김재중 (Kim JaeJoong)
Stage Name: Hero
Birth Name: 한재준 (Han JaeJoon)
Date of Birth: January 26, 1986 (Registered) | February 4, 1986 (Actual)
Age: 30/31 (Western/Korean)
Height: 180cm (5'9")
Weight: 63kg (139lbs)
Blood Type: O
Position: Main/Lead Vocals, Face of the group
Birthplace: Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Education: Graduated high school
Occupations: Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Actor, Model
Hobbies: Playing computer games, Listening to music, Playing the piano, Composing, Cooking
Special Abilities: Singing
Instruments: Playing the piano
Won: 2nd Annual SM Best Competition – Best Appearance 1st Place
Additional Information:
Early Life
- JaeJoong was born as Han JaeJoon in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. His real birthday, as revealed by his biological mother, is on 4 February, instead of 26 January.
- At a young age, he was given up for adoption by his birth mother to the Kims and his name was changed to Kim JaeJoong.
- When he was fifteen, he moved to Seoul by himself in order to take part in the auditions held by SM Entertainment. Life in Seoul was financially difficult and he took various odd jobs to pay for rent, food, and training fees, he even appeared as an extra in movies.
- In an interview he admitted he used to be tone-deaf in primary school and was frequently ridiculed for his dream of becoming a singer. He practiced singing on his own.
- Injury
- In September 2005, while rehearsing the dance steps for "Rising Sun", JaeJoong ruptured his cartilage in his knee and was admitted to a hospital in Seoul. He underwent surgery on the same day to repair the tissue.
- Suspension
- On April 7, 2006 at 1:20 AM, JaeJoong was pulled over in his father's friend's BMW by a police officer on his way home from the Renaissance Hotels. He was ordered to take a breath test and his level of alcohol was revealed to be 0.071%. After spending 20 minutes at the police station, he was released. Due to violating traffic laws, JaeJoong was temporarily suspended from all TVXQ activities and had his license taken away for 100 days.
- Custody Battle
- On November 21, 2006, a man with the surname Han filed a lawsuit against JaeJoong's guardians. Han claimed he was JaeJoong's biological father, and thus wanted parental rights.
- Han cited the reason for the lawsuit against JaeJoong's legal guardians as "for not going through the proper procedures before registering [JaeJoong] in [the legal guardians'] custody." The first hearing was to be held in JaeJoong's hometown, Gongju, on November 29, 2006, but on November 22 Han dropped the charges against JaeJoong's legal guardians.
- In reaction to the matter, JaeJoong uploaded a journal entry on his official fan club website, and said that he was informed of the existence of separate biological parents by his mother two or three years ago, and it had been quite a shock to him. With his current mother's support, his biological mother has been able to keep in touch with him, and to meet occasionally, but whereabouts of his father had been unknown. He expressed his will to live by the name of Kim JaeJoong, not by his birth name Han JaeJoon.
Career
- DBSK
- JaeJoong auditioned at SM Entertainment in 2001 and was accepted into the agency. From 2003 to 2010, he was the lead vocalist of South Korean boy band DBSK. After DBSK went on hiatus in early 2010, he and two other fellow band members Yoochun and Junsu formed a new three member group initially known as JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN in Japan.
- JYJ
- In 2009 Kim JaeJoong, Kim Junsu and Park Yoochun started a lawsuit against their agency, S.M. Entertainment, separated from TVXQ and founded their own band, JYJ. Their debut Japanese language EP The..., released in September 2010, and their first concert DVD from Tokyo Dome Thanksgiving Live in Dome both reached No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon album and DVD charts.
- The group's global, English language debut album, The Beginning, was released in October 2010, featuring Kanye West. During the making of the album Kim did not speak fluent English.
- In January 2011 they released a Korean EP, Their Rooms "Our Story", with three of Kim's own compositions, "Pierrot" (삐에로), "Nine" and "I.D.S."
- In April he toured Asia and North America with JYJ, and later South America and Europe.
