Lee Jun-young
Lee Jun-young | |
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Born | South Korea | January 22, 1997
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Musical career | |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Korean name | |
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Revised Romanization | I Jun-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chunyŏng |
Lee Jun-young (Korean: 이준영; 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 |
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JPN [7] | |||
22 |
Track list
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18 |
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Single albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [9] | |||
Gallery |
Track list
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36 |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR | JPN | ||||
Korean | |||||
"Tell" | 2019 | — | — | Gallery | |
"Curious About U" (궁금해) | — | — | |||
Japanese | |||||
"Phenomenal World" | 2019 | — | 12 |
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Non-album single |
"Happiness"[a] | — | — | — | ||
"My Way" (feat. Reddy) | — | — | 22 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2016 | More Painful than Sadness | Lee Yunho | Independent film • Unopened |
Variety shows
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2017 | The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project | Himself | KBS2 |
Theater
Year | English title | Korean title | Role |
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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. |
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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
- ^ Happiness was released as a digital single only on June 12.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U-Kiss Jun to star in Avengers' Social Club". Hancinema. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "'더 유닛' 준 "유키스 중간 투입, 받아줘 감사했다"". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "[공식]'더유닛' 유앤비(UNB), 4월 7일 데뷔 확정 '기대 UP'". sports.chosun.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "[Interview] U-Kiss's Jun Looks up to Rain". Hancinema. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Jun to Star in New MBC Weekend Drama, The Goodbye Has Left". Hancinema. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Junの売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ 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.
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- "Gallery". December 12, 2019.
- ^ 2019년 12월 Album Chart [December 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "[공식] 정지소X이준영→박지연X강찬희, 웹툰원작 '이미테이션' 출연 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Korea-Japan joint musical
- ^ Kim Ha-jin (December 10, 2014). "유키스 케빈-준, 글로벌 뮤지컬 '온에어-야간비행' 캐스팅". news.heraldcorp (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ Park Soo-jeong (June 26, 2015). "유키스 수현-준, 한국창작 뮤지컬 '런투유' 일본 공연 주인공 발탁". tenasia.hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ 14 February - 24 May
- ^ 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
- ^ "유키스 준, 배우 이준영으로 문화연예대상 신인상 수상". EDAILY (in Korean). November 30, 2018.
- ^ "[MBC 연기대상]김경남·이준영·오승아·이설, 남녀 신인상 공동 수상". chosun.com (in Korean). December 30, 2018.
- ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2020). "조병규-소주연 남녀 신인상 (2020 SBS 연기대상)". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Kim Hyun-jung (January 11, 2020). "유키스 이준영·한재아, 남녀신인상 [제5회 한국뮤지컬어워즈]". xportsnews (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.