Yoon Doo-joon
Korean singer and actor

Yoon Doo-joon

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Korean singer and actor
A.K.A.
Doojoon
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Birth:
4 July 1989(Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)
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Yoon Doo-joon (born July 4, 1989), better known mononymously as Doojoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Highlight.

Early life

Yoon Doo-joon was born in Goyang, South Korea on July 4, 1989. His dream of becoming a high school Physical Education teacher changed suddenly during his second year of high school after watching MTV's Big Bang Documentary. His parents and teachers didn't agree with him at first. However, he pleaded them to register him for Music school and he soon started auditioning to become a singer.

Doojoon then became a trainee of JYP Entertainment and was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men, a reality program that shows the preparation for their debut, with 2AM and 2PM, but he was eliminated along the course of the show.

He then moved to Cube Entertainment and was featured as a rapper in AJ's "Wipe the Tears". After his debut with the group, he became part of Danbi and debuted as an actor through More Charming by the Day and All My Love.

He finally debuted as the leader of Beast. Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST.

He graduated from Kyung Hee Cyber University in post-modern musicology.

He currently attends Dongshin University as a student majoring in Broadcast Entertainment, under a full scholarship, along with 4 other members of Beast.

Career

Beast

Beast (비스트, stylized as BEAST or B2ST) is a boy band from South Korea that consist of six members under Cube Entertainment, in 2016 Jang Hyun-seung officially left the group. They were originally known as B2ST, an acronym for Boys 2 Search the Top, however, their name was changed to BEAST (Boys of East Asia Standing Tall). They released their first mini-album Beast Is The B2ST on October 14, 2009 and made their first live performance on KBS's Music Bank 2 days later. The group has released a total of 8 mini-albums, "Beast is the B2ST", "Shock of the New Era", "Mastermind", "Lights Go On Again", "Midnight Sun", "Good Luck", "Time", "Ordinary" and 3 full-length albums called "Fiction and Fact", "Hard to Love How to Love" and "Highlight".

Solo career

Before his debut with Beast, he auditioned for High Kick Through the Roof and was offered a role in the sitcom, but he turned it down to focus on his music career. After a month from debut, he became a member of the reality-variety series Danbi, a segment part of MBC's Sunday Sunday Night line-up. The show ended with its last broadcast on August 15, 2010.

Doojoon was then chosen to model on an advertisement for premium jeans brand Buckaroo along with actress Shin Sekyung. When Girls' Generation member Taeyeon left MBC Radio FM4U 91.9Mhz Chin Chin Radio, he was chosen as a temporary DJ for two weeks together with solo singer IU. Doo Joon was featured for G.NA's album title song "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" music video along with other Beast member, Junhyung.

Doojoon finally debuted as an actor when he was cast in MBC's daily sitcoms More Charming By The Day and All My Love. On December 29, 2010, Doojoon was awarded with the Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for his roles in All My Love and More Charming By The Day. In 2013, he also starred in "Iris 2" as a supporting actor named Seo Hyunwoo. In late November 2013, it was revealed that Doojoon had been cast in tvN's drama titled Let's Eat as a main lead playing the character, Goo Daeyoung. Doojoon was thoroughly praised for his acting skills by the director and supporting casts. In April 2015, DooJoon reprised his role as Gu Dae-young in tvn series Let's Eat 2.

Discography

Songwriting credits

Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2009 Beast Is the B2ST BEAST "Beast Is the B2ST" Yes BEAST No Shin Sa Dong Tiger, Choi Gyu Seong
"Bad Girl" Yes BEAST, Lee Sang Ho, Shin Sa Dong Tiger No Lee Sang Ho, Shin Sa Dong Tiger
2010 My Story BEAST (Doojoon & Dongwoon) "When the Door Closes" Yes Son Dong-woon No Rado

Features and OST songs

Year Title Artist Album
2011 "본 아뻬띠 (맛있게 드세요)"

("Bon Appetit (Enjoy Your Meal)")

Yangpa feat. Yoon Doojoon Elegy Nouveau
"안을까 말까" ("Should I Hug or Not") Junhyung, & Kikwang, himself SUPER MARKET – the Half

