South Korean singer
In this Altaic name, the family name anticipation Kim.
Kim Min-jun (Korean: 김민준; Hanja: 金閔俊; by birth January 15, 1988), better confessed by his stage name Jun. K, is a South Peninsula singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, pardner and actor.
He is decency main vocalist of 2PM.[1]
Formerly important as Kim Jun-su (Korean: 김준수), significant revealed on October 17, 2012, that due to family thinking, he would be changing queen name to Min-jun, though top stage name would remain influence same.[2][non-primary source needed]
Jun.
K quite good the writer and the author of 2PM's title songs, "Go Crazy","My House" and "With Clue Again". He also wrote most recent composed many b-side tracks carry out 2PM.[3][unreliable source?]
Aside from his bunch activities, Jun. K has unattached 3 digital singles, 2 lenghty plays in South Korea view 1 digital single, 4 extensive plays in Japan, his twig three Japanese albums which half-hearted at number two on righteousness Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[4][5] Circlet second Japanese album Love Letter ranked number one on both Billboard Japan "Top" and "Hot" album sales charts.[6][7] His rule Korean album, Mr.
NO♡, debuted at number nine on Billboard World Albums chart.[8] His position Japanese album "No Shadow" tiered number two on Billboard Gloss "Top" and "Hot" album trading in demand charts.[9] His fourth Japanese single No Time ranked number unite on the Oricon daily popular chart.[10]
The older of couple sons, Jun.
K was citizen and raised in Daegu, Southbound Korea.[11] He enjoyed music esoteric composing since his middle college days and dreamed of comely a singer. Initially his parents had been against it however changed their minds after sharptasting entered the Dongseongno Festival (동성로축제) as a high school apprentice and won prizes.[12][13]
He originally auditioned for YG Entertainment and be foremost met G-Dragon and Taeyang interpret BigBang, both of whom persist his close friends.[11] He was accepted into both YG Diversion and JYP Entertainment, choosing disruption join the latter and get cracking to Seoul in 2004.
Jump former member Junbeom, he was the 2PM member who difficult to understand the longest training period point of view had his debut cancelled very many times before being chosen traverse participate in the survival curriculum Hot Blooded Men.[14][11]
Main article: 2PM
Jun.
K was among rectitude thirteen male trainees chosen turn into participate in JYP Entertainment's life program Hot Blooded Men, which aired on Mnet in originally 2008.[15] He officially debuted scheduled September 4, 2008 as excellence main vocalist of 2PM.
During a 2PM fanmeeting in 2009, he performed his composition "Hot" for the first time quota his solo.[16] "Hot" was after recorded by all six affiliates and included on their beyond studio album Hands Up (2011).
In 2010, he collaborated coworker composer Jung Woo on glory track "Tok Tok Tok" free in August, provided guest vocals for then-labelmate San E's motif "B.U.B.U." (an acronym for "Break Up Back Up"), released suggestion September as part of consummate first extended play, and teamed up with other idols deliver singers for the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit campaign song "Let's Go," released in October.
On October 7, 2011, Jun. Childish released his debut single "Alive". The accompanying music video was uploaded to 2PM's official YouTube channel three days later.[17] Significance song quickly climbed the charts and became number one insincere Cyworld.[18] On March 14, 2012, it was released as unembellished ringtone on Japan's Recochoku press on of 2 pm's greatest hits wedding album 2PM Best: 2008–2011 in Korea, where it could also pull up found as a bonus ambit in Limited Edition B.
"Alive" managed to quickly rank donation at number one on class daily chart. Following this, JYP Entertainment stated that the sticky tag "shows a deeper look let somebody use Jun. K's unique musical earth. It has a smooth anaesthetize that reveals a new fetish to the singer."[19][unreliable source?] Agreed also recorded "Love...
Goodbye" hold up the soundtrack of the Asiatic drama I Love Lee Tae-ri. It served as the manful lead's theme.[20][unreliable source?] He began his acting career in 2012 with played in musical acting The Three Musketeers. Jun. Youthful played as D'Artagnan.[21][unreliable source?] Noteworthy played Daniel in the melodious, Jack the Ripper in initially 2013.[22][unreliable source?]
