2PM Members

Now I will tell you about 3 of 6 2PM members

Taecyeon

Early life

Taecyeon was born in Seoul, South Korea, but emigrated with his family to Bedford, Massachusetts,where his parents and older sister (Jihyen) still currently reside. Taecyeon himself lived there for seven years, attending Bedford High School where he was an active member of the Chess Club, Jazz Band, JV Soccer Team and the National Honor Society.before returning to pursue his career in Korea. Taecyeon was educated at Gel In High School in Seoul and studied Business Administration at Dankook University. He speaks fluent English and Korean.

Predebut

It was his sister Jihyen, who persuaded him to participate in a JYP Entertainment-audition, whose promotion she had noticed when surfing on the internet After his reluctant agreement to participate, both headed for New York City on his 17th birthday. A week later, he was chosen for the final 35 and finally got the call-back to go to Korea for the further competition. At first, Taecyeon applied to become a model, but the judges suggested him to try to do dancing and singing. He eventually was named one of the dozen finalists (including his future bandmates Lee Junho and Chansung) to compete in the show Superstar Survival, but was the first contestant to leave the show.

Music career

In 2008, he took part in Mnet's Hot Blood Men which follows the extreme training of 13 trainees in order to become a member of the boy band One Day. One Day spawned two boy bands, 2AM and 2PM, of which the latter one Taecyeon became a member of. Six months after Hot Blood was aired on TV, 2PM debuted with their first single "10 Points out of 10 Points" ("10점 만점에 10점") from their first EP Hottest Time of the Day, but it wasn't until their second EP 2:00PM Time For Change which skyrocketed their success in the Korean music industry. So far, 2PM has released two studio albums and three EPs.

Solo activities

Taecyeon is featured in "Yes I'm In Love" by Bada on her fourth album and Baek Ji-Young's 2009 song "내 귀에 캔디" (My Ear's Candy). He formerly hosted SBS's music show Inkigayo with Wooyoung, and was a permanent cast member on Family Outing 2 before it got canceled.

In 2010, he saw his debut as an actor in the 2010 KBS drama series Cinderella's Sister alongside Moon Geun Young and Chun Jung-myung. His second drama is Dream High, in which he played the role of Jinguk. The drama premiered on January 3, 2011.

On September, 2011 FujiTV announced that Taecyeon was going to become a regular on their Sunday drama “Boku to Star no 99 Nichi“, along with Japanese actor Nishijima Hidetoshi and South Korean actress Kim Tae Hee as the two main characters. This is his first regular role on a Japanese drama. The producer of the drama commented, “We needed someone who can by mysterious and make his presence felt by others at the same time. Outside of his role, Taecyeon is a very polite and bright person, who always manages to create a cheerful atmosphere at the set. He is going to bring a breath of fresh air to the Japanese drama scene.” Taecyeon commented, “It’s my first role in a Japanese drama and I’m really happy to be able to work together with such a wonderful cast and such an amazing staff. I will exert myself to the best of my abilities in order to polish my acting as much as I can.

Kim Junsu

Kim Junsu (Hangul: 김준수), generally known as Junsu, was born on January 15, 1988. He is the main vocalist of Korean boy group 2PM managed by JYP Entertainment.

Early life

Junsu was born in Daegu, South Korea and attended DongA School For The Arts with a major in the broadcasting/entertainment department.

Pre-Debut

Prior to singing, Junsu had entered and won various poem- and song-writing contests.He originally auditioned for YG Entertainment, where he befriended G-Dragon and Tae Yang of Big Bang. He was accepted into both YG & JYP Entertainment, but ended up in JYP entertainment after being traded with CL of 2ne1. Up till now, he is still close friends with both members of Big Bang.

Music career

Group

On September 4, 2008, Junsu, along with 6 other members, debuted as 2PM with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points") from their single album "Hottest Time of the Day."
So far, 2PM has released two studio albums and three EPs.

Solo

On October 7, 2011, Junsu released his debut solo single Alive on various digital music sites by the name Jun. K. The official MV of Alive has been uploaded to 2PM's official Youtube account on October 10, 2011. His solo single quickly rose up the charts to be no. 1 of Cyworld.
Other works of his include “HOT“, “Sunshine” and “Don’t Go”. He was featuring in San e's song "B.U.B.U" and also he sang the song "Tok Tok Tok" with Jung Woo. In 2011, he was part the group that sang "Let's go" which was G20 Seoul summit campaign song.

Personal life

Junsu stands 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighs 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st). He speaks Korean and minimal English. His hobbies include composing, fashion, collecting accessories and shoes. His specialties are singing and writing themes. He is widely known by the nicknames Jun. K, Daegu Grandpa, Broadcast man, Jundyu, Daegu ganster and Panda and called the 'Jun Brothers' together with fellow member Lee Junho. Junsu is a Buddhist.At his debut with 2PM, some rumors were saying that he was dating the thai singer Waii. He denied the rumor. After it, the thai singer wrote "Not true" on Twitter as a replied for the incident. On February 24, 2011, he was admitted into the bachelor program for Performing Arts at the Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts, starting his new semester as a fourth year student.He got a close friendship with the members of the group Oneway. Especially with Chance who helps him with his compositions. Junsu feels sexy while jumping skipping rope. Because of his sensitive skin, he wears a black tank top under his clothes.

