Hongjoong Kim (Hangul: 홍중) born on November 7th, 1998 and is a Scorpio. is the Captain of ATEEZ, the ringleader and the Gang Leader. He operates all the missions, and is most likely known as the dad of the group. He's the second oldest, and the founder of ATEEZ. He's also the shortest. He resembles the animal Squirrel, or the character Joker. He's a bit sadistic while fighting, but is really different otherwise due to his big persona change. You and him were childhood best friends.