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Jo Kwon

Jo Kwon (Korean조권 born on August 28, 1989)[1] is a South Korean singer, television host, actor, entertainer and the leader of South Korean boy band 2AM. He has starred in multiple musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar playing the role of King Herod and Everybody's Talking About Jamie playing as Jamie New.

Jo Kwon
Jo Kwon in January 2015
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 33)
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actor
  • television host
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2007–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
조권
Hanja
趙權
Revised RomanizationJo Gwon
McCune–ReischauerCho Kwŏn

Predebut

Jo trained at JYP Entertainment for seven years after joining the company. He was chosen as the last member of Park Jin-young's "99% Challenge Project" along with Sunye of Wonder Girls.[2]

2AM career

In 2008, he appeared on Mnet's Hot Blood. The program showed the intense physical training that thirteen male trainees go through to acquire the opportunity to debut in either a four-member ballad group or a seven-member dance group.[3] After several elimination steps, Jo was chosen for a position in the four-member ballad group 2AM. He became the group's leader.

2AM's first single "This Song" was released on July 21, 2008.[4] In March 2015, Jo renewed his contract with JYP Entertainment, while three other members of 2AM signed with other agencies. JYP Entertainment assured that the departures did not mean 2AM was disbanding, however 2AM is currently on temporarily break from any group activities.[5] He left JYP Entertainment on September 22, 2017.[6] On November 3, 2017, he signed with Cube Entertainment.[7]

Solo career

2008-2009: Variety entertainment and popularity as Adam Couple

Jo has appeared as a regular panel member on variety shows such as Star King. He was part of Dirty Eyed Girls in an episode of 2PM's variety show Wild Bunny, performing a parody of popular Brown Eyed Girls song Abracadabra. The music video became popular.[8] In September, 2009, he was one of the main MCs for SBS' environmental variety show Find it! Green Gold with Super Junior member Shindong, SS501 member Kim Hyung-jun, and Fly To The Sky member Brian Joo.[9] He also replaced Jay Park on historical culture variety show Nodaji.[10]

He joined the cast of We Got Married on October 3, 2009, coupled with Brown Eyed Girls member Ga-In. Although he was initially only supposed to be featured in the Chuseok special, his appearance brought in the highest ratings yet for Season 2, so he was announced as a permanent couple.[11] Jo was diagnosed with H1N1 on October 28, 2009, causing them to postpone filming We Got Married. He recovered quickly after treatment.[2]

During his appearance in We Got Married, Jo and Ga-in were donned the nickname “Adam Couple” by fans.[12] Together he released the digital single, "우리 사랑하게 됐어요 (We Fell in Love)," on December 16, 2009,[13] which topped variety online music charts and won two awards on Music Bank's K-Charts and the "Most Popular Background Phone Music" on the Gaon Charts.[14] 50 million won from the profits of the song were donated for rebuilding after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[15]

In 2010, he became a permanent cast member of Family Outing 2.[16] He made his fifth appearance on the TV show "Happy Together" in June 2012. He made several appearances on Star King, Invincible Youth S2, Come To Play, Radio Star, Star Dance Battle, and many other shows. He is known for his "kkab" dance and often danced on variety shows. "Kkab" can be translated as hyperactive.

2010–2012: Screen debut and first solo album

On June 30, 2010, Jo released his first solo digital single titled, 고백하던 날 (The Day I Confessed), a song he partially composed during the We Got Married broadcast for Ga-in. The song came first on Cyworld real-time charts the day after release.[17]

The same year, he was cast in the sitcom All My Love with co-stars Park Mi-sun, Kim Kap-soo and fellow idol and former 'wife' from We Got Married Ga-in.[18]

On June 25, 2012, he released his solo album, I'm Da One, along with a music video.[19]

2013: Musical and drama debut

In 2013, Jo joined the cast of a Korean Jesus Christ Superstar musical production, where he played the role of King Herod.[20]

In the same year, on February 27, 2013, he was confirmed as one of the cast for the KBS2 drama Queen of the Office. The drama is about a talented contract worker, and the work and relationships that surround her.[citation needed]

2016–2017: Second solo album, fourth musical casting, Golden Tambourine, and departure from JYP Entertainment

Jo's new album Crosswalk included three tracks, two of which he wrote ― the lead single, “Crosswalk,” and the third track, “Flutter.” The second track, “It's Okay,” was written by Ryan S. Jhun and Denzil "DR" Remedios, the music producers of SM Entertainment's Shinee and f(x). Popular songwriters Esna and Aev produced the title song.[21]

On March 17, 2016, it was announced by JYP Entertainment that Jo would be participating in the musical On The Starry Night as the role "Choi Sung-keun.[22][23] The musical Ran from May 7 to May 15, 2016.

