Yongzoo
Yongzoo | |
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| Birth name | Park Yong-ju |
| Also known as | Jhomie |
| Born | 22 May 1994 Masan, South Korea |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | MostWorks Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박용주 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yong-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yongchu |
Park Yong-ju (Korean: 박용주 born 22 May 1994), better known by his stage name Yongzoo, is a South Korean singer and songwriter signed to Mostworks Entertainment. He debuted with the song "In Your Eyes" in May 2018.
Career
[edit]2012–2016
[edit]Park Yong-ju trained for three years at the entertainment agency SM Entertainment. He later became an associate member of the company's pre-debut training team SM Rookies, with the stage name "Yongju",[note 1] although he did not get officially introduced. His only documented activity with the pre-debut team was a performance in "SM Town Week" in 2013 alongside the now-NCT members.
He participated as a contestant in a boy group survival reality show named Super Idol (season 1 and 2), which is co-hosted by China's Anhui Satellite TV and South Korea's MBC Music TV. In the final round of the first season, his team "B Swan" won. In the final round of the second season, he became the first winner of the show and also won a debut quota as a member of a new boy group.
2017–present
[edit]In 2017, Park started to use the stage name Jhomie to launch songs. He collaborated with music composer Ferdy in "Ferdy's Project". They launched two songs in August 2017 and January 2018. The first single from "Ferdy's Project vol.1" was "See the Light", released in August 2017. In addition to participating the vocal part, Park also took part in the lyrical creation. In January 2018, they released "Ferdy's Project vol.2", with the single "At That Place", and Park again took part in singing and composing the track.
Park is signed to MostWorks Entertainment as a solo artist and debuted on 22 May 2018 under the stage name Yongzoo (용주).[1] [2] Since his debut, he has contributed to television soundtracks, including Are You Human? and The Third Charm.
In 2020, Park contributed the song "Sweet Home" to the soundtrack of the horror television series Sweet Home.[3]
Discography
[edit]EPs
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| This Time (이 시간) |
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Singles
[edit]| No. | Album | Title | Song Writers information |
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| 1st | 《눈을 맞추면》（In Your Eyes）
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| 2nd | 《눈을 맞추면》（In Your Eyes）（Drama Ver.)「Are you Human too(너도 인간이니）」 OST Part.7
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| 3rd | 《一見鍾情》(《눈을 맞추면》（In Your Eyes） Chinese Version)
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| 4th | 《Think About You》The Third Charm(제3의매력）OST Part.3
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| 5th | 더 팬 (The Fan) 2ROUND Part.2
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| 6th | 더 팬 (The Fan) 3ROUND Part.1
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| 7th | 더 팬 (The Fan) 4ROUND Part.2
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| 8th | [레드슈즈] OST : 멀린 테마
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| 9th | 그게 좋더라구
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Other releases
[edit]| No. | Release Date | Title | Remark |
| 1–3 | Oct 2015 – May 2016 | – Top Now (Super Idol Season 1 Theme Song)[14] – 準備好沒有 – Turn it up (Super Idol Season 2 Theme Song) |
with other Super Idol contestants |
| 4 | 25 August 2017 | 빛이 보여 (See the Light)[15] |
Ferdy's Project Vol.1
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| 5 | 9 January 2018 | 그 자리에서 (at that place)[16] |
Ferdy's Project Vol.2
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Filmography
[edit]| Date | Programme Title | Network | Results | |
| 1 | 4 March 2016 – 20 May 2016 | Super idol Season 2 (슈퍼아이돌 시즌2) | China's Anhui Satellite TV and South Korea's MBC Music TV |
The first winner of season 2 |
| Date | Programme | Network | Role | Stage Performance | Remarks |
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| 24 November 2018 | The Fan 더팬 Episode 1 – Round 1 | SBS | Contestant | PARK WON (박원) – "Try" (노력) | Recommended by Han Chae-young |
| 22 December 2018 | The Fan더팬 Episode 5 – Round 2 | SBS | Contestant | Yoon Gun (윤건) – "Only we know" (우리 둘만 아는) | |
| 29 December 2018 | The Fan더팬 Episode 6 – Round 3 | SBS | Contestant | Sunwoo Jung A (선우정아) – "Propose" (구애) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Yongju isn't a publicly disclosed SM Rookies member. (2013 SM Rookies members non-official introduction (in Chinese)
References
[edit]- ^ "23 May 2018 From BNT News Korea: '만찢남 데뷔' 신인 용주 '눈을 맞추면' 발표, 피에스타 예지 참여" (in Korean). BNT News.
- ^ "23 May 2018 From Stardaily News: 신인 가수 용주, 데뷔 싱글 '눈을 맞추면' 피에스타 예지 참여" (in Korean). Stardaily News.
- ^ "Sweet Home (Original Soundtrack)". music.apple.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
- ""This Time" charting". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "눈을 맞추면（In Your Eyes）- Melon (Kr music platform)" (in Korean). Melon.com. 22 May 2018.
- ^ "눈을 맞추면 Drama Version – 너도 인간이니? OST Part.7 Melon (Kr Music Platform)" (in Korean). Melon.com. 23 July 2018.
- ^ "23 July 2018 YouTube《눈을 맞추면》（In Your Eyes） Chinese Version《一見鍾情》". YouTube.
- ^ "12 October 2018 《Think About You》on Melon.com".
- ^ "더 팬 2ROUND Part.2". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "구애 (求愛)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "잠시 길을 잃다". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "[레드슈즈] OST : 멀린 테마". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "그게 좋더라구". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Youtube: Top Now ((Super Idol Season 1 Theme Song))". YouTube.
- ^ "25 August 2017 Melon.com 빛이 보여(See The Light)".
- ^ "9 January 2018 Melon.com 그 자리에서 (at that place)".
External links
[edit]- MostWorks Entertainment official website(in Korean)