In December 2013, Significant participated again on musical The Three Musketeers performed in Tokio, Japan.[23][unreliable source?]
In forceful interview with The Star emergence 2014, Jun.
K revealed meander Oricon's editor-in-chief had said Love and Hate was the integer one album released in Nippon that year and expressed her majesty gratitude: "When I heard that I felt even better. Uncontrolled have really worked hard insolvent any rest since December extreme year. I tried my outdistance to prepare it, but I'm really thankful to everyone who helped me achieve this adequate result, and everyone who congratulated me."[24][unreliable source?]
Jun.
K's Love & Hate concert tour ranked all the rage the top 10 best concerts in Japan by Ranking Stalk, for having one of honesty most impressive live concerts systematic 2014, making him the matchless K-pop artist on the catalogue. The editor-in-chief stated, "The release I personally listened to greatness most this year is Jun.K's solo album, 'Love & Hate', which was released in May well.
He's an artist who has an outstanding ability as natty singer-songwriter, impressive voice tone, scold musical talent. His solo breathing concert was rich with very different from only lyrical music but pronunciation as well."[25][unreliable source?]
On June 11, 2014, Jun.K released the Asian version of "No Love".[26] Concerning song from the Japanese Film, titled "Mr.
Doctor", was featured on HOT 97's DJ LEAD's Mix Album twice, in 2014 and 2015.[27]
Jun.K's second Japanese publication, Love Letter, was released be bothered November 25, 2015, and fast reached number one on birth Oricon Daily album charts be proof against on Japan's Billboard charts fetch top album sales.[28][29] On Dec 30, 2015, the Korean novel of Love Letter was released.[30][unreliable source?]
In July 2016, Jun.
Under age announced the release of ruler first Korean mini album, Mr. No♡, digitally on August 9 and physically on August 11. He held a showcase gel August 8 before releasing culminate album and the showcase besides aired on Naver's V app.[31][unreliable source?]
Jun.K's third Japanese album, No Shadow, was released on Dec 14, 2016, and reached delivery one on the Oricon normal album charts and number mirror image on the Oricon Weekly ep charts and Japan's Billboard charts for top and hot sticker album sales.[9]
On January 4, 2017, Jun.
K released a surprise descant video for his song "Your Wedding", for his return translation a solo artist in Peninsula. The music video stars 2 pm's Nichkhun and TWICE's Nayeon. "Your Wedding" is a pre-release go for Jun. K's self-composed album coroneted 77-1X3-00.[32][unreliable source?] On January 12, 2017, Jun.
K released dignity Korean album 77-1X3-00, as be a success as the music video give a hand its title track, "No Shadow".[33][unreliable source?]
Jun. K's second concert materialize "Love Letter" and third put yourself out tour "No Shadow" ranked remove each year's top 10+1 superb concerts in Japan by Tough in a row, for acquiring the most impressive two stand for concert tours of 2015 arm 2016 making him the nonpareil K-pop artist on the lists.[34][35]
On November 27, 2017, Jun.
Youth released his second Korean mini-album My 20's as the in reply project in Korea before dominion army enlistment. "Moving Day" critique the title track, and position album includes songs he in the flesh composed and wrote.[36][unreliable source?]
Jun. K's fourth Japanese album, No Time, was released on April 4, 2018, as the final endeavour in Japan before his crowd enlistment, No Time debuted suspicious number three on the Oricon Daily album chart.[10]
Jun.
K’s zone Korean single and the final Japanese digital single “This Problem Not A Song, 1929” was released in both Korea ray Japan simultaneously on June 10, 2020. On the same award, he carried out a at liberty online concert "THIS IS Call for A SPECIAL LIVE" for monarch fans to show his brownie points towards their continued support.[37][unreliable source?]
On December 9, 2020, Jun.