On November 10, 2016, it was announced that Jo Kwon would be co-starring on Golden Tambourine,[24] a karaoke variety program broadcast by Mnet, which ran from December 15, 2016, until February 23, 2017.

On September 21, 2017, it was announced that Jo had officially left JYP Entertainment after 16 years.[25] However, 2AM never did announce that they were disbanding and it is presumed that the group is on hiatus.[26]

On November 2, 2017, it was announced that Jo had signed with Cube Entertainment.

2018–present: Lonely

On January 10, 2018, Jo released the digital single 새벽 (Lonely), his first release after joining Cube Entertainment. Jo was set to enlist in the Korean Army in August 2018, for his mandatory military service.[27] On July 24, 2019, it was confirmed that he would release a special single new theme song for the ROK Army with collaboration of Shinee's Onew and Key, Exo's Xiumin, Infinite's Kim Sung-kyu, BtoB's Lee Chang-sub, 2AM's Jinwoon, Yoon Ji-sung and actors Kim Minseok, and Lee Jae-kyoon in mid-August.[28]

As part of South Korea's effort to combat COVID-19, Jo officially discharged from the military early on March 24, 2020.[29] He also made his first variety show appearance after being discharged on JTBC's Knowing Bros alongside 2PM's Wooyoung, Block B's P.O & WINNER's Mino on April 4, 2020.[30] In July 2020, Jo Kwon starred in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie, playing the role of Jamie New, a 16-year-old high school student, who dreams to be a drag queen, and deals with prejudice and bullies.[31]

On August 25, 2022, it was announced that Jo Kwon will be releasing "My Regards", a remake of the Ribbon Project in collaboration with Sunye, It will be released on August 28.[32]

Personal life

As of 2013, Jo was attending Kyung Hee University.[33] He entered Kyung Hee University without taking the entrance examination, with rumors alleging favouritism, because he was an entertainer. The rumors were refuted by his performance at the top of his class in his major.[34] In 2015, he enrolled in the Performing Arts Department of Kyunghee University's Graduate Program.[35]

Jo is the president of the cereal cafe franchise 'Midnight in Seoul', which was founded and owned by actor-singer Yoon Kye-sang and three friends. The cafe-cereal-bar was the first of its kind in Seoul and gained popularity amongst K-pop idol singers through word-of-mouth. In May 2017, it was announced that the venture would become a franchise and that Jo would be named its president, while Yoon and others would remain official owners.[36]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[37]
I'm Da One
Track listing
  1. "Awesome Girl" (feat. Yankee)
  2. "Animal" (Radio Edit) (feat. J-Hope of BTS)"
  3. "I'm Da One" (feat. Zion.T)
  4. "Lipstick"
  5. "Who's Loving You Now"
  6. "Wingardium Leviosa"
  7. "Something 'Bout You" (feat. Jinwoon of 2AM)
  8. "Heaven" (feat. Miso of GLAM)
  9. "Just a Kiss"
  10. "Animal" (feat. J-Hope of BTS)
1

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[39]
As lead artist
"The Day I Confessed" (고백하던 날) 2010 3 Non-album single
"I'm Da One"
feat. Zion.T
22 I'm Da One
"Crosswalk" (횡단보도) 2016 15 Non-album singles
"Lonely" (새벽) 2018
Collaborations
"Graduation" (졸업)
with Changmin
2009 Non-album singles
"Dunk Shoot" (덩크슛)
with Whale
"We Fell In Love" (우리 사랑하게 됐어요)
with Gain
1
"Perfect Christmas"
with Lim Jeong-hee, Joo Hee of 8Eight, RM & Jungkook of BTS
2013 45
"On A Good Day Like This" (이렇게 좋은 날에)
with Joo Yeong of Seorindong Children
2015
"Born to Be Wild"
with Hyoyeon and Min
2016 SM Station Season 1
"Upgrade"
with Hyuna, BtoB, CLC, Pentagon, Yoo Seon-ho, (G)I-dle
2018 2018 United Cube: ONE
"First Page" (첫 페이지)
with Sunye
2020 [a] Non-album singles
"Greetings" (안부)
with Sunye
2022 139
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[39]
"One Summer Night"
with Fei
2014 49 Temptation OST
"Heaven" 2015 44 Two Yoo Project Sugar Man OST
"Rise and Fall" (흥망성쇠)
with Yoo Se-yoon, Shim Hyung-tak, Choi Yoo-jung
2017 Golden Tambourine OST
"Holding on to the End of Tonight" (이 밤의 끝을 잡고) 2018 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Composer Kim Hyeong-seok)
"Twist King"
with Shin Joo-hyup & MJ (cast of Jamie)
2020 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Jong-guk x Turbo Part 1)
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Filmography

