Kim Jae Joong (김재중) is a Soloist of South Korea. He was a member of the Kpop group TVXQ(DBSK) and is currently a member of the Japanese group JYJ. He is also the owner of several companies and CEO of others. He is under C-jeS Entertainment. He has acted in a few dramas, the most popular being Protect the Boss (2011), and Time Slip Dr. Jin (2012).
His Stage name is Jae Joong (재중) or J-JUN (ジェジュン). His birth name is Han Jae Joong (한재준). His legal name is Kim Jae Joong (김재중). His Chinese name is Ying Xiong Zai Zhong (英雄在中). He was born on 26 January 1986. His age is around 36 years old as of 2021. He is Korean By Nationality. His Zodiac sign is Aquarius.
He is an Actor, Singer, and Composer.
Check out and follow Jae Joong’s Social Media accounts:
Instagram: @jj_1986_jj
Twitter: @bornfreeonekiss
YouTube: N/A
Facebook: N/A
Early Life:
He was born in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.
He started his Schooling at Gongju Jungdong Elementary School then he attended Kongju National University Middle School.
He went to Kongju Information High School but dropped out in 2011 then he completed his high school at Hanam High School (enrolled in 2005).
He graduated from Kyung Hee Cyber University majored in Digital Media engineering.
He moved to Seoul by himself in order to take part in the auditions held by SM Entertainment at the age of 15. When he was still a trainee, in order to be able to live in Seoul by himself, he took various odd jobs to pay for rent, food, and training fees.
Physical Appearance:
He is young, smart, and handsome. He is popular among youths. His looks make him look younger than his actual age. He has black eyes and black hair.
His height is around 5’11” (180 cm) and his weight is around 63 kg (139 lbs). His Blood group is “O”. His Shoe size is 275 mm.
Family, Religion & Girlfriends:
His name was Han Jaejun, but at a young age his biological mother gave him up for adoption and he was then adopted by the Kims.
After adoption, he changed his name to Kim Jaejoong
Facts:
- He has 1.8m+ followers on Instagram.
- He speaks Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
- He likes to play video games.
- He is conscious of what other people think about him.
- He likes to cut his own hair.
- His favorite flower is Lily.
- He likes to play the piano and listening music.
- He wants to own Supermarket.
- He likes the Han River.
- His ideal date is walking near the Han River and when he is under stress, he likes to listen to music at the Han River.
- His favorite colors are Black and White.
- He likes to do Sea Diving and explore underneath the sea.
- He has 11 piercings on his different body parts.
- He revealed in an interview that he was tone-deaf in primary school and was frequently thinks about his dream of becoming a singer, but he practiced singing on his own.
- He knows to play Tennis.
- He is good friends with BoA, SS501’s Hyunjoong, Super Junior’s Heechul, ex-B2ST’s Junhyung, and M.Pire’s Lumin.
- He said he only likes women his age or older because he has never taken care of a girl younger than him.
- He is the Brand Ambassador of “Mates Organic”.
- Yunho’s contact name is listed as “Our Lovely Yunho” while the other members are just “Our Junsu/Changmin/Yoochun” in his phone’s contact name.
- He knows Horse Riding.
- After the Shooting of Banjun drama ” DANGEROUS LOVE ”, Yunho and Jaejoong could not talk to each other for three or four days.
- A man with the surname Han filed a lawsuit against Kim‘s guardians on 21 November 2016 claiming that he was Kim’s biological father, and thus wanted parental rights. On November 22 Han dropped the charges against Jaejoong’s adoptive parents.
- He has two cats Coco and Nene.
- He released his first EP, titled “I” in January 2013, followed by a full-length album, WWW in October the same year.
- He wrote and composed several songs that he would need an entire page dedicated to his discography.
- He has a Dog of breed Great Pyrenees named Vick.
- He has several Cafe under his name like Cafe J-Holic, Coffee Cojjee (Samsung-dong), Japanese restaurant chain Bum’s Story owned together with Park Yoochun, Holic-J Bar (Gangnam) and he is also the CEO and designer of the luxury clothing shop MOLDIR (Cheongdam-dong), and Ceo of KAVE mall (Shibuya).
