Kim Nam-joo (singer)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Nam-joo

Kim during a concert in February 2016
Born Kim Nam-joo
(1995-04-15) April 15, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels Plan A Entertainment
Associated acts Apink
Korean name
Hangul 김남주[1]
Hanja 金南珠
Revised Romanization Gim Namju
McCune–Reischauer Kim Namchu

Kim Nam-joo (born April 15, 1995)[2] is a South Korean idol singer and actress. She is a vocalist of the South Korean girl group Apink.

Personal life

Kim Nam-joo was born on April 15, 1995 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Seoul Performing Arts High School along with fellow Apink members Son Naeun, Oh Hayoung, and former member Hong Yoo-kyung where she graduated in February 2014.[3] In 2015, Kim was accepted to Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Performance Arts.[4]

Apink

Main article: 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 "Mollayo", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 21, 2011.[5] She is also one of the two members of Apink's sub-unit PINK BnN along with Yoon Bomi.[6]

Variety shows

In March 2015, Kim joined MBC's Tutoring Across Generations in place of Lee Tae-im,[7] but the show got cancelled on April 2 after episode 21 due to falling ratings.[8] Kim with fellow member Bomi appeared on Sugar Man as PINK BnN on October 20, 2015. In 2016, Kim and Apink co-member Bomi became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[9] In the December 27 broadcast of King of Mask Singer, it was revealed that Kim was behind the mask 'Good Daughter Shim Cheong'.[10]

Kim Namjoo and Yoon Bomi at Kyunghee University, 31 October 2014

Other works

Before debuting with Apink, she starred in a 2007 TV commercial for a healthy food brand at age 13.[11] Kim together with groupmate Eunji and Jang Hyun-seung 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.[12] In 2014, she performed "Seoul Lonely" with the hip-hop trio Phantom on several music programs.[13] On June 2, 2015, she released a duet with BtoB's Yook Sungjae entitled "Photograph", as part of Cube Entertainment's project single album A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2.[14] In September 2015, she was casted in Naver TVCast's 8-episode web drama Investigator Alice,[15] which was released in October 2015,[16] where she portrayed detective Chun Yeon-joo.

Discography

Main article: Apink discography

Apink BnN

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(Download)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
[17]		 KOR
Hot 100
[18]
"My Darling" 2014 22 17 Pink Luv

Filmography

Dramas

Year Title Role Network
2015 Investigator Alice Chun Yeon-joo Naver TVCast
2016 Investigator Alice 2 Chun Yeon-joo Naver TVCast

Reality shows

Year Title Channel Note
2011 Apink News TrendE
Apink News 2 TrendE
Birth Of A Family KBS2
2012 Apink News 3 TrendE
2014 Apink's Showtime MBC Every 1
Hello Counselor KBS along with Naeun, Bomi, Hayoung
2015 Tutoring Across Generations MBC
Sugar Man JTBC
King of Mask Singer MBC

References

  1. ↑ "[화보] '에이핑크' 김남주, "내가 바로 에이핑크의 활력소!" :: THE STAR". chosun.com.
  2. ↑ Kim Nam-joo biography:
    • "Apink Profile". Official Korean website (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2016.
    • "Apink Biography". Official Japanese website (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "A-Pink's Kim Nam Joo, 'I Just Graduated!". BNTNewsUK. February 13, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jeon Ah Ram (February 2, 2015). "A Pink′s Kim Nam Joo Accepted into Sungkyunkwan University". Newsen. Mwave. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "A Pink releases debut EP, "Seven Springs of Apink"". Allkpop. April 18, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ starsung (June 26, 2014). "A Pink unveil the members of their new sub-unit 'PINK BnN' set for launch tomorrow". Newsen. allkpop. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "A Pink′s Nam Joo Joins ′Tutoring Across Generations′ in Place of Lee Tae Im". Mwave. March 9, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ MBC 측 "'띠과외' 폐지…예원·이태임 때문 아냐" (in Korean). Nate. April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "[Photo] Apink′s Yoon Bo Mi and Kim Nam Joo are Pumped for ′Shik Shin Road′". Mwave. March 9, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kim, Dong-Joo. "Shim Chung on 'King of Mask Singer' found out to be Apink's Nam Joo". StarN News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Kim JiYeon (June 2, 2012). "A Pink's Kim Nam Joo was a Commercial Star as a Young Child". enewsWorld. Mwave. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ "A Cube For season # White". Mwave. Mnet Media.
  13. ↑ Kim Chan Mi (June 2, 2014). "Phantom Makes A Pink's Kim Nam Joo Cry with Hidden Camera". Newsen. Mwave. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "[Video] A Pink's Nam Joo and BTOB's Yook Sung Jae Get Together for a 'Photograph' in New Song". Mwave. June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ [단독] 에이핑크 남주, 웹드라마 ‘수사관 엘리스’ 출연…첫 촬영 시작 (in Korean). September 26, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ "First Poster For APink Namjoo's Web Drama 'Detective Alice' Revealed". October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  19. ↑ "2014 Week 27 Top 100 Gaon Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  20. ↑ "2014 Week 28 Top 100 Gaon Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
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