Choi. In this korean list, the family name is Choi Young-jae ( korean : 최영재 ; born 17 September 1996 [ 2 ] ), professionally known by the mononym Youngjae, is a south korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the main singer of the Korean boy group Got7.
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biography [edit ]
Choi started dreaming of becoming a singer in his childhood, when he sang with his older buddy. [ 3 ] When the latter enlisted in the military, he joined a virtual music academy in his hometown, Mokpo, to learn more professionally, [ 3 ] and in 2011, he won the Vocal Excellence Award at Mokpo Youth Music Festival. [ 2 ] In 2013, JYP Entertainment held a close hearing in the academy and he became a trainee. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
career [edit ]
2013–2020 : debut and solo activities [edit ]
After one calendar month of train in Seoul, Choi was added to the project group to form JYPE new son isthmus. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After a total of 7 months of train, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] he subsequently debuted as the main singer of the seven member son group, Got7, with the single “ Girls Girls Girls ”, released on 16 January 2014, from the group ‘s first EP Got It?. [ 6 ] In early times after the debut, Choi mentioned his dream was to become a music therapist. [ 7 ] He has been writing songs and lyrics under the name Ars since 2016, starting with “ Rewind ” in Got7 ‘s extend toy Flight Log: Departure. Choi had a collaboration with Sanjoy and Elliott Yamin in 2017 on the song “ Victim of Love ”, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] while he recorded “ I ‘m All Ears ” with Park Ji-min for the Life Insurance Social Philanthropy Foundation ‘s youth suicide prevention campaign in 2018. The song was released on 15 October alongside its music video recording. [ 10 ] In the spring of 2019, he joined Jus2 in their ‘Focus ‘ Premiere Showcase in Asia, acting as the MC for Tokyo ( 10–11 April ) and Osaka ( 17–18 April ) stops. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In 2018 and 2020, he sang “ At the common Time ” ( 그 시간에 ) and “ Fall In Love ” ( 빠져드나봐 ) for the original soundtracks of television drama Wok of Love and When My Love Blooms. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] together with Day6 ‘s Young K, he became the newly DJ of MBC Radio Idol Radio starting from 18 May 2020. [ 15 ] The first season of the express ended on 25 September. [ 16 ] On 25 May 2020, in collaboration with Howlpot, a favored intersection plan brand, he launched Ars X Coco, a dress shop for people and dogs, which ran for two weeks until 8 June. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The proceeds, amounting to 15 million succeed, were donated to Korea Animal Rights Advocates ‘s The Bom Center, a non-profit wish focus on for abandoned andiron. [ 19 ] Choi featured in the September emergence of Star1 Magazine for his first solo interview and photoshoot the same year, [ 20 ] [ 21 ] and competed in the Idol Star Dog Championships, a frump agility contest, which aired as a Chuseok special on MBC on 2 October. [ 22 ] On 25 September 2020, he was cast in Netflix ‘s fresh situation comedy So Not Worth It, which tells the stories of a group of multicultural students living in a college dormitory. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The series became available on 18 June 2021, and he sang the homonymic OST for it. [ 25 ] With his depicting of Sam, the son of the CEO of a food chain based in Australia, he drew attention, and was praised for his act, communication skills, voice and pronunciation, which, along with Choi ‘s facial expressions, realistically expressed the character ‘s emotions. [ 26 ] [ 27 ]
2021–present : deviation from JYPE, Midnight Sun and solo debut [edit ]
