Johnny (Korean: 쟈니; Japanese: ジャニー) is a South Korean-American singer and rapper under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT U.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
In 2008, He was cast into SM Entertainment, through the SM Global Audition in September 2007 in Chicago. On December 23, 2013, he was introduced as a member of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team, SMROOKIES.
In 2014, he participated with other NCT-co members on the show Exo 90:2014, where they performed songs from the 90s. In 2016, he was featured in J-Min's "Ready For Your Love" music video. He played the DJ in the music video of Amber & Luna - "Heartbeat", & Yoon Do-hyun, Reddy, G2 and INLAYER - "Nightmare".
2017–2020: Debut with NCT 127, NCT 2018, and NCT U[]
On January 6, 2017, he officially debuted as a member of NCT, in the unit NCT 127, with the NCT #127 Limitless.
On March 14, 2018, he joined NCT's first full album, NCT 2018 Empathy as part of their NCT 2018 project.
On October 12, 2020, he made his official debut under the sub-unit NCT U, as a part of the NCT's 2020 project NCT Resonance Pt. 1, with the song "Misfit".
Personal life[]
Hiatus[]
On June 12, 2023, SM Entertainment released a statement stating that Johnny will be taking a break from activities due to a right shoulder injury.[3]
Discography[]
Collaborations[]
- "Nightmare" (with Yoon Do-hyun, Reddy, G2, Inlayer) (2016)
Writing credits[]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| NCT 127 | "Pandora's Box" | NCT #127 Neo Zone | Writing |
| "Love Song" | |||
| 2021 | |||
| NCT | "Beautiful" | Universe | Writing |
Concerts[]
Concerts participation[]
- SHOWME Season 2 (2022)[4]
Filmography[]
Variety shows[]
- Exo 90:2014 - guest (as part of SMROOKIES)
- Everybody Cha Cha Cha (SBS Plus, 2019) - goalkeeper
Beauty shows[]
- Lipstick Prince (OnStyle, 2017) (Season 2)
Music video appearances[]
- J-Min - "Ready For Your Love"
Trivia[]
- He watched Fantasia a lot.[5]
- He always chews gum before any radio show.[5]
- One of his favorite foods is Chicago-style pizza (or Chicago deep dish pizza), a pizza that is typical of Chicago, Illinois (his hometown).[6]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Johnny/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ YouTube: [#동네스타K3] 번지수 잘못 찾은 NCT 127의 플러팅...^^ NCT 무죄! 설렌 사람 유죄!ㅣEP. 25
- ↑ Koreaboo: NCT’s Johnny Accidentally “Exposes” His Real Height After Years Of Confusing Fans
- ↑ Soompi: NCT’s Johnny Sustains Injury + To Take Break From Activities
- ↑ (KR) Osen: NCT 쟈니→긴조, DJ 스트리밍 쇼 ‘SHOWME’ 시즌2 참여
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paper Magazine: NCT 127's Global Takeover
- ↑ Koreaboo: NCT’s Johnny Defends Chicago-Style Pizza, And Says It’s The Number One Pizza In America
Official links[]
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