Junior (South Korean singer)

Junior
Junior in 2012
Born	Park Jin-young September 22, 1994 Jinhae-gu, South Korea
Occupation	Singer dancer actor MC
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	JYP Entertainment
Associated acts	JYP Nation JJ Project Got7

Korean name
Hangul	박진영
Hanja	朴珍榮
Revised Romanization	Bak Jin-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chin-yŏng

Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; hanja: 朴珍榮; born September 22, 1994), commonly known by his stage name Junior, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the duo JJ Project and the group Got7, which are both under JYP Entertainment. Junior's stage name was previously Jr. before it was officially changed to Junior on May 20, 2015.^[1] He got this stage name because he shares his real name with the founder of JYP.

Junior has had supporting roles in the television dramas Dream High 2 (2012), When a Man Falls in Love (2013) and Beloved Eun-dong (2015). His first leading role in is the upcoming film Snowflakes.

Career

In 2011, Junior was cast in the role of Jung Ui-bong in the television drama Dream High 2.^[2] The drama began airing on January 30, 2012 on KBS.^[3] On February 29, Junior released the song "We Are The B" for the drama's soundtrack, along with Jinwoon, Kang So-ra and Kim Ji-soo.^[4]

In May 2012, Junior and fellow trainee JB debuted as the duo JJ Project with the single album JJ Project Slot Machine.^[5] Their official music video for title track "Bounce" was released on May 19, and the duo began promotions for "Bounce" on M! Countdown on May 24.^[6]

On March 11, 2013, it was announced that Junior would be appearing as Ddol-yi on MBC's new drama When a Man Falls in Love. His bandmate JB also had a role in the drama, which aired for twenty episodes beginning April 3.^[7]

On December 24, 2013, it was announced that the two members of JJ Project would debut as part of a 7-member boy band called Got7.^[8] On January 7, 2014, JYP Entertainment released the teaser images for Junior along with the teaser images of his group members Youngjae and BamBam.^[9] Their debut song "Girls Girls Girls" and the music video for the track were released on January 14.^[10]

In 2015, Junior was cast in a supporting role in the drama Beloved Eun-dong, which aired on JTBC from May 29 to July 18.^[11][12] He was then was cast as the male lead in the upcoming film Snowflakes (Korean: 눈발), alongside rookie actress Ji Woo.^[13]

Discography

Soundtracks

Year	Song	From Album	Duration
2012	"B Class Life"	Dream High 2 OST	2:30
	"Balloons"		3:29

Filmography

Dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2012	Dream High 2	Jung Ui-bong	KBS2	Supporting character
2013	When a Man Falls in Love	Ddol-yi	MBC	Supporting character
2015	Dream Knight	(GOT) Junior	Youku Tudou	Korean-Chinese web series by JYPE and Youku Tudou
	Beloved Eun-dong	17-year-old Park Hyun-soo	jTBC	Younger version of the protagonist

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Snowflakes	Jo Minshik	Lead Role

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2014	King of Food	KBS	On January 31, 2014

MCs

Year	Channel	Show	Note
2014	KBS	Music Bank	Special MC with JB (140117)
	Mnet	M! Countdown	Special MC with JB (140220)
	SBS	SBS Inkigayo	Special MC with Kwanghee, Naeun, Lizzy (140413)
	KBS	Music Bank	Special MC With Jimin (140620)
	MBC	Show! Music Core	Special MC with Minho and Sohyun (140712)
	Mnet	M! Countdown	Special MC with JB, Jackson (141225)
2015	Mnet	M! Countdown [14]	Permanent MC with Bambam

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist
2010	"Tasty San"	San E
2014	"Feel"	Lee Junho
2015	"Speed Up"	Melody Day

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Notice of Got7 Jr. Name Change". got7.jype.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
2. Final Cast of "Dream High Season 2 Revealed"
3. 'Dream High Season 2' To Begin
4. OST Dream High 2 Part 6 "We Are The B"
5. "JB & JR to officially debut? JYP Entertainment reveals teaser for "JJ Project"". allkpop. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
6. "JJ Project reveals MV for "Bounce"". allkpop. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
7. "JJ Project′s JB to Appear as Shin Se Kyung′s Little Brother in ′When a Man Falls in Love′". Ko Hung Ju. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
8. "JYP Entertainment reported to launch the debut of 7-member boy group next month". allkpop. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
9. "GOT7 release teaser images for Youngjae, BamBam, and Junior". allkpop. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
10. "GOT7 debut with 'Girls Girls Girls' MV!". allkpop. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
11. Yoon Sarah (18 June 2015). "GOT7 member to feature in local magazine". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
12. Ghim, Sora (1 May 2015). "Stills of Jr. From His First Filming Are Released". BNT News. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
13. Jung Shi-woo (2016-01-06). "GOT7 주니어-지우 ‘눈발’ 촬영현장 공개…설레는 첫만남텐아시아 | 텐아시아". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
14. "Mnet M! Countdown welcomes four new MCs: Bambam, Jr, Jungshin, and Key". koreaboo. Retrieved March 26, 2015.

External links

• Junior on Twitter
• Junior at HanCinema