Jun. K

Jun. K
Jun. K during 2PM's Go Crazy World Tour at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, November 2014
Native name 김민준
Born Kim Minjun
(1988-01-15) January 15, 1988
Daegu, South Korea
Occupation
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2008–present
Labels JYP Entertainment
Associated acts
Website 2pm.jype.com/profile.asp
Jun. K
Hangul 김민준
Hanja 金閔俊
Revised Romanization Gim Min-jun
McCune–Reischauer Kim Minjun
Stage name
Hangul 준케이
Revised Romanization Jun Ke-i
McCune–Reischauer Jun Kei

Kim Min-jun (Hangul: 김민준; Hanja: 金閔俊; born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Jun. K, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, dancer and actor. He is the main vocalist of 2PM.[1]

Formerly known as Kim Junsu (Hangul : 김준수), he revealed on October 17, 2012, that due to family reasons he would be changing his name to Minjun, though his stage name would remain the same.[2] Aside from his group activities, Jun. K has released two digital singles, two extended plays in South Korea and three extended plays in Japan, all three albums which peaked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[3][4] His second Japanese album Love Letter ranked number one on both Billboard Japan "Top" and "Hot" album sales charts.[5][6] His first Korean album, Mr. NO♡, debuted at number nine on Billboard World Albums chart.[7] His third Japanese album "No Shadow" ranked number two on Billboard Japan "Top" and "Hot" album sales charts.[8] His fourth Japanese album No Time ranked number three on the Oricon daily sales chart. [9]

Early life

Kim Minjun was born in Daegu, South Korea and attended Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.[10] Prior to singing, he had entered and won various poem and songwriting contests.[11] He is currently attending Kyunghee University's Media Information Graduate School.[12]

He originally auditioned for YG Entertainment, where he befriended G-Dragon and Taeyang of Big Bang. He was accepted into both YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, and ended up signing with the latter. He remains close friends with both members of Big Bang.[13]

Career

2008–2010: Debut with 2PM and solo activities

Jun. K was chosen as main vocalist of 2PM. The group official debuted on September 4, 2008.

During a 2PM fanmeeting in 2009, he performed his composition "Hot" for the first time for his solo.[14] "Hot" was later recorded by all six members and included on their second studio album Hands Up (2011). In 2010, he collaborated with composer Jung Woo on the track "Tok Tok Tok" released in August, provided guest vocals for then-labelmate San E's song "B.U.B.U." (an acronym for "Break Up Back Up"), released in September as part of his first extended play, and teamed up with other idols and singers for the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit campaign song "Let's Go," released in October.

2011–2013: Solo debut and musical role

On October 7, 2011, Jun. K released his debut single "Alive". The accompanying music video was uploaded to 2PM's official YouTube channel three days later.[15] The song quickly climbed the charts and became number one on Cyworld.[16] On March 14, 2012, it was released as a ringtone on Japan's Recochoku ahead of 2PM's greatest hits album 2PM Best: 2008–2011 in Korea, where it could also be found as a bonus track in Limited Edition B. "Alive" managed to quickly rank in at number one on the daily chart. Following this, JYP Entertainment stated that the song "shows a deeper look into Jun. K's unique musical world. It has a smooth beat that reveals a new charm to the singer."[17] He also recorded "Love... Goodbye" for the soundtrack of the Korean drama I Love Lee Tae-ri. It served as the male lead's theme.[18] He began his acting career in 2012 with played in musical theatre The Three Musketeers. Jun. K played as D'Artagnan.[19] He was played as Daniel in musical, Jack the Ripper in early 2013.[20]

In December 2013, He participated again on musical The Three Musketeers to performed in Tokyo, Japan.[21]

2014–present: Solo activities

In an interview with The Star in 2014, Jun. K revealed that Oricon's editor-in-chief had said Love & Hate was the number one album released in Japan that year and expressed his gratitude: "When I heard this I felt even better. I have really worked hard without any rest since December last year. I tried my best preparing it, but I'm really thankful to everyone who helped me achieve this good result, and everyone who congratulated me."[22]

Jun. K's Love & Hate concert tour ranked in the top 10 best concerts in Japan by Ranking Box, for having one of the most impressive live concerts of 2014, making him the only K-pop artist on the list. The editor-in-chief stated, "The album I personally listened to the most this year is Jun.K's solo album, 'Love & Hate', which was released in May. He's an artist who has an outstanding ability as a singer-songwriter, impressive voice tone, and musical talent. His solo live concert was rich with not only lyrical music but expressiveness as well."[23]

On June 11, 2014, Jun.K released the Korean version of "No Love".[24] Another song from the Japanese EP, titled "Mr. Doctor", was featured on HOT 97's DJ LEAD's Mix Album twice, in 2014 and 2015.[25]

