Ryan S. Jhun (Korean: 라이언 전) is a South Korean songwriter and producer. Jhun is known for his work with various K-pop soloists and idol groups, getting his start through acts from SM Entertainment such as Shinee, Super Junior, f(x), Taeyeon, Exo, NCT, and TVXQ. He has since produced for several artists from other labels like IU, Loona, Lee Hyo-ri, U-KISS, Girl's Day, Twice, Oh My Girl, Monsta X, Ive and Cravity, as well as songs for audition programs Produce 101 and My Teenage Girl.
Ryan S. Jhun | |
|---|---|
 Jhun in October 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jhun Se-won (전세원) |
| Born | February 28, 1979 Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Marcan Entertainment, Ateam Entertainment |
| Website | www |
He founded and became chief executive officer of music production and publishing company Marcan Entertainment. He is also the CEO of Ateam Entertainment, where he produced for the label's groups VAV and BugAboo.
Background and career
editJhun was born in South Korea on February 28, 1979. He moved to New York at ten years old, where he began being interested in music. He auditioned for SM Entertainment for what would eventually become boy band Shinhwa, however he was discouraged by his parents. He later traveled back to South Korea to submit his demos, with only SM accepting his music. His first released song was "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" for Lee Hyori's album H-Logic (2010), while his first "hands-on" song was "Lucifer" for Shinee for their album of the same name.[1]
Jhun is also CEO of Ateam Entertainment, having joined in 2017 to produce for their boy group VAV. In 2021, he debuted his first girl group, BugAboo, under Ateam.[2] Jhun was awarded Best Songwriter at the 2023 Melon Music Awards.[3]
Musical style
editJhun is known for his "crossover" musical style, with his production incorporating elements from world music.[4] He also co-founded songwriting and production teams Marcan Entertainment and Musikade, and regularly collaborates with Denzil Remedios, LDN Noise, and Dem Jointz.[1][4]
Discography
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NCT U (Doyoung & Haechan) | "Maniac" | Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 1 | [5] |
| Loona (HeeJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul, & Yves) | "Not Friends" | Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 2 | [6] |
Production credits
editAll song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[7]
2010s
| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shinee | "Lucifer" | Lucifer |
| "Get It" | Hello | ||
| Girl's Day | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | Everyday | |
| Lee Hyo-ri | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" | H-Logic | |
| "Scandal" | |||
| "Want Me Back" | |||
| "100Percent" | |||
| Super Junior | "Shake It Up" | Bonamana | |
| Chungrim | "First Class" | Non-album single | |
| 2011 | Super Junior | "Walkin" | Mr. Simple |
| "My Love, My Kiss, My Heart" | |||
| U-Kiss | "TOP THAT" | Neverland | |
| "Neverland" | |||
| "Baby Don't Cry" | |||
| "Someday" | |||
| f(x) | "My Style" | Pinocchio | |
| "Lollipop" | |||
| TVXQ | "B.U.T. (Be-Au-Ty)" | B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty) / Back to Tomorrow | |
| Baek Ji-young | "Bad Girl" | Pitta | |
| 2012 | U-Kiss | "Tick Tock" | DoraDora |
| "Amazing" | |||
| "Stop Girl" | Stop Girl | ||
| Spica | "Anger" | Russian Roulette | |
| "Up N Down" | |||
| "No More" | |||
| "Pain Killer" | Painkiller | ||
| Supernova | "Saturday" | Go For It! | |
| B1A4 | "In the Air" | In the Wind | |
