Jun. K

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Jun. K
김민준
Jun. K in 2012
Born
Kim Jun-su

(1988-01-15) January 15, 1988 (age 36)
Daegu, South Korea
EducationDong-ah Institute of Media and Arts (Bachelor's Degree)
Kyunghee University (Master's Degree)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
  • dancer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsJYP
Member of
Website2pm.jype.com/profile.asp
Korean name
Hangul
김민준
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Min-jun
McCune–ReischauerKim Minchun
Stage name
Hangul
준케이
Revised RomanizationJun Ke-i
McCune–ReischauerJun Kei

Kim Min-jun (Korean: 김민준; Hanja: 金閔俊; born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Jun. K, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, dancer and actor. He is the main vocalist of 2PM.[1]

Formerly known as Kim Jun-su (Korean: 김준수), he revealed on October 17, 2012, that due to family reasons, he would be changing his name to Min-jun, though his stage name would remain the same.[2][non-primary source needed]

Jun. K is the writer and the composer of 2PM's title songs, "Go Crazy","My House" and "With Me Again". He also wrote and composed many b-side tracks for 2PM.[3][unreliable source?]

Aside from his group activities, Jun. K has released 3 digital singles, 2 extended plays in South Korea and 1 digital single, 4 extended plays in Japan, his first three Japanese albums which peaked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[4][5] His second Japanese album Love Letter ranked number one on both Billboard Japan "Top" and "Hot" album sales charts.[6][7] His first Korean album, Mr. NO♡, debuted at number nine on Billboard World Albums chart.[8] His third Japanese album "No Shadow" ranked number two on Billboard Japan "Top" and "Hot" album sales charts.[9] His fourth Japanese album No Time ranked number three on the Oricon daily sales chart.[10]

  1. ^ ":: 2PM". jype.com. n.d. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "JUN. K (@Jun2daKAY) – Twitter". Twitter. n.d. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jun.K Revealed to Have Written and Composed 2PM's Comeback Title Track". Soompi. June 5, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "LOVE & HATE(完全生産限定盤) | Jun.K(From 2 pm) | ORICON STYLE". oricon.co.jp. n.d. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Love Letter(完全生産限定盤) | Jun.K(From 2 pm) | ORICON STYLE". oricon.co.jp. n.d. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jun. K (From 2 pm)ソロ作品がビルボードアルバムセールスチャート制覇 2～4位は全てベストアルバム; Billboard Japan" [Jun. K (From 2PM)'s solo work tops the Billboard album sales chart, with 2nd to 4th place all being best albums]. Billboard Japan. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Jun. K (From 2 pm) 接戦のチャートを制す、AIのヒット曲満載オールタイムベストは2位に; Billboard Japan" [Jun. K (From 2PM) AI's hit-packed all-time best album comes in second in a closely contested chart]. Billboard Japan. December 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Gil, Hye-seong (August 21, 2016). '솔로' 현아 4위·준케이 9위, 美빌보드월드앨범차트 동반 '톱10 ['Solo' HyunA 4th, Jun. K 9th, Top 10 on Billboard World Albums Chart]. Naver. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "韓国ボーイズグループ2PMのメンバーJun. Kのソロアルバム『NO SHADOW』は、初動3日間で27,664枚、初動1週間累計では33,392枚となり、初動3日間の速報ランキングと同じく2位を守った" [[Billboard] BOYS AND MEN's "Majestic BMCA" sells 45,678 copies and is the No. 1 album in sales]. Billboard Japan. December 19, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  10. ^ "オリコンデイリー Cdアルバムランキング 2018年04月03日付 | Oricon News". www.oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2024.