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Na Jae-min
Born (2000-08-13) August 13, 2000 (age 24)
Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
NationalityKorean
EducationIncheon Cheong-il Elementary School
Incheon Haewon Middle School
School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • rapper
  • singer
  • actor
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNa Jae-min
McCune–ReischauerNa Chaemin

Na Jae-min (Korean: 나재민), known professionally by the mononym Jaemin (Hangul: 재민), is a South Korean dancer, rapper, songwriter, and actor based in Seoul, South Korea. He is a member of South-Korean boy group NCT[1] and its sub-unit NCT Dream[2]

Early Life

Jaemin was born in Jeonju, South Korea on August 13, 2000. He studied at Incheon Cheong-il Elementary School; he also studied at Incheon Haewon Middle School and School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA). He was street-casted by SM Entertainment‘s staff while handing out posters and collecting trash as a volunteer with his mom at an event.[3][better source needed]

Career

2014–2015: SM Rookies

In 2014, Jaemin appeared on Exo 90:2014 - a reality TV Show starring Exo, alongside other members of the SM Rookies program, where they performed songs and recreated music videos of prominent 90s K-pop idols.[4]

He also featured in several SM Rookies events including SM Town Live World Tour IV before being formally introduced on April 22, 2015.

In 2015, Jaemin appeared on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club as a Mouseketeer alongside other members of the SM Rookies program. The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015 and was hosted by Leeteuk of Super Junior.[5]

2016–present: NCT and solo endeavours

On August 25, 2016, SM confirmed Jaemin as a member of NCT and its third subgroup, NCT Dream, alongside Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung. The group made their official debut on August 24, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum". [6] The group follows an admission-graduation system, where they graduate from the unit after reaching the Korean age of 20 (19 years old, international age).[7][8]

On February 1, 2017, SM Entertainment announced that NCT Dream would release their first single album, 'The First'. However, Jaemin did not participate in the release due to complications from a herniated disc.[9]

He made his official return to NCT on March 4, 2018, where NCT Dream released their single, "Go", which was included in NCT's first album, NCT 2018 Empathy. It also marked Jaemin's first comeback since NCT Dream's debut. Later the same year, he made his first major comeback with NCT Dream when releasing their second Korean EP, We Go Up.

In 2018 Jaemin joined the cast for tvN's "My English Teen 100 Hours", an educational entertainment show in which the cast members were to study English intensively for 7 hours each day during 2 weeks. Following the study, the members went abroad and tested their use of English in real life.[10] In February 2019, Jaemin was casted as a main character for JTBC short web-drama "Method to Hate You", produced based on a popular webtoon of the same name.[11]

In March 2019, Jaemin came to Malaysia with NCT Dream members Jeno and Jisung, to represent K-pop stars at event "K-Wave & Halal Show", celebrating and meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and First lady of South Korea.[12] In July, he made a comeback with NCT Dream releasing their third Korean EP, We Boom.

In April 2020, Jaemin made a comeback with NCT Dream releasing their forth Korean EP, Reload. This EP marked a shift in NCT Dream's concept, following which the aged-based graduation system was abolished and Jaemin would continue future activities as member of NCT Dream, along with the other six original members of the group.[13]

Philanthropy

Jaemin is known for active participation in philanthropic activities since young age. In October 2018, Jaemin, along with Lucas Wong, joined the Ralph Lauren's "Pink Pony" initiative raising awareness against cancer.[14] In November 2018, Jaemin, along with UNICEF Korea Special Representative Siwon Choi, went to Vietnam and joined UNICEF's World Children’s Day celebration campaign against school violence.[15] In March 2019, Jaemin was selected to represent NCT as well as Korean youth to attend the UNICEF Korea committee's event "For Every Child", meeting with Queen Mathilde of Belgium and former President of International Criminal Court Song Sang-hyun.[16][17] In May the same year, Jaemin, along with fellow NCT Dream member Jeno, went to a slum village in Indonesia as volunteers to support the children.[18]

Filmography

Drama

Year Title Channel Role Note
2018 A-TEEN Naver TV Cast Cameo Episode 20
2019 Method to Hate You JTBC4 Han Daegang WebDrama

TV shows

Year Title Television Network Role Note
2014 EXO 90:2014 Mnet SM Rookies Member Pre-debut
2015 The Mickey Mouse Club Disney Channel Korea
2018-2019 My English Puberty 100 Hours tvN Cast Member Season 2
2019 Wanna Play? GG! Channel A Cast Member

References

  1. ^ "NEO Culture Technology". nct.smtown.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  2. ^ "NCTDREAM Official WebSite". nctdream.smtown.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. ^ "The Behind Story of NCT's Jaemin Casting Will Make You Smile". Koreaboo. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  4. ^ Kim, Sara (October 4, 2014). "[어저께TV] '엑소902014' K팝 시험, 90 반갑고 2014 새롭고" (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Hwang, Geung-ji (July 9, 2015). "디즈니채널, 한국판 '미키마우스클럽' 제작 'SM 루키즈 출연'" (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "NCT Dream releases new music video". The Korea Herald. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  7. ^ NCT DREAM [@NCTsmtown_DREAM] (2018-12-31). "이마크 감사패 수여식 #NCT #NCTDREAM #MARKpic.twitter.com/PSOxsLQdhW" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-21 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "A beginner's guide to NCT". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  9. ^ "SM releases statement regarding NCT Dream's Jaemin". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  10. ^ "'나의 영어사춘기2' 김원희·이재룡·김종민·이사배·NCT재민 출연 확정". n.news.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  11. ^ "웹툰 '너를 싫어하는 방법' 단막극 제작, NCT 재민 주연 발탁(공식)". n.news.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  12. ^ NCT DREAM, 문재인 대통령에 셀카 요청, 말레시아 한류ㆍ할랄 전시회 (ft. 하지원) [씨브라더] – via KBS News published at youtube.com
  13. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (August 19, 2016). "NCT DREAM, 졸업無→'마크 포함' 7명 'NCT U'로 활동..29일 컴백 [공식]". Osen. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Pink Pony". www.ralphlauren.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  15. ^ "Siwon Choi and Jaemin Na join a cast of stars to celebrate World Children's Day across the world". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  16. ^ "유니세프한국위원회 찾은 벨기에 왕비". news.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  17. ^ "인사 나누는 벨기에 마틸드 왕비와 송상현 회장". news.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  18. ^ "'NCT드림' 제노·재민, 인도네시아 봉사…"아이들에게 작은 힘 되길"". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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