Music videos

Year Title
2012 "I'm Da One"

Film

Year Title Role
2013 Pinocchio Pinocchio (Dubbing)

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 All My Love Hwang Ok-yub
2013 The Dramatic "Flower Boys Corporation" Jo Kwon
The Queen of Office Kye Kyung-woo
2015 The Producers Himself (ep.3)
Drinking Solo Kwon (fellow student at Noryangjin) (ep. 11)

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 We Got Married Himself Season 2 (60 episodes) with Gain
2010 Family Outing 2 Member Season 2
Star King Himself Episodes 147-149, 152-158, 162, 177, 179, 184
2013 A Song For You Host Season 2 (16 episodes)
2015 King of Mask Singer Contestant Episode 1
2016 Golden Tambourine Host Season 1
2021 Overseas Korean Song Festival judge [47]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Born This Way Narrator [48]

Hosting

Year Title Ref
2020 (G)I-dle's I Trust media showcase [49]

Musicals

Year Title Role Ref.
2013 Jesus Christ Superstar King Herod
2014 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Adam
2015 Chess Anatoly Sergievsky
2016 On A Starry Night Choi Sung Keun
2019 Shinheung Military Academy Paldo [50]
2020 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jamie New [31]

Ambassadorship

Year Title Notes Ref.
2017
Organization of Helping Children of Low Income Households
[51]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month (December) We Fell in Love (with Ga-in) Won
2010 Song of the Month (January) Won
Gaon Chart Grand Opening Awards[52] January Week 1 Digital Chart Overall #1 Won
January Week 2 Digital Chart Overall #1 Won
January Week 3 Digital Chart Overall #1 Won
January Week 4 Ringback tone #1 Won
4th Mnet 20's Choice Awards Most Influential Top 20 Stars Jo Kwon Won
3rd Korea Sharing Awards The National Assembly standing Committee's Chairman Award Won [53]
Melon Music Awards Song of the Year We Fell In Love (with Ga-in) Nominated
Netizen Popularity Song Nominated
12th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration Won [54]
Bugs Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated
Best Duet (Gold) Won
Best Variety Star (Bronze) We Got Married Won
MBC Entertainment Awards Show, Variety Male Rookie Award We Got Married Won [55]
Best Couple Award with Ga-in Won
SBS Entertainment Awards Variety New Star Award Inkigayo Won
2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Comedy / Sitcom Popularity Award All My Love Won

Notes

  1. ^ "First Page" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked 200 position on the Gaon Download Chart [44]