(Shinsadong Tiger Project Album)

"Loving U" Jang Hyunseung, Yang Yoseob, himself 몽땅 내 사랑 (All My Love) OST
"키덜트" ("Kidult") Eluphant feat. Yoon Doojoon Man On The Earth
2015 "Without You" Yoseob, Dongwoon, himself Scholar Who Walks the Night OST

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2012 Marrying the Mafia 5 – Return of the Family Jang Young-min
2013 IRIS 2: The Movie Seo Hyeon-Woo

Television series

Year Network Title Role Note
2010 MBC More Charming By the Day Yoon Doo-joon Recurring role
2010–2011 MBC All My Love Yoon Doo-joon Recurring role
2011 A Thousand Kisses Yoon Ki-joon Cameo
JTBC I Live in Cheongdam-dong Yoon Doo-joon Recurring role
2013 KBS2 IRIS 2 Seo Hyun-woo Recurring role
2013 – 2014 tvN Let's Eat Goo Dae-young Main role
2015 Let's Eat 2 Goo Dae-young Main role
MBC Splash Splash Love King Lee-do 2 episode drama special
2016 tvN Hey Ghost, Let's Fight Goo Dae-young Cameo
2017 Because This Is My First Life TBA Cameo

Reality shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2008 Hot Blooded Men Mnet Cast with 2PM and 2AM

Variety shows

Year Network Title Role Notes
2009-2010 MBC Only One Secret Danbi Cast Himself
2010 MBC 2010 Idol Star Athletics Championships Contestant with BEAST
MBC Every 1 Countdown Cast
2011 Mnet Japan Exciting CUBE TV
KBS2 1 vs. 100 Contestant
2012 MBC 2012 Idol Star Athletics Championships
KBS2 Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2
2013 MBC 2013 Idol Star Athletics Championships with Lee Gi-kwang and Yang Yo-seob
KBS2 1 vs. 100 Himself
2014 MBC 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships with Lee Gi-kwang and Yang Yo-seob
2015 2015 Spring Season Idol Star Athletics Championships
tvN Let's Eat with Friends Cast with Yang Yo-seob
MBC 2015 Autumn Season Idol Star Athletics Championships Contestant
SBS Law of the Jungle in Samoa Cast Episode 186-190 with Yong Jun-hyung
2016 KBS2 Battle Trip Contestant Episode 1 with Seol Minseok
KBS Hello Friends Cast Chuseok Special Program
2017 MBC My Little Television Contestant Episode 92-93 (MLT-46) with Highlight (Topic: Camping)
King of Mask Singer Special Panelist with Yong Jun-hyung
KBS2 Battle Trip Contestant Episode 53 with Son Dong-woon
tvN Mr. Baek: The Homemade Food Master 3 Cast Himself
Mnet I Can See Your Voice Contestant with Highlight
MBC Living Together in Empty Room Cast with Lim Ju-eun and DinDin (Episodes 20–)

Hosting

Year Title TV Network Notes
2010 Show! Music Core MBC Co-hosted along with Lee Gi-kwang & IU
2011 Melon Music Awards MBC Every 1 Co-hosted along with Leeteuk & Park Shin-hye
Music Bank KBS Co-hosted along with Jung Yong-hwa, Choi Siwon & Jun Hyun-moo
Music On Top JTBC Co-hosted along with Lee Hyun-woo
2012 Show! Music Core MBC Co-hosted along with Yang Yoseob, Bora & Dasom
Hallyu Dream Concert Co-hosted along with Lee Joon & Uee
2013 Hallyu Dream Concert Co-hosted along with Goo Hara & Onew
Music Bank at Istanbul KBS Co-hosted along with Cho Kyu-hyun & Suzy
2016 Weekly Idol MBC Co-hosted along with Defconn
2017 Raid the Convenience Store tvN Co-hosted along with Lee Soo-geun

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2010 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Comedy Award All My Love & More Charming By the Day Won
2015 tvN go Awards Rising Actor Award Let's Eat Won