Kim Jae-joong
Kim Jae-joong is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor whose work spans K-pop, rock and Japanese releases, alongside his interview series Jae Friends and his label iNKODE.
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Overview
- From
- Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
- Birthday
- January 26, 1986, as listed on his official Japanese profile
- Debut
- December 26, 2003, with TVXQ as Hero Jaejoong
- Solo debut
- 2013, with the mini-album I
- Also known as
- Jaejoong and J-Jun
- Beyond music
- Actor, Jae Friends host and iNKODE co-founder
Mini bio
How it started.
Jaejoong grew up in Gongju and moved to Seoul as a teenager to audition for SM Entertainment. He auditioned in 2001 and debuted with TVXQ in December 2003, using the name Hero Jaejoong.
Finding his own voice.
TVXQ songs including Rising Sun and Mirotic introduced him to listeners in Korea and Japan. He went on to form JYJ in 2010 with Kim Jun-su and Park Yoo-chun, then began his solo recording career with I in 2013. Rock became a recurring part of his solo work alongside pop and Japanese cover albums.
A garden for his fans.
His 2024 album FLOWER GARDEN marked 20 years in music. He contributed lyrics to most tracks, including Glorious Day, and collaborated with Moonbyul on The Light and MIYAVI on Dopamine. In an interview, he explained that the flowers represented the people and experiences that had stayed with him.
More ways to connect.
He co-founded iNKODE in 2023 and became its chief strategy officer. That year he also began Jae Friends, an interview series whose first guest was Epik High’s Tablo. His screen work includes Heaven’s Postman and Bad Memory Eraser, bringing another side of his work to fans.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026THE WAVESinger · single album
- 2025RhapsodySinger · Japanese release
- 2025Beauty in ChaosSinger · EP
- 2024FLOWER GARDENSinger and lyricist on most tracks
- 2024201208Lyricist, composer and arranger
- 2019Love CoversSinger · Japanese cover album
- 2016NO.XSinger · solo album
- 2013ISinger · solo debut EP
Screen
- 2024Bad Memory EraserActor · lead role
- 2009Heaven’s PostmanActor · film debut
Awards
Quotes
I love the fact that I can express myself freely.Kim Jae-joong, The Korea Times
In a June 2024 interview ahead of FLOWER GARDEN, he reflected on feeling more comfortable with himself and balancing his different roles.
Trivia
- His official profile lists gaming and listening to music as hobbies.
- Love Covers includes his versions of Hikaru Utada’s First Love and Yutaka Ozaki’s Forget-me-not.
- He wrote, composed and arranged 201208 on FLOWER GARDEN.
- Jae Friends began with an episode featuring Epik High’s Tablo in July 2023.
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