Kim Nam-joo (singer)
Kim Nam-joo | |
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Born | Kim Nam-joo April 15, 1995 Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Sungkyunkwan University |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active |
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Member of | Apink |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김남주 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Nam-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Namchu |
Kim Nam-joo (Korean: 김남주; born April 15, 1995), also known mononymously as Namjoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Apink. She made her solo debut on September 7, 2020, with her first single album Bird.
Career
[edit]Pre-debut
[edit]Before debuting with Apink, she starred in a 2003 LG Electronics commercial at 6,[1] and in 2007 TV commercial at age 13.[2]
2011-present: Apink
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Kim joined Cube Entertainment through the 2010 Cube Party auditions and was one of the last Apink members to be introduced before the group's debut. Kim debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요; Mollayo) and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 21, 2011.[3] She is also one of the two members of Apink's sub-unit PINK BnN along with Yoon Bo-mi.[4]
On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Kim did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of the group.[5] On the same day, Kim signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.[6]
2015–present: Solo activities
[edit]In September 2015, she was cast in Naver TV's 8-episode web series Investigator Alice, where she portrayed detective Chun Yeon-joo.[7] She reprised her role in its second season, in 2016.[8]
In March 2015, Kim joined MBC's Tutoring Across Generations in place of Lee Tae-im,[9] but the show got cancelled on April 2 after episode 21 due to falling ratings.[10] Kim with fellow member Yoon Bo-mi appeared on Sugar Man as PINK BnN on October 20, 2015. In 2016, Kim and Apink co-member Yoon Bo-mi became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[11] In the December 27 broadcast of King of Mask Singer, it was revealed that Kim was behind the mask "Good Daughter Shim Cheong".[12][13]
Between 2017 and 2018, Kim played the role of detective Oh Jin-kyung in Naver TV's Bad Boy Detectives, once again collaborating with the team behind Investigator Alice.[14]
In October 2017, Kim was cast in the lead role of Juliet Capulet in Sungkyunkwan University's production of Romeo and Juliet.[15]
On September 7, 2020, Kim made her solo debut with her first single album Bird.[16][17]
On May 24, 2022, musical producer Shinswave announced that Kim would be making her musical debut with popular stage show, Midnight Sun, as the female lead.[18] To promote the musical, she collaborated with stage member, Onew, to release "A Melody Called You (너라는 멜로디)," as well as the solo song, "Will Such A Day Come? (그런 날이 오게 될까?)."[19]
Other works
[edit]Kim alongside groupmate Jung Eun-ji and Jang Hyun-seung, former member of Beast, released the single "A Year Ago" from the project A Cube For Season #White on January 3, 2013, to commemorate the success of their respective groups.[20]
In 2014, she performed "Seoul Lonely" with the hip-hop trio Phantom on several music programs.[21]
On June 2, 2015, she released a duet with BtoB's Yook Sung-jae entitled "Photograph", as part of Cube Entertainment's project single album A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2.[22]
On February 14, 2019, Kim launched her own fashion line, Sugar Please.[23]
Personal life
[edit]Kim attended Seoul Performing Arts High School along with fellow Apink members Son Na-eun, Oh Ha-young, and former member Hong Yoo-kyung. She graduated in February 2014.[24] In 2015, Kim was accepted to Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Performance Arts.[25]
Discography
[edit]Single albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [26] | |||
Bird |
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8 |
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Bad |
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14 |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [29] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||
"Bird" | 2020 | —[A] | — | Bird |
"Bad" | 2024 | — | — | Bad |
Collaborations | ||||
"A Year Ago" (with Eunji and Jang Hyun-seung) |
2013 | 13 |
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Acube For Season #White |
"Photograph" (with Yook Sung-jae) |
2015 | 29 |
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Acube For Season #Blue |
As featured artist | ||||
"Sweet Now" (Damiano feat. Namjoo) |
2015 | — | — | Dalda |
Soundtrack appearances | ||||
"The Magic" | 2015 | — | — | Tom Little and The Magic Mirror OST |
"Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day" (우리의 밤은 당신의 낮보다 아름답다) (with Bomi, LE, Chaeyeon, Seo In-young, Lee Seok-hoon, ₩uNo, Yang Da-il, Brother Su, Chancellor, Kang Min-hee) |
2017 | 89 |
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Merry Summer |
"I Pray 4 You" (with Bomi) |
2017 | – | — | School 2017 OST |
"Shake" (with Defconn) |
— | — | Deep OST | |
"Stay With Me" (feat. PULLIK) |
2019 | — | — | I Wanna Hear Your Song OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Videography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Ref. |
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2020 | "Bird" | Minjun Lee, Hayoung Lee (MOSWANTD) |
[34] |
"Bird" (Special Video) | KOINRUSH | [35] | |
2024 | "Bad" | 88 Gymnastic Heroes (KEEPUSWEIRD) |
[36][37] |
Filmography
[edit]Web series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015–2016 | Investigator Alice | Chun Yeon-joo | Lead role; 2 seasons | [7] |
2017–2018 | Bad Boys Detective | Oh Jin-kyung | Lead role; 2 seasons | [14] |
Television shows
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2016 | Shikshin Road 2 | Co-host | [11] |
2017 | The Show Fan PD | [38] | |
2022 | Because It's My First New House | Host | [39] |
