Kim Kyun-woo (born April 8, 1983), known professionally as Jay, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of EDM trio

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and a former member of SM Entertainment's project group

SM The Ballad SM the Ballad (stylized as S.M. THE BALLAD) is a South Korean ballad project group composed of singers from SM Entertainment. The group released its first extended play, ''Miss You'', in 2010 and its second extended play, ''Breath'', in 2014. H ...

Career

In 2002, Jay (Typhoon) along with Minwoo (Rose), Jungwoo (Attack),

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Junsu Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was ...

and

Eunhyuk Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and S ...

made their first television appearance in a show called ''Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century: Pop vs. Rock''.

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taught Typhoon, Rose and Attack on to sing rock while Sungmin, Junsu, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by

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. The six trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack debuted as members of rock band TraxX. The trio separated when Junsu went on to debut as a member of

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. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined ten other trainees and formed Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band

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. Jay made official debut with TRAX on July 20, 2004 with the single ''Paradox''. In February 2009, Jay began his acting career with cast in supporting roles in MBC's ''

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''. In 2010, he participated in musicals ''Brothers Were Brave'', ''

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'' and rotated as

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with

's Kyhuhyun in ''

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''. He also cast in KBS's ''President'' alongside Super Junior's Sungmin, with plays the role of Sungmin's half-brother. In May 2011, Jay landed his first leading role in KBS's drama ''

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'', playing the character Lee Se-in. In May 2014, Jay was confirmed to cast in the musical ''Singin' In The Rain'' as Don Lockwood with Super Junior's Kyuhyun and

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. The musical ran from June 5, 2014 until August 3, 2014 at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul. In September 2016, Jay was cast in supporting roles in KBS's drama ''

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'', playing the character Jang Hyun-woo. In September 2017, Jay was cast in supporting roles in

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's ''

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'', playing the character Kang Hyun-woo.

Personal life

Jay enlisted for a 2-year

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on 26 March 2012. He received four weeks of basic military training in

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and then continued to serve as a public service worker. He was discharged in 2014.

Discography

Filmography

Television series

Television shows

Theater

References

{{Authority control 1983 births Living people American expatriates in South Korea American musicians of Korean descent Japanese-language singers of South Korea Singers from California South Korean male idols South Korean rhythm and blues singers South Korean rock singers South Korean male musical theatre actors South Korean male television actors 21st-century South Korean male singers