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In this Korean name the family name is Jo Jo Kwon Korean 조권 born on August 28 1989 1 is a South Korean singer television host actor entertainer and the leader of South Korean boy band 2AM He has starred in multiple musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar playing the role of King Herod and Everybody s Talking About Jamie playing as Jamie New Jo KwonJo Kwon in January 2015Born 1989 08 28 August 28 1989 age 33 Suwon Gyeonggi South KoreaOccupationsSingerdanceractortelevision hostMusical careerGenresK popR amp BInstrument s VocalspianoYears active2007 presentLabelsBig HitJYPCubeMember of2AMUnited CubeKorean nameHangul조권Hanja趙權Revised RomanizationJo GwonMcCune ReischauerCho Kwŏn Contents 1 Predebut 2 2AM career 3 Solo career 3 1 2008 2009 Variety entertainment and popularity as Adam Couple 3 2 2010 2012 Screen debut and first solo album 3 3 2013 Musical and drama debut 3 4 2016 2017 Second solo album fourth musical casting Golden Tambourine and departure from JYP Entertainment 3 5 2018 present Lonely 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 5 2 Singles 5 3 Soundtrack appearances 6 Filmography 6 1 Music videos 6 2 Film 6 3 Television series 6 4 Television shows 6 5 Web shows 6 6 Hosting 7 Musicals 8 Ambassadorship 9 Awards and nominations 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksPredebut EditJo trained at JYP Entertainment for seven years after joining the company He was chosen as the last member of Park Jin young s 99 Challenge Project along with Sunye of Wonder Girls 2 2AM career EditMain article 2AM band In 2008 he appeared on Mnet s Hot Blood The program showed the intense physical training that thirteen male trainees go through to acquire the opportunity to debut in either a four member ballad group or a seven member dance group 3 After several elimination steps Jo was chosen for a position in the four member ballad group 2AM He became the group s leader 2AM s first single This Song was released on July 21 2008 4 In March 2015 Jo renewed his contract with JYP Entertainment while three other members of 2AM signed with other agencies JYP Entertainment assured that the departures did not mean 2AM was disbanding however 2AM is currently on temporarily break from any group activities 5 He left JYP Entertainment on September 22 2017 6 On November 3 2017 he signed with Cube Entertainment 7 Solo career Edit2008 2009 Variety entertainment and popularity as Adam Couple Edit Jo has appeared as a regular panel member on variety shows such as Star King He was part of Dirty Eyed Girls in an episode of 2PM s variety show Wild Bunny performing a parody of popular Brown Eyed Girls song Abracadabra The music video became popular 8 In September 2009 he was one of the main MCs for SBS environmental variety show Find it Green Gold with Super Junior member Shindong SS501 member Kim Hyung jun and Fly To The Sky member Brian Joo 9 He also replaced Jay Park on historical culture variety show Nodaji 10 He joined the cast of We Got Married on October 3 2009 coupled with Brown Eyed Girls member Ga In Although he was initially only supposed to be featured in the Chuseok special his appearance brought in the highest ratings yet for Season 2 so he was announced as a permanent couple 11 Jo was diagnosed with H1N1 on October 28 2009 causing them to postpone filming We Got Married He recovered quickly after treatment 2 During his appearance in We Got Married Jo and Ga in were donned the nickname Adam Couple by fans 12 Together he released the digital single 우리 사랑하게 됐어요 We Fell in Love on December 16 2009 13 which topped variety online music charts and won two awards on Music Bank s K Charts and the Most Popular Background Phone Music on the Gaon Charts 14 50 million won from the profits of the song were donated for rebuilding after the 2010 Haiti earthquake 15 In 2010 he became a permanent cast member of Family Outing 2 16 He made his fifth appearance on the TV show Happy Together in June 2012 He made several appearances on Star King Invincible Youth S2 Come To Play Radio Star Star Dance Battle and many other shows He is known for his kkab dance and often danced on variety shows Kkab can be translated as hyperactive 2010 2012 