Kim Dong-jun

Dong-jun
Kim Dong-jun at Sfunz Square Super Concert, 14 September 2013
Native name	김동준
Born	Kim Dong-jun February 11, 1992 Busan, South Korea
Occupation	Singer actor
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Dance
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Star Empire Entertainment
Associated acts	ZE:A ZE:A Five ZE:A J
Website	ZE:A

Korean name
Hangul	김동준
Hanja	金桐俊
Revised Romanization	Gim Dong-jun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tongjun

Kim Dong-jun (hangul: 김동준; hanja: 金桐俊; born February 11, 1992) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five and ZE:A J.

Biography

Kim Dong-jun was born in Busan, South Korea on 11 February 1992. His older brother is named Kim DongHyeon. DongHyeon as kid was gentle while it was hard to raise DongJun. He had to change three times a day because he was so active. Although they were not wealthy, his mother bought him branded clothes for his kindergarten. When he attended a sports festival, he slid down the railing of stairs and kept on running, so his clothes were a mess afterwards. His mother remarked that DongJun used to be odd for he is a really active child. DongJun was also mischievous as a child. His mother used to speak in a gentle voice but it got louder and louder because of his reprimands of him as an active child. ^[1]

Regarding the distribution of genes, his father said that although DongJun inherited his mother's features, he inherited the size of his face. His athleticism runs in the family. His mother was a track and field player and his uncle was a basketball player. When DongJun was a child, his mother did not allow him to be a gymnast. So when DongJun was in high school, he played soccer instead. ^[2]

DongJun initially dreamt of becoming a pilot but his dream turned out to become a singer. DongJun was only 17 years old when he debuted under StarEmpire in January 2010 with ZE:A. DongJun trained under the label at a young age and separated from his family in Busan to achieve his dream. Although he displays a strong front as youngest of the group, he always cries when it's about his family. He cried when he got a surprise video from his family, and he also cried when his mother surprised him at a dinner with his groupmates.

He has been praised for his pretty face. 2am Jokwon who confessed that he sees DongJun as rival in terms of prettiness as man. He is known as male Han Ga-In. As such, he did Han Ga-In cosplays which gained attention and laughter from fans.

Standing 5'9", he is relatively not that gifted in the height department. His mother commented that he is small compared to others. Although such is the case, Dongjun just humors off his height issue. He even humored that he won't be interviewing anybody who's taller than him.

Despite his height, Dongjun remains to be an ace in almost every physical activity that he has ever done. He is dubbed as one of the aces of Dream Team. On Cool Kiz on the Block, he surprised badminton club members of his above average skill that was done only by a 7-day practice. In the Kpop Industry, he is known as a dark horse in terms of his athletic abilities.

DongJun has a strong proclivity towards winning. He is very competitive and does not take losing that easily. His motto has always been: "Impossible is nothing" which reflects his mantra in life to keep on breaking his own limits.

Dongjun has taken on the leading role in “Climbing the Sky Wall” (working title), a special short drama created to help raise awareness for disabled people. He sang the title OST track, “Hold My Hand,” and will be donating all the proceedings earned through its sales to The Practice of Disabled People First Movement Headquarters. The Production team remarked: “We found an actor with a friendly impression that would be able to portray the role of Tae Ho, who is rebellious, but also good-natured at heart. Climbing is not an easy sport, but he worked hard without any sign of fatigue.”

In an interview with KBS2 'Lee So Ra's Music Plaza', he was asked to share his obsession with tiger prints and he admitted that his obsession was a bit too much. He was praised for having a very pretty appearance including his resemblance to Han Ga In. However, he pointed out that his pretty face does not match his personality at all which pushed him to start exercising.

Dongjun was appointed as the torch bearers on behalf of the '17th Asian Incheon Games 2014' ('2014 Incheon Asian Games') He is nicknamed as an 'athletic-idol' so AIG thought he was the most suitable person to be 'Tissot's representative torch relay bearer for the 'Asian Games'." Dongjun ran an estimated 277m around Bupyeonggu, Incheon on the 19th of September, 2014.

Career

ZE:A

Dongjun entered a nine-membered group called "Children of Empire". In 2009, they started in Mnet "Children of Empire" and "Children of Empire Returns", where they tour the country doing guerilla performances.^[3] Later the group faced controversy in December following the similarities of the group's name to Brown Eyed Girls's Jea. The group later changed the pronunciation of the name to avoid implications.^[4] On January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their EP, Nativity under the name ZE:A.^[5]

ZE:A J solo project has released solo track for Kevin, Heechul and Dongjun. Dongjun was the last member to release solo track "Healing" on May 3. The track was composed and written by himself.^[6][7]

Other activities

Kim Dong-jun made many appearances in Let's Go Dream Team Season 2 as a Dream Team member.

Kim Dong-jun won 2 gold medals in the Idol Athletes Chuseok Special on August 27, 2011 in Men's 100 meter and 110 meter Hurdles against other idols.

During his appearances on Dream Team 2, ZE:A Member KwangHee also joined the variety life to gain popularity to ZE:A.

