Jun. K (준케이) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor under JYP Entertainment. He is a member of the Kpop boy group 2PM. He debuted solo on October 7, 2011 with the digital single “Alive”.
Jun. K (2PM) Profile
| Stage Name | Jun. K (준케이) |
| Birth Name | Kim Min Jun (formerly known as Kim Jun Su) (김민준) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, Actor |
| Birthday | January 15, 1988 |
| Active Years | 2008–present |
| Age | 36 (in 2024) |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Height | 180 cm (5’11”) |
| Weight | 68 kg (149 lbs) |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Blood Type | A |
| MBTI | ENFJ |
Jun. K (2PM) Facts:
Early Life
– Jun. K was born in Daegu, South Korea.
– He went to Daegu Golden Elementary School and Deokwon Middle School.
– He transferred from Gyeongsin High School and graduated from Yeongdong High School.
– His mother was a writer so he started writing stories and poetry in elementary school and also participated in essay contests and won 60 prizes from elementary to high school.
Personal Life
– His religion is Buddhism.
– His family includes his mother, younger brother, and his father who passed away in 2012.
– He dropped out of Kyung Hee University College of Liberal Arts and earned his bachelor’s degree from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts. He later completed his master’s from Kyunghee University’s Media Information Graduate School.
– His nicknames include “Minjunnie”, “Kim Kindness”, and “Min Kindness”.
– His birth name was “Kim Junsu” but he changed his name to “Kim Min Jun” in 2012 after his father asked him to do so before he passed away. He used to get criticised a lot for having a similar name to JYJ’s Junsu.
– His father was a strict person and he worked as a financial reporter.
– He wanted to pursue music since his 2nd year of middle school but never thought it was realistic because his family was strict and financially struggling.
– He used to struggle in maths in school.
– His mother and family live in Suwon.
– His mother suffered from many health ailments including cancer and limb neuralgia and has poor health.
– Jun. K’s ideal type is someone who is honest, trustable and will stay by his side when everyone is against him. (Drunk Talk)
– He had a knee surgery because of his weak knees. (Allure)
– His former stage name was Junsu.
– He speaks Korean, English, and conversational Japanese.
– He is in the hyung line of 2Pm along with Nichkhun, and Taecyeon.
– He has loved listening to hip-hop and R&B since he was in elementary school because of his father and uncle.
– He was inspired when he watched a music show featuring singers like Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross in his third year of middle school.
– He likes women who have their own opinions but can read the room, laughs well, someone when she runs her hands through her hair, it makes his heart throb. (GIRL Magazine)
– His childhood dream was to become a writer.
– He was caught driving under the influence in February 2018.
– The song that was a turning point for him as a solo artist was “No Love” because he wrote this song while kneeling in front of the microphone where normally he sits next to them. (Spur)
– He enlisted in the military on May 8th, 2018, and was discharged on January 2nd, 2020.
– While serving in the military, he became the commander of his division and received a Special Warfare Command Award.
– The moment he realized he relies on the members alot is when his father passed away and he wasn’t crying in the funeral but burst into tears as soon as he saw the members. (Allure)
– Jun. K once watched a horror movie and felt the vibe of the home scary after coming home from work one day so he started shouting “Get out here”. (Knowing Bros)
– Antis and netizens nicknamed him “Goat Flower” because early in his career he went off tune in a performance while singing Park Hyoshin’s “Snow Flower”. (Star News)
– He listened to Top 5 Oricon’s songs from 1990 till the year of his Japanese debut to understand the Japanese’s taste in music. (The Star)
– A song he’d like to play for his girlfriend is Yoo Jaeha’s “Because I Love You”. (The Star)
Pre-debut Journey
– Jun. K wanted to invest in music but couldn’t due to financial difficulties so in his first year of highschool he participated in a singing competition in Daegu and won household items like Kimchi refrigerator, electrical cooker, as well as mini sound system set, which made his mother realise his potential. (Drunk Talk)
– His father allowed him to pursue music in his second year of highschool after he participated in and won Teacher Song Hae’s show and got a 29inch slim TV as a prize which he placed in his father’s room. After that his parents enrolled him in a music school which he attended for 9 months then submitted his demo tracks to YG and JYP.
– He got accepted to YG Entertainment and was about to sign the contract with them when JYP contacted him and offered to take part in the talent show which he accepted.
– After he became a trainee, Jun. K was instructed by a very strict dance trainer as JYP told him that he should dance like Rain in three months time. (Drunk Talk)
– The hardest time for him as a trainee was when he asked a trainee to punch his attendance card for him because he wanted to buy something for breakfast and he was scolded by the management and was sent back to Daegu. He didn’t go back and instead lived at a friend’s school dorm for a month and another month in a hall and had to sell newspapers and worked as a cleaner to survive.
Career
– Jun. K is the Main Vocalist in 2PM.
– He appeared in ‘The Romantic & Idol’ with Jei (ex-FIESTAR) and Hyejeong of AOA.
– He played D’Artagnan in the musical “The Three Musketeers” in 2012 and Daniel in the musical “Jack the Ripper” in 2013.
– His Japanese solo album “Love & Hate” was released in 2014 and his concert tour ranked in the “Top 10 Best Concerts in Japan”, making him the only K-pop idol on the list.
– His Japanese solo albums “Love Letter,” (2015) and “No Shadow,” (2016) both topped the Oricon daily album charts.
– After J.Y Park, he has composed the most songs for JYP Entertainment.
– In 2016, he competed on King of The Masked Singer as ‘Dream of The Square’.
– His song “Go Crazy” became the first song in JYPE’s history that was composed by an artist and became the album’s title song. (Allure)
Likes & Dislikes
– He likes fish jerky. (Over 2PM)
– He loves to eat pepper with egg batter and his mom often used to make it at festive times. (VLive)
– He can drink about 1.5 bottles of soju.
– He prefers soju with beer and also vodka. (The Star)
– He likes to eat kimbap, seafood, black fungus.
– He loves listening to J-pop from the early 80s.
– He used to drink a lot but quitted later as he felt the relief was temporary.
Personality & Habits
– Jun. K boldly changed his personality in his third year of middle school and stopped being the shy, introverted and sensitive child after he was inspired by the saying “Go by yourself like a rhinoceros horn”. (GIRL Magazine)
– A habit that hasn’t changed since his childhood is licking his lower lip.
– He and Wooyoung share a similar sense of humor and spend a lot of time together. (Allure)
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Twitter: @Jun2daKAY
Instagram: @jun2dakay
Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Spotify | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music | Deezer
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