Choi Young-jae
Choi Young-jae | |
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Choi Young-jae in 2018 | |
Native name | 최영재 |
Born |
Choi Young-jae September 17, 1996 Mokpo, South Korea |
Residence | Seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | Daekyeung University |
Occupation |
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Musical career | |
Also known as | Ars[1] |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | |
Associated acts | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최영재 |
Hanja | 崔榮宰 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yeongjae |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yŏngchae |
Choi Young-jae (Hangul: 최영재; born September 17, 1996), professionally known by the mononym Youngjae, is a South Korean singer, dancer and songwriter. He is the main vocal of the Korean boy band Got7.
Career
Youngjae passed a JYP Entertainment closed audition held in his hometown music school in Mokpo in 2013, becoming a trainee. He was then trained for 7 months,[2] and subsequently debuted as the main vocal of Got7 with the single "Girls Girls Girls", released on 16 January 2014, from the group's first EP Got It?.[3] In early times after the debut, Youngjae mentioned his dream was to become a music therapist.[4]
He has been writing songs and lyrics under the name "Ars" since 2016, starting with "REWIND" in Got7's extended play Flight Log: Departure.[lower-alpha 1]
Youngjae had a collaboration with Sanjoy and Elliott Yamin in 2017 on the song "Victim of Love".[5][6]
Personal life
Choi graduated from Seoul's Korean Arts High School in February 2015 and got accepted into Seokyeong University's Department of Theater and Film;[7] the following year he moved to the Daekyeung University's Modeling Department for schedule conflicts.
Discography
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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KOR | |||
"My Day" (내 하루) | 2016 | – | Non-album singles |
"Trauma" | – | ||
"Call Button" (통화버튼) | 2017 | – | |
"I Want to Fall Asleep" (잠들고 싶어) | – | ||
"Nobody Knows" (혼자)[8] | 2018 | – | Present: You |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"One Dream One Korea" (feat. various artists)[9] | 2015 | Non-album single |
"Victim of Love" (feat. Sanjoy and Elliott Yamin) | 2017 |
Soundtrack appearances
Year | Title | Album |
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"At the Usual Time"[10] | 2018 | Wok of Love OST |
Filmography
Dramas
Year | Title | Role | Network | Note |
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2015 | Dream Knight | Youngjae | Youku Tudou | Korean-Chinese Online Drama by JYPE and Youku Tudou |
Variety shows
Year | Title | TV Network | Note | Ref. |
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2017 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Episodes 93-94 (aired on January 8 and 15), as Game Machine | |
2018 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | KBS | Episode aired on February 3, singing Kim Yeon-ja's "Mercury Lamp" | [11][12][13] |
Radio presenting
Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
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2015 | FM Starry Night | MBC Standard FM | Guest (July 7) |
Kiss The Radio | KBS Cool FM | Special host with Got7's JB (October 15) | |
2016 | Special host with Got7's Jinyoung (June 3) | ||
2017 | Special host with Got7's Jinyoung (October 23–26) | ||
2018 | Special host with Got7's Jinyoung (January 15) and Yugyeom (March 5-6) |
Notes
- ↑ As to his songs not released as GOT7, he uploads them onto SoundCloud as "Ars".
References
- ↑ "JYP Creators list". JYP Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ↑ "[쿠키 人터뷰] 갓세븐, 행운을 거머쥔 7명의 소년들①". news.kukinews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "[Video] GOT7's 'Girls Girls Girls' MV Breaks through 10 Million Views on YouTube | Mwave". www.mwave.me. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "GOT7 Interview 'You Shouldn't Compare Us To 2PM'". KpopStarz. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ↑ Herman, Tamar. "Boy Band GOT7 Talk Making Their Own Way Amid Growing Stateside Interest In K-Pop". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "Sanjoy, Elliott Yamin, dan Youngjae 'GOT7' Rilis Single Kolaborasi "Victim Of Love"". Creative Disc (in Indonesian). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Kim, Mi-hwa (2015-02-10). "'졸업' 영재 "박진영, 졸업식 선물 사준다고..페도라 원해"- 스타뉴스". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ↑ "갓세븐 영재, 솔로곡 M/V서 고독한 연기…'시선 집중'" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ "The New Unification Song, "One Dream One Korea" will be available for free download on the 15th". www.globalpeace.org. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ "기름진 멜로 OST Part.2". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ↑ "[단독] 갓세븐 영재, '불후의 명곡' 단독 출격…데뷔 4년만" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ↑ "'불후' 갓세븐 영재 "오늘 무대 프로듀서는 박진영 아닌 어머니"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "[별별TV]'불후' 갓세븐 영재, 감미로운 '수은등'..민우혁에 敗" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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