Screen debut and first solo album Edit On June 30 2010 Jo released his first solo digital single titled 고백하던 날 The Day I Confessed a song he partially composed during the We Got Married broadcast for Ga in The song came first on Cyworld real time charts the day after release 17 The same year he was cast in the sitcom All My Love with co stars Park Mi sun Kim Kap soo and fellow idol and former wife from We Got Married Ga in 18 On June 25 2012 he released his solo album I m Da One along with a music video 19 2013 Musical and drama debut Edit In 2013 Jo joined the cast of a Korean Jesus Christ Superstar musical production where he played the role of King Herod 20 In the same year on February 27 2013 he was confirmed as one of the cast for the KBS2 drama Queen of the Office The drama is about a talented contract worker and the work and relationships that surround her citation needed 2016 2017 Second solo album fourth musical casting Golden Tambourine and departure from JYP Entertainment Edit Jo s new album Crosswalk included three tracks two of which he wrote the lead single Crosswalk and the third track Flutter The second track It s Okay was written by Ryan S Jhun and Denzil DR Remedios the music producers of SM Entertainment s Shinee and f x Popular songwriters Esna and Aev produced the title song 21 On March 17 2016 it was announced by JYP Entertainment that Jo would be participating in the musical On The Starry Night as the role Choi Sung keun 22 23 The musical Ran from May 7 to May 15 2016 On November 10 2016 it was announced that Jo Kwon would be co starring on Golden Tambourine 24 a karaoke variety program broadcast by Mnet which ran from December 15 2016 until February 23 2017 On September 21 2017 it was announced that Jo had officially left JYP Entertainment after 16 years 25 However 2AM never did announce that they were disbanding and it is presumed that the group is on hiatus 26 On November 2 2017 it was announced that Jo had signed with Cube Entertainment 2018 present Lonely Edit On January 10 2018 Jo released the digital single 새벽 Lonely his first release after joining Cube Entertainment Jo was set to enlist in the Korean Army in August 2018 for his mandatory military service 27 On July 24 2019 it was confirmed that he would release a special single new theme song for the ROK Army with collaboration of Shinee s Onew and Key Exo s Xiumin Infinite s Kim Sung kyu BtoB s Lee Chang sub 2AM s Jinwoon Yoon Ji sung and actors Kim Minseok and Lee Jae kyoon in mid August 28 As part of South Korea s effort to combat COVID 19 Jo officially discharged from the military early on March 24 2020 29 He also made his first variety show appearance after being discharged on JTBC s Knowing Bros alongside 2PM s Wooyoung Block B s P O amp WINNER s Mino on April 4 2020 30 In July 2020 Jo Kwon starred in the musical Everybody s Talking About Jamie playing the role of Jamie New a 16 year old high school student who dreams to be a drag queen and deals with prejudice and bullies 31 On August 25 2022 it was announced that Jo Kwon will be releasing My Regards a remake of the Ribbon Project in collaboration with Sunye It will be released on August 28 32 Personal life EditAs of 2013 Jo was attending Kyung Hee University 33 He entered Kyung Hee University without taking the entrance examination with rumors alleging favouritism because he was an entertainer The rumors were refuted by his performance at the top of his class in his major 34 In 2015 he enrolled in the Performing Arts Department of Kyunghee University s Graduate Program 35 Jo is the president of the cereal cafe franchise Midnight in Seoul which was founded and owned by actor singer Yoon Kye sang and three friends The cafe cereal bar was the first of its kind in Seoul and gained popularity amongst K pop idol singers through word of mouth In May 2017 it was announced that the venture would become a franchise and that Jo would be named its president while Yoon and others would remain official owners 36 Discography EditMain article 2AM discography Studio albums Edit Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKOR 37 I m Da One Released June 25 2012 Label JYP Entertainment Big Hit Entertainment Formats CD digital downloadTrack listing Awesome Girl