Kim Myung-jun (; March 5, 1994) known professionally as MJ (엠제이), is a South Korean singer, actor, and model managed under the label of

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. He debuted in 2016 as the main vocalist of the South Korean six-member boy group

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. In August 2020, he debuted as one of the five members of an idol trot group named Super Five through MBC's reality trot show ''Favorite Entertainment''.

Life and career

2012–2015: Pre-debut

MJ was a contestant in the 2012

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X HUM Audition and won a one-year scholarship from Seoul Arts College. MJ took part in

's iTeen, a rookie talent development program managed under the label of

. He and other members of

were known as iTeen Boys. MJ along with the other members of Astro starred in a web drama series named "To be Continued" which featured the members as themselves.

2016–2019: Debut with Astro and solo activities

MJ officially debuted as a member of Astro on February 23, 2016. During Astro's 2nd ASTROAD To Seoul "Starlight" concert which was held on December 22–23, 2018, MJ performed his solo trot stage "Cheok Cheok". It was included in the DVD of the concert which was released in June 2019. In February 2019, MJ sang his first OST titled "You're My Everything" for the Korean drama, '' My Only One''. Also in February 2019, MJ along with Jin Ju,

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, Kang Tae-oh travelled to

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for the Korean travel show "Have To Go to Know". In March 2019, MJ and Jinjin took part in the travel/variety show project of Celuv TV - ''Go Together, Travel Alone''. The show was filmed in

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and includes

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, Jin Jin and

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. It was later on released in a DVD format. In June 2019, he co-hosted Insane Quiz Show Season 2, also abbreviated as "이세퀴" and "IQS S2", with

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's Illhoon and

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's Chuu. In July 2019, MJ and

Yoon San-ha Yoon San-ha ( Korean: 윤산하; Hanja: 尹產賀; born March 21, 2000), known mononymously as Sanha, is a South Korean singer, actor, and model under the label of Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its sub-unit Mo ...

were confirmed to be the MCs of the tvN D's variety talk show Blanket Kick at Night. In August 2019, MJ appeared in ''

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'' as Driver Kim. Also in February 2019, MJ along with Jin Ju,

, Kang Tae-oh travelled to

for the Korean travel show "Have To Go to Know".

2020–present: Musical debut, Super Five and solo debut

In April 2020, MJ sang another OST for the Korean drama, ''Eccentric! Chef Moon'' titled "Sweet Spring". In that same month, it was confirmed that MJ, together with 2AM's

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's Ren, and Shin Joo Hyup were cast for the Korean version of the musical ''

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''. This is originally a British musical based on a true story of a teenager named Jamie, who aspires to become a drag queen. The musical was scheduled from 4 July to 11 September at

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in Gangnam. On the September 11, 2020, MJ successfully finished his last show for the musical as Jamie. In July 2020, MJ was cast in MBC's ''Favorite Entertainment''. He was selected as one of the five members of the idol trot group formed by Jang Yoon Jung and in charge of visual of the group. The project boy group debuted on MBC's Music Core on August 22, 2020 under the name Super Five (다섯장). MJ promoted with Super Five using his real name Kim Myung Jun. The group consists of

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's Lee Hoe-taek, A.cian's Chu Hyeok-jin, Park Hyeong-seok and Ok Jin-wook. The group debuted with the songs "Hello" and "All Eyes on You". In 2021, he became the only MC for the 2nd season of ''Fact In Star''. On October 14, Fantagio confirmed that MJ will debut as a solo artist with a semi-trot song to be released in November, which features Kim Tae-yeon from

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was also participating in the production of said song. On October 18, it was confirmed that MJ was cast to play the role 'Daniel' in the musical '

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'. MJ will play the role together with Uhm ki joon,

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and

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's Inseong. The musical is slated to open on December 3 at the KEPCO Art Center in Seoul. On October 28, 2021, MJ was announced as part of

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's mystery romance thriller web drama called ''Find Me If You Can''. He played the role of a long time friend with the main lead actress. It was premiered on November 9, 2021, via ''INSSA OPPA G'' YouTube Channel. On November 3, MJ debuted as a solo artist with two songs — "Get Set Yo" and "Valet Parking". On November 29, he won in SBS's The Trot Show and is the first idol to ever win first place on The Trot Show.

Personal life

On February 3, 2022, the agency confirmed that MJ would temporarily suspend his activities due to illness.

Military service

MJ enlisted in the military band as part of his

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on May 9, 2022.

Discography

Composition credits

''All credits are listed under the

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unless otherwise stated.''

As Kim Myung-jun of Super Five

Filmography

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Theater

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

MJ
on

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