Typhoon (Korean singer)
| Typhoon | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 김견우 |
| Birth name | Kim Gyun-woo Jay Kim |
| Also known as | Typhoon |
| Born |
April 8, 1983 California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
Kim Gyun-woo (born April 8, 1983) better known as Typhoon or Jay Kim, is an American singer and actor of Korean descent. He is a member of South Korean rock band TRAX and he was a member of South Korean ballad group S.M. The Ballad.
In 2002, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Junsu, Typhoon, Rose and Attack, the six of them made their first television appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century: Pop vs. Rock. Moon Hee-jun taught Typhoon, Rose and Attack on to sing rock while Sungmin, Xiah, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta. The six trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack debuted as members of rock band TRAX. The trio separated when Junsu went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined ten other trainees and formed Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band Super Junior.
He then became a lead vocalist for the band TRAX along with three other members Rose, Attack and X-Mas. The band has released a full-length album (Cho-u; 2006) and two mini-albums (Let U Go and Oh! My Goddess, both in 2010) to varying success. In 2010, TRAX became a special guest for Super Junior's third Asian tour, Super Show 3 in some tour dates, performing on the bridge of the song Don't Don.
TRAX released their third EP, Blind on November 10, 2011. They had their comeback stage on M!Countdown on the same day.
In November 2010, Kim has participated with SM labelmates Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee's Jonghyun and new member Jino for the ballad project group S.M. the Ballad. The quartet had released a five-track album entitled Neomu Geuriwo (Miss You) on the same month and sold a total of 23,000 copies by the end of 2010 according to the South Korean Gaon charts, being the 66th best-selling Korean-language physical release in South Korea.
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