Lee Jun-young
South Korean singer and actor (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 member of U-KISS. In October 2017, he joined survival program The Unit, in which he finished in first place and became a member of the project group UNB.
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Born | Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | January 22, 1997
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Agent | Jflex |
Musical career | |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Formerly of | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이준영 |
Revised Romanization | I Junyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chunyŏng |
Apart from his group's activities, he has participated in various television dramas, notably Avengers Social Club (2017), marking his career breakthrough, Goodbye to Goodbye (2018), Class of Lies (2019), Good Casting (2020), Please Don't Date Him (2020), Imitation (2021), and Let Me Be Your Knight (2021),[1] and May I Help You? (2022).
Career
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2014: Career beginnings
On May 15, 2014, NH Media announced, via U-KISS's official Korean website, new member Jun to the public. On June 2, 2014, Jun made his debut with U-KISS and the group released its ninth mini album Mono Scandal along with the 19+ rated music video of the album's title track "Quit Playing."
2017–present: Acting roles and UNB
In 2017, he debuted as an actor in the television series Avengers Social Club.[2]
On October 28, 2017, Lee joined survival program The Unit.[3] He made it to the final Top 9 and was voted number one. He promoted with UNB, which consisted of finalists from the show, from April 7, 2018, to January 27, 2019.[4]
From April to May, Lee appeared as "Compass" on MBC's TV program King of Mask Singer. He performed a duet with Lee Sang-hoon of "It Was Like That Then" and a solo cover version of "Eraser".[5][unreliable source?][6] In May 2018, he made his second acting appearance as Han Min-soo in the MBC television series Goodbye to Goodbye (2018)[7][8] and received a new actor award at the 2018 MBC Drama Awards.
On April 10, 2019, Lee released his first Japanese solo single "Phenomenal World," which explored the futurepop genre. He performed his first solo showcase in Tokyo on February 4. Prior to the release, he also held a series of concerts on April 6 in Osaka and April 8 in Tokyo.[9][10] Tower Records Japan ranked "Phenomenal World" as the #7 best-selling Japanese single by a Korean artist for the first half of 2019.[11][12] He starred in the OCN television series Class of Lies, which aired from July 17 to September 5.[13] On November 6, he released both a Korean and Japanese version of his solo single "My Way," for which he wrote the lyrics. The single featured rapper Reddy and was produced by Sway D and was accompanied by two music videos.[14][15][unreliable source?] After a digital download was released on October 30, the Japanese version ranked #2 on the dwango.jp K-POP Life weekly singles chart.[16] On November 28, he released his first Korean solo single "TELL" composed by himself as a pre-release for upcoming album Gallery.[17] On December 5, he made his solo debut in Korea with the title track "Curious About U" and the single album Gallery.
On January 22, 2020, Lee released his first Japanese album 22 which featured the title track "Come Alive". In 2020, he acted in the musical Swag Age: Shout out, Chosun! and received a new actor award at the fifth Korea Musical Awards. He played Kang Woo-won in the SBS television series Good Casting (2020), which was entirely pre-produced and he made a special appearance in the SBS drama Backstreet Rookie. Later that year, Lee acted in the MBC Every 1 drama Please Don't Date Him. He participated in the soundtrack for Please Don't Date Him with the single "To you who will be tired". On October 7, he released a new Korean single "Amen", which explored his interest in rap and hip hop.
In 2021, Lee starred in the KBS drama Imitation (2021) as a talented idol, he joined the Netflix film Love and Leashes with Seohyun,[18] and he was cast in the dramas D.P. and Let Me Be Your Knight. After departing NH Media in August, he announced in November that he co-founded a new company J-flex, which will serve as his current agency for his acting projects.[19]
Discography
Extended plays
Single albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [22] | |||
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 | — | — | Undisclosed | Gallery |
"Curious About U" (궁금해) | — | — | |||
"Amen" | 2020 | — | — | Non album-single | |
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 | Album |
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"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) |
Collaborations
Title | Year | Album |
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"Don't Know Why" (with Shion Miyawaki and AK) |
2018 | Non-album single |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"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) | Please Don't Date Him OST | |
"A Fine Day" (다시 오늘)[25] | 2022 | May I Help You? OST |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | More Painful than Sadness | Lee Yun-ho | Independent film [Unreleased] | |
2022 | Love and Leashes | Jung Ji-hoo | Netflix film | [18] |
2023 | Brave Citizen | Han Soo-gang | Amazon Prime | [26] |
2024 | Badland Hunters | Choi ji-wan | Netflix film | [27][28] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Avengers Social Club | Lee Soo-gyum | ||
2018 | Goodbye to Goodbye | Han Min-soo | ||
2019 | Class of Lies | Yoo Beom-jin | ||
2020 | Good Casting | Kang Woo-won | ||
Backstreet Rookie | High school student | Cameo (Ep.2) | ||
2020–2021 | Please Don't Date Him | Jung Kook-hee | ||
2021 | Imitation | Kwon Ryok | [29] | |
D.P. | Jung Hyun-min | Cameo (Season 1 Ep.3) | [30] | |
2021–2022 | Let Me Be Your Knight | Yoon Tae-in | [31] | |
2022 | May I Help You? | Butler Kim / Kim Tae-hee | [32] | |
2023 | Mask Girl | Choi Bu-yong | Cameo (Ep.4) | [33] |
2024 | The Impossible Heir | Kang In-ha | [34] | |
Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale | Moon Cha-min | [35] | ||
2025 | The Queen Who Crowns | King Sejong | Cameo (Ep.12) | [36] |
Melo Movie | Hong Si-jun | [37][38] | ||
When Life Gives You Tangerines | [39] | |||
Pump Up This Healthy Love | Do Hyeon-jeong | [40] | ||
Weak Hero Class 2 | Geum Seong-jae | [41] |
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project | Himself |
Web shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | UNB in Japan: OND | Himself | [42] |
Music video appearances
Year | Song | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | There Has Never Been a Day I Haven't Loved You | Im Chang-jung | [43] | |
Turn It On | Laboum | [44] |
Musical
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Best Choice Award - Actor | Lee Jun-young | Won | [50] |
2022 | Best Actor Award | May I Help You? | Won | [51] | |
2023 | Best Acting Performance Award | Brave Citizen, Mask Girl | Won | [52] | |
Director's Cut Awards | 2024 | Best New Actor in a Series | Mask Girl | Nominated | [53] |
Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor | Goodbye to Goodbye | Won | [54] |
Korea Musical Awards | 2021 | Best New Actor | Swag Age: Shout out, Chosun! | Won | [55] |
MBC Drama Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor | Goodbye to Goodbye | Won | [56] |
2022 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | May I Help You? | Nominated | [57] | |
Best Couple Award | Lee Jun-young (with Lee Hye-ri) May I Help You? |
Nominated | [58] | ||
SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Good Casting | Nominated | [59] |
2021 | Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama | Let Me Be Your Knight | Nominated | [60][61] | |
Scene Stealer Festival | 2023 | Scene Stealer of the Year | Love and Leashes May I Help You? |
Won | [62] |
Listicles
Notes
- mentioned together with Kim Seon-ho, Wi Ha-joon, Song Kang, Rowoon, Byeon Woo-seok
References
External links
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