Na Jae-min

Na Jae-min (Korean: 나재민, born August 13, 2000), known professionally by the mononym Jaemin (Hangul: 재민), is a South Korean rapper, singer and actor based in Seoul, South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT[1] and its sub-units NCT Dream and NCT U.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Na.
Na Jae-min
Na at the 25th Dream Concert
Born (2000-08-13) August 13, 2000
Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
NationalityKorean
EducationIncheon Cheong-il Elementary School
Incheon Haewon Middle School
School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNa Jae-min
McCune–ReischauerNa Chaemin

Early life

Jaemin was born in Jeonju, South Korea on August 13, 2000.[3] He grew up in Seoul and studied at Incheon Cheong-il Elementary School; he also attended at Incheon Haewon Middle School and went to School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).[3]

Jaemin became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013, at the age of 13, after being street-casted by staff while handing out posters and collecting trash as a volunteer with his mom at an event.[4]

Career

2014–2015: Pre-debut and SM Rookies

Jaemin made his first appearance on broadcast on Exo 90:2014, a reality TV Show which starred fellow labelmate EXO, alongside other trainees. The show featured performances of songs of prominent 90s K-pop idols, as well as the recreation of music videos of songs from the era.[5]

He featured in several events, including SM Town Live World Tour IV, before being formally introduced as a member of pre-debut training team SM Rookies on April 22, 2015.

In 2015, Jaemin appeared on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club as a Mouseketeer alongside other members of the SM Rookies team. The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015 and was hosted by senior labelmate Leeteuk of Super Junior.[6]

2016-2017: Debut with NCT and NCT Dream and hiatus
See also: NCT (group) and NCT Dream

On August 25, 2016, Jaemin was announced as a member of NCT and its third sub-unit, NCT Dream, alongside Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung. The group consisted of the then under-19 members of NCT, and made their official debut on August 24, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum".[7]

On February 2, 2017, prior to the group's second release "My First", it was announced that Jaemin had been placed on hiatus to recover from a long-standing herniated disc.[8] This hiatus continued on for the rest of the year.

2018: Return to NCT

Jaemin made his return as part of NCT 2018, a special project involving all 18 members of NCT at the time.[9][10] On March 4, 2018, he made his comeback with NCT Dream with the single "Go", which was promoted as part of NCT's first album, NCT 2018 Empathy. This marked his first comeback since the unit's debut.[11] He also took part in the NCT 2018 single "Black on Black" of the same album, which was released in April 2018 that same year.[12]

Later that year, Jaemin joined the cast for the second season of tvN's "My English Teen 100 Hours", an educational variety show where cast members studied English intensively for 7 hours each day over a period of 2 weeks. The cast was then sent abroad to test their lessons of English studying in real life. The variety show began airing May 20.[13]

Jaemin participated in the lyric-writing of track "Dear Dream" of NCT Dream's second EP We Go Up. The album was released on September 3, 2018.[14] He has also written lyrics for several tracks on NCT Dream's subsequent albums.[15][16]

2019–present: Acting debut, solo activities, and NCT U Debut

On March 13, 2019, Jaemin, alongside fellow NCT Dream members Jeno and Jisung, represented K-pop stars at the "K-Wave & Halal Show" in Malaysia. The friendship event between South Korea and Malaysia, was attended by President Moon as part of his three-day state visit to the country.[17]

In April 2019, Jaemin made his acting debut as the role of Han Dae-gang, the male lead character, for JTBC's short web-drama "Method to Hate You", based on a popular webtoon of the same name.[18]

Jaemin appeared on the gaming variety show Do You Want To Play? GG, where celebrities formed a team to play against high school students in a variety of games. The show began airing in May 2019.[19]

In October 2020, Jaemin officially made his debut as a member of NCT U with the song “Make A Wish (Birthday Song)” on M.net's music broadcast show M Countdown.[20] While he had participated in NCT U's special stage “Kick and Ride” in June 2020, this release marked his first official release with the unit.

Philanthropy

In November 2018, Jaemin joined UNICEF Korea Special Representative Siwon Choi in Vietnam for UNICEF's World Children’s Day celebration campaign against school violence.[21] In March 2019, Jaemin attended UNICEF Korea committee's event "For Every Child" as a youth representative, meeting with Queen Mathilde of Belgium and former President of International Criminal Court Song Sang-hyun.[22][23] In May the same year, Jaemin, along with fellow NCT Dream member Jeno, visited children living in slums in Indonesia with South Korea-based non-governmental organization, Good Neighbors.[24]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Channel Role Note
2018 A-TEEN Naver TV Cast Jae-min Cameo (Ep. 20)
2019 Method to Hate You JTBC4 Han Dae-gang Web Series

TV shows
Year Title Television Network Role Note
2014 EXO 90:2014 Mnet SM Rookies Member Pre-debut
2015 The Mickey Mouse Club Disney Channel Korea
2018-2019 My English Puberty 100 Hours tvN Cast Member Season 2
2019 Wanna Play? GG! Channel A Cast Member

Songwriting credits
Year Song Album Artist With Ref.
2018 "Dear Dream" We Go Up NCT Dream Baek Geum-min, Lee Soo-jung, Jisung, Jeno, Mark [25]
2019 "119" We Boom Baek Geum-min, Lee Soo-jung, Jeno
"Bye My First…" Ryu Da-som, Kim Eun-joo, Jeno, Jisung
"Best Friend" Le'mon, Jeno
2020 "Puzzle Piece" Reload Hwang Yoo-bin, Jeno

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Seoul Webfest Awards Best Actor (Korean) "Method to Hate You" Won [26]

References
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  3. Benjamin, Jeff (September 26, 2020). "Jaemin of NCT: multitalented K-pop star still cares for others". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. "소설 속 소년들이 된 엔시티 드림". Allure Korea (in Korean). August 29, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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  16. "NCT DREAM 해찬, '54만 장 판매고' 기록 '역대급' 앨범 판매 성과에 "믿기지 않는 숫자다 ::". www.stardailynews.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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  18. "웹툰 '너를 싫어하는 방법' 단막극 제작, NCT 재민 주연 발탁(공식)". n.news.naver.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  20. "[NCT U - Make A Wish(Birthday Song)] Comeback Stage". YouTube. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  21. "Siwon Choi and Jaemin Na join a cast of stars to celebrate World Children's Day across the world". www.unicef.org. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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  25. "KOMCA – 10020000". KOMCA. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  26. 2020 Seoul Webfest Awards
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