FOREVER.

Jun. K (28) has three names. He was Kim Junsu when he was born, his new name is Kim Minjun, and his stage name is Jun. K. Ever since he has changed his name, he’s got a lot of scolding from the netizens. From the most basic slur “Did JYJ’s Kim Junsu scare him” to “Did he change his name to get popular,” “Change all you want, doesn’t sound like an actor’s name,” “What’s up with the stage name,” and so on. When the malicious comments about the name change keep on piling up no matter what you do, you can’t help but feel bad about it. However, there was a reason Jun. K had to change his name. The name change was the event that connoted Jun. K’s family and his entire life.

Jun. K lost his father in January, 2012. It was a week after he and his father had sat together in a café, making a promise to take care his mother who had been struggling with a disease at the time. Myocardial infarction. As it was such a sudden death, back then it brought nothing but great sadness to the 24-year-old Jun. K. His father, who was a journalist at an economic newspaper, was strict. However, he was a warm head of the family who would press Jun. K’s shoulders with both hands, as he sat at his desk studying, and would walk away without a word. Up until his death, father wanted to rename Junsu. And his mother, who had been fighting a serious illness, right before a big surgery, the day before she was about to be put under general anaesthesia for the fifth time, she took Junsu’s hands into hers and said: “Couldn’t you change your name, it was your father’s will.”

The year 2016 marks a take-off for Jun. K. He has accumulated enough popularity in the Japanese market as a solo singer to go on an arena tour. His recognition as an artist in the Japanese market is the biggest among the 2PM members. And 2PM needs a take-off, too. At the core of all this, Jun. K is the one to present 2PM’s road with music. The first step towards this leap was his appearance in a mask in MBC’s “King of Mask Singer.” He was eager to show the stage performance of the solo singer Jun. K. And so he met the “Talk With a Drink.” He told us everything he couldn’t on the show. About his father and mother. Saying these words alone makes you choke, but just for today he spoke to his heart’s content. Because this is the beginning of Jun. K’s take-off.

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A GOOD GUY

As someone from a group that is famous for its physical image, his first impression is that of a person who is brimming with energy, as hot and bright as 2 o'clock in the afternoon. However, his mind is calm, level-headed, and subtle as the early-morning hours. 2PM’s Chansung has come to the OhBoy!’s studio.

Q. What have you been up to lately? A. We completed a tour in Japan last October, and I was going to school in November. In December I was working again, preparing for the Year End festivals, and so on. And in the New Year in January, I’m now here shooting with OhBoy!

BOYS TO MEN

Catching up

Taecyeon: Both of us have done a lot of sports. Khun might’ve as well decided to become a professional golfer in the future; he’s so much into it together with Chansung, while I’m taking up Pilates to cultivate flexibility.

Nichkhun: It’s also been a while since just the two of us met. Since we see each other often when we work, we don’t meet up that much during our time off. The conversations in our mobile chat group also get cut off one by one.