ABOUT

Moon Jongup 종업 is a Korean male singer in South Korea. Jongup was a former member of a Korean boy band group B.A.P (Best Absolute Perfect) under TS Entertainment. He left the band on February 18, 2019 to go solo under The Groove Company in November 2019.  He debuted as a soloist on May 2020.

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PROFILE

  • Name: Moon Jongup 종업, Moon Jongup (문종업)
  • Birthday: February 6, 1995
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
  • Nationality: Korean
  • Height: 174 cm (5’9″)
  • Weight: 66 kg (145 lbs)
  • Blood Type: B

TRIVIA

– He was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, a satellite city of Seoul, South Korea.
– Family: Parents, two older brothers.
– Education: Hanlim Multi Art School, Sunae Middle School.
– Jongup became interested in dancing while he was in high school. Dancing was giving him comfort and he even started pursuing it by even going to tournaments. While being on stage he felt fascinated and opted to become a professional performer. He then auditioned for TS Entertainment where he was accepted and set to join their new boy group at the time.
– A year prior B.A.P.’s debut he appeared in SECRET‘s ‘Shy Boy’, ‘Starlight Moonlight’ and Bang & Zelo’s ‘Never Give Up’ MV’s.
– He was a trainee for one and a half years in total.
– One of his biggest musical influences and role models is Chris Brown.
– He served as the main dancer and lead vocalist of B.A.P from January 26, 2012 to February 18, 2019, when his contract with TS Ent. expired and he decided not to renew it. All B.A.P members have hinted the possibility of future reunion under a different name and of course different agency.
– He can also rap; he has rapped in some of his solo songs such as ‘Now’ and ‘Try My Luck’.
– He really likes dancing, hip-hop, R&B and anime.
– He was the most ‘awkward’ member of the group.
– Hobbies: Dancing, listening to music, buying shoes.
– Favorite color: Black.
– Favorite food: Hamburgers (he really likes McDonald’s) and raw meat.
– A B.A.P member he was the closest to was Zelo. He used to share a room with Youngjae in the dorm where his duty was to clean the dishes.
– He is a part of ‘999 Squad’ , a friendly circle along with Suwoong (Boys Republic), Hyunbin (former JBJ/Temporary Idols) and former labelmate Newsun (Sonamoo).
– He had a habit of squinting his eyes often and his fans were wondering if he needs myopia glasses.
– He joined Daehyun in his Japanese fanmeeting in Tokyo and Osaka in April 2019.
– He made his acting debut on April 27, 2019. He was casted in the encore play of ‘The Lost Village’ portraying the character of young Donghyuk.
– He took part in the auditions of AOMG’s (Jay Park’s company) show “Signhere” but was ultimately eliminated in the second round.
– He reached in the fifth place of 41 Hottest Men All Around The World.
– He was featured on Jun Curry Ahn‘s song ‘REM‘.
– On November 21, 2019, he joined The Groove Company as a soloist.
– Jongup’s ideal type: He prefers older girls with the same interest in anime.

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