Jun Jin's Biography

Jun Jin (literal meaning: "moving forward/advance"; birth name: Park, Choong-Jae, born on 19 August 1980) is a member of the longest running Korean male group to date, 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. However, he is advancing in his own singing career with the release of his solo single album on 18 November 2006. Besides singing, he has also acted in several dramas and sitcoms.

Biography

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

Music career

With Shinhwa - Backed by his high school friend, 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.

Solo career - Jun Jin released a solo single in November 2006 titled Sarangee Ohji Anahyo (translated to Love Doesn't Come), with a total of five songs, including the title song and its instrumental. Surprisingly, he decided to release a ballad even though he is known for his strong dance skills. However, this is due to the fact that ballads are popular in Korea right now; dance artists such as Baek Ji Young and even Jun Jin's own group Shinhwa have released ballads for their lead singles. In December 2006, he was hospitalized; although recommended to stay in the hospital, he quickly left and returned to his promotional schedule.

In early January 2007, Jun Jin filmed a music video with a Taiwanese singer named Linda Liao. The MV is by a Korean group, The Name, titled "It Could Be Love." He also recorded a duet with Linda Liao, entitled "Forever" and also has a version in Mandarin. In mid-2007, Jun Jin left his group's management company and set up his own call JF Story Entertainment to concentrate on his solo career more. With Shinhwa on hiatus as well, there were rumors that he was going to release his second single in September, although there were no release.

Jun Jin, Eric, Dongwan, Minwoo and Andy (members of Shinhwa) will enlist for the military in 2008. Shinhwa will celebrate their 10th year anniversary and have a concert in March 2008 before Dongwan and Eric will enlist for the military.

Dramas

Nonstop 4 (2003), Forbidden Love (2004), Let's Go To The Beach (2005)