Kim Kyun-woo (born April 8, 1983), known professionally as Jay (Korean: 제이), is a South Korean singer, actor and vocal trainer. He is a member of rock band TRAX and a former member of SM Entertainment's project group SM The Ballad.[1]
Jay | |
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| 김견우 | |
| Born | Kim Kyun-woo April 8, 1983 |
| Occupations |
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| Agent | Rainmaker Company |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | SM |
| Member of | |
| Formerly of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김견우 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gyeon-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyun-u |
Career
editIn 2002, Jay (Typhoon) along with Minwoo (Rose), Jungwoo (Attack), Sungmin, Junsu and Eunhyuk made their first television appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century: Pop vs. Rock. Moon Hee-jun taught Typhoon, Rose and Attack on to sing rock while Sungmin, Junsu, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta. The six trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack debuted as members of rock band TraxX. The trio separated when Junsu went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined ten other trainees and formed Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band Super Junior.
Jay made official debut with TRAX on July 20, 2004 with the single Paradox.
In February 2009, Jay began his acting career with cast in supporting roles in MBC's Romance Zero.
In 2010, he participated in musicals Brothers Were Brave, Rock of Ages and rotated as D'Artagnan with Super Junior's Kyhuhyun in The Three Musketeers.[2] He also cast in KBS's President alongside Super Junior's Sungmin, with plays the role of Sungmin's half-brother.
In May 2011, Jay landed his first leading role in KBS's drama My Bittersweet Life, playing the character Lee Se-in.
In May 2014, Jay was confirmed to cast in the musical Singin' In The Rain as Don Lockwood with Super Junior's Kyuhyun and EXO's Baekhyun. The musical ran from June 5, 2014 until August 3, 2014 at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul.
In September 2016, Jay was cast in supporting roles in KBS's drama On the Way to the Airport, playing the character Jang Hyun-woo.
In September 2017, Jay was cast in supporting roles in KBS1's Andante, playing the character Kang Hyun-woo.
Personal life
editJay enlisted for a 2-year mandatory military service on 26 March 2012. He received four weeks of basic military training in Busan and then continued to serve as a public service worker. He was discharged in 2014.[3]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MBC Queen of Housewives OST | 너에게 원한건 | Solo |
| 2011 | Keep Your Head Down | Crazy | with TVXQ |
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romance Zero | 2009 | Kim Doo-hyun | Supporting role |
| The President | 2010 | Yoo Min-ki | Supporting role |
| My Bittersweet Life | 2011 | Lee Se-in | Lead role |
| On The Way To The Airport | 2016 | Jang Hyun-woo | Supporting role |
| Andante | 2017–2018 | Kang Hyun-woo | Supporting role |
| Missing | 2018 | Damien | Special Appearance |
| Through the Waves | Cha Sang-pil | Lead role | |
| Touch Your Heart | 2019 | Lee Kang-joon | Supporting role |
Television shows
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band of Brothers | 2008 | Regular Cast | with Kangin, Heechul, Jungmo |
Theater
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Musketeers | 2009 | D'Artagnan | ||
| Singin' In The Rain | 2014 | Don Lockwood |
References
edit- ^ "S.M. THE BALLAD". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Kang Seung-hun "Super Junior Kyuhyun says advice from cast members helps with musical" 10 Asia. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-08
- ^ Hong, Lucia (22 March 2012). "TRAX Jay to enter military next week". 10 Asia. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Park, Chan-ha (February 6, 2018). "'파도야 파도야' 김견우-조아영 '잘 어울리는 훈남훈녀 한 쌍' [포토]". News 20 Busan (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.