Jin Longguo ( zh, s=金龙国; ; born March 2, 1996) is a Chinese singer based in South Korea. He is best known for being a member of the South Korean project
boy band
A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands ...
JBJ, and for finishing 21st in the survival show ''
Produce 101 Season 2''.
Life and career
Jin Longguo was born in
Helong
Helong (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. In January 2024, several thousand North Korean mi ...
, Jilin, China, on March 2, 1996, to a family of the ethnic
Korean minority in China. He is a descendant of the
Gimhae Kim clan
The Gimhae Kim clan () is a Korean clan, descended from Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy, and his descendant, Kim Yu-sin is renowned for leading the Silla armies to unify the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
More th ...
.
Jin made his solo debut on June 13, 2018, with "Clover" featuring
Yoon Mirae and made a comeback on August 29, 2019, with "Irresistible."
On November 11, 2018, Jin posted a picture of a handwritten letter denying dating rumors with
Sonamoo
Sonamoo (; stylized in allcaps) was a South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment. Originally a seven-member group, members Sumin and Nahyun left the group in 2019 after they filed a lawsuit to terminate the contracts with their company. ...
's Nahyun and explaining the controversy of one of his cats: his old cat was put up for adoption but ran away. When found, his ear had been clipped, to show he was considered a stray and was recently sterilized,
implying mistreatment from Jin. His appearances on The Show were cancelled.
The same day, more controversies arose after Jin's private Instagram was hacked and its contents released, with claims of bullying other JBJ members, misogyny, and disrespect towards fans. Jin wrote an apology letter in response.
Discography
Extended plays
See also
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Produce 101 (season 2)
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Yanbian
21st-century Chinese male singers
Produce 101 contestants
Chinese K-pop singers
Kakao M artists
Korean-language singers of China
Chinese people of Korean descent
Gimhae Kim clan
Singers from Jilin
Chinese expatriates in South Korea
Choon Entertainment artists