Jun.K’s second Japanese album, Love Letter, was released on November 25, 2015 and quickly reached number one on the Oricon daily album charts and on Japan’s Billboard charts for top album sales.[26][27] On December 30, 2015, the Korean version of Love Letter was released.[28]

In July 2016, Jun. K announced the release of his first Korean studio album, Mr. NO♡, digitally on August 9 and physically on August 11. He held a showcase on August 8 before releasing his album and the showcase also aired on Naver's V app.[29]

Jun.K’s third Japanese album, No Shadow, was released on December 14, 2016, and reached number one on the Oricon daily album charts and number two on the Oricon weekly album charts and Japan’s Billboard charts for top and hot album sales. [8]

On January 4, 2017, Jun. K released a surprise music video for his song "Your Wedding", for his return as a solo artist in Korea. The music video stars 2PM's Nichkhun and TWICE's Nayeon. "Your Wedding" is a pre-release for Jun. K's self composed album titled 77-1X3-00.[30] On January 12, 2017, Jun. K released the Korean album 77-1X3-00, as well as the music video for its title track, "No Shadow".[31]

Jun. K's second concert tour "Love Letter" and third concert tour "No Shadow" ranked in each year's top 10+1 best concerts in Japan by Yahoo in a row, for having the most impressive two live concert tours of 2015 and 2016 making him the only K-pop artist on the lists.[32][33]

On November 27, 2017, Jun. K released his second Korean album My 20's as the final project in Korea before his army enlistment. "Moving Day" is the title track, and the album includes songs he personally composed and wrote.[34]

Jun. K’s fourth Japanese album, No Time, was released on April 4, 2018, as the final project in Japan before his army enlistment, No Time debuted at number three on the Oricon daily album chart. [9]

Personal life

Jun. K speaks Korean, English, and conversational Japanese. His hobbies include composing, fashion, collecting accessories and shoes.[1] His specialties are singing and writing themes.[1]

He revealed that he had received over 70 awards from elementary to high school related to writing such as essays and book reports. "When I was young, I read a lot of books. My mother liked writing. She helped me all the way from writing book reports." [35]

He is a Buddhist. On February 24, 2011, he was admitted into the bachelor program for Performing Arts at the Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts, starting his new semester as a fourth year student.[10]

On October 17, 2012, he announced that he would be legally changing his name from Kim Junsu to Kim Minjun due to family reasons. In a 2014 interview with Starcast, he discussed the change: "There are still hateful comments about me changing my name. It is a name which my father gave it to me in advance before he passed away after thinking when to give it to me. I talked about it for 8 months with my mother. I thought about it for a long time since changing name didn't feel good to me."[36]

Jun. K joined Nodo training center, 2nd infantry division of 1st ROK Army, in Gangwon-do Yanggu to fulfill his mandatory military service on May 8, 2018. [37] He received a silver medal with an honorable mention from the commander of the division for his outstanding performance as a trainee at the training camp graduation ceremony. [38][39]

Discography

Filmography

Television Series

Reality show

Year Title Network Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
2008 - 2009 Hot Blood Mnet 10 October 10, 2008 November 8, 2008
Idol Army (Season 3) MBC 17 December 04, 2008 March 26, 2009
2009 Wild Bunny Mnet 7 July 21, 2009 August 21, 2009
2011 2PM Show! SBS 12 July 9, 2011 September 24, 2011
2012 The Romantic and Idol TvN 8 November 11, 2012 December 3, 2012
2013 A Song For You From 2PM KBS2 15 February 17, 2013 May 24, 2013
2015 Oven Radio 1theK 5 June 14, 2015 June 18, 2015
2017 2PM Wild Beat in Australia KStar 10 February 01, 2017 April 05, 2017

Variety show

Year Title Notes
2011 Immortal Songs 2
2012 Immortal Songs 2 Special edition
2014 Immortal Songs 2
2016 King of Mask Singer Episode 43 and 44 (contestant with the stage name "Dream Of The Square")
I Can See Your Voice Season 3 Episode 9 ( with Nichkhun& Jang Wooyoung Of 2PM)

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan[21][40] Lead role
2013 Jack the Ripper Daniel Lead role[20][41]

Music videos

Year Title Official video on YouTube
2011 "Alive" Alive
2014 "Love & Hate" Love & Hate
"True Swag Part 2"
(featuring Simon)		 True Swag
"No Love" (Japanese ver.) N/A
"No Love" (Korean ver.) No Love
2015 "Love Letter" (Japanese ver.) Love Letter
"Everest" Everest
"Love Letter" (Korean ver.) Love Letter
2016 "THINK ABOUT YOU" Think About You
"YOUNG FOREVER" Young Forever
"No Shadow" (Japanese ver.) No Shadow
2017 "Your Wedding" Your Wedding
"No Shadow" (Korean ver.) No Shadow
"Moving Day" Moving Day

