Wen Junhui
Wen Junhui | |||
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文俊辉 | |||
 Wen during the KCON New York 2016 Press Conference | |||
| Born | 10 June 1996 Shenzhen, Guangdong,China | ||
| Other names | Jun - Junhui | ||
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| Musical career | |||
| Genres | |||
| Instruments | Vocals | ||
| Years active | 2002–Present | ||
| Labels | Pledis | ||
| Associated acts | |||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 文俊輝 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 文俊辉 | ||
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Wen Junhui (Chinese: 文俊辉; Korean: 문준휘; born June, 10, 1996), professionally known by his given stage name Jun (준), is a Chinese singer, actor and songwriter based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen and its sub-unit known as the "Performance Unit" under Pledis Entertainment.
Before debuting as a member of Seventeen, Jun was a child actor who starred in multiple films including The Pye Dog (2006), for which he won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Actor Silver Award, and The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010).[1][2]
Early life[]
Wen Junhui was born on June, 10, 1996 in Shenzhen.[2] He has a younger brother named Yangyang who is ten years younger than him. As a child, he began starring in commercials at the age of two and worked as a child actor on TV shows and movies in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Career[]
Early career and debut[]
In October of 2012, Jun moved to South Korea to undergo training under Pledis Entertainment. From 2013 to 2015, he appeared on Seventeen TV and MBC Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan as a trainee alongside the other future members of his band. He debuted as a member of Seventeen on the 26th of May, 2015 under his given stage name Jun. The group's first EP 17 Carat was released three days later, on May, 29, 2015.[3]
In 2018, him and group member The8 participated in the Chinese music reality show Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音战纪).[4] He won the first solo stage competition on the show with his performance of Wo Ming Bai (我明白), a Chinese cover of Seventeen's Thanks.[5] He wrote the Chinese lyrics for the cover.[6] His solo and collaboration stages on the show have been released on digital music platforms owned by Tencent Music.[7][8]
He released his first solo song, and the special single album Can You Sit By My Side (能不能坐在我身边), which he co-wrote, on December, 14, 2018.[9][10] He released his first solo OST, the Chinese version of Dream, for The King: Eternal Monarch on 2 July 2020.[11] On 5 February 2021, Jun released a single Crow (乌鸦), and later repackaged it into his second single Silent Boarding Gate (寂寞号登机口) released on February, 14.[12] His single Crow (乌鸦) made its mark on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart after less than one week of its release, marking Jun's debut as a solo artist on the Billboard charts. [13]
Acting[]
His acting career started at the age of two when he was cast in a commercial.[14] He has appeared in numerous television series, including Flying Dragon – the Special Unit (特警飞龙) at the age of five.[2]
He made his film debut in 2006 in , for which he won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Performer Silver Award and was nominated for the Best New Performer Award of the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards.[15] In 2010, he played the young Ip Man in The Legend Is Born: Ip Man.
In 2014, he was cast in the Chinese web drama Intouchable.[16] He filmed a music video for the NetEase mobile game A Dream of Jianghu in July of 2019.[17]
Hosting[]
In late 2015, Jun was a special MC for the Chinese interview segment on SBS The Show.[18] From October to December 2018, he co-hosted the Chinese music ranking show called YO! BANG (由你音乐榜样).[19]
Personal life[]
He learned wushu as a child and participated in competitions.[20] He also plays the piano and has performed arrangements of Seventeen's songs.[21]
His handsome looks have garnered him the nicknames of The Miracle of Mainland (大陸の奇跡) in Japan and Big Beautiful (大漂亮) in China.[22][23] He is also known to fans as the Little Prince of Shenzhen Subway (深圳地铁小王子) because a promotional ad he filmed for the Shenzhen Metro in middle school is still being aired on certain trains.[24]
Discography[]
Single Album[]
| Title | Details | Peak Positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | |||
| Can You Sit By My Side (能不能坐在我身旁) |
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– | – |
| Crow (乌鸦) |
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- | - |
| Silent Boarding Gate (寂寞号登机口) |
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- | - |
Soundtrack Appearances[]
| Title | Year | Peak Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | |||
| Brothers for One Time with The8 | 2019 | – | Seven Days OST[25] |
| Dream | 2020 | – | The King: Eternal Monarch Chinese version OST |
Other Songs[]
Released on the Chinese digital music platforms QQ Music, KuGou Music and Kuwo Music unless otherwise specified.
