Lee Jun-young (entertainer)

Lee Jun-young
Lee Jun-young
	Lee in February 2018
Born	January 22, 1997; South Korea
Occupation	Singer; rapper; actor;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop;
Years active	2014–present
Labels	NH Media;
Associated acts	U-KISS; UNB;
Korean name
Hangul	이준영
Revised Romanization	I Jun-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	I Chunyŏng

Lee Jun-young (born on January 22, 1997), also known as Jun, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor. In June 2014, He debuted as a new member of U-KISS. In October 2017, He joined survival program The Unit, which he finished in first place and became a member of the project group UNB.

Apart from his group's activities, he has participated in various television dramas, notably Avengers Social Club (2017), marking his career breakthrough,[1] and Goodbye to Goodbye (2018), Class of Lies (2019), and Good Casting (2020).

Career

2014: Career beginnings

On May 15, 2014, NH Media announced, via U-KISS' official Korean website, new member Jun to the public. On June 2, 2014 Jun made his first debut with U-KISS and they released the 9th mini album 'Mono Scandal' along with the 19+ rated MV 'Quit Playing' which became a title track.

2017–present: Acting roles and UNB

In 2017, he made a successful debut as an actor in the television series Avengers Social Club.[2]

On October 28, 2017, Jun joined survival program The Unit and passed with a superboot.[3] He made it to the final Top 9 and was voted number 1. He was promoting with UNB, which consists of finalists from the show, which debuted on April 7, 2018 until January 27 2019.[4]

In May 2018, he made his second acting appearance as Han Min-soo in the MBC television series Goodbye to Goodbye (2018).[5][6]

In 2019, he made his third acting appearance as Yoo Beom-jin in the OCN television series Class of Lies as a top student who is a genius and perfectionist.

In February 2020, he wrapped up filming as Kang Woo-won in the SBS television series Good Casting (2020) which was entirely pre-produced.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN [7]	Sales
22	Released: January 22, 2020 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download Track list Come Alive Be Your Man I'm in Love with You Gravity My Way (feat. Reddy) Circle of Love	18	JPN: 3,649 (Phy.)[8]

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR [9]	Sales
Gallery	Released: December 5, 2019 Label: NH Media Formats: CD, digital download Track list Curious About U (궁금해) Mirror Tell	36	KOR: 2,404[10]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR	JPN	Sales	Album
Korean
"Tell"	2019	—	—		Gallery
"Curious About U" (궁금해)	2019	—	—		Gallery
Japanese
"Phenomenal World"	2019	—	12	JPN: 10,124[11]	Non-album single
"Happiness"[lower-alpha 1]		—	—	—	Non-album single
"My Way" (feat. Reddy)		—	—		22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon	JPN	Sales	Album
"Love Me" (Lee Hae-ri feat. Jun)	2017	—	—		Non-album singles
"Abstract" (SOLIDEMO feat. Jun)		—	—
"Winter Wonderland" (Kyrielle Lee Gyu-in, Choi Byung-mo feat. Jun)		—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon	JPN	Sales	Album
"Don't Know Why" (with Shion Miyawaki and AK)	2018	—	—		Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon	Sales	Album
"Ziugae" (지우개)	2018	—		King of Mask Singer episode 152
"Because It's You" (너라서)	2018	—		Goodbye to Goodbye OST
"My Love To You" (내사랑 투유) (with Kei)	2019	—		Chart Show Again - The Winner Is?
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2017	Avengers Social Club	Lee Soo-gyum	tvN
2018	Goodbye to Goodbye	Han Min-soo	MBC
2019	Class of Lies	Yoo Beom-jin	OCN
2020	Good Casting	Kang Woo-won	SBS
	Backstreet Rookie	Customer (ep 2)	SBS
	Na Rae, Kicking Out	Sun Woo	KBS2
	Idol's Doctor	Yoon Tae-in
	Please Don’t Meet Him	Jung Kook-Hee	MBC

Film

Year	Title	Role	Remarks
2016	More Painful than Sadness	Lee Yunho	Independent film • Unopened

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Network
2017	The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project	Himself	KBS2

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	26th Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards	Best New Actor	Won	[12]
2018	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Won	[13]

Notes

Happiness was released as a digital single only on June 12.

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References

세계일보 (2014-05-15). "유키스, 새 멤버 '준' 영입…"동호 공백 메울 인재"". 유키스, 새 멤버 '준' 영입…"동호 공백 메울 인재" - 세상을 보는 눈, 글로벌 미디어 - 세계닷컴 -. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
"U-Kiss Jun to star in Avengers' Social Club". Hancinema. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
"'더 유닛' 준 "유키스 중간 투입, 받아줘 감사했다"". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-27.
"[공식]'더유닛' 유앤비(UNB), 4월 7일 데뷔 확정 '기대 UP'". sports.chosun.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
"[Interview] U-Kiss's Jun Looks up to Rain". Hancinema. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
"Jun to Star in New MBC Weekend Drama, The Goodbye Has Left". Hancinema. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
"Junの売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年02月03日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 3, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- "Gallery". December 12, 2019.
2019년 12월 Album Chart [December 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
"週間　シングルランキング – 2019年04月22日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME inc. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
"유키스 준, 배우 이준영으로 문화연예대상 신인상 수상". EDAILY (in Korean). November 30, 2018.
"[MBC 연기대상]김경남·이준영·오승아·이설, 남녀 신인상 공동 수상". chosun.com (in Korean). December 30, 2018.

External links

Lee Jun-young at HanCinema
Lee Jun-young on IMDb

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[Happiness-12] Happiness was released as a digital single only on June 12.

[1] 세계일보 (2014-05-15). "유키스, 새 멤버 '준' 영입…"동호 공백 메울 인재"". 유키스, 새 멤버 '준' 영입…"동호 공백 메울 인재" - 세상을 보는 눈, 글로벌 미디어 - 세계닷컴 -. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

[2] "U-Kiss Jun to star in Avengers' Social Club". Hancinema. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[3] "'더 유닛' 준 "유키스 중간 투입, 받아줘 감사했다"". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-27.

[4] "[공식]'더유닛' 유앤비(UNB), 4월 7일 데뷔 확정 '기대 UP'". sports.chosun.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

[5] "[Interview] U-Kiss's Jun Looks up to Rain". Hancinema. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[6] "Jun to Star in New MBC Weekend Drama, The Goodbye Has Left". Hancinema. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[7] "Junの売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[8] 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年02月03日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 3, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[9] "Gallery". December 12, 2019.

[11] "Gallery". December 12, 2019.

[10] 2019년 12월 Album Chart [December 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[11] "週間　シングルランキング – 2019年04月22日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME inc. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

[13] "유키스 준, 배우 이준영으로 문화연예대상 신인상 수상". EDAILY (in Korean). November 30, 2018.

[14] "[MBC 연기대상]김경남·이준영·오승아·이설, 남녀 신인상 공동 수상". chosun.com (in Korean). December 30, 2018.