Kim Kyun-woo (born April 8, 1983), known professionally as Jay (), is a South Korean singer, actor and vocal trainer. He is a member of rock band TRAX and a former member of SM Entertainment's project group

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Career

In 2002, Jay (Typhoon) along with Minwoo (Rose), Jungwoo (Attack),

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and

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made their first television appearance in a show called ''Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century: Pop vs. Rock''.

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taught Typhoon, Rose and Attack on to sing rock while Sungmin, Junsu, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by

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. The six trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack debuted as members of rock band TraxX. The trio separated when Junsu went on to debut as a member of

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. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined ten other trainees and formed Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band

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. Jay made official debut with TRAX on July 20, 2004 with the single ''Paradox''. In February 2009, Jay began his acting career with cast in supporting roles in MBC's '' Romance Zero''. In 2010, he participated in musicals ''Brothers Were Brave'', ''

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'' and rotated as

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with

's Kyhuhyun in ''

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''. He also cast in KBS's ''President'' alongside Super Junior's Sungmin, with plays the role of Sungmin's half-brother. In May 2011, Jay landed his first leading role in KBS's drama '' My Bittersweet Life'', playing the character Lee Se-in. In May 2014, Jay was confirmed to cast in the musical ''Singin' In The Rain'' as Don Lockwood with Super Junior's Kyuhyun and

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. The musical ran from June 5, 2014 until August 3, 2014 at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul. In September 2016, Jay was cast in supporting roles in KBS's drama '' On the Way to the Airport'', playing the character Jang Hyun-woo. In September 2017, Jay was cast in supporting roles in

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's '' Andante'', playing the character Kang Hyun-woo.

Personal life

Jay enlisted for a 2-year mandatory military service on 26 March 2012. He received four weeks of basic military training in

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and then continued to serve as a public service worker. He was discharged in 2014.

Discography

Filmography

Television series

Television shows

Theater

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* {{Authority control 1983 births Living people American expatriates in South Korea American musicians of Korean descent Japanese-language singers of South Korea Male actors from Seoul Singers from California Singers from Seoul South Korean male idols South Korean rhythm and blues singers South Korean rock singers South Korean male musical theatre actors South Korean male television actors 21st-century South Korean male singers