Na Jae-min

Na Jae-min (Korean: 나재민, born August 13, 2000), known professionally by the mononym Jaemin (Hangul: 재민), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and actor based in Seoul, South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT[1] and its sub-unit NCT Dream.[2]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Na.
Na Jae-min
Na Jae-min at the 25th Dream Concert
Born (2000-08-13) August 13, 2000
Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
NationalityKorean
EducationIncheon Cheong-il Elementary School
Incheon Haewon Middle School
School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • actor
Home townSeoul, South Korea
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNa Jae-min
McCune–ReischauerNa Chaemin

Early Life

Jaemin was born in Jeonju, South Korea on August 13, 2000. He studied at Incheon Cheong-il Elementary School; he also studied at Incheon Haewon Middle School and School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).

Jaemin became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013 after being street-casted by staff while handing out posters and collecting trash as a volunteer with his mom at an event.[3]

Career

2014–2015: Pre-debut and SM Rookies

Jaemin made his first appearance on broadcast on Exo 90:2014, a reality TV Show which starred fellow labelmate EXO, alongside other trainees. The show featured performances of songs of prominent 90s K-pop idols, as well as the recreation of music videos of songs from the era.[4]

He featured in several events, including SM Town Live World Tour IV, before being formally introduced as a member of predebut training team, SM Rookies, on April 22, 2015.

In 2015, Jaemin appeared on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club as a Mouseketeer alongside other members of the SM Rookies program. The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015 and was hosted by Leeteuk of Super Junior.[5]

2016–present: NCT and solo endeavours

On August 25, 2016, Jaemin was announced as a member of NCT and its third sub-unit, NCT Dream, alongside Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung. The group consisted of the then under-19 members of NCT, and made their official debut on August 24, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum".[6]

On February 2, 2017, prior to the group's second release "My First", it was announced that Jaemin had been placed on hiatus to recover from a long-standing herniated disc.[7] This hiatus continued for the rest of the year.

Jaemin made his return as part of NCT 2018, a special project involving all 18 members of NCT.[8][9] On March 4, 2018, he made his comeback with NCT Dream with the single "Go", which was promoted as part of NCT's first album, NCT 2018 Empathy. This marked his first comeback since the unit's debut.[10] He also took part in the NCT 2018 single "Black on Black" off the same album, which released April 18 that same year.[11]

Later that year, Jaemin joined the cast for the second season of tvN's "My English Teen 100 Hours", an educational variety show in which cast members studied English intensively for 7 hours each day over a period of 2 weeks. The cast was then sent abroad to test their application of English in real life. The variety show began airing May 20.[12]

Jaemin participated in the lyric-writing of track "Dear Dream" off of NCT Dream's second EP We Go Up. The album released on September 3, 2018.[13] He has also written lyrics for several tracks on NCT Dream's subsequent albums.[14][15]

On March 13, 2019, Jaemin, alongside fellow NCT Dream members Jeno and Jisung, represented K-pop stars at the "K-Wave & Halal Show" in Malaysia. The friendship event between South Korea and Malaysia, was attended by President Moon as part of his three-day state visit to the country.[16]

In April that year, Jaemin made his acting debut as the main character for JTBC short web-drama "Method to Hate You", based on a popular webtoon of the same name.[17]

Jaemin appeared on the gaming variety show Do You Want To Play? GG, where celebrities formed a team to play against high school students in a variety of games. The show began airing in May 2019.[18]

Philanthropy

In November 2018, Jaemin joined UNICEF Korea Special Representative Siwon Choi in Vietnam for UNICEF's World Children’s Day celebration campaign against school violence.[19] In March 2019, Jaemin attended UNICEF Korea committee's event "For Every Child" as a youth representative, meeting with Queen Mathilde of Belgium and former President of International Criminal Court Song Sang-hyun.[20][21] In May the same year, Jaemin, along with fellow NCT Dream member Jeno, visited children living in slums in Indonesia with South Korea-based non-governmental organization, Good Neighbors.[22]

Filmography

Drama
Year Title Channel Role Note
2018 A-TEEN Naver TV Cast Cameo Episode 20
2019 Method to Hate You JTBC4 Han Daegang WebDrama

TV shows
Year Title Television Network Role Note
2014 EXO 90:2014 Mnet SM Rookies Member Pre-debut
2015 The Mickey Mouse Club Disney Channel Korea
2018-2019 My English Puberty 100 Hours tvN Cast Member Season 2
2019 Wanna Play? GG! Channel A Cast Member

References
  1. "NEO Culture Technology". nct.smtown.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. "NCTDREAM Official WebSite". nctdream.smtown.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. "소설 속 소년들이 된 엔시티 드림". Allure Korea (in Korean). August 29, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  4. Kim, Sara (October 4, 2014). "[어저께TV] '엑소902014' K팝 시험, 90 반갑고 2014 새롭고" (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. Hwang, Geung-ji (July 9, 2015). "디즈니채널, 한국판 '미키마우스클럽' 제작 'SM 루키즈 출연'" (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  6. "NCT Dream releases new music video". The Korea Herald. August 25, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. "SMTOWN - 페이지를 찾을 수 없습니다". nct.smtown.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. "NCT, 신개념 콘텐츠 'Year Book' 공개…새 멤버 정우·루카스·쿤, '시선집중'". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). January 31, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. "컴백 앞둔 NCT, 2018년 빛낼 18명 비주얼 공개". 스포츠조선 (in Kanuri). February 2, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  10. OSEN (March 3, 2018). "NCT DREAM, 소년미 벗고 패기 더했다…마크 랩메이킹 참여". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  11. "네이버 뮤직 :: NCT 2018 EMPATHY - NCT". music.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  12. "'나의 영어사춘기2' 김원희·이재룡·김종민·이사배·NCT재민 출연 확정". n.news.naver.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  13. "NCT DREAM(엔시티 드림), 두 번째 티저 영상 공개…진솔한 매력 담아내 - 이창규 기자". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). August 26, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  14. "'컴백 D 2' 24일 NCT DREAM의 소속사 SM엔터테인먼트에..." 글로벌에듀 (in Korean). July 27, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  15. "NCT DREAM 해찬, '54만 장 판매고' 기록 '역대급' 앨범 판매 성과에 "믿기지 않는 숫자다 ::". www.stardailynews.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  16. NEWSIS (March 13, 2019). "문 대통령 내외가 선물 받은 'NCT DREAM' 앨범". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  17. "웹툰 '너를 싫어하는 방법' 단막극 제작, NCT 재민 주연 발탁(공식)". n.news.naver.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  18. "[공식입장] 데프콘→NCT 재민, '같이 할래? GG' 합류…5월 첫방". 뉴스1 (in Korean). April 9, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  19. "Siwon Choi and Jaemin Na join a cast of stars to celebrate World Children's Day across the world". www.unicef.org. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  20. "유니세프한국위원회 찾은 벨기에 왕비". news.naver.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  21. "인사 나누는 벨기에 마틸드 왕비와 송상현 회장". news.naver.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  22. "'NCT드림' 제노·재민, 인도네시아 봉사…"아이들에게 작은 힘 되길"". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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