Kim Jae-joong (Korean: 김재ì¤'; Hanja: é‡'在ä¸; born January 26,
1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong, is a South Korean singer,
songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group
JYJ and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ. Since 2013,
he has expanded his range of activities as a solo artist and is also
known by the stage names Hero Jaejoong (in South Korea), Jejung/J-Jun
(ジェジュン) (in Japan), and è‹±é›„åœ¨ä¸ (ì˜ ì›…ìž¬ì¤') (in
China).Born in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do as Han Jae-joon (한재준;
韩在俊), he was adopted into the Kim family at a young age. As a
teenager, he moved to Seoul to audition for SM Entertainment. From
2003 to 2010, he was the lead vocalist of South Korean boy band TVXQ.
Later, he sued SM Entertainment along with Park Yoo-chun and Kim
Jun-su and together they separated from TVXQ to form JYJ. As a solo
artist, he has released two Korean studio albums, WWW (2013) and No.X
(2016), both reaching number one on the Gaon Music Chart. In Japan,
his three studio albums Flawless Love (2019), Love Covers (2019), and
Love Covers II (2020) all peaked at number one on the Oricon Albums
Chart. He has toured extensively in South Korea and Japan.
1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong, is a South Korean singer,
songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group
JYJ and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ. Since 2013,
he has expanded his range of activities as a solo artist and is also
known by the stage names Hero Jaejoong (in South Korea), Jejung/J-Jun
(ジェジュン) (in Japan), and è‹±é›„åœ¨ä¸ (ì˜ ì›…ìž¬ì¤') (in
China).Born in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do as Han Jae-joon (한재준;
韩在俊), he was adopted into the Kim family at a young age. As a
teenager, he moved to Seoul to audition for SM Entertainment. From
2003 to 2010, he was the lead vocalist of South Korean boy band TVXQ.
Later, he sued SM Entertainment along with Park Yoo-chun and Kim
Jun-su and together they separated from TVXQ to form JYJ. As a solo
artist, he has released two Korean studio albums, WWW (2013) and No.X
(2016), both reaching number one on the Gaon Music Chart. In Japan,
his three studio albums Flawless Love (2019), Love Covers (2019), and
Love Covers II (2020) all peaked at number one on the Oricon Albums
Chart. He has toured extensively in South Korea and Japan.
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