Soo Hyun is a member of South Korean Boy Group U-Kiss, he was formerly a member of Good Entertainment and JYP Entertainment. U-Kiss, an acronym for Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star, is a 7-member South Korean boy band under NH Media.
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Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park (or simply JYP) is a singer, songwriter, record producer and the current CEO/founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Asian pop music. Over the past 11 years. Park has become a prominent producer, composer, and artist, becoming the only Asian producer to cross over into the US market. He has since also started his own management company, JYP Entertainment.
Lee Junho is a member of South Korean Boy Group 2pm, Junho is a vocalist and dancer for the group. He earned a contract with JYP Entertainment after he won a contest in JYP’s Superstar Survival in 2006.
Taecyeon is the main rapper of the group. He was born in Seoul, South Korea but immigrated to Bedford, Massachusetts for approximately seven years. He originally auditioned for JYP Entertainment in New York City to become a model. Taec was also on the same audition show as Junho and Chansung, Superstar Survival, but was the first contestant to leave the show. He featured in “Yes I’m In Love” by Bada on her 4th album and Baek Ji Young’s 2009 song “내 귀에 캔디” (My Ear’s Candy).
Nichkhun Horvejkul also known mononymously as Nichkhun, is a Thai-American pop singer active in South Korea. He is a member of the boy band 2PM.
Nichkhun was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to Thai parents. His father is of Thai origin while his mother is a forth generation Thai Chinese. Nichkhun has one older brother and two younger sisters. At the age of two, he moved to Thailand with his family, but moved back to the United States to finish schooling in Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. There, he was scouted by Park Jin-young, a K-pop singer and producer of JYP Entertainment, at the Los Angeles Korean Festival.
Junsu’s a member in the South Korean dance/pop group 2PM. Junsu is known as the lead vocalist of the group. He is originally from Daegu, South Korea. He originally auditioned for YG Entertainment, where he befriended G-Dragon and Tae Yang of Big Bang. He was accepted into both YG & JYP Entertainment, but chose to take the path of JYP in his final decision.
2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to sudden withdrawal of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment. The current members are Junsu, Junho, Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung and Chansung. 2PM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member (before Jaebeom’s departure) boy band One Day, the other being 2AM. They debuted with the song “10 Jeom Manjeome 10 Jeom” (10점 만점에 10점, lit. 10 Points Out of 10 Points), which showcased their acrobatic and b-boy dance styles. They achieved their first #1 song with “Again & Again”.
The members of 2PM all auditioned (except Nichkhun, who was scouted) to become part of JYP Entertainment, to which the Wonder Girls also belong. Some members held their auditions in other countries; for example, Park Jaebeom auditioned in the United States. Other members already had experience in the entertainment industry prior to their acceptance into JYP Entertainment, such as Kim Junsu, who had won various singing competitions, and Ok Taecyeon, Lee Junho and Hwang Chansung, who had participated in the show ‘SuperStar Survival’.
Lee Ki Kwang is a member of South Korean Boy Band “BEAST”, He was a trainee under JYP Entertainment for 4 years and originally debuted as solo artist. He performed under the stage name AJ (singer).
Yoon Doo Joon is the leader of South Korean Boy Band “BEAST”, He was first appeared on Mnet’s Hot Blood documentary as one of the candidates for JYP Entertainment group One Day. Currently he is one of the rappers for AJ’s Wiping Wiping the Tears.
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