| 2013 | Exo | "Peter Pan" | XOXO |
| 15& | "Somebody" | Sugar | |
| Shinee | "Excuse Me Miss" | Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me | |
| 2014 | Exo | "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" | Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet |
| NU'EST | "Storybook" | Re:Birth | |
| TVXQ | "B.U.T. (Be-Au-Ty) (Korean Version)" | Live World Tour: Catch Me in Seoul | |
| J-Min | "Secret Letter" | Shine | |
| 2015 | Super Junior-D&E | "Breaking Up" | The Beat Goes On |
| Shinee | "View" | Odd | |
| "Married to the Music" | Married to the Music | ||
| Girls' Generation | "You Think" | Lion Heart | |
| Taeyeon & Verbal Jint | "I" | I | |
| f(x) | "Deja Vu" | 4 Walls | |
| "X" | |||
| "Diamond" | |||
| Red Velvet | "Dumb Dumb" | The Red | |
| "Campfire" | |||
| "Red Dress" | |||
| "Don't U Wait No More" | |||
| Melody Day | "#LoveMe" | #LoveMe | |
| Exo | "Love Me Right" | Love Me Right | |
| TVXQ | "Champagne" | Rise as God | |
| 2016 | Taemin | "One By One" | Press It |
| "Mystery Lovers" | |||
| "Sexuality" | |||
| Hyomin | "Sketch" | Sketch | |
| "Gold" | |||
| "Road Trip" | |||
| Boys Republic | "Get Down" | BR: Evolution | |
| Pinkrush | "Fingertips" | 35 Girls 5 Concepts | |
| I.O.I | "Crush" | Chrysalis | |
| "Whatta Man (Good Man)" | Non-album singles | ||
| Fiestar | "Apple Pie" | ||
| Fei | "Fantasy" | Fantasy | |
| Exo | "Cloud 9" | Ex'Act | |
| Kangta | "Calling Out For You" | 'Home' Chapter 1 | |
| 2017 | VAV | "Venus (Dance With Me)" | Spotlight |
| "ABC (Middle of the Night)" | |||
| NCT Dream | "My First and Last" | The First | |
| Melody Day | "Kiss on the Lips" | Kiss on the Lips | |
| Produce 101 (season 2) | "It's Me (Pick Me)" | Non-album single | |
| "Super Hot" | Produce 101 – Final | ||
| Girl's Day | "I'll Be Yours" | Girl's Day Everyday 5 | |
| "Thirsty" | |||
| Minah (Girl's Day) | "Truth" | ||
| Sojin (Girl's Day) | "Kumbaya (Come By Here)" | ||
| Shannon | "Hello" | Hello | |
| Exo | "Touch It" | The War | |
| RAINZ | "Juliette" | Sunshine | |
| 2018 | NCT U | "Baby Don't Stop" | NCT 2018 Empathy |
| VAV | "Spotlight" | Spotlight | |
| "Gorgeous" | |||
| Idol Producer | "Ei Ei" | Idol Producer OST | |
| "Dream" | |||
| GFRIEND | "Love Bug" | Time for the Moon Night | |
| AOA | "파르페" | Bingle Bangle | |
| Taeyeon | "Something New" | Something New | |
| UNB | "BLACK HEART" | Black Heart | |
| NEX7 | "Wait a Minute" | The First | |
| "Let Me be Your Fire" | The First II | ||
| "Heart Full of You" | |||
| "Dream World Tour" | |||
| 2019 | Monsta X | "Stealer" | Take.2 We Are Here |
| VAV | "Thrilla Killa" | Thrilla Killa | |
| 1THE9 | "Spotlight" | XIX | |
| Oh My Girl | "Checkmate" | The Fifth Season | |
| Red Velvet | "LP" | The ReVe Festival: Day 1 | |
| "Love Is the Way" | The ReVe Festival: Day 2 | ||
| Twice | "Strawberry" | Fancy You | |
| "Get Loud" | Feel Special | ||
| NCT Dream | "Boom" | We Boom | |
| Victon | "New World" | Nostalgia | |
| Kang Daniel | "Touchin" | Cyan | |
| Exo | "Obsession" | Obsession | |
| "Ya Ya Ya" | |||
| UHSN | "Popsicle" | Non-album single |
2020s
| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iz*One | "Eyes" | Bloom*Iz |
| NCT 127 | "Kick It" | Neo Zone | |
| "Punch" | |||
| Victon | "Nightmare" | Continuous | |
| "Mayday" | Non-album single | ||
| Oh My Girl | "Dolphin" | Nonstop | |
| SuperM | "100" | Super One | |
| NU'EST | "Moon Dance" | The Nocturne | |
| WayV | "After Midnight" | Awaken the World | |
| "Electric Hearts" | |||
| VAV | "Made For Two" | Made For Two | |
| HA:TFELT | "La Luna" | Non-album single | |