feat Yankee Animal Radio Edit feat J Hope of BTS I m Da One feat Zion T Lipstick Who s Loving You Now Wingardium Leviosa Something Bout You feat Jinwoon of 2AM Heaven feat Miso of GLAM Just a Kiss Animal feat J Hope of BTS 1 KOR 17 547 38 Singles Edit Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR 39 As lead artist The Day I Confessed 고백하던 날 2010 3 Non album single I m Da One feat Zion T 22 I m Da One Crosswalk 횡단보도 2016 15 KOR 88 076 40 Non album singles Lonely 새벽 2018 Collaborations Graduation 졸업 with Changmin 2009 Non album singles Dunk Shoot 덩크슛 with Whale We Fell In Love 우리 사랑하게 됐어요 with Gain 1 KOR 2 085 894 41 Perfect Christmas with Lim Jeong hee Joo Hee of 8Eight RM amp Jungkook of BTS 2013 45 KOR 64 789 42 On A Good Day Like This 이렇게 좋은 날에 with Joo Yeong of Seorindong Children 2015 KOR 14 251 43 Born to Be Wild with Hyoyeon and Min 2016 SM Station Season 1 Upgrade with Hyuna BtoB CLC Pentagon Yoo Seon ho G I dle 2018 2018 United Cube ONE First Page 첫 페이지 with Sunye 2020 a Non album singles Greetings 안부 with Sunye 2022 139 denotes release did not chart Soundtrack appearances Edit Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR 39 One Summer Night with Fei 2014 49 KOR 42 302 45 Temptation OST Heaven 2015 44 KOR 78 644 46 Two Yoo Project Sugar Man OST Rise and Fall 흥망성쇠 with Yoo Se yoon Shim Hyung tak Choi Yoo jung 2017 Golden Tambourine OST Holding on to the End of Tonight 이 밤의 끝을 잡고 2018 Immortal Songs Singing the Legend Composer Kim Hyeong seok Twist King with Shin Joo hyup amp MJ cast of Jamie 2020 Immortal Songs Singing the Legend Kim Jong guk x Turbo Part 1 denotes release did not chart Filmography EditMusic videos Edit Main article 2AM discography Year Title2012 I m Da One Film Edit Year Title Role2013 Pinocchio Pinocchio Dubbing Television series Edit Year Title Role Ref 2010 All My Love Hwang Ok yub2013 The Dramatic Flower Boys Corporation Jo KwonThe Queen of Office Kye Kyung woo2015 The Producers Himself ep 3 Drinking Solo Kwon fellow student at Noryangjin ep 11 Television shows Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref 2009 We Got Married Himself Season 2 60 episodes with Gain2010 Family Outing 2 Member Season 2Star King Himself Episodes 147 149 152 158 162 177 179 1842013 A Song For You Host Season 2 16 episodes 2015 King of Mask Singer Contestant Episode 12016 Golden Tambourine Host Season 12021 Overseas Korean Song Festival judge 47 Web shows Edit Year Title Role Ref 2022 Born This Way Narrator 48 Hosting Edit Year Title Ref2020 G I dle s I Trust media showcase 49 Musicals EditYear Title Role Ref 2013 Jesus Christ Superstar King Herod2014 Priscilla Queen of the Desert Adam2015 Chess Anatoly Sergievsky2016 On A Starry Night Choi Sung Keun2019 Shinheung Military Academy Paldo 50 2020 Everybody s Talking About Jamie Jamie New 31 Ambassadorship EditYear Title Notes Ref 2017 Organization of Helping Children of Low Income Households 51 Awards and nominations EditSee also List of awards and nominations received by 2AM Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month December We Fell in Love with Ga in Won2010 Song of the Month January WonGaon Chart Grand Opening Awards 52 January Week 1 Digital Chart Overall 1 WonJanuary Week 2 Digital Chart Overall 1 WonJanuary Week 3 Digital Chart Overall 1 WonJanuary Week 4 Ringback tone 1 Won4th Mnet 20 s Choice Awards Most Influential Top 20 Stars Jo Kwon Won3rd Korea Sharing Awards The National Assembly standing Committee s Chairman Award Won 53 Melon Music Awards Song of the Year We Fell In Love with Ga in NominatedNetizen Popularity Song Nominated12th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration Won 54 Bugs Music Awards Song of the Year NominatedBest Duet Gold WonBest Variety Star Bronze We Got Married WonMBC Entertainment Awards Show Variety Male Rookie Award We Got Married Won 55 Best Couple Award with Ga in WonSBS Entertainment Awards Variety New Star Award Inkigayo Won2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Comedy Sitcom Popularity Award All My Love WonNotes Edit First Page didn t enter Gaon Digital Chart but peaked 200 position on the Gaon Download Chart 44 References Edit Mark Russell April 29 2014 K Pop Now The Korean Music Revolution Tuttle Publishing p 47 ISBN 