Qian Kun

Qian Kun (Chinese: 钱锟, born 1 January 1996), better known by the mononym Kun, is a Chinese singer, songwriter and producer. He is a member of South Korean boy group NCT and its Chinese sub-unit WayV.

Not to be confused with Cai Xukun, Chinese singer and dancer also known professionally as Kun.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qian.
Kun
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Kun in 2018 at 24th Dream Concert
Born
Qian Kun

(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996[1]
Taining County, Fujian, China
EducationBeijing Contemporary Music Academy
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese錢錕
Simplified Chinese钱锟
Korean name
Hangul전곤
Hanja錢錕

Early life

Kun was born on January 1, 1996 in Taining County, Fujian, China. He graduated from Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.[2][3]

Career

Pre-debut

In December 2015, Kun was introduced as part of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team SM Rookies. On April 4, 2016, SM Entertainment announced NCT's first unit, NCT U. Kun sung the Chinese version of the single "Without You" originally sung by Taeil, Doyoung, and Jaehyun.[4]

2018–present: Debut with NCT, WayV and solo activities

In mid-January, SM Entertainment unveiled NCT 2018, a project involving all 18 members of NCT.[5][6] On January 30, SM released a video titled "NCT 2018 Yearbook #1," which featured all prior members and introduced new members Kun, Lucas, and Jungwoo.[7][8] He made his official debut on April 18, 2018, with "Black on Black".[9]

In December 2018, Kun was announced to be a part of NCT's China-based unit WayV, managed by Label V. The seven-member unit officially debuted on January 17, 2019 with their debut EP The Vision, with Kun being the group's leader. Its lead single "Regular" was the Mandarin remake of "Regular" by NCT 127.[10][11][12] On December 5, 2019, it was announced that Kun will be joining the MC lineup for a beauty talk show Pink Festa alongside Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Kwang-hee and more.[13][14] In 2020, Kun collaborated with Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi and bandmate Xiaojun on the single "I'll Be There", released on February 28, 2020.[15][16][17]

Discography
See also: NCT discography and WayV § Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
CHN
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"I'll Be There"
(with Zhou Mi and Xiaojun)		 2020 – – N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Original title Network Notes / Role Ref.
2019 Pink Festa 핑크페스타 MBC Music MC [19]

Notes
  1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.

References
  1. "NCT 쿤 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. "钱锟" (in Chinese). 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. "优秀毕业生代表！钱锟出席北音毕业礼并荣获"金穗奖"" (in Chinese). 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. Bae, Jung Yun (April 11, 2016). "NCT U′s Debut Performance to be Showcased in Korea and China". Mwave. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. "[단독] NCT, 新 대형 프로젝트 컴백 시동…신곡 뮤비위해 출국". Xports News (in Korean). January 15, 2018.
  6. "Three NCT Teams Debut on World Digital Song Sales Chart: Your Guide to Each One". Billboard. March 23, 2018.
  7. "NCT Unveils 3 New Members; JUNGWOO, KUN and LUCAS!". SBS News. January 31, 2018.
  8. "NCT, 초대형 프로젝트 '2018 NCT'로 컴백…3월 앨범 발매(공식)". Naver. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  9. "NCT 2018 Drops Beastly 'Black on Black' Performance Video". Billboard. April 18, 2018.
  10. "WayV_official". Weibo (in Chinese).
  11. "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). December 31, 2018.
  12. Herman, Tamar. "WayV Represents SM Entertainment's Goals For Global Dominance Through Cultural Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  13. "고준희, 뷰티 예능으로 방송 활동 재개…'핑크페스타' 진행자 발탁". Naver (in Korean). 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  14. "'핑크페스타' 고준희·김종국·광희·WayV 쿤·김민규 출연..12월 방송[공식]". Naver (in Korean). 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  15. "WATCH: Super Junior M's Zhoumi Collaborates With WayV's Kun And Xiaojun For Encouraging "I'll be there" Special Track". What The Kpop (in Korean). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  16. "슈퍼주니어-M 조미, 웨이션브이 쿤-샤오쥔과 함께 부른 희망 발라드 공개". Star Daily News (in Korean). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  17. "슈퍼주니어-M 조미, 28일 중국어 신곡 '자이 니 썬 팡' 발매". Naver (in Korean). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  18. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  19. POP, 헤럴드 (2019-12-05). "'핑크페스타' 고준희X김종국X광희X쿤X김민규 출연‥12월 그랜드 오픈[공식]". pop.heraldcorp.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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