Musical theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2017 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet Capulet | [15] |
2022 | Midnight Sun | Hannah | [40] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Bird" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 73 on Gaon Download Chart.[30]
References
[edit]- ^ 우리 은지 욕 찰지네~ 광견돌 에이핑크가 아이돌등판에 왔다! | Apink | Dilemma | 딜레마 | IDDP | 정은지 윤보미 박초롱 김남주 오하영, retrieved February 17, 2022
- ^ Kim JiYeon (June 2, 2012). "A Pink's Kim Nam Joo was a Commercial Star as a Young Child". enewsWorld. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "에이핑크 데뷔성공 "무공해 아이돌, 제2의 소녀시대 되나"" (in Korean). April 25, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Jung, Woo-chan (June 30, 2014). "에이핑크 유닛 '에이핑크BnN'…'마이달링' 민낯 홍보 나서" (in Korean). Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Tae-soo (April 28, 2023). 에이핑크, 정은지만 남고 소속사 IST 떠난다…"팀 활동 유지" [Apink, Jung Eun-ji will leave the agency IST... "Keeping the Team Active"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Nam-kyung (April 28, 2023). 박초롱·윤보미·김남주·오하영 전속계약, 초이크리에이티브랩과 체결 “앞으로도 에이핑크”(전문)[공식] [Cho-rong Park, Bo-mi Yoon, Nam-joo Kim, and Ha-young Oh signed exclusive contracts with Choi Creative Lab.]. MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b [단독] 에이핑크 남주, 웹드라마 ‘수사관 엘리스’ 출연…첫 촬영 시작 (in Korean). September 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Jin, Bo-yeon (June 8, 2016). "'수사관 앨리스2' 에이핑크 남주-조동혁 캐스팅… 시즌1 명 콤비의 부활" (in Korean). Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "A Pink′s Nam Joo Joins ′Tutoring Across Generations′ in Place of Lee Tae Im". Mwave. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ MBC 측 "'띠과외' 폐지…예원·이태임 때문 아냐" (in Korean). Nate. April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "[Photo] Apink′s Yoon Bo Mi and Kim Nam Joo are Pumped for ′Shik Shin Road′". Mwave. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Song, Michael (December 27, 2015). "Good Daughter Singer Simcheong Identity Revealed on King of Masked Singer". koogle.tv. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Dong-Joo. "Shim Chung on 'King of Mask Singer' found out to be Apink's Nam Joo". StarN News. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "'악동탐정스2' 오늘 첫방, 에이핑크 남주 "더 짙어진 캐릭터..유쾌해졌다"" (in Korean). September 19, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ a b 에이핑크 김남주, 연극 무대 도전···‘로미오와 줄리엣’ 캐스팅 (in Korean). Naver. October 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ 에이핑크 김남주, 9월 7일 솔로 데뷔 확정…아이들 소연과 손잡았다(공식) (in Korean). Naver. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ '솔로출격' 에이핑크 김남주, 파격 뒷모습 예고..9월 7일 싱글 'Bird' 발표 확정[공식] (in Korean). Naver. August 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Apink's Kim Nam-joo to make musical debut with 'Midnight Sun'". The Korea Times. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "태양이 지면 널 만나러 갈게. 2022 뮤지컬 '태양의 노래'". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "A Cube For season # White". Mwave. Mnet Media. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ Kim Chan Mi (June 2, 2014). "Phantom Makes A Pink's Kim Nam Joo Cry with Hidden Camera". Newsen. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "[Video] A Pink's Nam Joo and BTOB's Yook Sung Jae Get Together for a 'Photograph' in New Song". Mwave. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "커뮤니티 화제인 에이핑크 김남주 쇼핑몰 사진". wikitree. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "A-Pink's Kim Nam Joo, 'I Just Graduated!". BNTNewsUK. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Jeon Ah Ram (February 2, 2015). "A Pink′s Kim Nam Joo Accepted into Sungkyunkwan University". Newsen. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Peak positions on the Circle Album Chart:
- "Bird (2020)". Gaon Chart. September 6–12, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- "Bad (2024)". Circle Chart. March 17–23, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Cumulative sales of Bird:
- "2020년 09월 Album Chart (see #43)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – March 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Charted songs:
- "Photograph". June 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day". July 17, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bird". September 6–12, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Cumulative Sales of A Year Ago:
- "2013 Week 2 Gaon Download Chart". Archived from the original on November 2, 2014.
- "2013 Week 3 Gaon Download Chart". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.
- "2013 Week 4 Gaon Download Chart". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Photograph":
- "Gaon Download Chart June 2015". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day":
- "2016년 30주차 Download Chart". Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "KIM NAM JOO - BIRD". Vimeo. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Kim NamJoo 'BIRD'PERFORMANCE VIDEO". Vimeo. September 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Bad (Single Album) (photobook). Kim Nam-joo. South Korea: Choi Creative Lab, Kakao Entertainment. 2024. Credits.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "'더쇼 팬PD' 에이핑크 출격, 끝없는 매력 대 방출" (in Korean). July 24, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Oh Myung-eon (August 8, 2022). "채널 A 부동산 예능 '새집은 처음이라'…13일 첫 방송" [Channel A real estate entertainment 'Because it's my first new house'... First broadcast on the 13th] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (March 24, 2022). "뮤지컬 '태양의 노래' 온유-하성운→김남주-권은비 등 캐스팅 [공식]" [Musical ‘Song of the Sun’ Onew-Ha Sung-Woon → Kim Nam-Joo, Kwon Eun-Bi, etc. Casting [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- 21st-century South Korean singers
- Apink members
- Singers from Seoul
- South Korean female idols
- IST Entertainment artists
- 21st-century South Korean actresses
- South Korean women pop singers
- South Korean web series actresses
- School of Performing Arts Seoul alumni
- Weekly Idol members
- 21st-century South Korean women singers
- Actresses from Seoul
- Sungkyunkwan University alumni