Kim Jungwoo (born May 9, 1990) is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the band

Coed School Coed School ( Korean: 남녀공학) was a South Korean pop group formed by record company Core Contents Media in 2010. The co-ed group consisted of four female members: Soomi, Hyoyoung, Hyewon, and Chanmi; and six male members: Taewoon, Sungmi ...

. In January 2012, he joined

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and continued until the group disbanded in 2015. In January 2016, Kim confirmed the expiration of his contract with MBK Entertainment and joined Maroo Entertainment. In November 2017, he auditioned as a trainee on the YG talent show ''

Mix Nine ''Mix Nine'' (Hangul: 믹스나인, stylized as MIXNINE) was a South Korean survival reality show broadcast on JTBC. In the show, YG Entertainment founder and producer Yang Hyun-suk traveled to music agencies across Korea to find up-and-coming K ...

'', but he did not enter as a contestant.

Career

Kim won first place in the FNC Music Open Audition Grand Prix 2009 and was a trainee until 2010. He later moved to

Core Contents Media MBK Entertainment (), was a South Korean entertainment company established by Kim Kwang-soo. The company was originally founded in 1999 as GM Planning. The company was absorbed by Mnet Media in 2006, following Kim Kwang-soo joint with CJ Group a ...

and made his debut with

in the same year. He made his debut as a Coed School member with the stage name "Yoosung" on September 30, 2010 and released their digital single "Too Late", followed by their second digital single "Bbiribbom Bberibbom" three weeks later. The group released the mini album ''Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh'' on October 28, 2010. It features three previously released songs and various remixes. Kim joined the Coed School male unit, Speed, in January 2012 and began using his real name as his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

. The group made their first performance on ''

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'' on February 17, 2012. In January 2016, Kim announced on his Twitter and Instagram that his contract with MBK Entertainment had expired and that he had parted ways with the company and SPEED, and had joined

Maroo Entertainment Maroo Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2010. The company operates as a talent agency, music production and distribution company, and film/drama production company. The company currently manages singer and ...

( Kim Jong Kook's agency). He was one of the 117 trainees who auditioned on the third episode of the YG survival program '' MIXNINE'' in November 2017 alongside his Coed School bandmate,

Heo Chan-mi Huh Chan-mi (; born April 6, 1992), is a South Korean singer. Huh made her debut in 2010 as a member of a South Korean co-ed group Coed School. She was also a member of Coed School's female unit F-ve Dolls from 2011 until her departure from th ...

, who was one of the 57 female trainees who auditioned.

Discography

Filmography

Variety shows

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Jung-woo 1990 births Living people K-pop singers MBK Entertainment artists South Korean male idols South Korean male dancers 21st-century South Korean male singers