MJ (South Korean singer)

Kim Myung-jun (Korean: 김명준; born March 5, 1994) known professionally as MJ (엠제이), is a South Korean singer, actor, and model managed under the label of Fantagio. He debuted in 2016 as the main vocalist of the South Korean six-member boy group Astro. 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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
MJ
Born
Kim Myung-jun

(1994-03-05) March 5, 1994
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
EducationGlobal Cyber University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
  • model
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsFantagio
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Myeong-jun
McCune–ReischauerKim Myŏngchun
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEmjei
McCune–ReischauerEmchei

Life and career

2012–2015: Pre-debut

MJ was a contestant in the 2012 JYP Entertainment X HUM Audition and won a one-year scholarship from Seoul Arts College.[1]

MJ took part in Fantagio's iTeen, a rookie talent development program managed under the label of Fantagio. He and other members of Astro 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.[2]

2016–2019: Debut with Astro and solo activities
See also: Astro (South Korean band)

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".[3] It was included in the DVD of the concert which was released in June 2019.[4]

In February 2019, MJ sang his first OST titled "You're My Everything" for the Korean drama, My Only One.[5]

Also in February 2019, MJ along with Jin Ju, Hyomin, Heo Kyung-hwan, Kang Tae-oh travelled to Nha Trang for the Korean travel show "Have To Go to Know".[6]

In March 2019, MJ and Jinjin took part in the travel/variety show project of Celuv TV - Go Together, Travel Alone.[7] The show was filmed in Saipan and includes Tony Ahn, Han Seung-yeon, Jin Jin and Kim So-hye. 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 BtoB's Illhoon and Loona's Chuu.[8]

In July 2019, MJ and Yoon San-ha were confirmed to be the MCs of the tVn D's variety talk show Blanket Kick at Night.[9]

In August 2019, MJ appeared in King of Masked Singer as Driver Kim.[10]

2020–present: Musical debut and Super Five

In April 2020, MJ sang another OST for the Korean drama, Eccentric! Chef Moon titled "Sweet Spring".[11]

In that same month of April 2020, it was confirmed that MJ, together with 2AM's Jo Kwon, NU’EST's Ren, and Shin Joo Hyup were cast for the Korean version of the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie.[12][13] 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 LG Arts Center in Gangnam.[14] On the September 11, 2020, MJ successfully finished his last show for the musical as Jamie.[15]

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.[16] The project boy group debuted on MBC's Music Core on August 22, 2020 under the name Super Five (다섯장).[17][18] MJ promoted with Super Five using his real name Kim Myung Jun. The group consists of Pentagon'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".[19]

Discography
See also: Astro (South Korean band) § Discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album/Note Ref
KOR
As lead artist
"척척 (척척하지 마세요) (Don't Do It)" 2018 — N/A The 2nd ASTROAD to Seoul DVD
Collaborations
"오늘처럼 (Like Today)"
(ft. Lucy of Weki Meki)		 2018 — N/A FM2018_08Hz [20]
"Twist King"
with Shin Joo-hyup & Jo Kwon		 2020 — Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Jong-guk x Turbo Part 1)
Soundtrack appearances
"내 삶의 전부 (All of My Life)" 2019 — N/A My Only One OST [21]
"봄날애(愛) (Sweet Spring)" 2020 — Eccentric! Chef Moon OST [22]

As Kim Myung-jun of Super Five
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Ref
KOR
"Hello" (잘 될 거야) 2020 –[upper-alpha 1] N/A [24]
"All Eyes on You" (시선고정) –[upper-alpha 2] [26]
"Tear Rain" (눈물비) – [27]

Filmography
See also: Astro (South Korean band) § Filmography

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2015 To be Continued Himself MBC Every1 [28]
2016 My Romantic Some Recipe Guest Role (Episode 6) Naver TVCast
2017 Sweet Revenge Himself Oksusu
2019 Soul Plate Angel Raoniel Naver TVCast, YouTube [29]

Variety shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Gotta Go to Know Main Cast SBS of FunE [30]
Go Together Travel Alone TV Chosun [31]
Insane Quiz Show Season 2 vLive [32]
Blanket Kick at Night MC tVn D [33]
King of Masked Singer Contestant (Ep. 213-214) MBC [34]
2020 Favorite Entertainment Regular Member (Super Five) MBC [35]

Musical
Year Title Broadcasting period Role Venue Ref
2020 Everybody's Talking About Jamie July 4 – September 12, 2020 Jamie LG Art Center [36]

Awards
See also: Astro (South Korean band) § Awards and nominations

Notes
  1. "Hello" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 11 on Gaon BGM Chart.[23]
  2. "All Eyes on You" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 20 on Gaon Mobile Chart.[25]

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