Born Gene is the third Korean-language and sixth overall studio album by South Korean singer Kim Jae-joong, released on September 13, 2022, through C-JeS Entertainment.

Kim toured Asia in support of the record from September 17 to October 8, 2022.

[2] Kim stated that he intended Born Gene to have tracks that "make everyone excited like they're at a festival, the moment they first hear" them.

[1] Born Gene debuted at number five on the Circle Album Chart with first-week sales of 47,359 in South Korea.

[3] It also debuted at number 13 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart, with 2,920 physical sales there in its first week.