Jun Jin
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Park Choong-jae |
| Born | 19 August 1980 |
| Origin | South Korea |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels |
SM Entertainment (2015–present) Shinhwa Company (2011–present) |
| Associated acts | Shinhwa |
| Website | http://www.shinhwacompany.co.kr/ |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeonjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnjin |
| Birth name | |
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| Revised Romanization | Bak Chung(-)jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ch'ungjae |
SM Entertainment
(1998–2003)
Good Entertainment
(2004–2007)
Open World Entertainment
(2007–2012)
Jun Jin (Hangul: 전진; Hanja: 前進, literally: "move forward") (born Park Choong-jae Hangul: 박충재; Hanja: 朴忠裁; 19 August 1980) 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 was born out of wedlock and due to strong opposition from his maternal family, Jun Jin’s mother and father split, leaving Jun Jin to grow up in the hands of his grandmother. 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 and his younger sister like her own children. 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 Entertainment, Jun Jin advanced further, singing a solo song entitled "Painfully Loving You." Jun Jin soon released a single, "Sarangee Ohji Anayo" (Love Doesn't Come), thus starting his solo career.
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