Jang Ho-geun ( ko, 장호근, born 11 September 1977), known professionally as Jang Minho, is a South Korean singer. He competed in the

TV Chosun TV Chosun ( ko, TV조선; Hanja: 株式會社朝鮮放送; ''Jusikhoesa Joseon Bangsong''; literally "Company Korea Broadcasting"), stylised as TV CHOSUN, is a South Korean pay television network and broadcasting company, owned by the ''Chosun ...

audition show ''

Mr. Trot ''Mr. Trot'' () is a South Korean reality television show. The show is the male version of the popular ''Miss Trot'', an audition show for singers who perform trot music. It was produced with the planning intent of "a new concept trot audition p ...

'', placing in the top sixth. He is also a model, dancer, and TV presenter.

Early life

Jang Ho-geun was born on September 11, 1977, in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

and moved to

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

while he was little. He is the youngest of three siblings. He has a brother and a sister. When he was a high school student, he went to acting school in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

from Incheon and did modeling for various TV commercials.

Career

Singer debut as a leader of an idol group U-BeS (1997–1999)

Jang started his musical career as a leader of the Korean idol group

U-BeS U-BeS (Hangul: 유비스, acronym for ''You will be with us'') was a South Korean boy band formed in 1997. The group consisted of four members: Jang Hogeun, Kim Mukyung, Lee Choongin, Kim Joonwoo. U-BeS is part of the first generation of modern ...

in 1997. At that time, he used his real name. He spent a year before debut as a trainee for practicing singing and dancing with his group members. The group released two regular albums but disbanded due to poor album sales and disagreements with the agency. He revealed in a 2020 interview that they were often physically beaten by the head of the agency. Those events gave Jang severe mental trauma, and he later contemplated about quitting the entertainment industry.

' official time of disbandment was never been announced officially, however the 2011 interview with

CJ E&M CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM. History CJ E&M was established a ...

''enewsWorld'' reported it was 1999.

K-Pop duo Baram (2004–2005)

After five years of hiatus, he formed a pop duo Baram (meaning 'wind' in Korean) with Seo Woo in 2004. Baram released the album ''Just like a wind''. He used the stage name Jang-goon.

Son Dam-bi Son Dam-bi (; born September 25, 1983) is a South Korean singer, actress and entertainer. She began her career as a solo singer in 2007. She also made her acting debut in the 2009 Korean drama ''Dream.'' Career Son first came to fame when she ...

before her debut appeared in their music video ''To Love'' (사랑하다). Baram wasn't successful in Korea though they received some attention in China.

Beginnings as a trot singer (2011–2019)

Jang was enlisted in 2007 and was released in 2009. He graduated from graduate school (Performing Arts Major in Dankook Graduate School of Cultural Arts and Design), and tried to get a job as a steward in a foreign airline with his Chinese skills. Jang met the CEO of his current agency(a manager back then) in grad school, and was persuaded into making a comeback. In 2011 after a year of preparation, he released his

trot The trot is a ten-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat. It has a wide variation in possible speeds, but averages about . A very slow trot is someti ...

debut single, ''Love you, Nuna'' using his new stage name Jang Minho. His first trot single was a commercial failure. In 2012 he participated KBS's audition show ' Last audition of my life' and won the contest along with singer-songwriter, LEN as a duo. Despite Jang and LEN won the contest, KBS hasn't done any support as they promised for the show's final winners. Two months after the contest Jang released the EP '' The Man Says'' (남자는 말합니다). Although the album did not get much attention when released, the title song "The Man Says" began to gain popularity and became his signature song. The song earned him a nickname ''omtongnyong'' (a compound word of mom and president).

''Mr. Trot'' and popularity (2020–present)

In 2020 he was a finalist on the ''

'' reality television show, placing sixth.

surpassed a 30 percent viewership rating, highest was 35.7 percent and over 7.7 million text message-based votes were cast during the two-hour program, a record for TV audition shows. Owing to his popularity after the competition, he won first place in a survey to "pick the best trot singer," with 294,730 votes. Also, he ranked fifteenth on a Singer Brand Reputation rank of July 2020. The same year he created his YouTube channel and gained over 20,000 subscribers in 2 hours. He is an advertising model and spokesperson. According to Ildong Foodis, they increased the product sales 7.8 billion KRW the first half of 2020 by hiring him as a model. In early 2022, Ildong Foodis announced Himmune, known as Jang Minho Protein, has accumulated 130 billion KRW in cumulative sales. Beginning on May 6, 2022, Jang embarked on the joint concert tour 'Min-Won Satisfied' with

Lee Chan-won Lee Chan-won (Korean: 이찬원, born 1 November 1996) is a South Korean celebrity and singer. He is one of the top 7 of ''Mr Trot'' in 2020. He is nicknamed ''Chantobaegi'' (Korean: 찬또배기) for singing ''Jintobaegi'' by Lee Sung-woo duri ...

. Tickets for the concert, performing in four cities, were sold out all 16,000 seats as soon as they opened. Starting from Seoul at Olympic Hall, Olympic Park on November 4, 2022, Jang performs on his solo concert tour '''Ho-sijeol (Good old days)''' in seven cities, including Daegu and Busan. It's his second solo concert since the first solo concert Drama''' in 2021.

Personal life

Despite his birthday being on September 11, he tends to celebrate by the lunar calendar (July 28). Fans often misunderstand and also get confused because the lunar calendar changes the date every year. He received a master's degree in Performing Arts from

Dankook University Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a prestigious private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after ...

Graduate School of Culture and Arts. Jang is fluent in Chinese.

Others

Jang has been sponsoring three children through

Compassion Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is often regarded as being sensitive to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others. When based on n ...

