Yoon Doo-joon

Yoon Doo-joon (born July 4, 1989), better known mononymously as Doojoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Highlight.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.
Yoon Doo-joon
Yoon in 2016.
Background information
Born (1989-07-04) July 4, 1989
Goyang, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
Labels
Associated actsHighlight
Korean name
Hangul
윤두준
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Du-jun
McCune–ReischauerYun Tujun

Early life

Yoon Doo-joon was born in Goyang, South Korea on July 4, 1989.[1] His dream of becoming a high school Physical Education teacher changed suddenly during his second year of high school after watching MTV's Big Bang Documentary. His parents and teachers didn't agree with him at first, though he pleaded with them to register him for music school and he soon started auditioning to become a singer.[2]

Yoon then became a trainee of JYP Entertainment and was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men, a reality program that shows the preparation for their debut, with 2AM and 2PM, but he was eliminated along the course of the show.[3]

He then moved to Cube Entertainment and was featured as a rapper in AJ's "Wipe the Tears".[4] He later debuted as the leader of Beast.[4] Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST.[5]

Yoon graduated from Kyung Hee Cyber University in post-modern musicology. He attended Dongshin University as a student majoring in Broadcast Entertainment, under a full scholarship, along with three other members of Beast.[6][7]

Yoon enlisted for his mandatory military service on August 24, 2018,[8][9] and was discharged on April 10, 2020.[10]

Career

Group career
Main article: Highlight (band)

Yoon debuted as a leader of Beast in 2009.[4] In 2016, he left label Cube Entertainment along with several other members. They have since reformed to promote as Highlight under Around Us Entertainment.[11]

Solo career

Before his debut with Beast, Yoon auditioned for High Kick Through the Roof and was offered a role in the sitcom, but he turned it down to focus on his music career.[3] A month after his debut, he became a member of the reality-variety series Danbi, a segment part of MBC's Sunday Sunday Night line-up.[12] The show ended with its last broadcast on August 15, 2010.[13]

Yoon was then chosen to model on an advertisement for premium jeans brand Buckaroo along with Shin Se-kyung.[14] He was also featured for G.NA's song "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" music video along with fellow Beast member, Junhyung.[15]

Yoon debuted as an actor when he was cast in MBC's daily sitcom More Charming By The Day and All My Love.[16] On December 29, 2010, he was awarded with the Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for his performance.[17]

In 2013, he featured in spy action drama Iris II.[18] The same year, he starred tvN's slice-of-life drama Let's Eat.[19] He reprised his role in the second season, Let's Eat 2 which aired in 2015.[20][21] The same year, he starred in the MBC drama special Splash Splash Love.[22]

In 2018, Yoon starred in the romance drama Radio Romance.[23] The same year, he reprised his role in the third season of the Let's Eat franchise.[24][25]

On April 13, 2020, it was announced that he would be a part of the cast of TvN variety show, 4 Wheeled Restaurant.[26]

On July 27, 2020, Yoon released his first solo mini album, Daybreak.[27]

Discography
For Yoon's works with Beast, see Beast discography.

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[28]
Daybreak 4

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
[30]		 KOR Hot
"Lonely Night" 2020 115— Daybreak
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations
Year Title Artist Album
2011 "Should I Hug or Not" (안을까 말까)Yong Jun-hyung, Lee Gi-kwang, Yoon Doo-joon Super Market – the Half (Shinsadong Tiger Project Album)
"Loving U"Jang Hyun-seung, Yang Yo-seob, Yoon Doo-joonAll My Love OST
2015 "Without You" Yang Yo-seob, Dongwoon, Yoon Doo-joon Scholar Who Walks the Night OST
Year Title Artist Album
2011"Bon Appetit (Enjoy Your Meal)" (본 아뻬띠 (맛있게 드세요)) Yangpa feat. Yoon Doo-joonElegy Nouveau
"Kidult" (키덜트)Eluphant feat. Yoon Doo-joonMan on the Earth
2020 "Would you marry me?" (너,나,우리) Jung Yong-hwa feat. Lee Joon, Yoon Doo-joon, Hwang Kwanghee Reply Project Vol.1

