Kim Dong-jun (born February 11, 1992), also known as just Dongjun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as member of boy group ZE:A (and later its subgroup ZE:A Five and ZE:A J). Apart from his group's activities, he has established himself as an actor, notably through his participation in various television dramas such as ''

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'' (2013), '' Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017) and '' About Time'' (2018). He has also starred in films such as ''

A Company Man ''A Company Man'' () is a 2012 South Korean action film starring So Ji-sub, Lee Mi-yeon, Kwak Do-won and Kim Dong-jun. It is about a hitman who find himself targeted by his ex-employers after he falls in love with a single mother and quits hi ...

'' (2012), ''Take My Hand'' (2014), and ''Dead Again'' (2017).

Career

ZE:A

Kim entered a nine-membered group called "Children of Empire". In 2009, they started in

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"Children of Empire" and "Children of Empire Returns", where they tour the country doing guerilla performances. Later the group faced controversy in December following the similarities of the group's name to

Brown Eyed Girls The Brown Eyed Girls (; ) is a South Korean girl group. The group is composed of four members: JeA, Miryo, Narsha, and Gain. They debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group with "Come Closer (다가와서)" in 2006. They rose to popularity in 2008 ...

JeA Kim Hyo-jin (Hangul: 김효진; born September 18, 1981) better known by her stage name JeA is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. As a solo artist, she has contri ...

. The group later changed the pronunciation of the name to avoid implications. On January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their EP, ''Nativity'' under the name ZE:A. ZE:A J solo project has released solo track for Kevin, Heechul and Dongjun. Dongjun was the last member to release solo track "Healing" on May 3. The track was composed and written by himself.

Other activities

Kim made many appearances in Let's Go Dream Team Season 2 as a Dream Team member. Kim won two gold medals in the Idol Athletes Chuseok Special on August 27, 2011, in men's 100 meter and 110 meter hurdles against other idols. Kim was appointed as a torch bearer at the 17th Asian Incheon Games 2014.

2017–present

In June 2017, Kim joined Gold Moon Entertainment after his contract with Star Empire Entertainment ended. The CEO of his new agency was ZE:A's former manager, Hwang Jung-moon. In August 2017, it was reported that Gold Moon Entertainment, The Vibe Entertainment and Asakusa Games had merged and now operate under the name "Major 9." In July 2017, it was reported that Kim was set to star OCN's new drama, ''

'', portraying a second generation

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. In May 2018, Kim starred on

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's drama '' About Time'' portraying a musical director who is known for his genius abilities, but lacks humanity. Kim has been a cast member of the TV show ''

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'' since December 2019.

Personal life

Kim enlisted as an active duty soldier on July 12, 2021. He completed basic military training in first place and was selected as a special warrior. Currently, he’s serving as an assistant instructor at the

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. While serving in the military, Kim appeared in the 5th episode of

variety program '' The Backpacker Chef'' which aired on June 23, 2022. At that time, he had been promoted to a

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and was serving as an assistant in the 1st Infantry Recruit Training Battalion. He was discharged on January 11, 2023.

Discography

Songs

Filmography

Films

Television series

Variety shows

Musical

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Dong-jun 1992 births Living people People from Busan Male actors from Busan Musicians from Busan South Korean pop singers South Korean male idols South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors 21st-century South Korean male singers South Korean male musical theatre actors South Korean male stage actors