Koo Jun-hoe

Koo Junhoe
Jun-hoe on the 2016 Gaon Chart K-pop Awards red carpet
Background information
Native name 구준회
Birth name Koo Jun-hoe
Born (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997
Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels YG Entertainment
Associated acts iKON, YG Family
Website www.ygfamily.com
Korean name
Hangul 구준회
Revised Romanization Gu Jun-hoe
McCune–Reischauer Ku Junhoe

Koo Jun-hoe, (Hangul: 구준회, born March 31, 1997), known by the stage name Ju-ne is a South Korean singer. He is the main vocalist of the South Korean boy group iKon, signed under YG Entertainment.

He appeared on the 2013 Mnet reality survival programme WIN: Who Is Next as part of "Team B", competing against other YG Entertainment trainees for the chance to debut as a group. He went on to appear in the 2014 follow-up programme Mix & Match, which determined the lineup of iKon, along with bandmates B.I, Bobby, Jinhwan, Donghyuk, Yunhyeong and Chanwoo.

Career

Pre-debut appearances

Koo Jun-hoe made his first television appearance at the age of thirteen, on the SBS reality programme Star King. In 2011, he appeared on the first season of SBS's K-pop Star[1] where he made it to the fourth round of auditions.

WIN: Who Is Next, Mix & Match, and iKon

Junhoe joined YG Entertainment in April 2012. As a trainee, he appeared as a member of "Team B" on the reality programme WIN: Who Is Next, which was aired on Mnet in 2013. The programme was a 'survival' show in which two teams of YG trainees, Team A and Team B, competed for the chance to debut as a boy group. Both teams competed in three rounds consisting of a song arrangement, dance performance, and original song composition.[2] The winning team, Team A, was determined via public vote, going on to debut as Winner.[3]

In 2014, YG Entertainment announced that the members of Team B would be returning to compete in a second reality survival show, Mix & Match, with the possibility of debuting as part of a new seven-member boy group.[4] While three members of Team B- B.I., Bobby, and Jinhwan- were confirmed for the lineup of the new group, Junhoe was one of the three Team B members that would compete against each other as well as three new trainees- Jung Chan-woo, Yang Hong-seok, and Jung Jin-hyeong- for the remaining four places.[5] Junhoe was the first trainee announced as a member of the new group, iKON.[6] The group debuted in October 2015.

As an iKON member, Junhoe has been involved in production of the group's songs, including their debut single "Rhythm Ta".[7]

On March 9, 2018, one insider reported that Junhoe will be one of the new cast members for the MBC variety program. However, news reports stated that he would not be joining because of ongoing iKon promotions.[8]

Despite previous reports of iKON’s Junhoe not joining the cast of MBC’s “It’s Dangerous Beyond the Blankets,” Yang Hyun Suk personally confirmed that the idol will be appearing on the show and future plans for iKON's variety show entitled iKON TV.[9]

'It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets' is a show which first started as a pilot program back in August, 2017.[8] He will be joining Wanna One's Kang Daniel and EXO's Xiumin as two of the fixed members of the show.

It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets will air starting April 5 at 11 pm KST. Junhoe reportedly will appear on its second episode.[10][11]

Discography

Charted songs

Title Year Peak position Sales
KOR
[12]
"사랑인걸 (It's Love)" with Bobby & Kim Donghyuk 2016 20

Production credits

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
2013 Team B "Climax" WIN Final Battle YesNo
2015 iKON "Rhythm Ta" (리듬 타) Welcome Back NoYes
"Love Me" "DUMB & DUMBER (JPN)" Yes

Filmography

Television appearances

Year Channel Title Notes
2009 SBS Star King "13 year old Michael Jackson"
2011 K-pop Star Contestant; Eliminated in Round 4
2013 Mnet WIN: Who Is Next Contestant (Team B)
2014 MIX & MATCH 9 episodes
2018 MBC It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets[9] Cast Member(Episode 2 & 3)

References

  1. ↑ KPOPSTAR (2012-01-26), KPOPSTAR ep8. High Praise - Wild Eyes, retrieved 2016-05-03
  2. ↑ "WIN:WHO IS NEXT – VOTING SYSTEM". YG LIFE. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  3. ↑ "[SPOILER] Who is the final WINNER of 'WHO'S NEXT: WIN'?! | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  4. ↑ "'WIN' Team B's new survival program 'MIX & MATCH' reported to air in September | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  5. ↑ "Yang Hyun Suk reveals new YG group is called iKON + 3 Team B members already confirmed | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  6. ↑ "MIX & MATCH – 4th iKON MEMBER". YG LIFE. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  7. ↑ "iKON – DEBUT HALF ALBUM 'WELCOME BACK' TRACK LIST". YG LIFE. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  8. 1 2 "iKON's Junhoe in talks to join the cast of 'It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  9. 1 2 "Yang Hyun Suk Personally Confirms iKON's Junhoe Will Join "It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets" | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  10. ↑ http://ygfamily.com/artist/Schedule.asp?LANGDIV=K&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=67&intYear=2018&intMonth=4#. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "YG Entertainment officially releases self-composed songs from Team A & Team B's final battle | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  13. ↑
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 4, 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 5, 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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