References

  1. 1 2 3 ":: 2PM ::". jype.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "JUN. K (@Jun2daKAY) - Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "LOVE & HATE(完全生産限定盤) | Jun.K(From 2PM) | ORICON STYLE". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Love Letter(完全生産限定盤) | Jun.K(From 2PM) | ORICON STYLE". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jun. K (From 2PM)ソロ作品がビルボードアルバムセールスチャート制覇 2～4位は全てベストアルバム; Billboard Japan". billboard-japan.com.
  6. ↑ "Jun. K (From 2PM) 接戦のチャートを制す、AIのヒット曲満載オールタイムベストは2位に; Billboard Japan". billboard-japan.com.
  7. ↑ "'솔로' 현아 4위·준케이 9위, 美빌보드월드앨범차트 동반 '톱10". entertain.naver.com.
  8. 1 2 "韓国ボーイズグループ2PMのメンバーJun. Kのソロアルバム『NO SHADOW』は、初動3日間で27,664枚、初動1週間累計では33,392枚となり、初動3日間の速報ランキングと同じく2位を守った". billboard-japan.com.
  9. 1 2 https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2018-04-03/
  10. 1 2 "2PM 준수 동아방송예술대 연기예술학과 입학". Nate. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  11. ↑ "2PM 준수, 학창시절 글짓기 수상만 8개...우월한 과거 大공개". Newsen News. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2PM's Jun.K to enter Kyunghee University Graduate School". allkpop.com.
  13. ↑ "2PM's Junsu and G-Dragon are good friends". allkpop.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30.
  14. ↑ "2PM Junsu (aka Jun.K) rap and sing self-composed "HOT" in fanmeeting". Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ "[M/V] Jun. K "Alive"". Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  16. ↑ "2PM 준수, 'Jun. K' 성공적 솔로 행보…'Alive' 음원 1위". Nate. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Alive tops Japan's Recochoku". allkpop.com.
  18. ↑ "Junsu of 2PM (Jun.K) Releases MV for New Solo Track "Love…Goodbye"". Soompi. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Jun. K and Changmin likely to join The Three Musketeers musical". allkpop.com.
  20. 1 2 "2PM's Jun. K kicks off his musical drama Jack the Ripper". ttwigo.com.
  21. 1 2 "'Three Musketeers' musical starring Sungmin, Jun.K, Key, and more opens its curtains again + official photos". allkpop.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  22. ↑ "[TRANS] The Star June Issue - JUN. K Interview". tumblr.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  23. ↑ "2PM's Jun.K ranks in top 10 best concerts in Japan by 'Ranking Box'". allkpop.com.
  24. ↑ "Jun. K "NO LOVE (Korean Ver.)" M/V". JYP Entertainment. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  25. ↑ "DJ LEAD「HOT97 INTERNATIONAL HOUR mixed by DJ LEAD」｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン". wmg.jp. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  26. ↑ "2PM 준케이, 日솔로 음반 발매 첫날 오리콘 '정상'". entertain.naver.com.
  27. ↑ "2PM 준케이 "첫 러브레터에 '뽀뽀하고 싶다'고 썼다"". news.nate.com.
  28. ↑ "2PM's Jun.K sends out a 'Love Letter' in new MV". allkpop.com.
  29. ↑ "2PM's Jun.K Announces Comeback With First Korean Solo Album - Soompi". www.soompi.com.
  30. ↑ "2PM's Jun.K sings for 'Your Wedding' in MV starring Nichkhun and TWICE's Nayeon!". allkpop.com.
  31. ↑ K, J. (2017-01-11). "Watch: Jun.K Says He's Got "No Shadow" In New MV". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  32. ↑ "2015年、印象に残ったライヴ10+1（田中久勝） - Yahoo!ニュース".
  33. ↑ "2016年、印象に残ったライヴ10+1（田中久勝） - Yahoo!ニュース".
  34. ↑ "Jun.K pack up for 'A Moving Day' for solo comeback". allkpop.com.
  35. ↑ "Jun.K reveals he has over 70 awards for writing". allkpop.com.
  36. ↑ "2pm". naver.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  37. ↑ "2PM 준케이, 강원도 양구 '노도신병교육대'서 훈련中". naver.com.
  38. ↑ "준케이 "건강히 잘 지낸다, 수료식서 사단장 표창받아"". naver.com.
  39. ↑ "2PM's Jun.K Receives Commendation + Writes Handwritten Letter To Fans From The Army". soompi.com.
  40. ↑ "2PM's Jun. K to star again in musical stage of The Three Musketeers in South Korea".
  41. ↑ "2PM's Jun. K busy preparing for Jack the Ripper".
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