| Taemin | "Just Me and You" | Never Gonna Dance Again | |
| YooA | "Bon Voyage" | Bon Voyage | |
| "Far" | |||
| "Abracadabra" | |||
| Verivery | "My Face" | Face Us | |
| Lee Haein | "Santa Lullaby (We Used To Sing)" | Non-album single | |
| 2021 | Victon | "What I Said" | Voice: The Future Is Now |
| "Chess" | |||
| Kang Seung-sik (Victon) | "Carry On" | ||
| Jang Han-byul | "Used to This" | Non-album singles | |
| Youha | "Abittipsy" | ||
| Cravity | "My Turn" | Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice | |
| "Mammoth" | |||
| "Bad Habits" | |||
| IU | "Celebrity" | Lilac | |
| "Flu" | |||
| Shinee | "Don't Call Me" | Don't Call Me | |
| "I Really Want You" | |||
| WayV | "Kick Back" | Kick Back | |
| Weeekly | "After School" | We Play | |
| Mirae | "We Are Future" | Killa | |
| "Killa" | |||
| Oh My Girl | "Dun Dun Dance" | Dear OhMyGirl | |
| "Dear You" | |||
| "My Doll" | |||
| "Quest" | |||
| "Who Comes Who Knows" | |||
| "Swan" | |||
| Taemin | "Strings" | Advice | |
| "Sad Kids" | |||
| WJSN the Black | "Easy" | My Attitude | |
| GWSN | "Like it Hot" | The Other Side of the Moon | |
| Loona | "&" | [&] | |
| "PTT (Paint the Town)" | |||
| "Wow" | |||
| "Be Honest" | |||
| Moon Jong-up | "Us" | Us | |
| The Boyz | "B.O.Y (Bet on You)" | Thrill-ing | |
| WayV (Ten & Yangyang) | "Low Low" | Phantom | |
| BtoB | "Outsider" | 4U: Outside | |
| Fromis 9 | "Talk & Talk" | Non-album single | |
| NCT 127 | "Sticker" | Sticker | |
| "Focus" | |||
| "The Rainy Night" | |||
| Loona | "Hula Hoop" | Hula Hoop | |
| My Teenage Girl | "Same Same Different" | Non-album single | |
| BugAboo | "BugAboo" | BugAboo[8] | |
| "All Night Play" | |||
| Kai | "Peaches" | Peaches | |
| Ive | "Eleven" | Eleven | |
| NCT U | "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" | Universe | |
| Luna | "I'll Be Your Night" | Non-album single | |
| SM Town (Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, Yangyang & Giselle) |
"Zoo" | 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express | |
| 2022 | Got the Beat | "Step Back" | Non-album single |
| Taeyeon | "Can't Control Myself" | INVU | |
| Luminous | "Matryoshka" | Between Light and Darkness (Self n Ego) | |
| "Want It More?" | |||
| Pentagon | "Feelin' Like" | In:vite U | |
| Jamie | "Pity Party" | Non-album single | |
| Viviz | "Fiesta" | Beam of Prism | |
| "Love You Like" | |||
| Apink | "My oh My" | Horn | |
| Taeyeon | "Heart" | INVU | |
| Nmixx | "Tank" | Ad Mare | |
| Kihyun | "Voyager" | Voyager | |
| TVXQ | "Like Snow-White" | Epitaph | |
| NCT Dream | "Better Than Gold" | Glitch Mode | |
| Oh My Girl | "Real Love" | Real Love | |
| "Eden" | |||
| "Replay" | |||
| "Parachute" | |||
| "Kiss & Fix" | |||
| "Blink" | |||
| "Dear Rose" | |||
| BAE173 | "Jaws" | Intersection: Blaze | |
| Monsta X | "Breathe" | Shape of Love | |
| Minseo | "Self Trip" | mOS 2.74 | |
| Ryeowook | "Bluebird" | A Wild Rose | |
| CLASS:y | "Up" | Class Is Over | |
| "Shut Down" | |||
| "Tell Me One More Time" | |||
| "Super Cool" | |||
| "Feelin' So Good" | |||
| Cha Eun-woo (Astro) | "First Love" | Drive to the Starry Road | |
| Victon | "Stupid O'Clock" | Chaos | |
| Luminous | "Wish You Were Here" | Non-album single | |
| BugAboo | "Easy Move" | Pop | |
| The Boyz | "Seweet" | Non-album single | |
| Aespa | "Girls" | Girls | |
| "ICU" | |||
| Chungha | "Crazy Like You" | Bare & Rare | |
| Super Junior | "Mango" | The Road: Keep On Going | |
| Apink ChoBom | "Feel Something" | Copycat | |
| Ailee | "Kiss Me Happy" | Listen-Up EP.1 | |
| The Boyz | "Bump & Love" | Be Aware | |
| Luminous | "Marionette" | Luminous in Wonderland | |
