Dino (Korean: 디노), born as Lee Chan (Korean: 이찬), is a South Korean dancer and choreographer under Pledis Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group SEVENTEEN under the Performance Team. He is the youngest member (maknae) of the group.
Dino released his first solo mixtape Wait on November 27, 2023.
Nickname: Michael Chanson, Mr Bagpack, Lee Chan Oppa, Baby Otter, Channie, Mr. Gillette, Pi Cheolin, Mr. Cha, Side Dish, Lee Dino, Future of KPop, Maknae on Top
Emoji: 🦦, 🦖
Family: Mom, dad and younger brother (born in 2001)
His stage name is an abbreviation of the word Dinosaur. It was given to him because he will dominate the stage.
His role model is Michael Jackson. He listens to “Beat It” a lot and says “Billie Jean” is a song that describes him and gives him a lot of energy.
He likes fried squid with spicy sauce.
He’s a heavy sleeper. He likes to hug things when he sleeps.
He wishes he was taller.
His favorite fruits are apple and grape.
Between laughing or making someone laugh, he prefers making someone laugh.
He views himself as a little giant.
He can’t handle not being able to say what he wants to say.
His parents are dancers. His father opened up a dance class and thought he was good at dancing, so he taught him how to dance. He got a daesang at Jeonju’s Youths’ dance tournament. That was when he got casted.
He is a big fan of Michael Jackson. The first choreography he learned from Michael Jackson was Billie Jean. He says his dances don’t have many moves but it still has that Jackson move to it and he thinks it’s very cool.
He made the choreography for their song ‘Jam Jam’ and 'Flower'.
His role model is Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko. He raps with the ‘I’ll do all hard’ mind. Gaeko is good at both rapping and singing. He has energy, so he wants to be like him.
His nickname "Bangchan" comes from him being good at behaving on broadcasts (Bangsong [broadcast] + Chan)
His glasses prescription are: left lens 2.5; right lens 2.75.
He has a choreography series called 'Dino's Danceology'.