Kim Nam-joo (singer)

Kim Nam-joo (born April 15, 1995), better known by the mononym Namjoo, is a South Korean singer, actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.

For the actress of the same name, see Kim Nam-joo (actress).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Nam-joo
Kim in January 2019
Born
Kim Nam-joo

(1995-04-15) April 15, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSungkyunkwan University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsPlay M
Associated actsApink
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Nam-ju
McCune–ReischauerKim Namchu

Career

Pre-debut

Before debuting with Apink, she starred in a 2007 TV commercial at age 13.[1]

2011: Apink
Kim performing in October 2013

Kim joined Cube Entertainment through the 2010 Cube Party auditions and was one of the last Apink members to be introduced before the group's debut. Kim debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요; Mollayo) and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 21, 2011.[2] She is also one of the two members of Apink's sub-unit PINK BnN along with Yoon Bo-mi.[3]

2015–present: Investigator Alice, Bad Boy Detectives, variety shows, and solo debut

In September 2015, she was cast in Naver TVCast's 8-episode web drama Investigator Alice,[4] which was released in October 2015,[5] where she portrayed detective Chun Yeon-joo. She reprised her role in its second season, in 2016.

In March 2015, Kim joined MBC's Tutoring Across Generations in place of Lee Tae-im,[6] but the show got cancelled on April 2 after episode 21 due to falling ratings.[7] Kim with fellow member Yoon Bo-mi appeared on Sugar Man as PINK BnN on October 20, 2015. In 2016, Kim and Apink co-member Yoon Bo-mi became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[8] In the December 27 broadcast of King of Mask Singer, it was revealed that Kim was behind the mask "Good Daughter Shim Cheong".[9][10]

Between 2017 and 2018, Kim played the role of detective Oh Jin-Kyung in Naver TV's Bad Boy Detectives, once again collaborating with the team behind "Investigator Alice".

In October 2017, Kim was cast in the lead role of Juliet Capulet in Sungkyunkwan University's production of Romeo and Juliet.[11]

On September 7, 2020, Kim made her solo debut with her first single album Bird.[12][13]

Other works

Kim alongside groupmate Jung Eun-ji and Jang Hyun-seung, former member of Beast, released the single "A Year Ago" from the project A Cube For Season #White on January 3, 2013 to commemorate the success of their respective groups.[14]

In 2014, she performed "Seoul Lonely" with the hip-hop trio Phantom on several music programs.[15]

On June 2, 2015, she released a duet with BtoB's Yook Sung-jae entitled "Photograph", as part of Cube Entertainment's project single album A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2.[16]

On February 14, 2019, Kim launched her own fashion line, Sugar Please.[17]

Personal life

Kim attended Seoul Performing Arts High School along with fellow Apink members Son Na-eun, Oh Ha-young, and former member Hong Yoo-kyung. She graduated in February 2014.[18] In 2015, Kim was accepted to Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Performance Arts.[19]

Discography
Main article: Apink discography

Apink BnN
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[20]		 KOR
Hot 100
[21]
"My Darling" 2014 22 17 Pink Luv

Single albums
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[24]
Bird 8
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[26]
As lead artist
"Bird" 2020 —[upper-alpha 1]N/A Bird
Collaborations
"A Year Ago"
(with Eunji and Jang Hyun-seung)		 2013 13 Acube For Season #White
"Photograph"
(with Yook Sung-jae)		 2015 29 Acube For Season #Blue
As featured artist
"Sweet Now"
(Damiano feat. Namjoo)		 2015 – N/A Dalda
Soundtrack appearances
"The Magic" 2015 – N/A Tom Little and The Magic Mirror OST
"Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day"
(우리의 밤은 당신의 낮보다 아름답다)
(with Bomi, LE, Chaeyeon, Seo In-young, Lee Seok-hoon,
₩uNo, Yang Da-il, Brother Su, Chancellor, Kang Min-hee)		 2017 89 Merry Summer
"I Pray 4 You"
(with Bomi)		 2017 – N/A School 2017 OST
"Shake"
(with Defconn)		 – N/A Deep OST
"Stay With Me"
(feat. PULLIK)		 2019 – N/A I Wanna Hear Your Song OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos
Year Title Director Ref.
2020 "Bird" Minjun Lee, Hayoung Lee
(MOSWANTD)		 [31]
"Bird" (Special Video) KOINRUSH [32]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2015–2016Investigator AliceChun Yeon-jooNaver TVCastLead role; 2 seasons
2017–2018Bad Boys DetectiveOh Jin KyungNaver TVLead role; 2 seasons

Variety shows
Year Title Network Note
2016 Shikshin Road 2 k-star Co-host
2017 The Show Fan PD SBS funE Co-host

Musical theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Capulet Lead role

Notes
  1. "Bird" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 73 on Gaon Download Chart.[27]

References
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  2. "A Pink releases debut EP, "Seven Springs of Apink"". Allkpop. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. starsung (June 26, 2014). "A Pink unveil the members of their new sub-unit 'PINK BnN' set for launch tomorrow". Newsen. allkpop. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. [단독] 에이핑크 남주, 웹드라마 ‘수사관 엘리스’ 출연…첫 촬영 시작 (in Korean). September 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. "First Poster For APink Namjoo's Web Drama 'Detective Alice' Revealed". October 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. "A Pink′s Nam Joo Joins ′Tutoring Across Generations′ in Place of Lee Tae Im". Mwave. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. MBC 측 "'띠과외' 폐지…예원·이태임 때문 아냐" (in Korean). Nate. April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. "[Photo] Apink′s Yoon Bo Mi and Kim Nam Joo are Pumped for ′Shik Shin Road′". Mwave. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  9. Song, Michael (December 27, 2015). "Good Daughter Singer Simcheong Identity Revealed on King of Masked Singer". koogle.tv. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  10. Kim, Dong-Joo. "Shim Chung on 'King of Mask Singer' found out to be Apink's Nam Joo". StarN News. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  11. 에이핑크 김남주, 연극 무대 도전···‘로미오와 줄리엣’ 캐스팅 (in Korean). Naver. October 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  12. 에이핑크 김남주, 9월 7일 솔로 데뷔 확정…아이들 소연과 손잡았다(공식) (in Korean). Naver. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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  15. Kim Chan Mi (June 2, 2014). "Phantom Makes A Pink's Kim Nam Joo Cry with Hidden Camera". Newsen. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  16. "[Video] A Pink's Nam Joo and BTOB's Yook Sung Jae Get Together for a 'Photograph' in New Song". Mwave. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  17. "커뮤니티 화제인 에이핑크 김남주 쇼핑몰 사진". wikitree. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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  19. Jeon Ah Ram (February 2, 2015). "A Pink′s Kim Nam Joo Accepted into Sungkyunkwan University". Newsen. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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  21. "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  22. "2014 Week 27 Top 100 Gaon Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  23. "2014 Week 28 Top 100 Gaon Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  24. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
    • "Bird". September 6–12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  25. Cumulative sales of Bird:
  26. Charted songs:
  27. "Bird". September 6–12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  28. Cumulative Sales of A Year Ago:
  29. Cumulative sales of "Photograph":
  30. Cumulative sales of "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day":
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