Jun.K’s Profile
Stage Name: Jun. K Birth Name: Kim Min Jun (formerly known as Kim Junsu) Nickname: Jundyu, Daegu Granpa Position: Main Vocalist Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea Date of Birth: January 15th, 1988 Age: 31 years old Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Height: 180 cm Weight: 68 kg Blood Type: A Religion: Buddhism Hobbies: illustrator, fashion Twitter: @Jun2daKAY Instagram: jun2dakay
Facts About Jun.K
He was born in Daegu, South Korea. Family: Mother, younger brother (his father passed away in 2012). His birth name was Kim Jun-su, but on October 17th, 2012, he legally changed his name to Kim Min Jun (due to family reasons). He was accepted both into YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, but he chose JYP. Before he debuted, he won several contests in songwriting and poetry. In elementary school and high school, he had received over 70 awards for essays and book reports. His former stage name was Junsu. Jun. K speaks Korean, English, and conversational Japanese. He is a close friend to G–Dragon, and TaeYang of BIGBANG. He feels sexy while jumping rope. His hobbies are composing songs, fashion, collecting accessories and shoes. In 2011, he released his first solo single “Alive.“ In 2012, he starred in the musical The Three Musketeers where he played the role of D’Artagnan. In 2013, he starred in the musical Jack the Ripper where he played the role of Daniel. In 2014, he released his Japanese solo album Love & Hate. His Love & Hate concert tour ranked in the top 10 best concerts in Japan in 2014, making him the only K-Pop idol on the list. In 2015 he released his 2nd solo Japanese album Love Letter, which quickly reached number one on the Oricon daily album charts. In July 2016, he released his 1st Korean album, Mr. NO♡. In December 2016, he released his 3rd Japanese solo album, No Shadow, which also reached number one on the Oricon daily album charts. In January 2017, Jun-K released his 2nd solo Korean album, 77-1X3-00. He was the 1st 2PM member who composed a title track for 2PM – “Go Crazy” (2014). He also composed the title track “My House” (2015). He has composed the most songs for JYP Entertainment after J. Y. Park. He enlisted in the military on May 8th, 2018. He has sensitive skin so he often wears a black tank top under his clothes to protect his skin. He was one of the cast members on the first season of The Romantic & Idol, he paired up with FIESTAR’s Jei and AOA’s Hyejeong on the show. Jun.K’s ideal type: he likes women who work and have a successful career.
Debut with 2PM
Jun.K first debuted as a member of 2PM through Mnet’s Hot Blood Men, a documentary that captured the group’s training days to become members of the boy band known as One Day. Eventually, One Day separated the trainees into two groups, 2AM and 2PM. Usually, most of the Korean boy bands at the time adopted a pretty boy image. However, 2PM constructed a different image with a tough and macho beast-like image. 2PM emphasized their masculine images and created the jimseung-dol (jimseung means an animal or beast in Korean) phenomenon in 2008. The group officially debuted on September 4th, 2008, with their debut song “10 Points Out of 10 Points.” The song showcased their acrobatic dance styles. They achieved their first number 1 single with “Again & Again.” Both songs are featured on 2PM’s album titled The First Album 1:59 PM that was released in 2009.
The band released another Korean album, known as Hands Up, in 2011. The title track “Hands Up” gained massive success both in Korea and worldwide.
After more than a year, the group returned in 2013 with their third studio album Grown. In September 2014, 2PM came back to the Korean Music Industry with their fourth studio album Go Crazy. On June 15th, 2015, 2PM made a comeback with their fifth studio album No.5. After a one year hiatus, the highly anticipated 2PM returned on September 13th, 2016, with their sixth studio album Gentlemen’s Game.
Solo Career
Jun.K debuted as a solo singer on October 7th, 2011, by releasing his debut single “Alive.” The song quickly became number one on Cyworld. The song shows a deeper look into Jun. K’s unique musical world. It has a smooth beat that reveals a new charm to the singer. In 2012, he took part in the soundtrack of the Korean drama I Love Lee Tae-ri with the song called “Love… Goodbye.” The same year, he also began his acting career by playing the role of D’Artagnan in the musical theatre The Three Musketeers. Then in 2013, he played as Daniel in the musical Jack the Ripper.
Mr. NO♡
Release Date: August 9th, 2016
77-1X3-00
Release Date: January 12th, 2017
My 20’s
Release Date: November 30th, 2017
Love Life and Opening Up About His Ex-Girlfriend Getting Married
Jun.K wrote the lyrics of the song, “Your Wedding” based on his personal experience. It is a song depicting the sadness of attending one’s ex-girlfriend’s wedding. Jun.K revealed he heard the news of his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. The singer did not attend his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. However, he wrote the song based on his feelings at that very moment.
Love Letter
Release Date: November 25th, 2015
No Shadow
Release Date: December 14th, 2016
No Time
Release Date: April 4th, 2018
Injury
On February 26th, Jun.K suffered an accident when he was performing with his group 2PM at their 6 Nights concert event. He fell off the stage in between moving platforms and was immediately taken away by a stretcher and admitted into a hospital. Jun.K had to undergo surgery because he fractured his elbow and his finger and he was also further examined because of pain in his chest and knee. On March 17th, 2017, 2PM’s Jun.K posted a video on his personal Instagram with the captions, “I’m starting rehabilitation exercise after being discharged from hospital.”
A post shared by JUN. K (@jun2dakay) on Mar 16, 2017 at 9:16pm PDT In the video, Jun.K is wearing a cast on his right arm and appears to be doing stretching and strengthening exercises.
