Qian Kun

Qian Kun (Chinese: 钱锟, born 1 January 1996), better known by the mononym Kun, is a Chinese singer, songwriter and producer. He is a member of South Korean boy group NCT and its Chinese sub-unit WayV.

Not to be confused with Cai Xukun, Chinese singer and dancer also known professionally as Kun.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qian.
Kun
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Kun in 2018 at 24th Dream Concert
Born
Qian Kun

(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996
Taining County, Fujian, China
EducationBeijing Contemporary Music Academy
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese錢錕
Simplified Chinese钱锟
Korean name
Hangul전곤
Hanja錢錕

Early life

Kun was born on 1 January 1996 in Taining County, Fujian, China.[1] He graduated from Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.[2][3]

Career

Pre-debut

In December 2015, Kun was introduced as part of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team SM Rookies. On 4 April 2016, SM Entertainment announced NCT's first unit, NCT U. Kun sung the Chinese version of the single "Without You" originally sung by Taeil, Doyoung, and Jaehyun.[4]

2018–present: Debut with NCT, WayV and solo activities
Main articles: NCT (group) and WayV

In mid-January, SM Entertainment unveiled NCT 2018, a project involving all 18 members of NCT.[5][6] On 30 January, SM released a video titled "NCT 2018 Yearbook #1," which featured all prior members and introduced new members Kun, Lucas, and Jungwoo.[7][8] He made his official debut on 18 April 2018, with "Black on Black".[9]

In December 2018, Kun was announced to be a part of NCT's China-based unit WayV, managed by Label V. The seven-member unit officially debuted on 17 January 2019 with their debut EP The Vision, with Kun being the group's leader. Its lead single "Regular" was the Mandarin remake of "Regular" by NCT 127.[10][11][12] On 5 December 2019, it was announced that Kun will be joining the MC lineup for a beauty talk show Pink Festa alongside Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Kwang-hee and more.[13][14] In 2020, Kun collaborated with Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi and bandmate Xiaojun on the single "I'll Be There", released on 28 February 2020.[15][16][17]

Discography
See also: NCT discography and WayV § Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
CHN
[18][upper-alpha 1]
"I'll Be There"
(with Zhou Mi and Xiaojun)		 2020 – – N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Original title Network Notes / Role Ref.
2019 Pink Festa 핑크페스타 MBC Music MC [19]

Notes
  1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.

References
  1. "NCT 쿤 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "钱锟" (in Chinese). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "优秀毕业生代表！钱锟出席北音毕业礼并荣获"金穗奖"" (in Chinese). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. Bae, Jung Yun (11 April 2016). "NCT U′s Debut Performance to be Showcased in Korea and China". Mwave. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "[단독] NCT, 新 대형 프로젝트 컴백 시동…신곡 뮤비위해 출국". Xports News (in Korean). 15 January 2018.
  6. "Three NCT Teams Debut on World Digital Song Sales Chart: Your Guide to Each One". Billboard. 23 March 2018.
  7. "NCT Unveils 3 New Members; JUNGWOO, KUN and LUCAS!". SBS News. 31 January 2018.
  8. "NCT, 초대형 프로젝트 '2018 NCT'로 컴백…3월 앨범 발매(공식)". Naver. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. "NCT 2018 Drops Beastly 'Black on Black' Performance Video". Billboard. 18 April 2018.
  10. "WayV_official". Weibo (in Chinese).
  11. "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). 31 December 2018.
  12. Herman, Tamar. "WayV Represents SM Entertainment's Goals For Global Dominance Through Cultural Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. "고준희, 뷰티 예능으로 방송 활동 재개…'핑크페스타' 진행자 발탁". Naver (in Korean). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. "'핑크페스타' 고준희·김종국·광희·WayV 쿤·김민규 출연..12월 방송[공식]". Naver (in Korean). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  15. "WATCH: Super Junior M's Zhoumi Collaborates With WayV's Kun And Xiaojun For Encouraging "I'll be there" Special Track". What The Kpop (in Korean). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  16. "슈퍼주니어-M 조미, 웨이션브이 쿤-샤오쥔과 함께 부른 희망 발라드 공개". Star Daily News (in Korean). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  17. "슈퍼주니어-M 조미, 28일 중국어 신곡 '자이 니 썬 팡' 발매". Naver (in Korean). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  18. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  19. POP, 헤럴드 (5 December 2019). "'핑크페스타' 고준희X김종국X광희X쿤X김민규 출연‥12월 그랜드 오픈[공식]". pop.heraldcorp.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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