JJ Project () is a South Korean duo, consisting of

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and Jinyoung. They were formed by

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and released their debut single "Bounce" in May 2012. They later debuted as a part of Got7 in January 2014.

Career

In 2009, Lim Jae-beom and

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successfully auditioned for

and became trainees. In January 2012, they were part of the KBS drama ''Dream High 2'': in order not to be confused with the singers of the same name (

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and

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), they adopted the stage names of JB and Jr. respectively, later switching to Jay B and Jinyoung. They also lent their voices for the soundtrack. On May 8, JYP Entertainment announced the new duo JJ Project, which debuted with the single album ''Bounce'' on May 20, 2012, ranking #8 on Gaon Album Chart. The music video for the homonymous title track was released through their official YouTube account and reached over 1 million views on

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in 2 days. "Bounce" was produced by J.Y. Park and is a dance song which combines hip hop,

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and

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in a new genre called "hip-rock tronica", and gained popularity for the free-spirited and cheerful performance. The single album also features "Hooked" (), a collaboration with

Miss A Miss A (stylized as "MISS A" or "miss A", Hangul: ) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Their de ...

's Suzy titled "Before This Song Ends" (), and the instrumental version of "Bounce". Promotions started on May 24 on ''

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'' and lasted one month. On June 26, 2012, the duo was invited to record an own rendition of "Na Na Na" by

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MBC's music program ''MM Choice''. Between June and October, they also starred in SBS MTV reality show ''Diary'' for 45 episodes. On July 7, they opened

Wonder Girls Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...

' Wonder World Tour in Seoul, which was held in front of 5,000 fans at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium. They were the opening act for the September 8 stop in Singapore, too, where they performed "Bounce" and "Hooked", and later joined

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for her solo stage. In August 2012, JJ Project took part in

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concert, which was held at the Olympic Park Gymnasium of Seoul on August 4, and at Yoyogi National Gymnasium of Tokyo on August 18 and 19. The shows attracted an audience of 10,000 and 36,000 people, respectively. On November 25, they performed at "M-LIVE MO.A in Vietnam" global concert held in

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to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Vietnam. JJ Project earned 1,25 billion won over the year from their activities in the music field, and endorsement deals with LG's teen cosmetic line nana's B, clothing brand TBJ, and

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. In April 2013, the duo appeared once again as actors for the MBC's drama ''

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''. While they were preparing for the second album, they were reintegrated into JYPE's new boy band project group, and on January 16, 2014, they debuted as members of Got7. On July 31, 2017, they released ''

Verse 2 ''Verse 2'' is the first extended play by South Korean male duo JJ Project. It was released on July 31, 2017 under JYP Entertainment and incorporates a variety of genres like pop, hip-hop and rock. The album contains eight tracks, with two only ...

'', an EP of self-composed, self-written songs about the anxieties of youth. At the same time, they held a photo exhibition. ''Verse 2'' charted at number two on the

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and the ''Billboard'' World Albums chart, and debuted at #29 on

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in Japan. Between August and September, they performed at KCON LA and ''

Inkigayo ''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...

s Super Concert in

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. At the end of the year, ''Verse 2'' was chosen as the fifth best K-pop album of 2017 by ''Billboard'' and was nominated in the album division at the

Golden Disc Awards The Golden Disc Awards (, formerly spelled the Golden Disk Awards before 2015) is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honors achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose to promo ...

; JJ Project also got a nomination for the popularity award. On January 19, 2021, following the expiration of their contract, they left JYP Entertainment.

Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

Filmography

Variety shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control JYP Entertainment artists K-pop music groups Male musical duos Musical groups established in 2012 Musical groups from Seoul South Korean boy bands South Korean dance music groups South Korean musical duos 2012 establishments in South Korea