Kim Min-jun (Korean: 김민준; Hanja: 金閔俊; born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Jun.

K, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, dancer and actor.

[1] Formerly known as Kim Jun-su (Korean: 김준수), he revealed on October 17, 2012, that due to family reasons, he would be changing his name to Min-jun, though his stage name would remain the same.

K has released 3 digital singles, 2 extended plays in South Korea and 1 digital single, 4 extended plays in Japan, his first three Japanese albums which peaked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.

[9] His fourth Japanese album No Time ranked number three on the Oricon daily sales chart.

[11] He enjoyed music and composing since his middle school days and dreamed of becoming a singer.

Initially his parents had been against it but changed their minds after he entered the Dongseongno Festival (동성로축제) as a high school freshman and won prizes.

[12][13] He originally auditioned for YG Entertainment and first met G-Dragon and Taeyang of BigBang, both of whom remain his close friends.

K was among the thirteen male trainees chosen to participate in JYP Entertainment's survival program Hot Blooded Men, which aired on Mnet in early 2008.

The accompanying music video was uploaded to 2PM's official YouTube channel three days later.

[18] On March 14, 2012, it was released as a ringtone on Japan's Recochoku ahead of 2 pm's greatest hits album 2PM Best: 2008–2011 in Korea, where it could also be found as a bonus track in Limited Edition B.

K revealed that Oricon's editor-in-chief had said Love and Hate was the number one album released in Japan that year and expressed his gratitude: "When I heard this I felt even better.

He's an artist who has an outstanding ability as a singer-songwriter, impressive voice tone, and musical talent.

K released a surprise music video for his song "Your Wedding", for his return as a solo artist in Korea.

K released his second Korean mini-album My 20's as the final project in Korea before his army enlistment.

"Moving Day" is the title track, and the album includes songs he personally composed and wrote.

On the same day, he carried out a free online concert "THIS IS NOT A SPECIAL LIVE" for his fans to show his gratitude towards their continued support.

[1] On February 24, 2011, he was admitted into the bachelor program for Performing Arts at the Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts, starting his new semester as a fourth-year student..[41] Prior to singing, he had entered and won various poem and songwriting contests.

[42] He attended Kyung Hee University's Media Information Graduate School for his master's degree.

K was discovered to have been driving under the influence of alcohol at a sobriety checkpoint that was set up at the intersection near Sinsa Station.

[46] He was reported to have been indicted without physical detention as he had a blood alcohol content level of 0.074 per cent.

K personally apologized for his recent drunk driving incident, resulting in him not joining his fellow 2PM members on stage for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Headliner Show.

K joined the Nodo training centre, 2nd infantry division of 1st ROK Army, in Gangwon-do Yanggu to fulfil his mandatory military service on May 8, 2018.

[48] He received a silver medal with an honourable mention from the commander of the division for his outstanding performance as a trainee at the training camp graduation ceremony.

K received the status of "Special Class Warrior" which is considered a measure of success as a soldier as it is only awarded to those who excel in shooting, physical endurance, first aid, vigilance, CBR training, mental endurance, and combat skills.