The Siblings of Ateez!
I got an ask about whether any members of Ateez are uncles and in answering that ask, I went on a side quest to find out more about their siblings. Here you go!
Hongjoong
Has an older brother named Bumjoong! Hongjoong calls Bumjoong his role model and cites him constantly as a source of inspiration. Bumjoong is a modern dancer and choreographed a dance for Hongjoong's MAMA stage!
Bumjoong is very cool and active on twitter/youtube where he films vlogs and travels the world. Honestly, I have a bit of a crush on him. Here are two vlogs that feature Hongjoong and their family:
Seonghwa
Has an older brother who's a PE teacher.
Seonghwa said that he and his brother were not close in high school but have become closer as adults.
Yunho
Has a younger brother named Gunho!
(I have one of those caricature portraits of me and my sister!)
Yunho adores Gunho and calls him his "treasure." Gunho is apparently also very easy-going so Yunho loves to tease him.
You can get a glimpse of Yunho's family in this vlog he filmed a few years ago.
Mingi
Has an older brother! We don't know much about him, including his name. We know he's about five years older than Mingi. Mingi has mentioned being an uncle too, but I suspect like Seonghwa he's referring to a cousin's child.
From past comments, it would appear he and his brother do not have a close relationship.
Wooyoung
Has an older brother ("kyunglarge") and a younger brother ("kyungmin").
He's very attached to both siblings and dotes on kyungmin since he's so much younger.
They did a really cute reel together last year for the Work dance challenge!
It's clear that Wooyoung is very close to both siblings - he was broken up when he couldn't attend his brother's wedding a few years ago because they were on tour.
San
Has an older sister named Haneul ("Sky" in Korean). Despite being the younger sibling, San describes being a very chivalrous brother and taking the fall when they got in trouble as kids.
San's family also has a cat named Byeol ("star" in Korean) and I count Byeol as another sibling.
Yeosang
Has an older sister! We don't know much about her, other than she's very smart and very shy.
Jongho
Has a younger brother! Like Jongho, he is also athletic.
The irony of Jongho being the oldest in his family, but the youngest in Ateez :
That's all I have!
Yeosang mentioned in a live that his sister is in graduate school and is a scientist/does experiments, maybe studying biology? They have a good relationship even though it seems they don't talk much. (source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qF4dHeQAEY)
