Jin Longguo (; born March 2, 1996) is a Chinese singer based in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. He is best known for being a member of the South Korean project
boy band JBJ, and for finishing 21st in the survival show ''
Produce 101 Season 2
''Produce 101 Season 2'' () was a 2017 boy group survival reality show on Mnet, and is the second season of the original South Korean version of the franchise. The public (called 'national producers') "produces" a boy group by choosing 11 mem ...
''.
Life and career
Jin Longguo was born in
Helong, Jilin, China on March 2, 1996 to a family of the ethnic
Korean minority in China. He is a descendant of the
Gim clan of Gimhae.
Jin made his solo debut on June 13, 2018 with "Clover" featuring
Yoon Mirae and made a comeback on August 29, 2019 with "Irresistible."
On November 11, 2018, Jin posted a picture of a handwritten letter denying dating rumors with
Sonamoo
Sonamoo (; stylized as SONAMOO, lit. Pine Tree) was a South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment. Originally a seven-member group, members Sumin and Nahyun left the group in 2019 after they filed a lawsuit to terminate the contracts with ...
's Nahyun and explaining the controversy of one of his cats: his old cat was put up for adoption but ran away. When found, his ear had been clipped, to show he was considered a stray and was recently sterilized,
implying mistreatment from Jin. His appearances on The Show were cancelled.
The same day, more controversies arose after Jin's private Instagram was hacked and its contents released, with claims of bullying other JBJ members, misogyny, and disrespect towards fans. Jin wrote an apology letter in response.
Discography
Extended plays
See also
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Produce 101 (season 2)
''Produce 101 Season 2'' () was a 2017 boy group survival reality show on Mnet, and is the second season of the original South Korean version of the franchise. The public (called 'national producers') "produces" a boy group by choosing 11 memb ...
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Yanbian
21st-century Chinese male singers
Produce 101 contestants
Chinese K-pop singers
Kakao M artists
Korean-language singers of China
Chinese people of Korean descent
Gimhae Kim clan
Singers from Jilin
Chinese expatriates in South Korea
Choon Entertainment artists