978 1 4629 1411 1 Archived from the original on May 27 2016 Retrieved October 30 2016 a b lil baowow Jo Kwon 조권 Bestuff Bestuff Archived from the original on May 24 2013 Retrieved March 22 2013 열혈남아 JYP 13조 쌓아온 실력 첫 공개 Archived October 2 2010 at the Wayback Machine Newent March 25 2008 2AM 이노래 질러차트 2주째 1위 Archived December 11 2008 at the Wayback Machine Paran September 25 2008 2AM Members Seulong Jinwoon Leave JYP Entertainment Group Reportedly Has No Plan To Officially Disband kpopstarz March 29 2015 Archived from the original on July 11 2018 Retrieved March 31 2015 JYP 측 조권과 전속계약 진행치 않기로 앞날 응원 공식 HeraldPop September 22 2017 Retrieved April 30 2020 조권 JYP 큐브 엔터테인먼트로 새 둥지 공식입장 전문 iMBC November 3 2017 Archived from the original on December 25 2019 Retrieved December 25 2019 in Korean 드러운아이드걸스 의 다불어때 다불었다 패러디 화제 Archived September 7 2009 at the Wayback Machine Mydaily August 26 2009 Lee Hae wan September 10 2009 동영상 브라이언 신동 김형준 조권 우리는 환경지킴이 조선일보 in Korean Retrieved August 10 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link 한국 비하 논란 재범 대신해 2AM 조권 노다지 투입 hankyung com in Korean September 7 2009 Retrieved August 10 2021 브아걸 가인 2AM 조권 신혼 첫 날은 어떨까 기대만발 Archived March 23 2015 at the Wayback Machine Newsen October 1 2009 Sin So won May 10 2016 아담커플 재회 조권 가인 훈훈한 선후배 의리 entertain naver com in Korean Retrieved August 10 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link 듀엣 결성 우리 사랑하게 됐어요 발표 수익금은 기부 Archived May 11 2021 at the Wayback Machine Nate com December 16 2009 사이좋은 2AM 가인 모두 합쳐 상 5개 Archived September 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine Newsen February 23 2010 조권 가인과 진짜 사귀냐고 물으니 Archived June 14 2011 at the Wayback Machine Yahoo Korea March 17 2010 패떴2 일곱 번째 멤버 깝권 조권 확정 Archived January 14 2012 at the Wayback Machine ETODAY January 19 2010 조권 이사송 고백하던 날 출시직후 실시간 차트 1위 기염 permanent dead link MSN News July 2 2010 Kim Eun gu November 9 2010 아담부부 가인 조권 몽땅 내 사랑 쌍둥이 연기도 합격점 이데일리 in Korean Retrieved August 10 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Jo Kwon Makes Solo Debut with I m Da One MV soompi com June 24 2012 Archived from the original on June 28 2012 Retrieved June 25 2012 Jo Kwon officially in the cast of Korean Jesus Christ Superstar playdb co kr June 24 2012 Archived from the original on May 7 2013 Retrieved June 25 2012 Jo Kwon comes back as soloist koreatimes Archived from the original on April 23 2016 Retrieved February 19 2016 조권 1년만에 뮤지컬 컴백 별이 빛나는 밤에 캐스팅 Osen Archived from the original on December 9 2017 Retrieved March 17 2016 Showbiz Korea JO KWON 조권 DANA 다나 amp HONG KYUNG MIN 홍경민 CAST IN ON A STARRY NIGHT MUSICAL ARIRANG K POP Archived from the original on December 10 2020 Retrieved April 7 2016 I O I s Choi Yoojung Jo Kwon And More To Star In New Mnet Variety Show Archived from the original on January 3 2017 Retrieved April 13 2017 Jo Kwon leaves JYP Entertainment after 16 years Allkpop September 21 2017 Archived from the original on January 5 2018 Retrieved September 29 2017 조권 16년 만에 JYP 떠났다 2AM 멤버들 뿔뿔이 The Chosun Ilbo in Korean September 22 2017 Archived from the original on September 25 2017 Retrieved October 16 2017 2AM s Jo Kwon to enlist in military next month Archived from the original on July 11 2018 Retrieved July 10 2018 단독 엑소부터 샤이니 워너원까지 육군 장병가요 불렀다 SpoTvNews in Korean July 24 2019 Archived from the original on February 22 2021 Retrieved July 25 2019 성규 조권 2020년 군필돌로 돌아온 2세대 아이돌 스타공감 TvDaily in Korean April 8 2020 Archived from the original on May 11 2021 Retrieved April 30 2020 조권 우영 아는형님 출격 제대 후 첫 예능 신고식 Daily Sports April 4 2020 Archived from the original on May 11 2021 Retrieved April 30 2020 a b 뮤지컬 제이미 7월 국내 초연 최정원 김선영 조권 등 출연 Asian Economy April 28 2020 Archived from the original on May 11 2021 Retrieved April 30 2020 Park Sang hoo August 25 2022 조권 선예 28일 안부 리메이크 발표 절친 시너지 기대 Jo Kwon and Sunye to announce the remake of Hello on the 28th Best friend synergy in Korean JTBC Retrieved August 28 2022 via Naver 조권 Naver June 24 2011 Archived from the original on January 12 2014 Retrieved July 28 2011 Ha In Young 조권 과수석 경희대서 전액 장학금 받았다 imaeil com imaeil com Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved March 22 2013 2AM s Jokwon updates from his first day of 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