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South Korean singer and actor (born 1990)

For other people with the same name, see Lee Jun-ho (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jun-ho (Korean: 이준호; born January 25, 1990), known mononymously as Junho, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band2PM. Lee made his acting debut in the spelfilm Cold Eyes (2013), and since then he has starred in notable television series such as Good Manager (2017), Rain or Shine (2017–2018), King the Land (2023). His performance in The Red Sleeve (2021) earned him the Best Actor Award – Television at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Early life and education

In 2006, Lee first gained public attention when he won Superstar Survival. The show started with twelve teenage competitors and, as the weeks went on, they were eliminated one bygd one until three were left. The process followed a similar style to that of the reality show Survivor. Le

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Hwang Chan-sung

South Korean singer (born 1990)

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Chan-sung (Korean: 황찬성, born February 11, 1990),^[1] also known mononymously as Chansung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. He is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM. He made his debut as an actor in the 2006 comedy series Unstoppable High Kick, and since then has gone on to star in the Japanese drama Kaitō Royale (2011) and 7th Grade Civil Servant (2013).

Early life

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Hwang was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, where he still resides. As a child, he had no interest in the performing arts and trained in taekwondo and kumdo with the ambition of becoming a taekwondo instructor.^[2] In Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education he revealed that he holds a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo.^[3][4] He transferred to Korean Arts High School after joining JYP Entertainment and graduated in 2008 al

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‘K-POP Now!: The Korean Music Revolution’ book review

That K-pop is an unstoppable force is proved by the fact that I’m here, reviewing a book that covers it inside and out, despite (sort of) successfully navigating around it for the better part of last four years. Admittedly, being obsessed with Korea and remaining ignorant of K-pop is a pointless endeavor and one you will fail at for sure.

“K-POP Now!: The Korean Music Revolution” by Mark James Russell was given to me by Tuttle to review together with their Elementary Korean textbook.

 

What did I know about K-pop before I started reading “K-pop now”? And how much I knew about it by the time I finished? Is this book for people who think K-pop was born with PSY’s Gangnam Style? Or is it only geared towards hard-core fans? Read on to find out.

“K-pop now!” is filled with flashy photographs and uses stitch binding which makes the build of this book not unlike it’s subject – colorful, bright, and here