Jun. K | |
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김민준 | |
Born | Kim Jun-su January 15, 1988 Daegu, South Korea |
Education | Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts (Bachelor's Degree) Kyunghee University (Master's Degree) |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | JYP |
Member of | |
Website | 2pm |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김민준 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Min-jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Minchun |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 준케이 |
Revised Romanization | Jun Ke-i |
McCune–Reischauer | Jun 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]