Jaemin

In this Korean name, the family name is Na.
Jaemin
Jaemin in 2019
Born
Na Jae-min

(2000-08-13) August 13, 2000 (age 24)
Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • rapper
  • actor
Years active2014–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofSM Rookies
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
나재민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNa Jae-min
McCune–ReischauerNa Chaemin

Na Jae-min (Korean: 나재민; born August 13, 2000), known mononymously as Jaemin, is a South Korean singer and rapper. After training for three years, Jaemin debuted in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy group NCT[1] through the sub-unit NCT Dream,[2] which has gone on to become one of the best-selling groups in South Korea.

Jaemin made his debut in the acting scene, starring in the web series Method to Hate You (2019).

Early life

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Na Jaemin was born in Jeonju, South Korea on August 13, 2000.[3] He grew up in Seoul and studied at Incheon Cheong-il Elementary School; he also attended at Incheon Haewon Middle School and went to School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).[3][4]

During his childhood, Jaemin competed nationally in short-track speed skating.[5][6]

Jaemin became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013,[7] at the age of 13, after being street-cast by staff while handing out posters and collecting trash as a volunteer with his mother at an event.[8]

Career

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2014–2016: Pre-debut activities

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In 2014, Jaemin began featuring in several events with SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team, SM Rookies.[9] In August 2014, he participated in the SM Town Live World Tour IV with SM Rookies and appeared in several SM Rookies videos. In October 2014, he made his first broadcast appearance on Exo 90:2014, a reality television show starring labelmate Exo, alongside fellow NCT members, where they danced to K-pop songs from the 1990s.[10]

On April 22, 2015, Jaemin was officially announced as a member of SM Rookies.[11] On July 9, he with fellow rookies were also announced as a "Mouseketeers" on the Korean revival of The Mickey Mouse Club, which would be aired on Disney Channel Korea.[12] The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015 and was hosted by Leeteuk of Super Junior.[13]

2016–2017: Debut and injury hiatus

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See also: NCT (group) and NCT Dream

On August 20, 2016, Jaemin was confirmed as the third member of the third sub-unit of NCT, NCT Dream.[14] He officially debuted with NCT Dream's digital single, "Chewing Gum", on August 24.[15] [16] On February 2, 2017, prior to the group's second release, the single "My First and Last", it was announced that Jaemin had been placed on hiatus for the rest of the year to recover from a herniated disc.[17][18]

Jaemin returned to NCT as part of NCT 2018, a special project involving all 18 members of NCT at the time.[19][20] On March 4, 2018, he made his comeback with NCT Dream with the single "Go", which was part of NCT's first album, NCT 2018 Empathy; it marked his first comeback with the group since its debut.[21] He also took part in the NCT 2018 single "Black on Black" on the same album, which was released in April that year.[22]

Later in 2018, Jaemin joined the cast for the second season of tvN's My English Teen 100 Hours, an educational variety show where cast members studied English intensively for seven hours each day over two weeks before being sent abroad to test their English skills in real life. The variety show began airing on May 20.[23]

Jaemin participated in writing lyrics for the track "Dear Dream" of NCT Dream's second EP We Go Up. The EP was released on September 3, 2018.[24] He has since written lyrics for tracks on NCT Dream's subsequent albums.[25][26]

2019–present: Acting debut, solo activities, and NCT U debut

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On March 13, 2019, Jaemin, alongside fellow NCT Dream members Jeno and Jisung, represented K-pop stars at the "K-Wave & Halal Show" in Malaysia. The friendship event between South Korea and Malaysia was attended by President Moon as part of his three-day state visit to the country.[27] In April, Jaemin made his acting debut as the role of Han Dae-gang, the male lead character in JTBC's short web-drama Method to Hate You, based on a popular webtoon of the same name.[28] That year, Jaemin also appeared on the gaming variety show Do You Want To Play? GG, where celebrities formed a team to play against high school students in a variety of games; the show began airing in May.[29]

In October 2020, Jaemin officially made his debut as a member of NCT U with the song "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" on Mnet's music broadcast show M Countdown.[30] While he participated in NCT U's special stage "Kick and Ride" in June 2020, the single marked his first official release with the unit.

In October 2021, Jaemin appeared on the cover of WWD Korea magazine's Special Edition No.02, released in collaboration with Tom Ford and photographer Adam Katz Sinding.[31]

Philanthropy

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In November 2018, Jaemin joined UNICEF Korea Special Representative, Siwon Choi in Vietnam for UNICEF's World Children's Day celebration campaign against school violence.[32] In March 2019, Jaemin attended UNICEF Korea committee's event "For Every Child" as a youth representative, meeting with Queen Mathilde of Belgium and former President of International Criminal Court Song Sang-hyun.[33][34] In May of the same year, Jaemin, along with fellow NCT Dream member Jeno, visited children living in slums in Indonesia with South Korea-based non-governmental organization Good Neighbors.[35]

Discography

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Main articles: NCT discography and NCT Dream discography

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
Collaboration
"Jet"
(with Eunhyuk, Hyoyeon, Taeyong, Sungchan, Giselle and Winter) 		2022 —[A] 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Songwriting Credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[37]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album With Lyricist Composer
"Dear Dream" 2018 NCT Dream We Go Up Baek Geum-min, Lee Soo-jung, Jisung, Jeno, Mark Yes No
"119" 2019 We Boom Baek Geum-min, Lee Soo-jung, Jeno Yes No
"Bye My First..." (사랑이 좀 어려워) Ryu Da-som, Kim Eun-joo, Jeno, Jisung Yes No
"Best Friend" Le'mon, Jeno, Jisung Yes No
"Puzzle Piece" (너의 자리) 2020 Reload Hwang Yu-bin, Jeno Yes No
"Rainbow" (책갈피) 2021 Hot Sauce Jo Yoon-kyung, Mark, Jeno, Jisung Yes No
"It's Yours" (너를 위한 단어) 2022 Glitch Mode Lee Jae-ni, Mark, Jeno, Jisung Yes No
"Never Goodbye" (북극성) Hwang Yu-bin, Mark, Jeno, Jisung Yes No
"Like We Just Met" 2023 ISTJ Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle, Jisung Yes Yes
"Breathing" (숨) 2024 Dream()Scape Micky Blue, Realmeee, Patrick Liney, Cosmo Liney, Etham Basden, Woo Seung-yeon, Mark, Jeno, Jisung Yes Yes

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018–19 My English Teen 100 Hours Cast Member Season 2
2019 Do You Want To Play? GG Cast Member

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 A-Teen Himself Cameo (Ep. 20)
2018 Method to Hate You Han Dae-gang Lead Role

Awards and nominations

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by NCT
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Seoul Webfest Awards Best Actor (Korean) Method to Hate You Won [38]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Jet" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 108 on the component Download Chart.[36]

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