Kim Sung-joo (Korean: 김성주; born February 16, 1994) is a South Korean singer and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean-Chinese band UNIQ in 2014. Kim made his television debut in the romantic Chinese drama Magical Space-time (2016) and his film debut in MBA Partners (2016). He is best known for his supporting roles in Live Up to Your Name (2017) and My Secret Terrius (2018).
Kim Sung-joo | |
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김성주 | |
 Kim Sung-joo at Centro Cultural Hallyu in São Paulo, June 27, 2016 | |
| Born | February 16, 1994 Incheon, South Korea |
| Education | Global Cyber University[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Yuehua |
| Member of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김성주 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Seong-joo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏngchu |
Career
editPre-debut
editHe joined YG Entertainment as a trainee. He was part of the original lineup for Winner, but that didn't work out. He's still close friends with Jinwoo and Seungyoon.
A new opportunity arose and he ended up joining UNIQ, a Korean-Chinese group under Yuehua. He still continued to train at YG Entertainment since the two companies were collaborating with this new group. He trained for a total of 5 years before his official debut.[2][3][4][5][unreliable source?]
2014: Career beginnings
editKim debuted in 2014 with the South Korean-Chinese boy band group Uniq with the song "Falling in Love".
Kim promoted with Uniq for a few years, where he landed his first acting role in 2016, together with his band mates in the Chinese film, MBA Partners, where Kim and Wang Yibo playing the lead roles, while Zhou Yixuan, Li Wenhan and Cho Seung-youn making cameos.[6][unreliable source?]
Kim then starred in the Chinese drama, Magical Space-time before his second film in Kill Me Please.
2017: Rising popularity with supporting roles
editKim was cast in The Liar and His Lover where he played "Yoo Si-hyun", the leader and vocalist of the popular band "Crude Play" in the series. He also starred in the tvN's drama Live Up to Your Name.
In September 2018, it was reported that Kim would be joining MBC's drama, My Secret Terrius, where he will play Ra Do-woo, a genius hacker who is rebellious.[7][unreliable source?]>[8][unreliable source?]
Kim enlisted for his mandatory military service on 9 March 2020.[9][unreliable source?] Kim completed his military service and has been discharged as of 16 September 2021.
Personal life
editOn March 2, 2024, Kim revealed that he is married and the father of a child.[10]
Discography
editsolo single
edit| Date | Album | Title |
| 2019.10.18 | 《As Long as You Understand》 | As Long as You Understand |
| 2024.07.26 | 《Our Immaturity》 | Our Immaturity |
other single
edit| Date | Album | Title | Singer |
| 2016.06.21 | 《Flying at Night》 | Flying at Night (Chinese version) | "SunDuck" OST |
| 2017.04.03 | 《The Liar and His Lover (TV series) OST》Part 3 | 괜찮아 난 | Crude Play (Band in Drama) |
| Peterpan | |||
| 2017.04.25 | 《The Liar and His Lover (TV series) OST》Part 7 | In Your Eyes | |
| 2017.11.06 | 《Act.1》 | B1 | 11호 Feat Sung-joo |
| 2018.05.08 | 《You Drive Me Crazy (TV series) OST》 | 미치겠다 (Crazy) | |
| 2018.05.10 | 《White chocolate》 | White chocolate | SS Feat Sung-joo |
| 2018.08.05 | 《꿀》 | 꿀 | Apollo, 11호, Ekko, Sung-joo |
| 2019.10.9 | 《No Plan》 | No Plan | O.A Feat.사토시, Sung-joo |
| 2019.10.18 | 《No Secrets OST》 | Good Night Guard | Zhou Yixuan, Sung-joo |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MBA Partners | Lucas | |
| 2017 | Kill Me Please | Bryan | |
| 2019 | Step Up: Year of the Dance | Dal |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Magical Space-time | Peng Zhendong | Hunan Broadcasting System | |
| 2017 | The Liar and His Lover | Yoo Si-hyun | tvN | [11][unreliable source?] |
| Live Up to Your Name | Kim Min-jae | tvN | ||
| 2018 | You Drive Me Crazy | Yoon Hee-nam | MBC | [12] |
| My Secret Terrius | Ra Do-woo | MBC | [13] |
Television shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Episode | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Welcome Back to School | Cast member | 44-46 | |
| 2016 | Youth Over Flowers China | Cast Member | [14][unreliable source?] | |
| 2018 | Problematic Men | Guest | 185 |
References
edit- ^ Jeong, Yoo-chul (September 28, 2018). "한류 세계화 주도할 글로벌 인재 양성합니다". Korean Spirit (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "(UPDATE) #UNIQ: YG's New Korean-Chinese Boy Group To Debut Under Yuehua Entertainment". Hype Malaysia. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "YG Entertainment has been secretly training a new boy group". Hellokpop. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "유니크 승연 "과거 방송인이 꿈, SNL 합류했으면.."(TRANS 161101 MD Interview - UNIQ Seungyoun "In the past being a broadcaster was my dream, if I join SNL.." )". 2016-11-01. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "UNIQ's Seungyoun talks about auditioning for SM, JYP & YG + former YG trainee days". 2016-11-01. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "You're Totally Missing Out On UNIQ, And Here's Why". Soompi. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "UNIQ's Sungjoo And Jasper Cho Are Two Very Different Kinds Of Agents For "Terius Behind Me"". Soompi. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Kang Ki Young, UNIQ's Sungjoo, And More Confirmed For Drama Starring So Ji Sub And Jung In Sun". Soompi. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "UNIQ's Sungjoo Announces Military Enlistment With Letter To Fans". 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Jo, Yoon-seon (March 2, 2024). "유니크 성주, 子 있는 유부남 의혹 인정 "솔직하지 못해 죄송" [전문]" [Unique Seongju acknowledges suspicion of married man with child, "Sorry for not being honest" [Full text]] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "UNIQ's Sungjoo to work alongside Lee Hyun Woo and Joy in 'The Liar and His Lover'". Alkpop. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ "[공식] 유니크 성주, '미치겠다 너땜에' 출연 확정…이유영·김선호와 호흡". Sedaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Seo Yi-sook, Uhm Hyo-sup and Sung Joo Become NIS Trio for "Terius Behind Me"". HanCinema. June 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "UNIQ's Sungjoo joins cast of Chinese 'Youth Over Flowers'!". Allkpop. May 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.