- He was also stage director of the Asian leg of the tour.
- In September the band released a studio album called In Heaven, which sold 350,000 copies and ranked first on the Gaon charts. He composed two new songs for the album, "In Heaven" and "Get Out", the latter was a collaboration with Yoochun. He composed "In Heaven" in memory of his good friend, Park Yong-ha, who committed suicide.
- Solo Singing Projects
- Apart from TVXQ and JYJ, JaeJoong has worked on solo activities as a singer. He sang, "Insa" (인사 lit. Greeting), for the soundtrack of A Millionaire's First Love.
- He collaborated with label-mates The Grace for the Japanese version of their song "Just for One Day", which was featured on their fifth Japanese single and their debut album, Graceful 4.
- JaeJoong also sang the solo track "Maze" for the fifth and final single of the Trick Project, "Keyword/Maze". JaeJoong wrote and composed "Wasurenaide" (忘れないで, lit. Don't Forget?) which was included on Tohoshinki's twenty-fifth single "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide." The song was also on their fourth Japanese album The Secret Code, along with the songs "9095" and "9096" which were also composed by JaeJoong. The song, "忘れないで" was used in television advertisement for cosmetics in Japan.
- On September 30, 2009, JaeJoong and Yoochun released a self-composed single "Colors (Melody and Harmony)/Shelter." The A-side track, Colors (Melody and Harmony), was used as the image song for Hello Kitty's thirty-fifth year anniversary. JaeJoong and Yoochun also participated in "m-flo TRIBUTE -maison de m-flo" singing "Been So Long."
- JaeJoong sang "Love" for the soundtrack of the movie Heaven's Postman in which he starred as the male lead. He also sang "Found You" and "For you It’s Separation, For me It’s Waiting" for the soundtrack of the television drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal, "I'll Protect You" for the soundtrack of the television drama Protect the Boss, and "Living Like A Dream" for the soundtrack of the television Drama Dr. Jin.
- On January 17, 2013, JaeJoong released his first solo mini-album titled I/MINE. The rock-themed album debuted at the top of both the Hanteo and Gaon weekly charts in Korea and broke previous pre-order records in Japan. It also topped the iTunes overall chart in Japan, as well as the iTunes rock charts in nine countries. On the 26 and 27 of January, JaeJoong held two days of special concerts at the KINTEX Ilsan to celebrate the launch of the album, as well as his birthday. The 16,000 tickets to the concert were sold in record time.
- His first full length solo album WWW is scheduled for release on 29 October, 2013. A duet with Lee Sang Gon of Noel was pre-released on the 15th of October.
- Acting
- Prior to his debut as a singer, JaeJoong worked as an extra, playing a soldier in film the Taegeukgi. Along with the other members of TVXQ, he acted in television programs, Banjun Theater and Vacation.
- In November 2009 JaeJoong co-starred with Han Hyo-joo in a joint Korean-Japanese telecinema Heaven's Postman, as Shin Jaejun, a young man who delivers letters written by the living to the dead and helps lingering ghosts settle their earthly affairs. This was followed by Fuji TV's Japanese television drama Sunao ni Narenakute in September 2010. Where he portrayed a "doctor", who moved from Korea to Japan with his younger sister, working for a medical equipment manufacturer.
- In August 2011, he starred in his first television series in South Korea, with Choi Kang-hee and Ji Sung in Korean drama Protect the Boss. He played the role of seemingly perfect Director Cha Mu-won, nicknamed "Prince of the Financial World" for his business acumen, who becomes frustrated and fight against the constraints in his life.
- In May 2012, he starred in his second South Korean television series, Dr. Jin, with Song Seung-heon. He played the role of Kim Kyung Tak, a high-ranking officer of the police force of Joseon Dynasty, who is an illegitimate son of the Joseon era's Prime Minister and his concubine. His character was entangled in a love triangle with his childhood friend, Hong Young-rae, and the drama's main protagonist, Dr. Jin.