Discography

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Ronin Pop	Ape	Main Role
2012	A Company Man	RaHoon	Supporting Role
2014	Take My Hand	TaeHo	Main Role

Dramas

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes
2010	Prosecutor Princess	SBS	Minor in Club	Cameo with ZE:A
	Please Marry Me	KBS2	Singer trainees	Cameo with ZE:A
	Gloria	MBC	Singer trainees	Cameo with ZE:A
2011	Crossing the Youngdo Bridge[8]	KBS2	Oh Ji Hoon	Supoorting role
	Girl K	Channel CGV	Go Min Young	Supporting role
2012	You Who Rolled in Unexpectedly	KBS2	ZE:A Member	Cameo
2013	The Fugitive of Joseon	KBS2	Mu Myeong	Supporting role
	Couple Clinic: Love and War 2 - Idol Special	KBS2	Seo Min Jae	Lead role
2014	Aftermath	Naver TV Cast	Ahn Dae Yong	Lead role
	Climb The Sky Walls	KBS2	Tae Ho	Lead role
	Boarding House 24th St.	MBC Every 1	Himself	Supporting role
2016	Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho	KBS2	Kim Yoo-shin	Supporting role

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2009	Office Reality - Children of Empire	Himself	Mnet
	Children of Empire Returns	Himself	Mnet
	Idol Maknae Rebellion	Himself	SBS
2010	Idol League	Himself	KBS
	Let's Go Dream Team!	Himself	KBS	Eps 30, 34, 40, 45, 46, 50, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
2011	Let's Go Dream Team!	Himself	KBS	Eps 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 83, 85, 86, 88, 95, 97, 100, 103, 107
	Weekly Idol	Himself	MBC	Ep. 6 with ZE:A
	Challenge! 1000 Songs	Himself	SBS
2012	Challenge! 1000 Songs	Himself	SBS
	Let's Go Dream Team	Himself	KBS	Eps 109, 112, 116, 119, 122, 124, 126, 158
	World Changing Quiz Show	Himself	SBS	(Olympic Special) ep 163
	Ms & Mr Idol Korea 2012	Himself	MBC
	Hello Counselor	Himself	KBS	Ep. 91
2013	Baek Jiyeon’s People Inside	Himself	TVN	Ep.320
	Family Dignity’s Full House	Himself	KBS	Ep. 8
	World Changing Quiz Show	Himself	MBC	Ep. 195
	Hidden Singer	Himself	JTBC	Ep. 5
	Three Idiots	Himself
	Star King	Himself	SBS	Ep. 310, 312, 313, 314, 317
	You Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook	Himself	KBS
	Pops in Seoul	Himself	Arirang	Ep. 2353
	Mamma Mia	Himself	KBS	Ep. 1
	Open Concert	Himself	KBS	Ep. 972
	Blind Test 180˚	Himself	MBC	Eps. 14, 26
	Nankam School	Himself		Ep. 9
	Smile People	Himself
	After School Club	Himself	Arirang
	Our Neighbourhood’s Master	Himself	KBS	Eps. 16, 17
	Immortal Song	Himself	KBS	Eps. 111, 112, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120
	Hello Counselor	Himself	KBS	Ep. 135
	Love Request	Himself	KBS	Ep. 724
	Let's Go Dream Team	Himself	KBS	Eps. 171, 172, 178
	I am Supermodel	Himself		Ep. 4 Narration
	Jjang	Himself		Ep. 45
	Section TV	Himself		Ep. 69
	Show Champion	Himself	MBC
	Story Show	Himself
	Perfect Singer	Himself
	Real Sports Fighting Spirit	Himself
	Star Faceoff	Himself		2013 Chuseok Special
	Quiz Show	Himself
2014	Shaolin Clenched Fists	Himself
	Star King	Himself	SBS	Eps. 367
	Let's Go Dream Team	Himself	KBS	Eps. 197, 200, 201, 216,228-229,243,(247-251), 253
	Laws of the Jungle Borneo Edition	Himself	SBS
	Hello Counselor	Himself with the cast of "All Shook Up" Musical.	KBS	Eps. 201
2015	Running Man	Himself	SBS	Eps. 192-194 (2014), 199 (2014), 236 (2015)
2015	Immortal Song 2	Himself with Son HoYoung.	KBS	Eps. 187
2015	Same Bed, Different Dreams	Himself	SBS	Eps. 33

Musical

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Aladdin[9]	Aladdin	Lead Role
2012	Catch Me If You Can[10]	Frank	Lead Role
2014	Goong[11]	Lee Shin	Lead Role
2014	All Shook Up	Elvis	Lead Role

Awards

Annual Daegu International Musical Festival

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2015	"All Shook Up"	Newcomer Award at the 9th annual Daegu International Musical Festival	Won

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKjEH1i-po8
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKjEH1i-po8
3. "[인터뷰on] 제국의 아이들 "로드돌-국민돌...친근감이 무기죠"" (in Korean). Nate. February 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
4. "‘제아(ZE:A)’ 이름논란, 브아걸 제아 팬들 팀명 변경 요구" (in Korean). MaxMovie. 2009-12-30. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
5. ‘제국의아이들’ 제아 드디어 출격 음원-뮤비 전격공개 ‘돌풍일으킬까’ (in Korean). Joins. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
6. http://www.soompi.com/2016/05/02/zeas-dongjun-to-release-solo-track-for-the-first-time-since-debut/
7. http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/05/zeas-dongjun-to-release-his-first-solo-single
8. Jeo, Jak-gwon (2011-01-28). '제아' 김동준, 연기돌 합류요~ (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
9. http://news.nate.com/view/20110503n33731
10. http://www.sportsworldi.com/Articles/EntCulture/Article.asp?aid=20121208020462&subctg1=20&subctg2=00&OutUrl=naver
11. http://www.soompi.com/2014/03/25/zeas-dongjun-cast-as-male-lead-for-goong-musical-leaves-for-japan/