MJ (South Korean singer)

MJ
MJ in 2024
Born
Kim Myung-jun

(1994-03-05) March 5, 1994 (age 30)
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsFantagio
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
김명준
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Myeong-jun
McCune–ReischauerKim Myŏngchun
Stage name
Hangul
엠제이
Revised RomanizationEmjei
McCune–ReischauerEmchei

Kim Myung-jun (Korean김명준; March 5, 1994), known professionally as MJ (엠제이), is a South Korean singer and actor managed under the label of Fantagio. He debuted in 2016 as the main vocalist of the South Korean six-member boy group Astro. In August 2020, he debuted as one of the five members of an idol trot group named Super Five [ko] through MBC TV's reality trot show Favorite Entertainment [ko].

Life and career

2012–2015: Pre-debut

MJ was a contestant in the 2012 JYP Entertainment X HUM Audition and won a one-year scholarship from Seoul Arts College.[1]

MJ took part in Fantagio's iTeen, a rookie talent development program managed under the label of Fantagio. He and other members of Astro were known as iTeen Boys.

MJ and the other Astro members starred in a web drama series named "To be Continued" which featured the members as themselves.[2]

2016–2019: Debut with Astro and solo activities

MJ officially debuted as a member of Astro on February 23, 2016. During Astro's 2nd ASTROAD To Seoul "Starlight" concert which was held on December 22–23, 2018, MJ performed his solo trot stage "Cheok Cheok".[3] It was included in the DVD of the concert which was released in June 2019.[4]

In February 2019, MJ sang his first OST titled "You're My Everything" for the Korean drama, My Only One.[5] Also in February 2019, MJ along with Jin Ju, Hyomin, Heo Kyung-hwan, Kang Tae-oh travelled to Nha Trang for the Korean travel show "Have To Go to Know".[6] In March 2019, MJ and Jinjin took part in the travel/variety show project of Celuv TV - Go Together, Travel Alone.[7] The show was filmed in Saipan and includes Tony Ahn, Han Seung-yeon, Jin Jin and Kim So-hye. It was later on released in a DVD format. In June 2019, he co-hosted Insane Quiz Show Season 2, also abbreviated as "이세퀴" and "IQS S2", with BtoB's Illhoon and Loona's Chuu.[8] In July 2019, MJ and Yoon San-ha were confirmed to be the MCs of the tvN D's variety talk show Blanket Kick at Night.[9] In August 2019, MJ appeared in King of Masked Singer as Driver Kim.[5] Also in February 2019, MJ along with Jin Ju, Hyomin, Heo Kyung-hwan, Kang Tae-oh travelled to Nha Trang for the Korean travel show "Have To Go to Know".[6]

2020–present: Musical debut, Super Five and solo debut

In April 2020, MJ sang another OST for the Korean drama, Eccentric! Chef Moon titled "Sweet Spring".[10] In that same month, it was confirmed that MJ, together with 2AM's Jo Kwon, NU'EST's Ren, and Shin Joo Hyup were cast for the Korean version of the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie, a musical based on a true story of a teenager named Jamie who aspires to become a drag queen.[11][12] The musical was scheduled from July 4 to September 11 at LG Arts Center in Gangnam.[13] On the September 11, 2020, MJ successfully finished his last show for the musical as Jamie.[14]

In July 2020, MJ was cast in MBC's Favorite Entertainment. He was selected as one of the five members of the idol trot group formed by Jang Yoon Jung and in charge of visual of the group.[15] The project boy group debuted on MBC's Music Core on August 22, 2020 under the name Super Five (다섯장).[16][17] MJ promoted with Super Five using his real name Kim Myung Jun. The group consists of Pentagon's Lee Hoe-taek, A.cian's Chu Hyeok-jin, Park Hyeong-seok and Ok Jin-wook. The group debuted with the songs "Hello" and "All Eyes on You".[18]

In 2021, he became the only MC for the 2nd season of Fact In Star. On October 14, Fantagio confirmed that MJ will debut as a solo artist with a semi-trot song to be released in November, which features Kim Tae-yeon from Miss Trot. Young Tak was also participating in the production of said song.[19]

On October 18, it was confirmed that MJ was cast to play the role 'Daniel' in the musical 'Jack the Ripper'. MJ will play the role together with Uhm ki joon, F.T. Island's Lee Hong-ki and SF9's Inseong. The musical is slated to open on December 3 at the KEPCO Art Center in Seoul.[20] On October 28, 2021, MJ was announced as part of G-Market's mystery romance thriller web drama called Find Me If You Can. He played the role of a long time friend with the main lead actress. It was premiered on November 9, 2021, via INSSA OPPA G YouTube Channel.[21][22]

On November 3, MJ debuted as a solo artist with two songs — "Get Set Yo" and "Valet Parking".[23] On November 29, he won in SBS's The Trot Show and is the first idol to ever win first place on The Trot Show.[24] On February 3, 2022, the agency confirmed that MJ would temporarily suspend his activities due to illness.[25]