Jang Wooyoung

Jang Wooyoung, generally known as Wooyoung (Hangul: 우영), was born on April 30, 1989. He is a South Korean idol singer in 2PM, a 6-member boy band that is active in South Korea and managed by JYP Entertainment.

Early life

Wooyoung was born in Busan and has an older sister. He attended Seoul School for the Arts with a dance major.

Predebut

He was selected to be a JYP trainee through MGoon's JYP auditions. He won first place in this audition against 5000 other candidates.

He once filled in as a dancer partner with Wonder Girls member Kim Yubin when T.O.P from Big Bang fainted the day before the special performance with the Wonder Girls during the 2007 MBC Music Awards.

Debut

On September 4, 2008, Wooyoung, along with 6 other members, debuted as 2PM with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points") from their single album "Hottest Time of the Day."

Solo contributions

MC

Wooyoung, along with Taecyeon formerly hosted SBS's music show Inkigayo, from July 26, 2009 till July 11, 2010.

On February 2, 2010, he was officially the sub-MC in Kim Seung Woo's talk show KBS Win Win alongside Girls' Generation’s Taeyeon, Kim Shin Young, and Choi Hwa Jung. He received high praise for his very natural MC-ing and exceptional wit. He was always curious about everything, so he constantly began his sentences with, "I’m curious about something…" thus, earning the nickname, 'Curious Wooyoung'. He left the show on August 3, 2010 along with Taeyeon to focus on 2PM's first concert.

Actor

He first debuted as an actor in the 2011 KBS drama series Dream High playing the role of Jason, a Korean-American. The Drama premiered on January 3, 2011. The Drama made him famous for his English line, "Is it my turn already?".

After concluding his drama debuts through KBS‘s “Dream High“, Wooyoung expressed that he will continue to pursue their passion for acting in conjunction with their singing careers. A representative of JYP Entertainment spoke with OSEN and revealed, “We’re planning to continue Wooyoung’s acting career when he receives another great project. He was worried before ‘Dream High’ began filming, and often wondered whether he’d be able to act, but we believe that he’s gained a lot of confidence since then. He’s gotten very interested in the acting field, so we plan to continue his acting career, along with fellow member Taecyeon‘s.”

On August, 2011 it was announced that Wooyoung and miss A‘s Bae Suzy were going to make a cameo appearances in the new KBS Drama Special, ‘Human Casino‘. The pilot episode aired on September 18th, and the two idol stars were playing the role of a couple caught up in gambling scandals. The two are good friends with the PD of ‘Human Casino’, who also produced the KBS 2TV series ‘High Kick‘. Their scenes weren't a part of the actual drama, but rather be featured towards the end with the rolling credits. Kim PD stated, “I told these two that I was starting a new project and they told me they wanted to visit, so I thought of giving them a small cameo role.” ‘Human Casino’ is the story of an engaged woman who is reportedly found missing, and her fiance believes she has been kidnapped. He later finds out she is caught up in a risky situation with gamblers that use human lives as their stakes.

Dancing

Wooyoung trained Kim Gyuri for her performance on MBC's "Dancing With the Stars" aired on July 8th, 2011. Netizens praised his talents as a dancer for having the chance to teach others about it.

For 2PM's tours in 2011 (Hands Up Asia Tour and Republic of 2PM), Junho and Wooyoung performed together a song that Junho wrote, while Wooyoung choreographed and designed their outfits.

Personal life

Wooyoung stands 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and weighs 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st).He speaks Korean, Japanese and has a sufficient understanding of the English language. His hobbies include surfing the web and listening to music. He once stated there are "exactly 3 things that (he) likes: music, association football and interior (design)." When asked why he didn't include dancing, he replied, "it is also included in music .. and football." He enjoys dancing and singing. His well known nicknames are 'AngAng', 'Mandu Cheeks' and 'Ssanti Wooyoung.' Since 2009, he has attended Howon University, majoring in broadcasting

On the special episode of KBS Win Win (Seung Seung Jang Gu) with 2PM as guests, Wooyoung revealed that his father had been against his dreams. As fans know, Wooyoung’s always had a dream of becoming a singer; however, his father initially opposed it because he wanted his son to have an easier, normal life. However, Wooyoung did not give up on his dream, like his father had hoped, and persistantly attended dance practices. Even while taking dance lessons and pursuing his dream, Wooyoung did not give up on studying and studied as hard as he danced in order to receive his father’s acknowledgement. In order to receive his father’s approval, Wooyoung wrote three letters a month for two years, and his father eventually gave in. Now, ever since he became a singer, his father has become the one sending him letters of encouragement.