BRANDONStar Stats*Full name: Brandon Hargest*Birthday: March 17, 1987*Fave color: red*Fave ice cream flavor: mint chocolate chip*Travel companions: "My sister. I love having family with me."*Hidden talent: "I can wiggle my ears and make my hair look like a wig."*Bad habits: "My worst habit is not paying attention to things around me all the time. The others tease me because I will ask a question after it has already been answered."*Musical role models: 'N SYNC*Training: vocal lessons, piano lessons, guitar lessons, gymnastics and tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop dancing Watching his lil' sis light up the stage was all Brandon needed to jump into the limelight himself. "My mom and I had to take her to class," he remembers, "So I decided to try it too." Unleashing a natural talent, he quickly followed in her footsteps landing music videos, a gig at Opryland USA and television commercials-including a memorable spot for Garth Brooks' 1998 Double Live CD. "Garth gave me a baseball bat that the Pittsburgh Pirates autographed for him," Brandon recalls. "It was so cool." What wasn't so cool was the feeling he got immediately after JUMP5 signed with Sparrow Records and his voice started to change. "I knew it was going to change, but didn't know how it would turn out," he says. "I can hit more low notes now." When he's not performing, this shy guy can be found with a Nintendo controller between his fingers ("I love video games," he smiles.) or with his face buried in a book. "He's the brainiac," Brittany reveals. "And he's more sensitive and shy than the rest of the group.