Eric Mun (born Mun Jung-hyuk on February 16, 1979) is a South Korean
rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member and leader of the South
Korean boy band Shinhwa. He is also well known for several dramas such
as Phoenix (2004), Super Rookie (2005) and Another Oh Hae-young
(2016). He was with Top Class Entertainment from 2007 to December
2013. In 2014, Mun and his manager of 10 years, Lee Jong-hyun, set up
a new management agency, E&J Entertainment, for his individual
activities. Mun is also the CEO of Shinhwa Company, the home agency of
his group, with Lee Min-woo as co-CEO since 2011, and with the
remaining membersâ€"Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin and Andy
Leeâ€"as shareholders.Mun was born in Seoul. He is the youngest of the
three siblings with two older sisters. He attended Daechi Elementary
School located in Seoul. When his family moved to the U.S, he went to
John Burroughs Middle School located in Los Angeles. Mun spent his
years at Parks Junior High School and Sunny Hills High School, both of
which are located in Fullerton, California. In 1996 he returned to
Korea and joined SM Entertainment as a trainee and was featured as a
rapper on label mate girl group S.E.S.' single "I'm Your Girl" along
with Andy. On March 24, 1998, with the stage name Eric, he debuted as
leader and main rapper of group Shinhwa with their single "해결사"
(The Solver) on KM Music Tank. He stated that their debut album,
Resolver, did not perform well and the band almost disbanded. At the
time, he thought seriously about giving up and returning to the U.S.In
2005, Mun graduated from Dongguk University with a major in Theater
and Film.
rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member and leader of the South
Korean boy band Shinhwa. He is also well known for several dramas such
as Phoenix (2004), Super Rookie (2005) and Another Oh Hae-young
(2016). He was with Top Class Entertainment from 2007 to December
2013. In 2014, Mun and his manager of 10 years, Lee Jong-hyun, set up
a new management agency, E&J Entertainment, for his individual
activities. Mun is also the CEO of Shinhwa Company, the home agency of
his group, with Lee Min-woo as co-CEO since 2011, and with the
remaining membersâ€"Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin and Andy
Leeâ€"as shareholders.Mun was born in Seoul. He is the youngest of the
three siblings with two older sisters. He attended Daechi Elementary
School located in Seoul. When his family moved to the U.S, he went to
John Burroughs Middle School located in Los Angeles. Mun spent his
years at Parks Junior High School and Sunny Hills High School, both of
which are located in Fullerton, California. In 1996 he returned to
Korea and joined SM Entertainment as a trainee and was featured as a
rapper on label mate girl group S.E.S.' single "I'm Your Girl" along
with Andy. On March 24, 1998, with the stage name Eric, he debuted as
leader and main rapper of group Shinhwa with their single "해결사"
(The Solver) on KM Music Tank. He stated that their debut album,
Resolver, did not perform well and the band almost disbanded. At the
time, he thought seriously about giving up and returning to the U.S.In
2005, Mun graduated from Dongguk University with a major in Theater
and Film.
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