South Korean musician and actor (born 1983)
Jay
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Born
| Kim Kyun-woo
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1983-04-08
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April 8, 1983
(age 41)
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Occupations
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Agent
| Rainmaker Company
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Musical career
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Genres
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Years active
| 2002?present
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Labels
| SM
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Musical artist
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Hangul
| 김견우
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Revised Romanization
| Gim Gyeon-u
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McCune?Reischauer
| Kim Kyun-u
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Kim Kyun-woo
(born April 8, 1983), known professionally as
Jay
, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor. He is a member of EDM trio
TraxX
and a former member of SM Entertainment's project group
SM The Ballad
.
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Career
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In 2002, Jay (Typhoon) along with Minwoo (Rose), Jungwoo (Attack),
Sungmin
,
Junsu
and
Eunhyuk
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, Junsu, 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 TraxX. 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
.
Jay made official debut with TRAX on July 20, 2004 with the single
Paradox
.
In February 2009, Jay began his acting career with cast in supporting roles in
MBC
's
Romance Zero
.
In 2010, he participated in musicals
Brothers Were Brave
,
Rock of Ages
and rotated as
D'Artagnan
with
Super Junior
's
Kyhuhyun
in
The Three Musketeers
.
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He also cast in
KBS
's
President
alongside Super Junior's Sungmin, with plays the role of Sungmin's half-brother.
In May 2011, Jay landed his first leading role in KBS's drama
My Bittersweet Life
, playing the character Lee Se-in.
In May 2014, Jay was confirmed to cast in the musical
Singin' In The Rain
as Don Lockwood with Super Junior's Kyuhyun and
EXO
's
Baekhyun
. The musical ran from June 5, 2014 until August 3, 2014 at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul.
In September 2016, Jay was cast in supporting roles in KBS's drama
On the Way to the Airport
, playing the character Jang Hyun-woo.
In September 2017, Jay was cast in supporting roles in
KBS1
's
Andante
, playing the character Kang Hyun-woo.
Personal life
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Jay enlisted for a 2-year
mandatory military service
on 26 March 2012. He received four weeks of basic military training in
Busan
and then continued to serve as a public service worker. He was discharged in 2014.
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Discography
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Filmography
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Television series
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Television shows
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Theater
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