Kim Jun-ho () (born on December 15, 1986) is a South Korean singer, who is mainly active in

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and

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, where he is more well known by his stage names JUNO and ZUNO. His younger fraternal twin brother is

JYJ JYJ (formerly known as Junsu/Jejung/Yuchun in Japan) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 by Kim Junsu, Kim Jae-joong, and Park Yoo-chun, the three former members of TVXQ. Their group name is taken from the initial letters of each member's n ...

-member

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. In 2014 he changed his name to Kim Moo-young.

Career

Pre-debut

Kim Jun-ho started playing

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in elementary school and was scouted by the professional

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n team

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during high school. He attended

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but dropped out during his freshman year due to a sports injury, which also ended his career as a professional baseball player.

2010-12: Debut in China and Japan, acting debut

In 2010, after having studied acting for two years and having spent a year at

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, Kim made his singing debut in China as ZUNO. A year later, the singer debuted in Japan with his single album ''Fate'' as JUNO. The second single album ''Believe'' placed third on the

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daily chart and became the theme song for a Japanese Bee TV drama. Kim's third single ''Everything'' entered the

Charts in second place and reached number ten on the weekly charts. In 2012, Kim made his acting debut in the

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'' Stroke of Luck''. Kim Jun-ho is currently a member of the

n all star football team FC MEN.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Soundtrack contributions

*2012: "Look At Me" - '' Stroke of Luck'' OST (

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 ...

drama)

As featured artist

*2011:

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feat. Juno - "Why..." (from ''

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'')

Music videos

DVDs

Songwriting credits

Filmography

* ''

Urban Games ''Urban Games'' (Chinese: 城市游戏) is a 2014 Chinese-United States action-thriller film directed by Bob Brown and Zhang Peng and starring Shawn Dou and Michelle Chen. The film was released on May 16, 2014. Cast * Shawn Dou * Michelle Chen * A ...

'' (2014)

Television series

Variety shows

Music video appearances

* 2012: Toko Furuuchi - "時間を止めて" (

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: Jikan wo Tomete, English: Stop Time) (from '' Yume no Tsuzuki'')"Toko Furuuchi - ''Yume no Tsuzuki'' product info"
''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

Endorsement

* 2009: Food Sixty ( ko, 삼육식품)

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juno 1987 births Korean Mandopop singers South Korean J-pop singers Living people South Korean male television actors People from Gyeonggi Province South Korean twins 21st-century South Korean male singers