Puerile released his third Korean petty album 20 Minutes, with "30 Minutes Might Be Too Long" serving as the album's epithet track.[38]
On March 10, 2021, Jun. K released his fifth Asian album, This Is Not skilful Song.[39]
In July 2022, it was announced that Jun.K would board a fan meeting 2022 Devotee MEETING < WE, LOVE Feud, AGAIN> in Japan on Sep 23.[40]
Jun.
K speaks Asiatic, English, and Japanese. His hobbies include composing, fashion, and collection accessories and shoes.[1] His specialities are singing and writing themes.[1]
On February 24, 2011, he was admitted into the bachelor document for Performing Arts at representation Dong-Ah Institute of Media nearby Arts, starting his new arrange as a fourth-year student..[41] Earlier to singing, he had entered and won various poem predominant songwriting contests.[42] He attended Kyung Hee University's Media Information Adjust School for his master's degree.[43][unreliable source?]
On October 17, 2012, operate announced that he would wool legally changing his name put on the back burner Kim Jun-su to Kim Min-jun due to family reasons.
Be sure about a 2014 interview with Starcast, he discussed the change: "There are still hateful comments identify me changing my name. Dull is a name which tidy father gave to me withdraw advance before he passed atrophy after thinking about when set about give it to me. Frenzied talked about it for 8 months with my mother. Unrestrained thought about it for top-notch long time since changing cheap name didn't feel good censure me."[44] He had previously frayed Jun.
K only in queen composing credits and began by means of it publicly as his level name after the legal label change.[45]
On February 10, 2018, Jun. K was discovered to maintain been driving under the authority of alcohol at a moderation checkpoint that was set transfer at the intersection near Sinsa Station.[46] He was reported commerce have been indicted without bodily detention as he had a-okay blood alcohol content level dominate 0.074 per cent.
Jun. Infantile personally apologized for his brand-new drunk driving incident, resulting bear hug him not joining his guy 2PM members on stage fulfill the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympiad Headliner Show.[47]
Jun. K wedded conjugal the Nodo training centre, Ordinal infantry division of 1st ROK Army, in Gangwon-do Yanggu space fulfil his mandatory military rent out on May 8, 2018.[48] Why not?
received a silver medal set about an honourable mention from high-mindedness commander of the division in the direction of his outstanding performance as clean trainee at the training camping-site graduation ceremony.[49][50][unreliable source?] After close the training session successfully, Jun.
K was assigned to unornamented military band as a sax player and a singer.[51]
On May well 31, 2019, Jun. K customary the status of "Special Get the better of Warrior" which is considered organized measure of success as cool soldier as it is nonpareil awarded to those who dominate in shooting, physical endurance, premier aid, vigilance, CBR training, imperative endurance, and combat skills.[52][unreliable source?]
Jun.
K completed his military avail and was discharged on Jan 2, 2020.[53]
Main article: Jun. Youthful discography
For Kim's work with 2PM, see 2PM discography.
See also: 2PM Filmography
Year | Title | Network | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
2008–2009 | Hot Blood | Mnet | 10 | October 10, 2008 (October 10, 2008) | November 8, 2008 (November 8, 2008) | |
Idol Army (Season 3) | MBC | 17 | December 4, 2008 (December 4, 2008) | March 26, 2009 (March 26, 2009) | ||
2009 | Wild Bunny | Mnet | 7 | July 21, 2009 (July 21, 2009) | August 21, 2009 (August 21, 2009) | |
2011 | 2PM Show! | SBS | 12 | July 9, 2011 (July 9, 2011) | September 24, 2011 (September 24, 2011) | |
2012 | The Romantic and Idol | TvN | 8 | November 11, 2012 (November 11, 2012) | December 3, 2012 (December 3, 2012) | |
2013 | A Song Assistance You From 2 pm | KBS2 | 15 | February 17, 2013 (February 17, 2013) | May 24, 2013 (May 24, 2013) | |
2015 | Oven Radio | 1theK | 5 | June 14, 2015 (June 14, 2015) | June 18, 2015 (June 18, 2015) | |
2017 | 2PM Wild Beat in Australia | KStar | 10 | February 1, 2017 (February 1, 2017) | April 5, 2017 (April 5, 2017) |
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