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Lee Jun-young
Lee in February 2018
Born (1997-01-22) January 22, 1997 (age 27)
South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationI Jun-yeong
McCune–ReischauerI Chunyŏng

Lee Jun-young (Korean이준영; born January 22, 1997), also known as Jun, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor. In June 2014, He debuted as a new member of U-KISS. In October 2017, He joined survival program The Unit, which he finished in first place and became a member of the project group UNB.

Apart from his group's activities, he has participated in various television dramas, notably Avengers Social Club (2017), marking his career breakthrough,[1] and Goodbye to Goodbye (2018), Class of Lies (2019), and Good Casting (2020).

Career

2014: Career beginnings

On May 15, 2014, NH Media announced, via U-KISS' official Korean website, new member Jun to the public. On June 2, 2014 Jun made his debut with U-KISS and they released the 9th mini album 'Mono Scandal' along with the 19+ rated MV 'Quit Playing' which became a title track.

2017–present: Acting roles and UNB

In 2017, he made a successful debut as an actor in the television series Avengers Social Club.[2]

On October 28, 2017, Jun joined survival program The Unit and passed with a superboot.[3] He made it to the final Top 9 and was voted number 1. He was promoting with UNB, which consists of finalists from the show, which debuted on April 7, 2018 until January 27, 2019.[4]

In May 2018, he made his second acting appearance as Han Min-soo in the MBC television series Goodbye to Goodbye (2018).[5][6]

In 2019, he made his third acting appearance as Yoo Beom-jin in the OCN television series Class of Lies as a top student who is a genius and perfectionist.

In February 2020, he wrapped up filming as Kang Woo-won in the SBS television series Good Casting (2020) which was entirely pre-produced.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[7]
22
Track list
  1. Come Alive
  2. Be Your Man
  3. I'm in Love with You
  4. Gravity
  5. My Way (feat. Reddy)
  6. Circle of Love
18
  • JPN: 3,649 (Phy.)[8]

Single albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[9]
Gallery
Track list
  1. Curious About U (궁금해)
  2. Mirror
  3. Tell
36

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR JPN
Korean
"Tell" 2019 Gallery
"Curious About U" (궁금해)
Japanese
"Phenomenal World" 2019 12 Non-album single
"Happiness"[a]
"My Way" (feat. Reddy) 22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
JPN
"Love Me"
(Lee Hae-ri feat. Jun)
2017 Non-album singles
"Abstract"
(SOLIDEMO feat. Jun)
"Winter Wonderland"
(Kyrielle Lee Gyu-in, Choi Byung-mo feat. Jun)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
JPN
"Don't Know Why"
(with Shion Miyawaki and AK)
2018 Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
"Ziugae" (지우개) 2018 King of Mask Singer episode 152
"Because It's You" (너라서) Goodbye to Goodbye OST
"My Love To You" (내사랑 투유)
(with Kei)
2019 Chart Show Again - The Winner Is?
"Let's Make Love" (사랑하자)
(with Soyeon (Laboum))
2020 Good Casting OST
"To You Who Will Be Tired" (지쳐있을 너에게) 2020 Please Don't Date Him OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2017 Avengers Social Club Lee Soo-gyum tvN
2018 Goodbye to Goodbye Han Min-soo MBC
2019 Class of Lies Yoo Beom-jin OCN
2020 Good Casting Kang Woo-won SBS
Backstreet Rookie Customer (Ep. 2) SBS
2020–21 Please Don't Date Him Jung Kook-hee MBC Every 1
2021 Imitation Kwon Ryok [12] KBS2
TBA D.P. [13] Netflix

Film

Year Title Role Remarks
2016 More Painful than Sadness Lee Yunho Independent film • Unopened

Variety shows

Year Title Role Network
2017 The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Himself KBS2

Theater

Year English title Korean title Role
2015[14] ON AIR~夜間飛行~ 타인 [15]
RUN TO YOU~Street Life~ Kang Jae-min [16]
2019 Swag Age: Shout out, Chosun! 스웨그에이지: 외쳐, 조선! HongDan
2020 [17] [18]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 26th Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards Best New Actor Goodbye to Goodbye Won [19]
36th MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Won [20]
2020 28th SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Good Casting Nominated [21]
2021 5th Korea Musical Awards Best New Actor Swag Age: Shout out, Chosun! Won [22]

Notes

  1. ^ Happiness was released as a digital single only on June 12.

References

  1. ^ 세계일보 (2014-05-15). "유키스, 새 멤버 '준' 영입…"동호 공백 메울 인재"". 유키스, 새 멤버 '준' 영입…"동호 공백 메울 인재" - 세상을 보는 눈, 글로벌 미디어 - 세계닷컴 -. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ^ "U-Kiss Jun to star in Avengers' Social Club". Hancinema. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "'더 유닛' 준 "유키스 중간 투입, 받아줘 감사했다"". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. ^ "[공식]'더유닛' 유앤비(UNB), 4월 7일 데뷔 확정 '기대 UP'". sports.chosun.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. ^ "[Interview] U-Kiss's Jun Looks up to Rain". Hancinema. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Jun to Star in New MBC Weekend Drama, The Goodbye Has Left". Hancinema. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Junの売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  8. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年02月03日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 3, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  9. ^
  10. ^ 2019년 12월 Album Chart [December 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "週間 シングルランキング – 2019年04月22日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME inc. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "[공식] 정지소X이준영→박지연X강찬희, 웹툰원작 '이미테이션' 출연 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  13. ^ Among the actors announced in the cast, the name and setting of the role alone was private. According to the SNS comment of the original author and drama writer Kim Bo-Tong, it is said to be an intense role.
  14. ^ Korea-Japan joint musical
  15. ^ Kim Ha-jin (December 10, 2014). "유키스 케빈-준, 글로벌 뮤지컬 '온에어-야간비행' 캐스팅". news.heraldcorp (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  16. ^ Park Soo-jeong (June 26, 2015). "유키스 수현-준, 한국창작 뮤지컬 '런투유' 일본 공연 주인공 발탁". tenasia.hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  17. ^ 14 February - 24 May
  18. ^ The previous closing date was April 26 or according to the government policy recommending social distancing due to Corona 19, the performance was suspended for two weeks from March 31, and the closing date was extended to May 24
  19. ^ "유키스 준, 배우 이준영으로 문화연예대상 신인상 수상". EDAILY (in Korean). November 30, 2018.
  20. ^ "[MBC 연기대상]김경남·이준영·오승아·이설, 남녀 신인상 공동 수상". chosun.com (in Korean). December 30, 2018.
  21. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2020). "조병규-소주연 남녀 신인상 (2020 SBS 연기대상)". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  22. ^ Kim Hyun-jung (January 11, 2020). "유키스 이준영·한재아, 남녀신인상 [제5회 한국뮤지컬어워즈]". xportsnews (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.