Songwriting credits
Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2009 Beast Is the B2ST Beast "Beast Is the B2ST" Yes Beast No Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu-seong
"Bad Girl" Yes Beast, Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger No Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger
2010 My Story Beast (Yoon & Son Dong-woon) "When the Door Closes" Yes Son Dong-woon No Rado

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2012 Marrying the Mafia 5 – Return of the FamilyJang Young-min
2013Iris2: The MovieSeo Hyeon-woo

Television series
Year Network Title Role Note
2010MBCMore Charming By the DayYoon Doo-joonRecurring role
2010–2011MBCAll My Love
2011A Thousand KissesYoon Ki-joonCameo
JTBCLiving Among the RichYoon Doo-joon
2013KBS2Iris II: New GenerationSeo Hyun-wooSupporting role
2013–2014tvNLet's EatGoo Dae-youngLead role
2015Let's Eat 2
MBCSplash Splash LoveKing Lee-do2 episode drama special
2016tvNHey Ghost, Let's FightGoo Dae-youngCameo[31][32]
2017Because This Is My First LifeOscar
2018KBS2Radio RomanceJi Su-hoLead role
tvNLet's Eat 3Goo Dae-young

Reality show
Year Title Network Role Notes
2008 Hot Blooded Men Mnet Cast with 2PM and 2AM

Variety show
Year Network Title Role Notes
2009–2010 MBC Only One Secret Danbi Cast
2014 KBS2 Cool Kiz on the Block: Soccer
2014 KBS2 I am a Man Guest with BEAST (Episode 11)
2015 SBS Law of the Jungle - Samoa Cast Episode 186-193[33]
tVN Let's Eat with Friends Cast Season 2[34]
2016–2018 KBS2 Battle Trip Contestant with Sul Min-seok (Episode 1)
with Son Dong-woon (Episode 52-53)
with Lee Gi-kwang (Episode 81-82)|[35]
2017 tVN Mr. Baek: The Homemade Food Master 3 Cast
MBC Living Together in Empty Room with Lim Ju-eun and DinDin (Episodes 20–22)[36][37]
tvN Raid the Convenience Store MC
JTBC Carefree Travelers Guest Swiss Edition; Episode 10-12
2018 KBS2 Ball Show Lee Young Pyo Cast
2020 tvN 4 Wheeled Restaurant Cast Season 4[38]

Hosting
Year Title Network Notes
2016 Hello Friends: Special KBS2 one part episode
2017 Raid the Convenience Store tvN Co-hosted along with Lee Soo-geun[39]

Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Highlight
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Comedy Award All My Love & More Charming By the Day Won [17]
2015 tvN go Awards Rising Actor Award Let's Eat Won
2016 tvN10 Awards Romantic-Comedy King Let's Eat 2 Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Seo Hyun-jin) Nominated
2018 3rd Asia Artist Awards Popularity Award - Actor N/A Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Best Couple Award (with Kim So-hyun) Radio Romance Nominated

References
  1. Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. "BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I want to be a singer after seeing "BIGBANG DOCUMENTARY"". Newsen (in Korean). October 22, 2009.
  3. "Doojoon almost starred in 'HighKick". Newsen (in Korean). November 2, 2009.
  4. "'Big Bang-2PM Elimination' Jang Hyunseung-Yoon Doojoon, Ready to Debut on July". Newsen (in Korean). May 21, 2009.
  5. "'AJ & Eliminated Big Bang Member Joins Together to Form the 6 Member Boy Band B2ST'". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
  6. "4 members of 6-member group BEAST enter DongShin University together on March 2". Star News (in Korean). March 1, 2010.
  7. "K-pop stars scholarships irk students". The Korea Times. July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  8. "Fans shocked: Yoon Doo-joon suddenly heads for military duty". The Korea Times. August 23, 2018.
  9. "Yoon Doo-joon must report for duty Friday". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 23, 2018.
  10. "윤두준, 오늘(10일) 육군 만기 전역..하이라이트 첫 군필돌". Star News (in Korean). April 10, 2020.
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  14. "BEAST's Yoon Doojoon was chosen to model jeans with Shin Sae Kyung". Arts News (in Korean). January 13, 2010.
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  30. Peak Gaon Chart Digital Chart Ranking
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