| "Your Ocean" | |||
| "Crazy" | |||
| "Far" | |||
| "Hologram | |||
| "Talking Myself" | |||
| "Legend" | |||
| Ren | "Loco (9:00 pm)" | Listen-Up EP.4 | |
| Ive | "After Like" | After Like | |
| "My Satisfaction" | |||
| Ha Sung-woon | "Focus" | Strange World | |
| "Say Yes" | |||
| "Too little too late (Duet with Jamie)" | |||
| Rocket Punch | "Thanks To (Listen-Up)" | Listen-Up EP.5 | |
| Key | "Burn" | Gasoline | |
| "I Can't Sleep" | |||
| Billlie | "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" | The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two | |
| Monsta X | "If with You" | Non-album single | |
| Kangta | "Eyes On You" | Eyes on You | |
| NCT 127 | "Designer" | 2 Baddies | |
| Seungsik (Victon), Sejun (Victon) & Subin (Victon) |
"Sunny (U.S.A)" | Listen-Up EP.8 | |
| Yubin (Oh My Girl) | "Sleepover (The &)" | Listen-Up EP.9 | |
| Seulgi | "Bad Boy, Sad Girl" | 28 Reasons | |
| Jamie | "In My Bag" | One Bad Night | |
| Chaeyeon | "Hush Rush" | Hush Rush | |
| "Danny" | |||
| "Aquamarine" | |||
| "Same But Different" | |||
| Kihyun | "Youth" | Youth | |
| CLASS:y | "Tick Tick Boom" | Day & Night | |
| "Zealous" | |||
| Exy | "Birthday Party" | <Second World> Final | |
| YooA | "Selfish" | Selfish | |
| "Lay Low" | |||
| "Blood Moon" | |||
| "Melody" | |||
| 2023 | Monsta X | "Beautiful Liar" | Reason |
| "Daydream" | |||
| Chogakusei | "Give It To Me" | Cho | |
| Hwang Min-hyun | "Hidden Side" | Truth or Lie | |
| Cravity | "Baddie" | Master: Piece | |
| "A to Z" | |||
| Yeeun | "Strange Way to Love" | The Beginning | |
| "Cherry Coke" | |||
| Sevenus | "Doesn't Matter" | Peak Time – 3 Round <Originals Match> | |
| Apink | "Withcha" | Self | |
| Ive | "Kitsch" | I've Ive | |
| "I Am" | |||
| "Lips" | |||
| "Heroine" | |||
| "Mine" | |||
| "Not Your Girl" | |||
| "Next Page" | |||
| "Cherish" | |||
| "Shine with Me" | |||
| Vanner | "Prime Time" | Peak Time – <Final Round> | |
| Ive | "Wave" | Wave | |
| "Classic" | |||
| PICK-CAT | "SNAP" | Queendom Puzzle Team Battle 1 | |
| Athena | Queendom Puzzle Team Battle 2 | ||
| Chae Soo-bin & Jo Yu-ri | "Yellow Circle" | Non-album single | |
| xooos | "Bad At Us" | Made In Heart | |
| "Lavender" | |||
| Fromis 9 | "#menow" | Unlock My World | |
| Ren | "Ready to Move" | Ren'dezvous | |
| "Autofill" | |||
| "Imagine More" | |||
| "Lullaby (11:03)" | |||
| "My Story" | |||
| Shinee | "Like It" | Hard | |
| Ive | "I Want" | Non-album single | |
| Nana (Wooah), Sangah (Lightsum), Suyun (Rocket Punch), Yeeun, Wooyeon (Wooah) & Kei (Lovelyz) |
"Bad Blood" | Queendom Puzzle All-Rounder Battle 2 | |
| Oh My Girl | "Summer Comes" | Golden Hourglass | |
| Shownu X Hyungwon | "Play Me" | The Unseen | |
| "Slow Dance" | |||
| Infinite | "New Emotions" | 13egin | |
| Nana (Wooah), Bora (Cherry Bullet), Yeonhee (Rocket Punch), Zoa (Weeekly), Juri (Rocket Punch), Jiwoo (TripleS) & Jihan (Weeekly) |
"I Do" | Queendom Puzzle Semi Final | |
| Vanner | "Diamonds" | Veni Vidi Vici | |
| Cignature | "Mess With My Mind" | Us in the Summer | |
| "Smooth Sailing" | |||
| "Sorry So Sorry" | |||
| Weeekly | "Good Day (Special Daileee)" | Non-album single | |
| El7z Up | "Die For You" | 7+Up | |
| "Cloud 9" | |||
| D.O. | "I Do" | Expectation | |
| "Lost" | |||
| 82Major | "Sure Thing" | On | |
| Just B | "Medusa" | ÷ (Nanugi) | |
| Wheein | "Dance 4 You" | IN the Mood | |
| Ive | "Either Way" | I've Mine | |
| "Off the Record" | |||
| "Baddie" | |||
| "Holy Moly" | |||
| "OTT" | |||
| "Payback" | |||
| Vanner | "Ponytail" | "Performer" (Japanese ver.) | |
| Weeekly | "Backwards" | ColoRise | |
