- Yoon Doo-joon
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Yoon Dujun Born July 4, 1989
Seoul, South KoreaGenres R&B, pop, hip hop Occupations Singer, dancer, rapper, actor Instruments Vocals Years active 2009–present Labels Cube Entertainment Associated acts Beast Yoon Doo-joon (Hangul: 윤두준), more commonly known as Doo-joon, is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, and dancer. He is the leader of the Korean boy group Beast.
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Biography
Yoon Doo-joon was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 4, 1989.[1] His dream of becoming a high school Physical Education teacher changed suddenly during his second year of high school after watching MTV's Big Bang Documentary. His parents and teachers didn't agree with him at first. However, he pleaded to them to register him for Music school and soon started auditioning to become a singer.[2]
Yoon then became a trainee of JYP Entertainment and was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men, a reality program that shows the preparation for their debut, with 2AM and 2PM, but he was eliminated along the course of the show.[3] He was then transferred to JYP Entertainment's sister company, Cube Entertainment. While still a trainee at Cube Entertainment, he was featured in AJ's music video for "Wipe the Tears" as a rapper along with Yong Jun Hyung before he finally debuted as the leader of Beast.[4] Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST.[5]
He currently attends at Dongshin University as a student majoring in Broadcast Entertainment, under a full scholarship, along with 4 other members of Beast.[6][7]
Career
Beast
Main article: Beast (South Korean band)The group has released one Korean album, five Korean mini-albums and various singles. Doo Joon is the leader of Beast.
Solo career
Before his debut with Beast, he auditioned for High Kick Through the Roof and was offered a role in the sitcom, but he turned it down to focus on his music career.[3] After a month from debut, he became a member of the reality-variety series Danbi, a segment part of MBC's Sunday Sunday Night line-up.[8] The show ended with its last broadcast on August 15, 2010.[9]
Yoon was then chosen to model on an ad for premium jeans brand Buckaroo along with actress Shin Sekyung.[10] When Girls' Generation member Taeyeon left MBC Radio FM4U 91.9Mhz Chin Chin Radio, he was chosen as a temporary DJ for two weeks together with solo singer IU.[11] Doo Joon was featured for G.NA's album title song "I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better" music video along with other Beast member, Jun Hyung.[12]
Yoon finally debuted as an actor when he was casts in MBC's daily sitcoms More Charming By The Day and All My Love.[13] On December 29, 2010, Doo Joon was awarded with the Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for his roles in All My Love and More Charming By The Day.[14]
Discography
For Yoon Doo-joon's works with Beast, see Beast discography.Filmography
Year Title Type Role 2008 Hot Blooded Men TV Documentary (Mnet) Himself 2009 MTV B2ST TV Documentary (MTV) Himself 2010 MTV Beast Almighty TV Show (MTV) Himself Idol Maid TV Show (MBC) Himself Danbi TV show (MBC) Himself More Charming By The Day TV Series (MBC) Yoon Doo-joon All My Love TV Series (MBC) Yoon Doo-joon 2011 Exciting Cube TV TV Show (MNET Japan) Himself A Thousand Kisses TV Series (MBC) Yoon Ki-joon Awards
Year Category Nominated Work Result 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards: Rookie Comedy Award All My love & More Charming By The Day Won [14] References
- ^ (Korean)"BEAST". 10Asia. 2009-11-17. http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.htm?tsc=06.02.05&a_id=2009111708113775218. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ (Korean)"BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I want to be a singer after seeing "BIGBANG DOCUMENTARY"". Newsen. 2009-10-22. http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200910211219171002&search=title&searchstring=%BA%F1%BD%BA%C6%AE. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ a b (Korean) "Doojoon almost starred in 'HighKick". Newsen. 2009-11-02. http://news.joins.com/article/043/3855043.html?ctg=15. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ (Korean)"‘Big Bang-2PM Elimination’ Jang Hyunseung-Yoon Doojoon, Ready to Debut on July". Newsen. 2009-05-21. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200905211042321002&search=title&searchstring=%C0%B1%B5%CE%C1%D8. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ (Korean)"‘AJ & Eliminated Big Bang Member Joins Together to Form the 6 Member Boy Band B2ST’". Korea Economic Daily. 2009-08-25. http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?type=2&aid=200908252225c&nid=910&sid=83. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ (Korean)"4 members of 6-member group BEAST enter DongShin University together on March 2". Star News. 2010-03-01. http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2010030116182639990&type=3. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ "K-pop stars scholarships irk students". The Korea Times. 18 July 2011. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/07/135_91131.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ (Korean)Baek Ji-eun (2009-11-25). "Beast Yoon Doojoon went hiding? He's actually filming in Africa". Sports Chosun. http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype2.htm?ut=1&name=/news/entertainment/200911/20091126/9bz77142.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ (Korean)"'Danbi' will be coming to a close on the 15th with possibilities of a revival some time in the fall". Newsen. 2010-08-06. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201008051900591001. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ (Korean)"BEAST's Yoon Doojoon is chosen to model jeans with Shin Sae Kyung". Arts News. 2010-01-13. http://artsnews.media.paran.com/news/57655. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ (Korean)"TaeYeon leaves "Chin Chin", Yoon DooJoon-IU are temporary DJs, official follow-up DJ not chosen yet". Newsen. 2010-04-21. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201004211356241001. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "Beast's Yoon Doojoon's first try in acting as 'lovers' with Gina's (previously in Five Girls) music video". Newsen. 2010-07-09. http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201007090911161002. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ (Korean)"BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I feel assured with Jo Kwon & Gain," revealing his thoughts on acting". Sports Chosun. 2010-10-25. http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype2.htm?id=201010260100242910012216&ServiceDate=20101025. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b (Korean)"Beast's Yoon Doojoon Wins Rookie Comedy Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards". Newsen. 2010-12-29. http://news.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201012292223141001. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
External links
- (Korean) BEAST Official website
- (English) Doo-joon Twitter
Discography
Yoon Doo-joon · Jang Hyun-seung · Yong Jun-hyung · Yang Yo-seob · Lee Gi-kwang · Son Dong-woonStudio albums KoreanFiction and FactJapaneseSo BeastEPs Official Singles Korean"Bad Girl" · "Mystery" · "Shock" · "Special" · "Soom" · "Beautiful" · "When The Door Closes" · " Thanks To" · "Let it Snow" · "Fiction"Japanese"Shock" · "Bad Girl"Special Singles TV shows MTV B2ST · MTV Beast Almighty · Beast Idol Maid""Related topics BEAST Official website Categories:- Beast (South Korean band) members
- 1989 births
- K-pop singers
- Korean-language singers
- Living people
- South Korean male singers
- South Korean pop singers
- South Korean dance musicians
- South Korean idols
- South Korean television actors
- South Korean rappers
- South Korean hip hop musicians
- Beatboxers
- Kyung Hee Cyber University alumni
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