Jay Chang

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Jay Chang
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Chang in March 2024
Born
Jay Steven Kapossy

(2001-03-08) March 8, 2001 (age 23)
New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active
  • 2018
  • 2020–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
제이창
Revised Romanization Jei Chang
McCune–Reischauer Chei Ch'ang

Jay Steven Kapossy (born March 8, 2001), known professionally as Jay Chang (Korean : 제이창), is an American singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band One Pact, formed by Armada Entertainment in November 2023, and B.D.U, formed through the reality competition show Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival in March 2024.

Contents

He made his solo debut on November 23, 2020, with the single "Is You". He released his first extended play (EP) Late Night on October 17, 2023.

Early life

Jay Chang was born and raised in New Jersey, U.S. to a Filipino-Chinese mother and an Irish-Hungarian father. His father was a musician in the 1980s and Jay grew up watching him perform on late-night shows, serving as his inspiration to enter the music industry. [1]

He was introduced to K-pop as a teenager, when his friend shared a BTS music video online. He then attended a K-pop training academy in 2018. [2]

Career

2018: Under Nineteen

In 2018, Jay was scouted by MBC to appear as a contestant on the survival program Under Nineteen where 57 other male K-pop trainees competed to find a place in the final 9-member boy group. [3] [4] Jay was eliminated in the first round of eliminations, finishing in 18th place. [5]

2020–present: Solo debut, Boys Planet, One Pact and B.D.U

Jay made his solo debut with his first single "Is You" on November 23, 2020. [6]

In September 2022, Jay signed with FM Entertainment. [7] [6] [2] He released the single "Liar" on September 30. [6] In December, Jay was announced as a contestant on Mnet's reality competition show Boys Planet , representing FM. The show aired from February to April 2023, and aimed to create a 9-member boy group that would debut as Zerobaseone. He narrowly missed making it into final lineup by finishing in 10th place. [8]

Jay release his first EP Late Night on October 17, 2023. His first showcase was held on the same day at IlchiArt Hall in Gangnam, Seoul. [8] [9]

On November 30, 2023, Jay debuted in the group One Pact under Armada Entertainment, a company led by Kangnam. The group is composed of previous Boys Planet contestants. They made their debut with the single "Must Be Nice". [10] [7]

In January 2024, Jay joined the reality music competition show Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, [11] where he and his team (HunMinJayBit) placed first, received a ₩100 million cash prize and will debut under the project group name B.D.U with a two-year contract. [12]

In October 2024, FM announced that Jay would be releasing his second EP Neigborhood on November 22, and it will consists of four tracks that includes his self-composed songs and features One Pact's co-member Tag. [13]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
[14]
Late Night
Track listing
  1. "I'll Be There"
  2. "Rockstar"
  3. "Up to You"
  4. "Sunlight"
  5. "I'll Be There (English version)"
  6. "Rockstar (English version)"
22
Neigborhood
  • Scheduled: November 22, 2024
  • Label: FM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Paper Cut"
  2. LaSalle Ave"
  3. "Four Seasons"
  4. "What You Need" (featuring Tag (One Pact)
44

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Is You"2020Non-album singles
"Liar"2022
"I'd Do Anything"2023
"I'll Be There"Late Night
"Rockstar"
"LaSalle Ave"2024Neighborhood

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise. [17] [18]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and songwriting credits
TitleYearArtistAlbum Lyricist Composer
"Is You (English version)"2020Jay ChangNon-album singles Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Liar"2022Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"I'd Do Anything"2023Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"I'll Be There"Late NightCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Up to You"Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Sunlight"Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"I'll Be There (English version)"Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Rockstar (English version)"Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Paper Cut"2024NeighborhoodCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"LaSalle Ave"Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Four Seasons"Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg

Filmography

Television show

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 Under Nineteen ContestantEliminated in episode 6; Finished 18th place [3]
2023 Boys Planet Eliminated in episode 12; Finished 10th place [8]
2024 Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival Finished first place (with Seunghun, Kim Min-seo and Bitsaeon) [11]

Music video

YearSong titleDirectorRef.
2022"Liar"SPNCR [19]
2023"Rockstar"Un­known [20]
"I'll Be There" [21]

Concerts

Fanmeetings

Notes

  1. ↑ As a member of One Pact only.
  2. ↑ As a member of B.D.U only.

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