Wen Junhui

Wen Junhui (Chinese: 文俊辉; Korean: 문준휘; born 10 June 1996), also known by his stage name Jun, is a Chinese singer and actor based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen and its sub-unit "Performance Unit" under Pledis Entertainment.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wen.
Wen Junhui
文俊辉
Wen during the KCON New York 2016 Press Conference
Born (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Other namesJun, Jerry Wen
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2002–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese文俊輝
Simplified Chinese文俊辉

Before joining Seventeen, Wen was a child actor who starred in multiple films including The Pye Dog (2006), for which he won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Actor Silver Award. In 2010, he played the young Ip Man in The Legend Is Born: Ip Man.

Early life and career

Jun was born on 10 June 1996 in Shenzhen, China.[1] He appeared in a commercial at the age of two, and in the television series Flying Dragon – the Special Unit (特警飞龙) at the age of five.[1]

He made his film debut in 2006 in The Pye Dog, for which he won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Performer Silver Award and was nominated for the Best New Performer Award of the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards.[2] In 2010, he played the young Ip Man in The Legend Is Born: Ip Man.[1]

Seventeen and solo activities

He moved to South Korea and was a K-pop trainee for more than two years.[1] In 2015, Jun debuted with the South Korea boy band, Seventeen. Their first EP 17 Carat was digitally released on May 29.[3]

In 2018, it was announced that Jun would be releasing his first ever solo Chinese album, "Can You Sit Next to Me?".[4]

Discography
Main article: Seventeen discography

Studio album
Title Details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[5]
Can You Sit Next to Me? – –

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Pye Dog Lin Zhihong Won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Performer Silver Award
2010 The Legend Is Born: Ip Man Young Ip Man Supporting role
2013 My Mother Lin Yilong Main role

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2002 Give Me Folly Feng Xiaoye
Special Police Dragon Guangdong Radio and Television
2004 Cross Boarder Daddy
2005 Go! Go! Daddy Zeng Cheng Asia Television Main role
2010 Drunk Red Crust Xiao Xiao Jiu iQiyi
Who's the Hero Asia Television Cameo
2012 Children's War Liu Xiaofeng Shanghai Television Supporting role
2015 Intouchable Little Dracula iQiyi Main role

Television shows
Year Title Network Notes
2018 潮音戰紀 Tencent Cast member

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Seventeen
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award Best New Performer Silver Award The Pye Dog Won
2008 27th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Nominated

References
  1. "文俊辉：给他一支话筒，燃炸"潮音"舞台！". China Entertainment News. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. "《七日生》片頭曲MV將發佈 文俊輝徐明浩演繹". Sina. 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. Benjamin, Jeff (2015-05-30). "Here's What a 13-Member K-Pop Boy Band Looks Like: Watch 'Adore U' by Seventeen". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. Samar, Khouri (2018-12-01). "K-Pop Corner: Seventeen's Jun to drop surprise Chinese album". Gulf News. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  5. Gaon Album Chart:
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