JBJ95

JBJ95
JBJ95
	JBJ95 at Starfield in Goyang, March 2019
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop; Dance-pop;
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Star Road;
Associated acts	JBJ
Website	www.jbj95.com
Members	Kenta; Sanggyun;

JBJ95 (Korean: 제이비제이구오) is a South Korean duo consisting of Kenta Takada and Kim Sang-gyun. The duo was originally formed and managed by Star Road Entertainment and Hunus Entertainment in 2018, before being exclusively managed by Star Road Entertainment.^[1] JBJ95 debuted on October 30, 2018 with the single Home.^[2]

History[]

2018: Formation and debut[]

JBJ95 in October 2018

Shortly after JBJ disbanded, it was revealed that Sanggyun and Kenta would continue to collaborate, starring together in a web drama produced jointly by Star Road Entertainment and SBS called Barefoot Diva (Korean: 맨발의 디바).^[3] Both Sanggyun and Kenta also released a song called Picture for the Barefoot Diva: OST album.^[4]

During a joint fan-meeting held in Seoul on July 7, 2018, Sanggyun and Kenta announced that they would be forming a permanent duo, with its name yet to be decided. ^[5] On August 17, the duo officially revealed their name, JBJ95, a title which commemorates JBJ while also referring to their mutual birth year of 1995.^[6]

JBJ95 held their debut showcase on October 30, 2018, following the release of their first EP entitled Home. ^[7]

2019–2020: Awake, Spark, digital single "Only One", and Jasmin[]

On March 10, 2019, it was announced that Sanggyun had exited Hunus Entertainment and signed an exclusive contract with Star Road Entertainment, making JBJ95 exclusively managed by Star Road. ^[8] Their second EP, Awake, was released on March 26, 2019 at a Seoul Showcase. ^[9] Following promotions for the EP, it was announced that Sanggyun was cast in an upcoming KBS drama called Let Me Hear Your Song, set to broadcast in July 2019.^[10]

On August 6, 2019, JBJ95 released their third EP, Spark, with the title track of the same name. They released a digital single "Only One" on December 6, 2019.

On October 28, 2020, JBJ95 released their fourth EP, Jasmin, with the title track of the same name.^[11]

2021–present: Ongoing lawsuit[]

On April 14, 2021, JBJ95 announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against Star Road Entertainment to terminate their contracts, citing lack of management and payment issues.^[12]

Members[]

Kenta Takada (타카다 켄타/髙田健太) – main vocal
Kim Sang-gyun (김상균) – rap

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Details	KOR ^[13]	Sales
Home	Released: October 30, 2018 Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming show Track listing^[14] "Love Dive" "Home" "Stay" (됐어) "Thinkin' About You" (생각나) "Before the Show" (거울 앞에) "In Dreams" (꿈에서) "Tonight" (오늘밤) "Home" (Instrumental)	3	KOR: 54,236^[15]
Awake	Released: March 26, 2019 Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming show Track listing^[14] "Friend Zone" "Awake" "Who Am I" (좋아해) "Milky Way" "Leave It To Me" "Lookin 4 Love"	3	KOR: 46,171^[16]
Spark	Released: August 6, 2019^[17] Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming show Track listing^[14] "In the Morning" (아침이면) "Unreal" (응원법) "Spark" (불꽃처럼) "Hey, Summer" "Crush"	3	KOR: 31,915^[18]
Jasmin	Released: October 28, 2020 Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming show Track listing^[14] "Shadubidu" "Jasmin" "Tell Me" (대답해) "Seoulite" "Only One"	14	KOR: 19,935^[19]

Singles[]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[20]	KOR Hot ^[21]	US World ^[22]	Album
"Home"	2018	—	—	—	Home
"Awake"	2019	—	—	—	Awake
"Spark" (불꽃처럼)		—	—	—	Spark
"Only One"		—	—	—	Jasmin
"Jasmin"	2020	—	—	—	Jasmin
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances[]

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"I laugh, again" ( 자꾸 웃음이나)	2018	Perfume OST (Part 4)	^[23]

Filmography[]

Produce 101 (season 2) (2017) - Contestants^[24]
Barefoot Diva (2018) - Sang-gyun as Lee Joon-kyung; Kenta as Haru^[3]
My Neighbor, Charles (Ep. 163, 2018) - Kenta and Sanggyun, documentary and interview^[25]
"I Wanna Hear Your Song" (2019) - Sang-gyun as Moon Jae-hyeong^[26]

References[]

