Jr. (singer)

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Junior
Jr. 2012.jpg
Born Park Jin-young
(1994-09-22) September 22, 1994 (age 21)
Occupation
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments
Years active 2012-present
Labels
Associated acts
Birth name
Hangul 박진영
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bak Jin-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chin-yŏng

Park Jin-young (Hangul박진영; hanja朴珍榮; born September 22, 1994), commonly known by his stage name Junior, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the duo JJ Project and the group Got7, both of which are under JYP Entertainment.

Junior's stage name was Jr. previously before it was officially changed to Junior on May 20, 2015.[1]

History[edit]

Pre-debut[edit]

In 2011, Junior was cast in a role (as Jung Ui-bong) with Kang So-ra, Jin Woon, Ji Yeon, JB, Hyorin and Park Seo-joon[2] in the drama entitled Dream High 2. The drama began broadcasting, January 30, 2012 on KBS.[3]

On February 29, 2012 he released his OST song "We Are The B" for KBS's Dream High 2 together with Jinwoon, Kang So-ra and Kim Ji-soo.[4] On March 11, 2013, it was announced that Junior would be appearing as Seo Mi-joon on MBC's new drama When a Man Falls in Love with his bandmate JB.[5]

2012: Debut as JJ Project[edit]

Main article: JJ Project

On May 7, JYP Entertainment has revealed a teaser video for the 1st Single Album "JJ Project Slot Machine".[6] On May 9, another video teaser entitled, "JYP 007" was uploaded through JJ Project's official YouTube account.[7] On May 17, 2012, JYP Entertainment released the final teaser,[8] and on May 19, the official music video for title track "Bounce" was released through their official YouTube account and the duo debuted their promotions for "Bounce" on M! Countdown on May 24, 2012.[9]

2014: Debut as Got7[edit]

Main article: Got7

On December 24, 2013, it was announced that the two members of JJ Project would debut as part of a 7-member boy band called Got7.[10] On January 7, 2014, JYP Entertainment released the teaser images for Junior along with the teaser images of his group members Youngjae and BamBam.[11] Their debut song "Girls Girls Girls" and the music video for the track were released on January 14, 2014.[12]

Discography[edit]

Soundtracks[edit]

Year Song From Album Duration
2012 "B Class Life" Dream High 2 OST 2:30
"Balloons" 3:29

Filmography[edit]

Dramas[edit]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2012 Dream High 2 Jung Ui-bong KBS2 Supporting character
2013 When a Man Falls in Love Ddol-yi MBC Supporting character
2015 Dream Knight (GOT) Junior Youku Tudou Korean-Chinese web series by JYPE and Youku Tudou
Beloved Eun-dong 17-year-old Park Hyun-soo jTBC Younger version of the protagonist

Variety show[edit]

Year Title Network Notes
2014 King of Food KBS On January 31, 2014

MCs[edit]

Year Channel Show Note
2014 KBS Music Bank Special MC with JB (140117)
Mnet M! Countdown Special MC with JB (140220)
SBS SBS Inkigayo Special MC with Kwanghee, Naeun, Lizzy (140413)
KBS Music Bank Special MC With Jimin (140620)
MBC Show! Music Core Special MC with Minho and Sohyun (140712)
Mnet M! Countdown Special MC with JB, Jackson (141225)
2015 Mnet M! Countdown [13] Permanent MC

Music video appearances[edit]

Year Song title Artist
2010 Tasty San San E
2014 Feel [14] Lee Junho
2015 Speed Up Melody Day

Endorsements[edit]

  • 2012: LG's teen cosmetic line "Nana's B" with JB [15]
  • 2012: Clothing brand "TBJ" with JB [16]
  • 2012: "Reebok's GL 6000" with JB and Wonder Girls' Sohee [17]
  • 2014: "Black Yak WALK FIT" with Got7 [18]
  • 2014: "Natuur Pop" with Got7 [19]
  • 2014: "SMART School Uniform" with Got7
  • 2014: "Dewytree" with Got7 [20]
  • 2014: "J'ESTINA" with Got7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notice of Got7 Jr. Name Change". got7.jype.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015. 
  2. ^ Final Cast of "Dream High Season 2 Revealed"
  3. ^ 'Dream High Season 2' To Begin
  4. ^ OST Dream High 2 Part 6 "We Are The B"
  5. ^ "JJ Project′s JB to Appear as Shin Se Kyung′s Little Brother in ′When a Man Falls in Love′". Ko Hung Ju. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 11 March 2013. 
  6. ^ "JB & JR to officially debut? JYP Entertainment reveals teaser for "JJ Project"". allkpop. Retrieved 7 May 2012. 
  7. ^ "JYP Entertainment reveals second teaser for "JJ Project"". allkpop. Retrieved 9 May 2012. 
  8. ^ "JJ Project reveals teaser for "Bounce"". allkpop. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 
  9. ^ "JJ Project reveals MV for "Bounce"". allkpop. Retrieved 19 May 2012. 
  10. ^ "JYP Entertainment reported to launch the debut of 7-member boy group next month". allkpop. Retrieved December 24, 2013. 
  11. ^ "GOT7 release teaser images for Youngjae, BamBam, and Junior". allkpop. Retrieved January 7, 2014. 
  12. ^ "GOT7 debut with 'Girls Girls Girls' MV!". allkpop. Retrieved January 14, 2014. 
  13. ^ "Mnet M! Countdown welcomes four new MCs: Bambam, Jr, Jungshin, and Key". koreaboo. Retrieved March 26, 2015. 
  14. ^ "2PM's Junho locks eyes with Min Hyo Rin in 'Feel' short PV, also featuring appearances from JB and Junior". allkpop. Retrieved June 20, 2014. 
  15. ^ "LG생활건강 '나나스비' 모델에 'JJ프로젝트' 발탁". Nate. Retrieved 25 June 2012. 
  16. ^ "JJ프로젝트 데뷔 두달만 광고모델 두개 대박신인 광고 잭팟". Newsen. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  17. ^ "Sohee and JJ Project model for Reebok’s GL 6000 series". allkpop. Retrieved 20 November 2012. 
  18. ^ "OT7 strut their stuff and show their moves in first CF for 'BLACK YAK WALK FIT'". allkpop. Retrieved February 28, 2014. 
  19. ^ "GOT7 are the new sweet faces for 'Natuur POP'". allkpop. Retrieved March 13, 2014. 
  20. ^ ""GOT7"、DEWYTREEに出会う?!". ameblo.jp. Retrieved September 19, 2014. 

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