JBJ95

JBJ95 (Korean: 제이비제이구오) is a South Korean duo consisting of Kenta Takada and Kim Sang-gyun. The duo was originally formed and managed by Star Road Entertainment and Hunus Entertainment in 2018, before being exclusively managed by Star Road Entertainment.[1] JBJ95 debuted on October 30, 2018 with the single Home.[2]

JBJ95
JBJ95 at Starfield in Goyang, March 2019
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2018 (2018)–present
Labels
  • Star Road
Associated actsJBJ
Websitewww.jbj95.com
Members
  • Kenta
  • Sanggyun

History

2018: Formation and debut
JBJ95 in October 2018

Shortly after JBJ disbanded, it was revealed that Sanggyun and Kenta would continue to collaborate, starring together in a web drama produced jointly by Star Road Entertainment and SBS called Barefoot Diva (Korean: 맨발의 디바).[3] Both Sanggyun and Kenta also released a called Picture for the Barefoot Diva: OST album.[4]


During a joint fan-meeting held in Seoul on July 7, 2018, Sanggyun and Kenta announced that they would be forming a permanent duo, with its name yet to be decided. [5] On August 17, the duo officially revealed their name, JBJ95, a title which commemorates JBJ while also referring to their mutual birth year of 1995.[6]

JBJ95 held their debut showcase on October 30, 2018, following the release of their first EP entitled Home. [7]

2019: Awake, Spark albums and digital single Only One

On March 10, 2019, it was announced that Sanggyun had exited Hunus Entertainment and signed an exclusive contract with Star Road Entertainment, making JBJ95 exclusively managed by Star Road. [8] Their second EP, Awake, was released on March 26, 2019 at a Seoul Showcase. [9] Following promotions for the EP, it was announced that Sanggyun was cast in an upcoming KBS drama called Let Me Hear Your Song, set to broadcast in July 2019.[10]

On August 6, 2019, JBJ95 released their third EP, Spark, with the title track of the same name. They then released a digital single Only One on December 6, 2019.

Members
  • Kenta Takada (타카다 켄타/髙田健太) – main vocal
  • Kim Sang-gyun (김상균) – rap

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR[11]
Home
Track listing[12]
  1. "Love Dive"
  2. "Home"
  3. "됐어 Stay"
  4. "생각나"
  5. "거울 앞에; before the show"
  6. "꿈에서"
  7. "오늘밤"
  8. "Home (Instrumental)"
 3
Awake
  • Released: March 26, 2019
  • Label: Star Road Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing[14]
  1. "Friend Zone"
  2. "Awake"
  3. "좋아해 (Who I Am)"
  4. "Milky Way"
  5. "Leave It to Me"
  6. "Lookin' 4 Love"
 3
Spark
  • Released: August 6, 2019[16]
  • Label: Star Road Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing[17]
  1. "IN THE MORNING"
  2. "UNREAL"
  3. "SPARK"
  4. "Hey, Summer"
  5. "Crush"
 3

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[19]		 KOR Hot
[20]		 US
World
[21]
"HOME" 2018 ——— HOME
"AWAKE" 2019 ——— AWAKE
"SPARK" ( 불꽃처럼) ——— SPARK
"ONLY ONE" ——— N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Album Ref.
"I laugh, again" ( 자꾸 웃음이나) 2018 Perfume OST (Part 4) [22]

Filmography

References
  1. "JBJ95 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. "'JBJ95'로 재데뷔한 켄타·상균 "팬들이 저희가 돌아갈 집"" (in Korean). Oh My Star.
  3. SBS (August 10, 2018). "'맨발의 디바' 김상균 "츤데레 역할, 실제로도 비슷한 면 있어"". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  4. allkpop (August 13, 2018). "Kim Sang Kyun and Takada Kenta's 'Barefoot Diva' OST tops album charts". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. SEDaily (July 8, 2018). "[SE★이슈] 상균X켄타, 정식 팀 결성 예고…'JBJ 의리는 계속'" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  6. SEDaily (August 17, 2018). "상균X켄타, 공식 데뷔 팀명 'JBJ95' 최종 발표...오는 10월 중 정식 데뷔 출처". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. xsportsnews (October 30, 2018). "[종합] "순간 아닌 영원한 그룹"…'데뷔' JBJ95의 감사인사와 각오" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  8. joins (March 10, 2019). "[단독] 김상균, 후너스→스타로드 계약…JBJ95 소속사 통일". 뉴스1 (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. NewsPim (March 26, 2019). "[사진] JBJ95 '봄처럼 상큼하죠?'" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. Sporbiz (April 22, 2019). "JBJ95 상균, '너의 노래를 들려줘' 출연 확정" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  12. Joins (October 22, 2018). "JBJ95, 8곡 담은 트랙리스트 공개 "상균 4곡 작사 참여"" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  13. "2018 GAON Album Chart".
  14. http://www.jbj95.com/17. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "2019년 상반기 Album Chart (see #53)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  16. "SPARK – EP by JBJ95". Apple Music. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  17. http://www.jbj95.com/17. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. "2019년 10월 Album Chart" [2019 Monthly Album Chart – October]. Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  19. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  20. "Billboard Korea Hot 100". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  21. "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  22. "JBJ95, first OST through 'Perfume'… 'Keep Smiling' release on 17th". mottokorea. July 5, 2019.
  23. "Ep.10 Rank". mnet-week 10 rank. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  24. "'이웃집찰스' 스피카 김보아, JBJ95 켄타 보컬 선생님으로 등장". Newsen (in Korean). November 13, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  25. "JBJ95's Sanggyun Makes A Terrible Boyfriend To Kim Sejeong In New Drama "I Wanna Hear Your Song"". soompi. July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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