Kim Nam-joo (singer)
Kim Nam-joo (born April 15, 1995), better known by the mononym Namjoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.
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| Born | Kim Nam-joo April 15, 1995 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Occupations |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active |
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| Labels | IST |
| Member of | Apink |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김남주 |
| Hanja | 金南珠 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Nam-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Namchu |
Career
Pre-debut
Before debuting with Apink, she starred in a 2003 LG Electronics commercial at 6,[1] and in 2007 TV commercial at age 13.[2]
2011-present: Apink
Kim joined Cube Entertainment through the 2010 Cube Party auditions and was one of the last Apink members to be introduced before the group's debut. Kim debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요; Mollayo) and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 21, 2011.[3][unreliable source?] She is also one of the two members of Apink's sub-unit PINK BnN along with Yoon Bo-mi.[4][unreliable source?]
2015–present: Solo activities
In September 2015, she was cast in Naver TV's 8-episode web series Investigator Alice, where she portrayed detective Chun Yeon-joo.[5] She reprised her role in its second season, in 2016.[citation needed]
In March 2015, Kim joined MBC's Tutoring Across Generations in place of Lee Tae-im,[6] but the show got cancelled on April 2 after episode 21 due to falling ratings.[7] Kim with fellow member Yoon Bo-mi appeared on Sugar Man as PINK BnN on October 20, 2015. In 2016, Kim and Apink co-member Yoon Bo-mi became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[8] In the December 27 broadcast of King of Mask Singer, it was revealed that Kim was behind the mask "Good Daughter Shim Cheong".[9][10]
Between 2017 and 2018, Kim played the role of detective Oh Jin-Kyung in Naver TV's Bad Boy Detectives, once again collaborating with the team behind Investigator Alice.[citation needed]
In October 2017, Kim was cast in the lead role of Juliet Capulet in Sungkyunkwan University's production of Romeo and Juliet.[11]
On September 7, 2020, Kim made her solo debut with her first single album Bird.[12][13]
On May 24, 2022, musical producer Shinswave announced that Kim would be making her musical debut with popular stage show, Midnight Sun, as the female lead.[14] To promote the musical, she collaborated with stage member, Onew, to release "A Melody Called You (너라는 멜로디)," as well as the solo song, "Will Such A Day Come? (그런 날이 오게 될까?)."[15]
Other works
Kim alongside groupmate Jung Eun-ji and Jang Hyun-seung, former member of Beast, released the single "A Year Ago" from the project A Cube For Season #White on January 3, 2013, to commemorate the success of their respective groups.[16]
In 2014, she performed "Seoul Lonely" with the hip-hop trio Phantom on several music programs.[17]
On June 2, 2015, she released a duet with BtoB's Yook Sung-jae entitled "Photograph", as part of Cube Entertainment's project single album A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2.[18]
On February 14, 2019, Kim launched her own fashion line, Sugar Please.[19]
Personal life
Kim attended Seoul Performing Arts High School along with fellow Apink members Son Na-eun, Oh Ha-young, and former member Hong Yoo-kyung. She graduated in February 2014.[20] In 2015, Kim was accepted to Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Performance Arts.[21]
Discography
Single albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [22] | |||
| Bird |
| 8 |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Bird" | 2020 | —[A] | — | Bird |
| Collaborations | ||||
| "A Year Ago" (with Eunji and Jang Hyun-seung) | 2013 | 13 |
| Acube For Season #White |
| "Photograph" (with Yook Sung-jae) | 2015 | 29 |
| Acube For Season #Blue |
| As featured artist | ||||
| "Sweet Now" (Damiano feat. Namjoo) | 2015 | — | — | Dalda |
| Soundtrack appearances | ||||
| "The Magic" | 2015 | — | — | Tom Little and The Magic Mirror OST |
| "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day" (우리의 밤은 당신의 낮보다 아름답다) (with Bomi, LE, Chaeyeon, Seo In-young, Lee Seok-hoon, ₩uNo, Yang Da-il, Brother Su, Chancellor, Kang Min-hee) | 2017 | 89 |
| Merry Summer |
| "I Pray 4 You" (with Bomi) | 2017 | – | — | School 2017 OST |
| "Shake" (with Defconn) | — | — | Deep OST | |
| "Stay With Me" (feat. PULLIK) | 2019 | — | — | I Wanna Hear Your Song OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Videography