- JaeJoong starred in a teaser video along with actress Kim Ji-won, for debut song for Baek Seung-heon. He also wrote the lyrics for the song "Until the Sun Rises", which was released on November 7. However neither he nor Kim Ji-won were featured in the official full length music video.
- In November 2012, JaeJoong in his big screen debut in dark comedy feature film Jackal is Coming, portrayed Choi Hyun, a Hallyu star who is kidnapped by the assassin Bong Min-jung, played by labelmate Song Ji-hyo.
- Directing
- JaeJoong served as Executive Director for the Asian leg of JYJ's 2011 Worldwide Tour. He also participated in the directing team for the 2011 LG Whisen Rhythmic All Stars.
Mini Albums:
Released: January 17, 2013
Genre: Rock
Tracks:
Released: February 26, 2013
Genre: Rock
Tracks:
Albums:
WWW: Who, When, Why
Released: October 29, 2013
Genre: Rock
Tracks:
- Don't Walk Away (feat. Yong Junhyung of B2ST)
- Just Another Girl
- Butterfly
- Rotten Love
- 햇살 좋은 날 (Sunny Day (feat. Lee Sang Gon of Noel))
- Let The Rhythm Flow
- 그랬지
- Now Is Good
- 9+1#
- Luvholic (feat. Ha Dong-Qn)
- Modem Beat
- Paradise
| Role | Song | Language | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer; Lyricist | 사랑아 울지마 (Don't Cry My Lover) | Korean | Mirotic – The 4th Album by TVXQ |
| Co-Composer | Kiss したまま、さよなら (As We Kissed, Goodbye) | Japanese | T – The 3rd Album by TVXQ |
| Composer; Lyricist | 忘れないで (Don’t Forget) | Japanese | The Secret Code – The 4th Album by TVXQ |
| Composer; Lyricist; Arranger; All instruments | 9095 and 9096 | Japanese | The Secret Code – The 4th Album by TVXQ |
| Co-composer;Co-arranger | Colors~Melody and Harmony~ | Japanese | Colors(Melody and Harmony)/Shelter by JaeJoong & Yoochun |
| Co-composer; Co-arranger; Programming | Shelter | Japanese | Colors(Melody and Harmony)/Shelter by JaeJoong & Yoochun |
| Composer | Still in Love | English | The Beginning by JYJ |
| Composer; Lyricist; Arranger | Nine and Pierrot | Korean | 우리 이야기 "Our Story" (Their Rooms, "Our Story) by JYJ, In Heaven by JYJ |
| Composer; Lyricist | I.D.S | Korean | 우리 이야기 "Our Story" (Their Rooms, "Our Story) by JYJ, In Heaven by JYJ |
| Composer; Lyricist | 지켜줄게(I'll Protect You) | Korean | Protect the Boss OST |
| Lyricist | Boy's Letter | Korean | In Heaven by JYJ |
| Co-composer; Co-arranger; Co-lyricist | Get Out | Korean | In Heaven by JYJ |
| Composer; Lyricist; Co-arranger | In Heaven | Korean | In Heaven by JYJ |
| Composer; Lyricist | No Gain | Korean | Tarantallegra by Junsu |
| Lyricist | 살아도 꿈인 것처럼 (Living Like A Dream) | Korean | Dr. Jin OST |
| Composer; Lyricist | Until the Sun Rises | Korean | Until the Sun Rises by Baek Seung Heon |
| Composer; Lyricist | Stay | Korean | Jackal is Coming OST |
| Co-composer; Co-lyricist | Kiss B | Korean | Jackal is Coming OST, Y by JaeJoong |
| Composer; Lyricist | 나만의 위로 (Healing for Myself/My Only Comfort) | Korean | Jackal is Coming OST, I/MINE by JaeJoong |
| Lyricist | One Kiss and Mine | Korean | I/MINE by JaeJoong |
| Lyricist; Composer | All Alone | Korean | I/MINE by JaeJoong |
| Co-composer; Co-lyricist | Only Love | Korean | Y by JaeJoong |
| Lyricist; Composer | On My Mind | Korean | New Born by M.Pire (엠파이어) |
Soundtrack Contributions:
- 2010: "너에겐 이별 나에겐 기다림" (To You It's Goodbye, To Me It's Waiting) - Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST
- 2011: "지켜줄게" (I'll Protect You) - Protect the Boss OST