^ "JBJ95 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
^ "'JBJ95'로 재데뷔한 켄타·상균 "팬들이 저희가 돌아갈 집"" (in Korean). Oh My Star.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b SBS (August 10, 2018). "'맨발의 디바' 김상균 "츤데레 역할, 실제로도 비슷한 면 있어"". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^ allkpop (August 13, 2018). "Kim Sang Kyun and Takada Kenta's 'Barefoot Diva' OST tops album charts". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ SEDaily (July 8, 2018). "[SE★이슈] 상균X켄타, 정식 팀 결성 예고…'JBJ 의리는 계속'" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ SEDaily (August 17, 2018). "상균X켄타, 공식 데뷔 팀명 'JBJ95' 최종 발표...오는 10월 중 정식 데뷔 출처". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ xsportsnews (October 30, 2018). "[종합] "순간 아닌 영원한 그룹"…'데뷔' JBJ95의 감사인사와 각오" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^ joins (March 10, 2019). "[단독] 김상균, 후너스→스타로드 계약…JBJ95 소속사 통일". 뉴스1 (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ NewsPim (March 26, 2019). "[사진] JBJ95 '봄처럼 상큼하죠?'" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ Sporbiz (April 22, 2019). "JBJ95 상균, '너의 노래를 들려줘' 출연 확정" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "[단독] JBJ95, 28일 컴백 확정…'믿듣' 듀오의 10개월만 귀환" (in Korean). October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^ "[단독] JBJ95, 소속사 상대로 전속계약 해지 요구 소송" (in Korean). April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Discography". JBJ95 Japan Official Site. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ "2018 Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean).
^ "2019년 상반기 Album Chart (see #53)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
^ "SPARK – EP by JBJ95". Apple Music. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "2019년 10월 Album Chart" [2019 Monthly Album Chart – October]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "2020년 12월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Billboard Korea Hot 100". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "JBJ95, first OST through 'Perfume'… 'Keep Smiling' release on 17th". mottokorea. July 5, 2019.
^ "Ep.10 Rank". mnet-week 10 rank. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^ "'이웃집찰스' 스피카 김보아, JBJ95 켄타 보컬 선생님으로 등장". Newsen (in Korean). November 13, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "JBJ95's Sanggyun Makes A Terrible Boyfriend To Kim Sejeong In New Drama "I Wanna Hear Your Song"". soompi. July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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[1] "JBJ95 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.

[2] "'JBJ95'로 재데뷔한 켄타·상균 "팬들이 저희가 돌아갈 집"" (in Korean). Oh My Star.

[Barefoot_Diva_Drama-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b SBS (August 10, 2018). "'맨발의 디바' 김상균 "츤데레 역할, 실제로도 비슷한 면 있어"". Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[JBJ95_OST-4] (August 13, 2018). "Kim Sang Kyun and Takada Kenta's 'Barefoot Diva' OST tops album charts". Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[5] SEDaily (July 8, 2018). "[SE★이슈] 상균X켄타, 정식 팀 결성 예고…'JBJ 의리는 계속'" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[6] SEDaily (August 17, 2018). "상균X켄타, 공식 데뷔 팀명 'JBJ95' 최종 발표...오는 10월 중 정식 데뷔 출처". Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[JBJ95_Debut-7] xsportsnews (October 30, 2018). "[종합] "순간 아닌 영원한 그룹"…'데뷔' JBJ95의 감사인사와 각오" (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[8] s (March 10, 2019). "[단독] 김상균, 후너스→스타로드 계약…JBJ95 소속사 통일". 뉴스1 (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[9] NewsPim (March 26, 2019). "[사진] JBJ95 '봄처럼 상큼하죠?'" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[10] Sporbiz (April 22, 2019). "JBJ95 상균, '너의 노래를 들려줘' 출연 확정" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[11] "[단독] JBJ95, 28일 컴백 확정…'믿듣' 듀오의 10개월만 귀환" (in Korean). October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[12] "[단독] JBJ95, 소속사 상대로 전속계약 해지 요구 소송" (in Korean). April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[13] "Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[discography-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Discography". JBJ95 Japan Official Site. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[15] "2018 Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean).

[16] "2019년 상반기 Album Chart (see #53)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[17] "SPARK – EP by JBJ95". Apple Music. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[18] "2019년 10월 Album Chart" [2019 Monthly Album Chart – October]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[19] "2020년 12월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[digital-20] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 2, 2019.

[21] "Billboard Korea Hot 100". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2018.

[22] "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

[23] "JBJ95, first OST through 'Perfume'… 'Keep Smiling' release on 17th". mottokorea. July 5, 2019.

[24] "Ep.10 Rank". mnet-week 10 rank. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

[25] "'이웃집찰스' 스피카 김보아, JBJ95 켄타 보컬 선생님으로 등장". Newsen (in Korean). November 13, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[26] "JBJ95's Sanggyun Makes A Terrible Boyfriend To Kim Sejeong In New Drama "I Wanna Hear Your Song"". soompi. July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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