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My Take
Lee Jun-young, known simply as Jun, embodies the kind of restless ambition I admire. He debuted as a K-pop idol with U-KISS, fought his way to center and main vocalist through The Unit, then refused to coast and reinvented himself as a serious actor, earning wider recognition in Netflix's D.P. Plenty of idols dabble in acting; very few deliver in both lanes. What I respect most is that he keeps raising the stakes on himself rather than resting on a fanbase. I am genuinely curious where this hunger takes him next, because he clearly is not finished.
Overview
Lee Jun-young (Korean: 이준영; born January 22, 1997), also known as Jun, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor who debuted as a member of the boy band U-KISS in 2014. He joined the survival program The Unit (2017–18) and won to become the center and main vocalist of the project group UNB. As an actor, he has achieved wider recognition for his roles in the Netflix series D.P.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jun
- Name (Japanese)
- Jun
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- January 22, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / rapper / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Rapper — see all → · More people from South Korea →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.