- 2012: "살아도 꿈인 것처럼" (Living Like A Dream) - Dr. Jin OST
- 2012: "나만의 위로" (Healing for Myself) - Jackal is Coming OST
- 2012: "Kiss B" - Jackal is Coming OST
- 2012: "Stay" - Jackal is Coming OST
Television Series:
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Episodes | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Banjun Theater | Himself | SBS | 5 | Korean, Japanese |
| 2006 | Vacation | Himself | Korean | ||
| 2010 | Sunao ni Narenakute | Doctor | Fuji TV | 11 | Japanese, Korean |
| 2011 | Protect the Boss | Cha Mu-won | SBS | 18 | Korean, Japanese, English |
| 2012 | Time Slip Dr. Jin | Kim Kyung-tak | MBC | 22 | Korean |
Films:
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Taegeukgi | Extra |
| 2010 | Heaven's Postman | Shin Jae Joon/Yuu |
| 2012 | Jackal is Coming | Choi Hyun |
Narration:
| Year | Title | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Zoo is Alive 2 | MBC | Animal documentary |
Music Videos:
| Year | Song | Other Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | |||
| Mine |
| ||
| Just Another Girl |
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Music Video Appearances:
| Year | Song | Artists |
|---|---|---|
2009 | ||
Call Me | Taegoon | |
2010 | ||
Blossom | Ayumi Hamasaki | |
2012 | ||
Until the Sun Rises (Movie Version) | Baek Seung-heon |
Concerts and Tours:
1st Asia Tour - Your, My & Mine The tour was originally planned as a mini concert and fanmeeting in South Korea only, but as the response was explosive, C-JeS decided to embark on an official Asia Tour. The final stop was a 3-day event labeled Grand Finale Live Concert Fanmeeting in Japan.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2013 | Gyeonggi | South Korea | KINTEX Ilsan | 8,000 |
| January 27, 2013 | 8,000 | |||
| February 17, 2013 | Bangkok | Thailand | BITEC Hall | 5,000 |
| March 17, 2013 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Gymnasium | 5,000 |
| March 24, 2013 | Hong Kong | HKCEC Hall | 4,000 | |
| April 6, 2013 | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | 4,000 | |
| April 13, 2013 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taiwan University Gymnasium | 4,000 |
| June 24–26, 2013 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena | 45,000 |
Awards:
Drama Awards
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor for Spring Season | 素直になれなくて (Hard to Say I Love You) | Won |
| Oricon Spring Drama Award | Spring Drama Most Interesting Actor | Won | ||
| 2011 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Protect the Boss | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Male Actor | Dr. Jin | Won |
Music Awards
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Hallyu Drama OST Award | "살아도 꿈인 것처럼" (Living Like A Dream) - Dr. Jin OST | Won |
Other Awards
| Year | Awards | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2nd Annual SM Best Competition | Best Appearance | Won |
| 2010 | 27th Best Jeanist Award | Best Male Jeanist | 3rd Place |
| 2nd Philippine Kpop Convention | Hottest Male Artist | Won | |
| 2011 | 28th Best Jeanist Award | Best Male Jeanist | 2nd Place |
| Shorty Awards | Best Celebrity on Twitter | Won | |
| 3rd Philippine Kpop Convention | Hottest Male Artist | Won | |
| 2012 | 29th Best Jeanist Award | Best Male Jeanist | 2nd Place |
| 4th Philippine Kpop Convention | Hottest Male Artist | Won |
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