On November 8th, 2023, after being discharged from the military, MJ was cast in the musical Winter Wanderer (as Han Min Woo, alongside Lee Chang Sub (BTOB), Ren, and Inseong (SF9).[26] The musical is based on the classic novel of the same name by the late contemporary writer Choi In-ho (1945-2013). The musical returns after 18 years since its premiere in 1997 to a newly recreated stage to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the late writer. The musical ran from December 15th, 2023 to February 25th, 2024. One February 23February 23th, 2024, MJ successfully finished his last performance.[27]

On May 29th, 2024, MJ released the song "One Last Dream" as the 4th OST for the currently airing drama "Dare to Love Me".[28] On August 14, it was confirmed that MJ was cast to play the role legendary hero 'Zorro' in the musical 'Zorro: Actor Musician', which will begin airing on September 11.[29] On September 24, MJ released a single titled "Why so pretty?" through various online music sites.[30]

Personal life

Military service

MJ enlisted in the military band as part of his mandatory military service on May 9, 2022.[31] He was discharged from military service on November 8, 2023.[32]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album Ref.
KOR
[33]
As lead artist
"Don't Do It" (척척 (척척하지 마세요)) 2019 The 2nd Astroad to Seoul [Star Light]
"Get Set Yo" (계세요)
(ft. Kim Tae-yeon)
2021 103 Happy Virus [23][34]
"Valet Parking" (발렛 파킹) [A]
"Story" 2022 [B] Drive to the Starry Road
"Why so pretty?" (왜 이렇게 예뻐) 2024 [C] Non-album single [38]
Collaborations
"Like Today" (오늘처럼)
(ft. Lucy of Weki Meki)
2018 FM2018_08Hz [39]
"Twist King"
(with Shin Joo-hyup & Jo Kwon)
2020 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Jong-guk x Turbo Part 1)
Soundtrack appearances
"All of My Life" (내 삶의 전부) 2019 My Only One OST [40]
"Sweet Spring" (봄날애(愛)) 2020 Eccentric! Chef Moon OST [41]
"Walking in the Memory" (봄날의 기억) 2022 [D] Crush of Spring OST [28]
"One Last Dream" (마지막 꿈) 2024 Dare to Love Me OST Part 4 [43]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Songwriting credits

All credits are listed under the Korea Music Copyright Association unless otherwise stated.[44]

Year Title Artist Album Lyricist Composer Arranger
2017 "You & Me (Thanks Aroha)" Astro Winter Dream Yes No No
2018 "By Your Side" (너의 뒤에서) Rise Up Yes No No
"Merry-Go-Round (Christmas Edition)" Non-album single Yes No No
2019 "Merry-Go-Round" All Light Yes No No
"Bloom" (피어나) Yes Yes No
2020 "One & Only" Non-album single Yes Yes No
2021 "Gemini" (별비) All Yours Yes Yes Yes
"Sunset Sky" (노을그림) Switch On Yes Yes No
2022 "Light The Sky" (하늘빛) Drive to the Starry Road Yes Yes No
"Story" Himself Yes No No

As Kim Myung-jun of Super Five

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Ref.
KOR
"Hello" (잘 될 거야) 2020 [E] Non-album single [46]
"All Eyes on Me" (시선고정) [F] [48]
"Tearful Rain" (눈물비) Hello Goodbye Concert [49]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Filmography

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 To be Continued Himself [50]
2016 My Romantic Some Recipe Cameo (Episode 6) [citation needed]
2017 Sweet Revenge Himself [citation needed]
2019 Soul Plate Angel Raoniel [51]
2021 Find Me if you can Seol Yoo Hwan [52]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Gotta Go to Know Main cast [53]
Go Together Travel Alone [54]
King of Masked Singer Contestant Episode 213–214 [55]
2020 Favorite Entertainment Regular member Super Five [56]
2021 Fact iN Star MC [citation needed]
Godiva Show Panelist [57]

Web shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Insane Quiz Show Main cast Season 2 [58]
Blanket Kick at Night MC [9]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jamie [59]
2021–2022 Jack the Ripper Daniel [60]
2023-2024 Winter Wanderer Han Min-woo [26]
2024 Zorro: Actor Musician Zorro [61]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Seoul Music Awards 2022 Trot Award MJ Nominated [62]
Seoul Webfest Film Festival 2022 Best Supporting Actor Find me if you can Nominated [63][64]
Asia Webfest Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor Find me if you can Won [citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ "Valet Parking" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 76 on the component Download Chart.[35]
  2. ^ "Story" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 80 on the component Download Chart.[36]
  3. ^ "Why so pretty?" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 34 on the component Download Chart.[37]
  4. ^ "Walking in the Memory" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 163 on the component Download Chart.[42]
  5. ^ "Hello" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 11 on Gaon BGM Chart.[45]
  6. ^ "All Eyes on Me" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 20 on Gaon Mobile Chart.[47]

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