| "Sweet Dream" | |||
| Viviz | "Untie" | Versus | |
| Enhypen | "Orange Flower (You Complete Me)" | Orange Blood | |
| iii | "Forbidden Midnight" | Non-album single | |
| Fantasy Boys | "Potential" | Potential | |
| "Potential" (English ver.) | |||
| Xoos | "Crush" | Non-album single | |
| One Top | "Say Yes" | JS Ent. | |
| 2024 | JD1 | "Who Am I" | Non-album single |
| Nmixx | "Boom" | Fe3O4: Break | |
| Sistar19 | "No More (Ma Boy)" | Non-album singles | |
| H1-Key | "Thinkin' About You" | ||
| CIX | "Lovers or Enemies" | 0 or 1 | |
| Weeekly | "Stranger" | Non-album single | |
| Vanner | "Ponytail" (Korean ver.) | Capture the Flag | |
| "After Party" | |||
| Cravity | "Worst Thriller" | Evershine | |
| "Love Or Die" | |||
| "Cherry Blossom" | |||
| "C'est La Vie" | |||
| "Mr." | |||
| Lun8 | "Super Power" | Buff | |
| YooA | "Shooting Star" | Borderline | |
| "Love Myself" | |||
| Purple Kiss | "BBB" | BXX | |
| Wooah | "Blush" | Non-album single | |
| Kim Woo-jin | "I Like the Way" | I Like the Way | |
| Ive | "Heya" (해야) | Ive Switch | |
| "Accendio" | |||
| "Blue Heart" | |||
| "Ice Queen" | |||
| "Wow" | |||
| "Reset" | |||
| Dxmon | "Girls, Love Boys, Love Girls" | Hyperspace 911 | |
| "Vitamin You" | |||
| Cignature | "Poongdung" | Sweetie But Saltie | |
| Wooah | "Pom Pom Pom" | Unframed | |
| Chuu | "Strawberry Rush" | Strawberry Rush | |
| "Daydreamer" | |||
| Weeekly | "Classic" | Bliss |
Filmography
editTelevision show
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Peak Time | Judge | [9] |
| 2024 | Project 7 | Director | [10] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBS Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Best Couple Award | Listen-Up (with Kim Seung-soo) |
Won | [11] |
| Melon Music Awards | 2023 | Best Songwriter Award | Ryan S. Jhun | Won | [3] |
References
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- ^ a b Kim, Hyunsik (December 2, 2023). "라이언전, 'MMA 2023' 송라이터상 수상…"귀한 상 주셔서 감사"" [Ryan Jhun wins Songwriter Award at 'MMA 2023'… "Thank you for the precious award."] (in Korean). Edaily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Hong, Dam-young (November 25, 2019). "Ryan Jhun believes embracing new sound bodes well for K-pop's future". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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- ^ Yeo, Gladys (September 3, 2021). "LOONA square up in the action-packed MV for 'Not Friends'". NME. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under Ryan S. Jhun (10007530) 저작자 저작물 조회 팝업 | 전체검색 | 한국음악저작권협회". Korea Music Copyright Association. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Yang, Haley (November 23, 2021). "Newly-debuted bugAboo embraces its fears and gets ready to meet fans". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ Jeong Bit (December 20, 2022). "[공식] 규현·티파니·박재범·송민호, '피크타임' 심사위원 출격…MC 이승기와 호흡" [[Official] Kyuhyun, Tiffany, Jay Park, and Minho Song appear as judges for 'Peak Time'... Breathing with MC Lee Seung-gi] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, Mi-hyun (December 21, 2022). 이수혁부터 하성운까지…'프로젝트 7' MC·디렉터 라인업 공개 [From Lee Soo-hyuk to Ha Sung-woon… 'Project 7' MC and Director Lineup Revealed]. NewsNate (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Kim Hyun-sik (December 25, 2022). "활약 못한 후보들에 감사" 신동엽, 10년 만에 대상 품었다(종합)[2022 KBS 연예대상]" ["Thanks to the candidates who were not active" Shin Dong-yeop, 10 years later, the grand prize (comprehensive) [2022 KBS Entertainment Awards]] (in Korean). E-Daily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via Naver.