhypen is still single and focusing on his career. However, recently, he has been involved in a scanda.l that has consumed a lot of public opinion. On August 23, Twitter exploded after an anonymous account posted a photo believed to be related to Jake. The most prominent photo posted was a young man wearing a hat and a mask, whose identity is unknown, approaching a group of girls to borrow a cigarett.e. The young man in the photo also took off his mask.

There were also a few people around the man who looked like bodyguards or managers. Many people discovered that the man walking next to the male member was a bodyguard or manager wearing the Goods sandals of the group in collaboration with Goal Studio and sold on Weverse. However, this incident has not been confirmed and there are no photos of Jake with a gir.l. After a while, Jake's management company spoke up to emphasize that they will sue malicious rumors surrounding the incident of the guy and the group.

After appearing on the survival show "I-Land" and joining the bo.y band Enhypen, Jake has attracted a large number of fans from all over Korea to different countries. He is also loved by fans for his masculine and strong appearance.

Most idols spend a long time as trainees before they have the chance to debut in a group and achieve success. However, Enhypen member Jake is a special case. In just one year, Jake went from being an ordinary teenager in high school to becoming the winner of the survival show I-LAND. The media calls him a "Kpop phenomenon".

Jake and his band are pursuing many different music styles from Retro and Hiphop, Dance to Rock. In addition, he especially loves Hiphop. Initially, Jake had no intention of pursuing a professional singing career. Until he was 15 years old, he often watched the American music awards ceremony and was very impressed with the performance of the song DNA by the group BTS. From then on, he decided to become an idol. Especially when BTS's management company - Big Hit Entertainment announced global auditions in July 2019, Jake immediately signed up.

His outstanding talent caught the attention of the company's founder, President Bang Shi Hyuk. So, he proactively offered Jake a trainee contract. Every day, Jake reminds himself of his dream and tries to focus on making it come true. In addition, he also shared that he is lucky to have his family behind him. Therefore, after only 9 months of joining Big Hit Entertainment, Jake was announced as a contestant on the survival show "I-Land".

Moreover, Jake was also the trainee with the shortest training time compared to other contestants, so many viewers did not believe that he would succeed in the show. However, he made remarkable progress throughout the competition. He possesses excellent Rap skills, so he was highly appreciated by the judges and the audience. In the final night of the show "I-Land", Jake excellently won 3rd place with 1,179,633 votes. After that, Jake officially became a member of the group Enhypen. He is also commented to be very cute, intelligent and has many different talents.

In an interview with Teen Vogue, Jake admitted that moving to a new country to live and work at the ag.e of 17 was not easy for him. However, Jake expressed that he is the type of person who tries hard in everything he does. He reminds himself of his dream every day and tries to focus on making it happen. Jake also shared that he feels lucky because he has supportive parents behind him.

Enhypen was officially formed on September 18, 2020, after the final episode of the survival show I-LAND. The group is expected to debut in November, with 7 members: Hee Seung, Jay, Jake, Sung Hoon, Sunoo, Jung Won and Niki. The name Enhypen means to grow and mature through connections to create common success.

Recently, at Coachella 2025, Kpop continued to prove its global power with the participation of bo.y band ENHYPEN. Coachella 2025 is not only a music playground, but also a place where art, fashion and popular culture intersect.

From top-notch performances to waves of fan controversy on social media, it all created a "Kpop earthquake" in the Coachella Valley.

ENHYPEN - the 4th generation group from HYBE made an impressive debut at Coachella on April 13 on the Sahara stage. With 13 songs in 45 minutes, the group brought a musical experience that was not only appealing to the ears but also visually pleasing.

The stage was designed like a cinematic journey: from a burning city to a serene blue sky - like a story told through music. Billboard magazine praised the group as "the fastest K-pop act to debut at Coachella", and the audience was full of praise for their ability to control the stage despite this being their first time performing at a major international festival.

Members Jake, Heeseung, Jay and Sunoo respectively entered the top 10 most mentioned artists with discussions ranging from 383 thousand to over 500 thousand times. In the context of HYPE being doubted about their ability after LE SSERAFIM's live "disaster" at Coachella 2024, ENHYPEN's stable and meticulous performance was seen as a spectacular "revenge" for the management company.

The music is remixed to suit the festival atmosphere, the harmony between the songs is seamless, showing that the group and the crew have really invested all in their Coachella debut. ENHYPEN's Coachella stage achieved extremely high search volume in China, No. 1 on the entertainment chart at noon on April 13. On the X platform, ENHYPEN also had high discussion, with most of the reactions being positive compliments.

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