Jun Jin

Jun Jin (전진) was born on August 19, 1980. Jun Jin movies and tv shows: House Reversal 2022 (South Korea), Idol Room 2018 (South Korea), Video Star: Season 1 2016 (South Korea), 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special 2015 (South Korea), 2 Days & 1 Night : Season 3 2013 (South Korea)...

Jun Jin (Hangul: 전진; Hanja: 前進, literally: "move forward") was born Park Choong Jae (Hangul: 박충재; Hanja: 朴忠裁) on 19 August 1980. He is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer, known as a member and rapper of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He debuted as a dancer and rapper in Shinhwa in 1998 but started singing small parts in 2002; the release of Shinhwa's 5th album. He debut as a solo artist in November 2006 with single Love Doesn't Come.

Jun Jin was the first born child of singer Charlie Park (Hangul: 찰리박), also known as Park Young Chul (Hangul: 박영철), who debuted with a solo album Casanova Sarang in 2004. Jun Jin's birth mom left him and his two younger siblings when he was young, due to his father's wandering lifestyle. His father remarried, but the two divorced during Jun Jin's teenage years. His father's third wife proved to be a loving mother as she took care of Jun Jin like her own son. She also located Jun Jin's birth mother and reconnected the two. Although he wasn't able to see her frequently, the two did promise to keep in touch.

Backed by his high school friend, An Chil Hyun, Jun Jin was able to make it through the audition as a member for Shinhwa. He debuted with them as a rapper, alongside Eric Mun and Andy Lee. However, in the release of Shinhwa's fifth album Perfect Man, he began singing small parts. He would still continue to sing small parts with the release of Shinhwa's later albums until the band switched to a different label, Good Entertainment. Under Good Enter, Jun Jin advanced further, singing a solo song entitled "Painfully Loving You." Jun Jin soon released a single, "Sarangee Ohji Anahyo" (Love Doesn't Come), thus starting his solo career.
Jun Jin starred in the hit 2004 KBS drama "Forbidden Love" in 2004, alongside popular actress Kim Tae Hee. He also starred in various other Banjun Dramas as well. In 2009, he and the other members of Infinite Challenge appeared in an episode of MBC drama Queen of Housewives.

He released his first full length solo album on 25 April 2008. Titled New Decade, the first single from the album was "Wa". The single encountered controversy when the music video was given a 19+ rating due to sexual content, in effect banning the video from major networks. On 26 April, Jun Jin held his first solo concert at Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo. An extra show was added when the 2,500 tickets sold out in five minutes.
Jun Jin appeared variety programme Infinite Challenge firstly in April 2008 as a replacement for Haha, officially known as 'the 7th member' in June 2008. Later he joined We Got Married in early 2009 with actress Lee Shi Young as his "wife". The couple was dubbed "Gundam Couple" due to Lee Shi Young's obsession with Gundam. They officially departed from the show on May 3, 2009 due to the restructuring of the show's format.
He later released a mini album, titled Fascination. The title-track "Hey Ya" featuring Son Dam Bi and Big Tone did fairly well on the charts but a track on the mini album titled "Like A Fool" featuring his "wife" Lee Shi Young managed to fare better on the charts. The album was a mild success.
Jun Jin enlisted for mandatory military service on 22 October 2009 as a public service worker after undering four weeks of basic training Nonsan military camp in Chungcheongnam-do Province. He was discharged on 14 November 2011, after working at the Gangnam Management Corporation, managing the culture center’s fitness club and parking lot. He then participated at his agency’s 1st Open World Festival Tokyo on 26 November. Since being discharged he held the Jun Jin: The singer's Christmas Day fan meeting in Taipei on 25 December 2011.
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