| Title | Year | Album | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wo Ming Bai (我明白) | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 1 | Chinese version of Seventeen's Thanks | [26] |
| The Last Blossom (开到荼蘼) with Yanan | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 5 | Cover of Faye Wong | [27] |
| The Night Is Too Dark (夜太黑) | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 6 | Cover of Sandy Lam | [28] |
| BB 88 with Tia Ray and Yanan | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 7 | Cover of Khalil Fong | [29] |
| Reflection of Desire (欲望反光) | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 9 | Cover of Jam Hsiao | [30] |
| Run! Frantic Flowers! (末路狂花) | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 10 | Cover of Waa Wei | [31] |
Composition Credits[]
Credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless otherwise specified.[32]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
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| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2016 | Seventeen | Highlight (Performance Team) | Going Seventeen | 
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Bumzu, Hoshi, Dino, The8, Lee Yoo-jung | 
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N/A |
| 2017 | MY I (Jun & The8) | Al1 |
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Bumzu, The8 |
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| Hello | Teen, Age |
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Bumzu, DK, Mingyu |
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| 2018 | Wen Junhui | Wo Ming Bai (我明白) | Non-album release |
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Bumzu, Woozi, Hoshi[33] |
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| Can You Sit By My Side | Can You Sit By My Side |
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Song Bingyang |
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| 2019 | Seventeen | Home Chinese Ver. | Non-album release |
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Bumzu, The8, Tina Wang, Woozi[6] |
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Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Pye Dog | Lin Zhihong | Won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Performer Silver Award | |
| 2010 | The Legend Is Born: Ip Man | Young Ip Man | Supporting role | |
| 2013 | My Mother | Lin Yilong | Main role |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Give Me Folly | Feng Xiaoye | |||
| Special Police Dragon | Guangdong Radio and Television | ||||
| 2004 | Cross Border Daddy | ||||
| 2005 | Go! Go! Daddy | Zeng Cheng | Asia Television | Main role | |
| 2010 | Drunk Red Crust | Xiao Xiao Jiu | iQiyi | ||
| Who's the Hero | Asia Television | Cameo | |||
| 2013 | Children's War | Liu Xiaofeng | Shanghai Television | Supporting role | |
| 2014 | Xue Dingshan | Xue Yinglong | Shaanxi Television | ||
| 2015 | Intouchable | Little Dracula | iQiyi | Main role |
Variety Shows[]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Show | SBS | Special MC |
| 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音战纪) | Tencent | Cast member |
| YO! BANG (由你音乐榜样) | MC |
Music Video[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Meng Xing Ji (梦行记) | Li Changchao[34] | Promotional song for Netease mobile game A Dream of Jianghu (一梦江湖) |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award | Best New Performer Silver Award | Won | |
| 2008 | 27th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best New Performer | Nominated |
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c 文俊辉：给他一支话筒，燃炸"潮音"舞台！. Yule.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (30 May 2015). "Here's What a 13-Member K-Pop Boy Band Looks Like: Watch 'Adore U' by Seventeen". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ 《潮音战纪》开始录制 周兴哲徐明浩等人加盟. Sohu. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ 潮音战机. Episode 2. 19 July 2018. Event occurs at 58:00. Tencent. Missing or empty
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- ^ "Singer: Chao Yin Zhan Ji (in Chinese)". Kuwo Music.
- ^ "K-Pop Corner: Seventeen's Jun to drop surprise Chinese album". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ 能不能坐在我身旁. QQ Music.
- ^ "SEVENTEEN's Jun Lovingly Sings The Chinese Version Of OST "Dream" From "The King: Eternal Monarch"". hellokpop.
- ^ "文俊辉". Spotify. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ https://www.koreaboo.com/news/seventeen-jun-solo-billboard-chart/
- ^ 文俊辉童星时期出演过的影视作品大盘点！. Sohu.
- ^ "27th Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese)". Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- ^ "SEVENTEEN's Jun becomes a vampire for Chinese web drama "Intouchable" trailer". Koreaboo. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "SEVENTEEN's Jun Dressed As A Prince From A Historical Drama In This MV Is Stunning". Koreaboo. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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- ^ 《由你音乐榜》报榜官文俊辉上线 本周日大家不见不散_榜样. www.sohu.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ 俊辉&明浩童年照大公开 两个可爱的武术宝宝. Sohu.
- ^ 文俊辉Fallin′ Flower落花宝翻弹，温柔哭了！抖