Jae-Joong Kim

Kim Jae-Joong, also known as Jaejoong in South Korea and Jejung/J-Jun in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group JYJ and was one of the original members of the popular south Korean boy band TVXQ, where he was formerly known by the stage name Hero Jae-Joong. Since 2013, he has expanded his range of activities as a solo artist, and in 2023, he formed his own agency 'Inkode' where he serves as the Chief Strategy Officer. Born in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, he moved to Seoul as a teenager to audition for SM Entertainment. From 2003 to 2010, he was the lead vocalist of the South Korean boy band TVXQ. Later, he sued SM Entertainment along with Park Yoo-Chun and Kim Jun-Su and together they separated from TVXQ to form JYJ. As a solo artist, he has released three Korean studio albums, WWW (2013), No. X (2016), and Born Gene (2022). The first two reached number one on the Gaon Music Chart. In Japan, his three studio albums Flawless Love (2019), Love Covers (2019), and Love Covers II (2020) all peaked at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart. He has a fourth Japanese album, "Fallinbow" which was released in November 2022. He has toured extensively in South Korea and Japan.