Following the passing of his sign with JYP Entertainment, he signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency on 20 January 2021. [ 28 ] On 9 March 2021, it was announced that Choi had joined the project of Midnight Sun, a musical adaptation of japanese movie A Song to the Sun, in the lead function of Ha-ram. [ 29 ] Midnight Sun was performed from 1 May until 25 July at the Kwanglim Arts Center. [ 29 ] He starred in 22 out of 95 shows. [ 30 ] Two of the songs, “ Meet Me When the Sun Goes Down ” and “ adieu Days ”, were besides released as singles by each main actor : Choi ‘s version of “ Meet Me When the Sun Goes Down ” was released on 9 April as separate 1 of the musical ‘s soundtrack, [ 31 ] while his collaboration with Lovelyz ‘ Kei on “ adieu Days ”, on 7 June. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] On 1 April, it was confirmed that Choi was selected as campaign artist for Levi ‘s Red aboard Lim Na-young. [ 34 ] On 20 April, he took part in Levi ‘s 501® Day Music Concert, where he performed self-written song “ lonely ”, Sole ‘s “ Ride ” and Christopher ‘s “ Bad ”. [ 35 ] On 7 May, he released the soundtrack “ Pop Star ” for the network series So I Married the Anti-fan. [ 36 ]
On 5 October, he made his solo introduction with his foremost extended act, Colors from Ars, and its title racetrack “ Vibin ”. [ 37 ] Six days late, he released a fall-winter clothes collection in collaboration with korean casual brand Plac. [ 38 ] He then performed at K-pop cheering concert, We All Are One 2021 to overcome COVID-19 on 31 October. [ 39 ] In November, he was confirmed to play his first lead function in the approaching Cine de Rama rom-com network series Love & Wish, which is based on the webtoon of the lapp name ; he will play Kim Seung-hyu, while Choi Ye-bin will star as the female lead. Love & Wish is scheduled to be released as a movie and a play through domestic and oversea OTT platforms in December. [ 40 ] On 15 December, he released the digital single “ walk With Me ”. [ 41 ]
personal life [edit ]
In 2012, Choi moved to Seoul ‘s Korean Arts High School, [ 42 ] from which he graduated in February 2015. He then got accepted into Seokyeong University ‘s Department of Theater and Film, [ 43 ] but the keep up class he moved to the Daekyeung University ‘s Modeling Department for schedule conflicts. [ citation needed ] Choi graduated from International Cyber University and is presently enrolled at Hanyang Cyber Graduate School. [ 44 ] In August 2020, he registered as an organ donor. [ 45 ] In May 2021, he participated in the “ I Rose You ” campaign planned by the Love Organ Donation Movement Headquarters to promote organ contribution, and to express gratitude, obedience and condolences to organ donors and their families. [ 46 ]
discography [edit ]
Extended plays [edit ]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] |
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| Colors from Ars |
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Singles [edit ]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [49] |
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| “My Day” (내 하루) | 2016 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
| “Trauma” | — | |||
| “Call Button” (통화버튼) ( feat. J.praize ) |
2017 | — | ||
| “I Want to Fall Asleep” (잠들고 싶어) ( feat. Noday ) |
— | |||
| “Everything for You” | 2020 | — | ||
| “Vibin” | 2021 | 124 | Colors from Ars | |
| “Walk With Me” (같이 걸어가줘요) | TBA | Non-album single |
Collaborations [edit ]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| “I’m All Ears” (다둘어줄게) (with Park Ji-min) |
2018 | — | N/A | Ready to Listen Part 2 |
As have artist [edit ]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| “One Dream One Korea” (Various artists) |
2015 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
| “Victim of Love” (Sanjoy feat. Ars, Stephen Rezza, Elliott Yamin) |
2017 | — |
soundtrack appearances [edit ]
Writing credits [edit ]
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association ‘s database, unless otherwise noted. [ 51 ]
Filmography [edit ]
drama [edit ]
variety shows [edit ]
radio portray [edit ]
field [edit ]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Midnight Sun | Jung Ha-ram | Lead role[71] |
Music video [edit ]
| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | “At the Usual Time” (그 시간에) | Choi Young-jae | ||
| “Nobody Knows” (혼자) | Got7 | Naive Creative Production | Solo song from Got7’s album Present: You | |
| “I’m All Ears” (다둘어줄게) | Choi Young-jae and Park Ji-min | “Ready to Listen” suicide prevention campaign run by Life Insurance Social Philanthropy Foundation of Korea | ||
| 2020 | “Fall In Love” (빠져드나봐) | Choi Young-jae and Choi Jung-yoon | Original soundtrack for When My Love Blooms | |
| “Everything For You” | Choi Young-jae | Life sharing donation campaign promoted by the Korean Network for Organ Sharing | ||
| 2021 | “Vibin” | Youngjae | 96Wave |
References [edit ]
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