- He has completed his military service from 30 March 2015 to 30 December 2016.
- He loves to cook.
- He is a former member of DBSK from 2003 to 2010 and then he, Yoochun, and Junsu left TVXQ and created their own band, JYJ debuted in Japan in September 2010.
- He is close friends with Baek Seung-Heon, he produced Baek Seung-Heon’s debut single in 2012, it was the first time he wrote for another artist.
- His ideal type: “I had certain standards in the past but not now. My frame of mind has changed with my surroundings. Age also doesn’t matter now.”
Jaejoong’s OSTs:
- “Love” | Postman to Heaven (2010)
- “Found You” | Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
- “It’s Separation to You, It’s Waiting For Me” | Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
- “I Will Protect You” | Protect the Boss (2011)
- “Living Like A Dream” | Time Slip Dr. Jin (2012)
- “Though I Hate It” | Triangle (2014)
- “Coincidence” | Triangle (2014)
- “Things To Love” | Private Lives (2020)
- “Even If I Call” | Mr. Heart (2020)
Dramas:
- Vacation (베케이션) | SBS / as himself (2006)
- Hard To Say I Love You (素直になれなくて) | Fuji TV / as Sonsu Park (2010)
- Protect The Boss (보스를 지켜라) | SBS / as Cha Moo-Won (2011)
- Time Slip Dr. Jin (타임슬립 닥터 진) | MBC / as Kim Kyung-Tak (2012)
- Triangle (트라이앵글) | MBC / as Jang Dong Chul / Heo Young Dal (2014)
- Spy (스파이) | KBS2 / as Kim Sun-Woo (2015)
- Manhole: Phil from Wonderland (맨홀: 이상한 나라의 필) | KBS2 / as Bong-Pil (2017)
Movies:
- All About Dong Bang Shin Ki (All About 東方神起) | as himself (2006)
- All About Dong Bang Shin Ki 2 (All About 東方神起 2) | as himself (2007)
- All About Dong Bang Shin Ki 3 (All About 東方神起 3) | as himself (2009)
- Postman to Heaven (천국의 우편 배달부)| as Shin Jae Joon (2009)
- Dating on Earth (지구에서 연애중) | as Jae Joong (2009)
- Codename: Jackal (자칼이 온다) | as Singer Choi Hyun (2012)
- JYJ Come On Over: Director’s Cut (제이와이제이) | as himself (2012)
- Jae Joong: On the Road (ジェジュン：オン・ザ・ロード) | as himself (2021)
Special Appearances:
- First Love (첫사랑) | SBS / as Jae Jung (2005)
- The King’s Man (王的男人) | SBS / as Kim Jae Joong / Queen Nok Su (2006)
- Tokyo Holiday (도쿄 홀리데이) | SBS / as Kim Jae Joong (2006)
- The Uninvited Guest (초대받지 않은 손님) | SBS / as Kim Jae Joong (2006)
- Finding Lost Time (잃어버린시간을 찾아서) | SBS / as Jae Joong (2006)
- Dangerous Love (위험한사랑) | SBS / as Hero Jae Joong (2006)
- Unforgettable Love (내생애 가장 잊지못할 그녀) | SBS / as Kim Jae Joong (2006)
Awards and Achievements:
- 2010 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor for Spring Season (Spy)
- 2011 SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award (Protect the Boss)
- 2011 Shorty Awards | Best Celebrity on Twitter (N/A)
- 2012 MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor (Time Slip Dr. Jin)
- 2013 Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Hallyu Drama OST Award (“Living Like A Dream”, Time Slip Dr. Jin OST)
- 2014 7th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor (Triangle)
- 2017 31st Golden Disc Awards | Asia Popularity Award (N/A)
- 2017 5th V Chart Awards | Best Male Artist (N/A)
- 2019 13th Asian Film Awards | Next Generation Star Award (N/A)
- 2019 Busan International Film Festival’s Asia Contents Awards | Excellence Award (N/A)
- 2019 61st Japan Record Awards | Planning Award (“Love Covers”)
- 2020 34th Japan Gold Disc Award | Best 3 Albums (Asia) (“Love Covers”)
