Song Of This Week

Sunday 17 April 2011

2PM


Overview

2PM is a six-member boy band from Seoul, South Korea. They are managed by Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment. The members are Nichkhun, Chansung, Jaebeom, Junsu, Taecyeon, Junho, and Wooyoung. 2PM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2AM. They debuted with the song "10 out of 10" which showcased their mix of acrobatic and b-boy dance style.
--Wikipedia

Members
Ok Taek Yeon (옥택연) - Rapper
Kim Jun Su (김준수) - Vocalist, Rapper
Lee Jun Ho (이준호) - Vocalist, Rapper
Nichkhun Horvejkul (닉쿤) - Vocalist
Jang Woo Young (장우영) - Rapper, Vocalist
Hwang Chan Sung (황찬성) - Rapper
Park Jae Bum (박재범) - Leader, Rapper, Vocalist


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Member Profiles

Current Members

Junsu

- Real Name: Kim Junsu
- Date of Birth: January 15, 1988

Junsu (real name Kim Junsu, born on January 15, 1988) is known as the lead vocalist of the group. He is originally from Daegu, Korea. He originally auditioned for YG Entertainment, where he befriended G-Dragon and Tae Yang of Big Bang.

Nichkhun

- Real Name: Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul (นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล)
- Stage Name: Nichkhun

Nichkhun is a vocalist in the group. He was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He spent his childhood in Thailand and in California and studied abroad in New Zealand. He returned to the States for high school and was scouted by a JYP talent agent in Hollywood, California while he was attending the Korean Music Festival in Los Angeles.

Taecyeon

- Full Name: Ok Taecyeon (United States)
- Date of Birth: December 27, 1988

Taecyeon is the main rapper of the group. He was born in Seoul, South Korea but immigrated to Bedford, Massachusetts at a young age. He originally auditioned for JYP Entertainment in New York to become a model.

Wooyoung

- Full Name: Jang Wooyoung
- Date of Birth: April 30, 1989

Wooyoung is a main vocalist. He is from Busan, Korea and was selected as a JYP trainee through MGoon's JYP auditions. He won first place in this audition.

Junho

- Full Name: Lee Junho
- Date of Birth: January 25, 1990

Junho is a main vocalist and lead dancer of the group. He joined One Day following a winning of a contract with JYP Entertainment after he won a contest in JYP's Superstar Survival in 2006.

Chansung

- Full Name: Hwang Chansung
- Date of Birth: February 11, 1990

Chansung is a vocalist and rapper in the group. He starred in the highly-rated Korean sitcom "Unstoppable High Kick" prior to his debut with 2PM. Chansung participated in the same survival game as Junho but lost. He then auditioned again and later received the title of being the maknae or the youngest of the group.

Jaebeom

- Real Name: Jay Park (United States)
- Korean Name: Park Jaebeom
- Date of Birth: April 25, 1987

Jaebeom is the leader and oldest member of the group. He was born in Seattle, Washington. His mom lead him to audition since he likes to dance and rap but he never knew that it would take him far. Following a controversy over his MySpace page regarding one of his messages, he left the group on September 8, 2009.

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