Music videos
Filmography
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Investigator Alice | Chun Yeon-joo | Lead role; 2 seasons | [5] |
| 2017–2018 | Bad Boys Detective | Oh Jin-kyung | Lead role; 2 seasons | [citation needed] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shikshin Road 2 | Co-host | [8] |
| 2017 | The Show Fan PD | [citation needed] | |
| 2022 | Because It's My First New House | Host | [31] |
Musical theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet Capulet | [11] |
| 2022 | Midnight Sun | Hannah | [32] |
Notes
- ^ "Bird" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 73 on Gaon Download Chart.[25]
References
- ^ 우리 은지 욕 찰지네~ 광견돌 에이핑크가 아이돌등판에 왔다! | Apink | Dilemma | 딜레마 | IDDP | 정은지 윤보미 박초롱 김남주 오하영, retrieved February 17, 2022
- ^ Kim JiYeon (June 2, 2012). . enewsWorld. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "A Pink releases debut EP, "Seven Springs of Apink"". Allkpop. April 18, 2011. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ starsung (June 26, 2014). "A Pink unveil the members of their new sub-unit 'PINK BnN' set for launch tomorrow". Newsen. allkpop. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ a b (in Korean). September 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ . Mwave. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ MBC 측 "'띠과외' 폐지…예원·이태임 때문 아냐" (in Korean). Nate. April 2, 2015. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b . Mwave. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Song, Michael (December 27, 2015). "Good Daughter Singer Simcheong Identity Revealed on King of Masked Singer". koogle.tv. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Dong-Joo. "Shim Chung on 'King of Mask Singer' found out to be Apink's Nam Joo". StarN News. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ a b 에이핑크 김남주, 연극 무대 도전···‘로미오와 줄리엣’ 캐스팅 (in Korean). Naver. October 30, 2017. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ 에이핑크 김남주, 9월 7일 솔로 데뷔 확정…아이들 소연과 손잡았다(공식) (in Korean). Naver. August 17, 2020. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ '솔로출격' 에이핑크 김남주, 파격 뒷모습 예고..9월 7일 싱글 'Bird' 발표 확정[공식] (in Korean). Naver. August 24, 2020. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Apink's Kim Nam-joo to make musical debut with 'Midnight Sun'". koreatimes. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "태양이 지면 널 만나러 갈게. 2022 뮤지컬 '태양의 노래'". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ . Mwave. Mnet Media. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ Kim Chan Mi (June 2, 2014). . Newsen. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ . Mwave. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "커뮤니티 화제인 에이핑크 김남주 쇼핑몰 사진". wikitree. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "A-Pink's Kim Nam Joo, 'I Just Graduated!". BNTNewsUK. February 13, 2014. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Jeon Ah Ram (February 2, 2015). . Newsen. Mwave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- "Bird". September 6–12, 2020. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Cumulative sales of Bird:
- "2020년 09월 Album Chart (see #43)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Charted songs:
- "Photograph". June 6, 2015. from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day". July 17, 2016. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bird". September 6–12, 2020. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Cumulative Sales of A Year Ago:
- . Archived from the original on November 2, 2014.
- . Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.
- . Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Photograph":
- "Gaon Download Chart June 2015". Korea Music Content Industry Association. from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day":
- "2016년 30주차 Download Chart". from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "KIM NAM JOO - BIRD". Vimeo. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Kim NamJoo 'BIRD'PERFORMANCE VIDEO". Vimeo. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Oh Myung-eon (August 8, 2022). "채널 A 부동산 예능 '새집은 처음이라'…13일 첫 방송" [Channel A real estate entertainment 'Because it's my first new house'... First broadcast on the 13th] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (March 24, 2022). "뮤지컬 '태양의 노래' 온유-하성운→김남주-권은비 등 캐스팅 [공식]" [Musical ‘Song of the Sun’ Onew-Ha Sung-Woon → Kim Nam-Joo, Kwon Eun-Bi, etc. Casting [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
- Apink Official Korean website