Yesung

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Yesung

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kim Jongwoon
Alias = Yesung
Born = birth date and age|1984|8|24
Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Origin = Seoul, Republic of Korea
Instrument = Singing, piano
Voice_type = Baritone
Genre = K-pop, R&B
Occupation = Singer, dancer, actor, DJ
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = SM Entertainment
Associated_acts = SMTown
Super Junior
Super Junior-K.R.Y
Super Junior-Happy
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hangul=예성
hanja=藝聲
rr=Yeseong
mr=Yesŏng
hangulborn=김종운
hanjaborn=金鐘雲
rrborn=Gim Jong-un
mrborn=Kim Chong-un

Kim Jongwoon (born August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung, is a singer, former DJ, occasional actor, and a member of Korean boy band Super Junior.

Pre-debut years

In 1999, Kim made his first television appearance in a local music event. Two years later in 2001, Kim auditioned in the "Starlight Casting System" and scraped through the contests with his "artistic voice". He was then recruited as a trainee under the talent agency SM Entertainment.

Music career

2005–present: Super Junior

After four years of training in singing, acting, and dancing, Kim was finally placed in the all-male rotational performance group, Super Junior 05, as part of the first generation members of Super Junior. Complementing Kim's unique voice in the group, he was given the stage name Yesung, which denotes to "art-like voice". Super Junior 05 officially debuted on November 6, 2005. The group performed the debut single "TWINS (Knock Out)" on SBS's "Popular Songs". The group released their full studio album a month later, and the album debuted as #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.cite news | author= | title=Album Sales of December 2005 | date= | work=Recording Industry Association of Korea | pages=1 | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200512.htm | accessdate=2007-10-16 | language=Korean] As the group's second single, "Miracle", came to an end, his talent agency was about to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation, Super Junior 06, with Yesung still as an undergraduate member of Super Junior. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, and the company declared that future Super Junior generations were rumors. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially Super Junior. The new group hit big after they released their first CD single "U" the following summer in 2006, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts, leading Super Junior to set #1 records in their music career since then.

In 2006, Yesung became a part of Super Junior's first sub-unit, Super Junior-K.R.Y, a group specializing in singing mournful, R&B ballads. The trio debuted on November 5, 2006 on KBS's "Music Bank" performing "The one I love." [ [http://english.kbs.co.kr/scontents/entertainment/entertainmenth/1422100_11693.html Super Junior-K.R.Y. Formed] , November 5, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2007.] Super Junior-K.R.Y promotions ended quickly and a year later, Super Junior as a whole released their second official album, "Don't Don", which became the second best-selling album of the year.cite news | author= | title=Super Junior, SG Wananbe first and second place in 2007 album sales | date=2007-12-12 | work=Moneytoday | pages=1 | url=http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/stview.php?type=1&no=2007121213453100351 | accessdate=2007-12-12 | language=Korean] In the summer of 2008, Yesung made a comeback as a member of Super Junior-Happy, the fourth official Super Junior sub-unit. Their first mini album, "Cooking? Cooking!" was released on June 5, 2008.

Other works

2006–2007: DJ career

Since September 2006, Yesung had been a DJ for his own radio show, "M.I.R.A.C.L.E for You", where members of Super Junior often appear as guests. However, before the radio show's first anniversary, Yesung had to end the program so he can further concentrate on his singing career. The last air date for the radio show was September 8, 2007. [ [http://kerio.cafe24.com/zboard/view.php?id=superj&page=1&sn1=&divpage=6&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=34600 keiro.cafe24.com] . Retrieved on September 4, 2007.Dead link|date=April 2008]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Disc jockey

References

External links

* [http://www.smtown.com/ SM Entertainment Official Site]
* [http://www.super-junior.co.kr/ Super Junior Official Site]
* [http://www.avex.com.tw/superjunior/ Super Junior Official Avex Site] zh icon
* [http://superjunior-jp.net/ Super Junior Official Japanese Site] jp icon
* [http://superjunior-happy.iple.com/ Super Junior-Happy Official Site]

Persondata
NAME = Kim, Jongwoon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Yesung
SHORT DESCRIPTION = South Korean singer
DATE OF BIRTH = August 24, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH = South Korea
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