Kim Nam-joo (singer)
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Born | Kim Nam-joo April 15, 1995 Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Sungkyunkwan University |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Plan A Entertainment |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Nam-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Namchu |
Kim Nam-joo (born April 15, 1995), better known by the mononym Namjoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.
Career
Pre-debut
Before debuting with Apink, she starred in a 2007 TV commercial at age 13.[1]
2011: Apink
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Kim joined Cube Entertainment through the 2010 Cube Party auditions and was one of the last Apink members to be introduced before the group's debut. Kim debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요; Mollayo) and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 21, 2011.[2] She is also one of the two members of Apink's sub-unit PINK BnN along with Yoon Bo-mi.[3]
2015–present: Investigator Alice and variety shows
In September 2015, she was cast in Naver TVCast's 8-episode web drama Investigator Alice,[4] which was released in October 2015,[5] where she portrayed detective Chun Yeon-joo.
In March 2015, Kim joined MBC's Tutoring Across Generations in place of Lee Tae-im,[6] but the show got cancelled on April 2 after episode 21 due to falling ratings.[7] Kim with fellow member Yoon Bo-mi appeared on Sugar Man as PINK BnN on October 20, 2015. In 2016, Kim and Apink co-member Yoon Bo-mi became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[8] In the December 27 broadcast of King of Mask Singer, it was revealed that Kim was behind the mask "Good Daughter Shim Cheong".[9][10]
In October 2017, Kim was cast in the lead role of Juliet Capulet in Sungkyunkwan University's production of Romeo and Juliet.[11]
Other works
Kim alongside groupmate Jung Eun-ji and Jang Hyun-seung, former member of Beast, released the single "A Year Ago" from the project A Cube For Season #White on January 3, 2013 to commemorate the success of their respective groups.[12]
In 2014, she performed "Seoul Lonely" with the hip-hop trio Phantom on several music programs.[13]
On June 2, 2015, she released a duet with BtoB's Yook Sung-jae entitled "Photograph", as part of Cube Entertainment's project single album A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2.[14]
Personal life
Kim attended Seoul Performing Arts High School along with fellow Apink members Son Na-eun, Oh Ha-young, and former member Hong Yoo-kyung. She graduated in February 2014.[15] In 2015, Kim was accepted to Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Performance Arts.[16]
Songwriting
Songs written
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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2016 | "Lost Pieces" | Dear | Co-written with Bomi |
Discography
Apink BnN
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [17] |
KOR Hot 100 [18] | ||||
"My Darling" | 2014 | 22 | 17 | Pink Luv |
Solo
Year | Title | Album | Notes |
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2013 | "A Year Ago" | Acube For Season #White | with Eunji and Jang Hyun-seung |
2015 | "Photograph" | Acube For Season #Blue | with Yook Sung-jae |
"The Magic" | Tom Little and The Magic Mirror OST | solo | |
2016 | "Our Night Is More Beautiful Than Your Day" | Summer11 Project | with various artists |
"Sweet Now" | Dalda | with Damiano | |
2017 | "I Pray 4 You" | School 2017 OST | with Bomi |
"Shake" | Deep OST | with Defconn |
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2015–2016 | Investigator Alice | Chun Yeon-joo | Naver TVCast | Lead role; 2 seasons |
2017 | Bad Boys Detective | Oh Jin Kyung | Naver TV | Lead role |
Musical theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet Capulet | Lead role |
References
- ^ Kim JiYeon (June 2, 2012). "A Pink's Kim Nam Joo was a Commercial Star as a Young Child". enewsWorld. Mwave. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "A Pink releases debut EP, "Seven Springs of Apink"". Allkpop. April 18, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ starsung (June 26, 2014). "A Pink unveil the members of their new sub-unit 'PINK BnN' set for launch tomorrow". Newsen. allkpop. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ [단독] 에이핑크 남주, 웹드라마 ‘수사관 엘리스’ 출연…첫 촬영 시작 (in Korean). September 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "First Poster For APink Namjoo's Web Drama 'Detective Alice' Revealed". October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "A Pink′s Nam Joo Joins ′Tutoring Across Generations′ in Place of Lee Tae Im". Mwave. March 9, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ MBC 측 "'띠과외' 폐지…예원·이태임 때문 아냐" (in Korean). Nate. April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "[Photo] Apink′s Yoon Bo Mi and Kim Nam Joo are Pumped for ′Shik Shin Road′". Mwave. March 9, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Song, Michael (December 27, 2015). "Good Daughter Singer Simcheong Identity Revealed on King of Masked Singer". koogle.tv. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Dong-Joo. "Shim Chung on 'King of Mask Singer' found out to be Apink's Nam Joo". StarN News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ 에이핑크 김남주, 연극 무대 도전···‘로미오와 줄리엣’ 캐스팅 (in Korean). Naver. October 30, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "A Cube For season # White". Mwave. Mnet Media.
- ^ Kim Chan Mi (June 2, 2014). "Phantom Makes A Pink's Kim Nam Joo Cry with Hidden Camera". Newsen. Mwave. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "[Video] A Pink's Nam Joo and BTOB's Yook Sung Jae Get Together for a 'Photograph' in New Song". Mwave. June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "A-Pink's Kim Nam Joo, 'I Just Graduated!". BNTNewsUK. February 13, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Jeon Ah Ram (February 2, 2015). "A Pink′s Kim Nam Joo Accepted into Sungkyunkwan University". Newsen. Mwave. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Week 27 Top 100 Gaon Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
- ^ "2014 Week 28 Top 100 Gaon Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
External links
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