Korea (한국컴패션) since 2009. Also he is active member of Compassion Band since 2006. He writes lyrics and composes songs. He wrote the lyrics for his fellow singer Namgoong Moonjeong's song "Goodbye my youth" (잘있거라 내청춘) with the songwriter JMStyle. He wrote the lyrics and co-composed one of fans' favorite songs "

You know my name "You Know My Name" is the theme song of the 2006 James Bond film '' Casino Royale'', performed by American musician Chris Cornell, who wrote and produced it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. The film producers chose Cornell bec ...

" ( 내 이름 아시죠) thinking of his late father. On March 21, 2021, his fans celebrated the 10th anniversary of his

debut. They posted congratulatory advertisements on the billboards of bus stops, subway stations, and shopping malls, etc. In particular, his overseas fans even sent congratulatory videos to

Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...

in New York.

Gallup Korea Gallup Korea () or Gallup Korea Research Institute () is a South Korean research company. Founded by Park Moo-ik in 1974, the company became a member of Gallup International Association in 1997. It is best known for conducting public surveys on ...

has revealed the results of its annual survey of the most loved artists and songs of the year. Jang ranked the eighth as the most influential singer with 8.5 percent of the vote in the over-40 age bracket.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Compilation albums

Ppongsoongah School albums PPongsoongah School is a TV variety show and it released digital albums regularly. Jang participated in all albums. All Album info < 뽕숭아학당 앨범> Romantic Call Centre albums

Romantic Call Centre ''Romantic Call Centre'' (Korean: 사랑의 콜센타), or the full name ''We Will Sing Your Requested Songs — Romantic Call Centre'' (Korean: 신청곡을 불러드립니다 — 사랑의 콜센타) is a South Korean reality television show. T ...

released a digital album every week. Jang participated all albums. All Album info < 사랑의 콜센타 앨범> Mr. Trot albums

's survival audition show

released 9 albums including 2

instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...

albums. Five of the seven albums contain his songs. Other compilation albums There are countless various albums containing Jang's hit songs.

Writing credits

All song credits are adapted from the

Korea Music Copyright Association The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it i ...

's database.

Music videos

Filmography

Film

Variety show - regular cast & presenter

Variety show - guest

Television series

Radio show

Audition show

Judge * 2021 ''Miss Trot'' (season 2) Contender * 2012

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

''Last audition of my life'' 《 내 생애 마지막 오디션》 – winner * 2020

'' – in which Jang came top sixth

Commercial film

*1995

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- ''Lotte Ssalo Byul Original Rice Cracker'' *1995 Jch System - ''Sound Blaster'' *1996

Lotte Confectionery Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean confectionery company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company was established in 1967. Currently, it is the third-largest chewing gum manufacturer in the world, and its plants are locat ...

- ''Brain Gum'' * 2020 Ildong Foodis - ''Himmune Protein Balance'' * 202
Theraderm
* 202
Dongmoon Construction
- ''Good Morning Hill: Mom City'' * 2020

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with

Young Tak Park Young-tak (born 13 May 1983), credited mononymously as Young Tak ( ko, 영탁, commonly stylized as YOUNGTAK), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He made his debut in 2007 as a ballad singer with his 1s ...

Lee Chan-Won Lee Chan-won (Korean: 이찬원, born 1 November 1996) is a South Korean celebrity and singer. He is one of the top 7 of ''Mr Trot'' in 2020. He is nicknamed ''Chantobaegi'' (Korean: 찬또배기) for singing ''Jintobaegi'' by Lee Sung-woo duri ...

* 2020

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with

Jung Dong-won ''Mr. Trot'' () is a South Korean reality television show. The show is the male version of the popular ''Miss Trot'', an audition show for singers who perform trot music. It was produced with the planning intent of "a new concept trot audition p ...

* 2020 Daesung Celtic Enersys * 2021 Aekyung - ''Home Vaccine''

Concerts and tours

First national solo tour Drama (October 15 – December 5, 2021) * Oct. 15–17, 2021:

Olympic Hall Olympic Hall is a music venue located within the Olympic Park, in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. In 2011, the Olympic Hall was renovated as a concert hall by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion F ...

* Oct. 23–24, 2021:

- Busan KBS Hall * November 6–7, 2021:

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

- EXCO (Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center) * Nov. 13–14, 2021:

Songdo Convensia The Songdo Convensia Convention Center is the first project completed in Songdo IBD and opened for business on October 7, 2008. Its innovative design by KPF and Baum elicits thoughts of the Sydney Opera House and is already a landmark structu ...

* Nov. 20–21, 2021:

Ulsan Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...

- Ulsan KBS Hall * Nov. 27–28, 2021:

Seongnam Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential cit ...

Seongnam Arts Center The Seongnam Arts Center (성남아트센터) is the largest venue for cultural events in the city of Seongnam. It is in Yatap-dong in Bundang, within a few minutes' walk of Imae Station. And it is situated near the Taewon High school. So students ...

* December 4–5, 2021:

Changwon Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south ...

- Changwon KBS Hall ''Mr. Trot'' concertsReferences indicating the dates and venues for ''Mr. Trot'' Tour Concert: * * * * * August 7–16, 2020:

KSPO Dome The Olympic Gymnastics Arena (), also known as the KSPO Dome since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. It has a capacity of 15,000 and can be extended upto 20,000. It was constructed between 31 Aug ...

* Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2020:

BEXCO Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, commonly known as BEXCO (), is a convention and exhibition center located in Centum City, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea. It features over 46,500 m2 of exhibition space and 53 meeting rooms. In June 2012, ...

* Nov. 6–8, 2020:

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...

- Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium * Nov. 12–15, 2020: Seoul - KSPO Dome

Awards

Listicles

References

External links

Jang Minho
on YouTube
Official Fan cafe
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