Kim Kyu Jong
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | 김규종 (金奎鐘) |
| Born | 24 February 1987 Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, J-pop, Dance, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer, Dancer, DJ, MC, Actor, model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | DSP Media (2005 - 2010) B2M Entertainment (2010 - Present) |
| Associated acts | SS501 (2005-present) |
| Website | http://www.kyu-jong.com/ |
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| Hangul | 김규종 |
| Hanja | 金奎鐘 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Gyu-jong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyu-chong |
Kim Kyu Jong (Hangul: 김규종, Hanja:金奎鐘) was born on 24 February 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of 'Lee Shin' and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with mini album Turn Me On.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 2005: Debut
Kim debuted as a member of SS501 on 8 June 2005. He started his acting career with a role in Mnet hip-hop music drama Break on 11 May 2006. Kim along with members of SS501, except for Young Saeng who was recovering from the sugery, lent their voices to the Korean version of 2006 animated film Pi's Story.[1]
On 21 August 2006, he took over as DJ on radio programme SS501's Youngstreet on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), when fellow member Heo Young Saeng left due to a throat condition requiring laryngeal surgery.[2] He continued to host the programme with fellow member Park Jung Min.
On 21 November 2008, Kim joined as one of the regular hosts on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) God Of Cookery Expedition.
In 2008, with Jung Min, who's performing in the lead role of 'Danny Park' in musical Grease and Hyun Joong on Boys Over Flowers; Young Saeng togther with Kyu Jong and Hyung Jun, formed 'SS501 Project Group' with Young Saeng as the leader. They released a project album named U R Man in November 2008, with high tempo dance title track "UR Man". They also contributed to the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack with "내 머리가 나빠서" (Because I'm Stupid), and appeared in episode four in a cameo prformace of "U R Man". The track won Song of the Month for February at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards on 28 March 2009.
In the project album, Kyu Jong wrote the lyrics for his solo track, "Never Let You Go". He also wrote the lyrics for his part of "완.두.콩." (Green Peas), a song written for their fans, released in their album Rebirth.
[edit] 2010: Leaving DSP Media
In June 2010, upon the expiration of Kim's contract with DSP Media, he along with fellow band member Heo Young Saeng, signed with B2M Entertainment, the agency of former DSP Media songstress Lee Hyori, to embark on his solo career.[3] To launch his solo career, Heo along with Kyu Jong held a joint fanmeeting, Kyu Jong & Young Saeng Story In Seoul on 4 December, which continued in Hong Kong, Japan and countries across Asia.[4][5]
[edit] 2011: Solo debut
Kim made his theatrical musical debut in Goong: Musical (Hangul: 뮤지컬 궁), a spin-off of the television drama, in Korea. He took over the role of male lead Lee Shin, from U-Know Yunho of TVXQ. He also performed it in Kyoto, Japan from 11 June to 1 July[6]
On 27 September 2011 he released his debut solo mini album, Turn Me On with "Yesterday" as its title track. It also features rap by fellow member Heo Young Saeng in dance track "My Love".[7]
In October, 2011, Kim was cast in a 36-part weekend drama titled Go! Mrs. Go! to be shown on cable channel CSTV at the end of 2011. Where he will play an aspiring musical actor named Nicky to mark his acting debut.[8] On 9 November 2011, Kim will perform along with other Korean and Japanese artists, at the Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011 at Saitama Super Arena, Japan.[9]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- 2007: "Hikari" (光) - Kokoro
- 2008: "Never Let You Go" - U R Man
- 2009: "Wuss Up" - Solo Collection
[edit] Album
- 2011: Turn Me On - 1st mini album
[edit] DVD
- 2011 - Young Saeng & Kyu Jong: Summer and Love (Japanese edition only)
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television/films
- 2006: Break - Mnet
- 2006: Pi's Story (Korean version) as the Clam (voice only)
- 2009: SETI (Searching for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) - Daum
- 2011: Saving Madame Go Bong Shil - CSTV
[edit] Variety shows
- 2005 - M! Countdown - Mnet as MC
- 2008: Manwon Haengbok - MBC (episodes 19 and 26 April)
- 2008: Shopping King - Olive (13 May)
- 2008: God of Cookery Expedition - MBC (21 November 2008 to 1 May 2009) as host
[edit] Radio DJ
- SS501's Youngstreet - SBS (from 21 August 2006)
[edit] Performances
- 2011 - Goong: Musical as Lee Shin
- 2011 - Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011 - Saitama Super Arena, Japan
[edit] References
- ^ (Korean) "July! SS501 'Pi's Story' as a brilliant screen debut! 7월! SS501 '파이 스토리'로 화려한 스크린 데뷔!". ystar. 26 June 2006. http://ystar.cu-media.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=15466. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ (Korean) "SS501, The Main Vocal Concert Heo Young Saeng Laryngeal Surgery Postponed" Sports Seoul. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 2011-10-31
- ^ Hong, Lucia "Kim Kyu-jong, Heo Young-saeng to sign with new agency" 10 Asia. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-31
- ^ (Korean) "김규종 SS501 앨범은 내년쯤 계획" Nate News. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-09
- ^ (Korean) "김규종 "SS501 음반은 다음해로 계획 中" 발표" Nate News. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-09
- ^ Kim, Heidi "SS501 Kim Kyu-jong to star in musical 'Goong'" 10 Asia. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-19
- ^ Hong, Lucia "Kim Kyu-jong to begin solo singing career with mini-album next week" 10 Asia. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-29
- ^ Kim, Jessica f(x) "Luna, Kim Kyu-jong to make acting debut" 10 Asia. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-29
- ^ Hong, Lucia "Several K-pop artists to take part in music fest in Japan next month" 10 Asia. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-26
[edit] External Links
- (Korean) Kim Kyu Jong official homepage
- (Japanese) Kim Kyu Jong official homepage
- B2M Entertainment official YouTube channel
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