Wen Junhui (Chinese:文俊辉; pinyin:Wén Jùnhuī; born 10June 1996), known professionally as Jun (Korean:준), is a Chinese singer, actor, and dancer based in South Korea and China. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its performance team.
Before debuting as a member of Seventeen, Jun was a child actor who starred in multiple films including The Pye Dog (2007) and The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010). In 2023, Jun returned to acting with a lead role in iQIYI's Exclusive Fairytale.
Alongside his work with Seventeen, he has released multiple songs in his native language, including "Limbo" and "Psycho", the former of which garnered him an award at the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards for New Singer-Songwriter of the Year.
Early life
Wen Junhui was born on 10 June 1996.[1] He grew up in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China,[2] and attended Buji Senior High School.[3] He learned wushu since he was young, with aspirations of becoming a martial arts actor like Jackie Chan.[4] He also learned the piano and has performed arrangements of Seventeen's songs.[5][6][7]
In October 2012, Jun moved to South Korea to undergo training under Pledis Entertainment. From 2013 to 2015, he appeared on Seventeen TV and Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan as a trainee alongside the future members of his band. His training period involved rigorous practice and preparation, in which he developed his skills in dancing and singing. He debuted as a member of Seventeen on 26 May 2015 under the stage name Jun. The group's first EP 17 Carat was released three days later, on 29 May 2015.[12]
In 2018, Jun and group member The8 participated in the Chinese music reality show Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音战纪).[13] Jun won the first solo stage competition on the show with his performance of "Wo Ming Bai" (我明白), a Chinese cover of Seventeen's "Thanks", for which he wrote the lyrics.[14] From October to December 2018, he co-hosted the Chinese music ranking show called Yo! Bang (由你音乐榜样).[15]
2018–present: Solo career and other ventures
Jun released his first solo song and special single album Can You Sit By My Side (能不能坐在我身旁), which he co-wrote lyrics for, on 14 December 2018.[16][17] In July 2019, he filmed a music video for the NetEase mobile game A Dream of Jianghu (一梦江湖).[18] In 2020, he participated in the soundtrack of The King: Eternal Monarch with the song "Dream" in Chinese.[19]
On 5 February 2021, Jun released the single "Crow" (乌鸦); it was later repackaged onto his second single album Silent Boarding Gate (寂寞号登机口) released on 14 February.[20] His single "Crow" entered the BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales chart at number 14 after less than one week of its release, marking Jun's debut as a solo artist on the Billboard charts.[21]
On 23 September 2022, Jun released his third digital single "Limbo" with two versions in Korean and Chinese.[22] In China, he sold 29,000 copies of the digital album containing both tracks on QQ Music within the first week of release.[23] The Korean version peaked at 26 on the Bugs Real-Time chart and became his first song to chart on the platform.[24] On Melon, the track entered the daily chart for 23 September at 723, an improvement from "Crow" which had ranked at 948.[25][26] On the Melon latest 24h (1 week) chart, "Limbo" (Korean Ver.) peaked at 14.[27]
On 4 July 2023, Jun released his fourth digital single "Psycho".[31] On 8 July, he attended the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards and won the "New Singer-Songwriter of the Year" award. The next day, he performed "Limbo" and "Psycho" as a solo artist at the TMEA Music Festival, and also performed as a member of Seventeen.[32]
On 12 August 2024, it was announced that Jun would be taking a break from group activities in South Korea in favor of acting activities in China, and would therefore be absent from the group's scheduled performances at Lollapalooza Berlin in early September, music show performances for Spill the Feels, and the Right Here World Tour.[33] On 18 January 2025, it was announced that Jun had starred in and completed work on Jackie Chan's latest film The Shadow's Edge alongside Tony Leung Ka-fai, Zhang Zifeng and Ci Sha, with Jun playing Hu Feng, one of the villainous members in the film.[34][35]
Ambassadorships
Jun for ChaPanda in 2024
In February 2024, Jun was announced by iTravel Shenzhen as a travel ambassador for Shenzhen, his hometown.[2] In April, he was announced as the ambassador for skincare brand Filorga.[36] In May, he was announced as the ambassador for bubble tea brand ChaPanda.[37]
Public image
His looks have garnered him the nicknames by fans: "The Miracle of Mainland" (大陸の奇跡) in Japan and "Big Beauty" (大漂亮) in China.[38][39][40] He is also known to fans as the "Little Prince of Shenzhen Metro" (深圳地铁小王子) because a series of public service announcements he filmed for the Shenzhen Metro in middle school are still being aired on certain trains.[2][41]
↑ Chinese cover of Paul Kim's Korean soundtrack of the same name.
↑ Joshua, Jun, The8, Mingyu, and Vernon are credited individually in Chinese music platforms but are credited collectively under Seventeen in global music platforms.
↑ Wen Junhui (Jun) is credited as a producer/arranger, together with LironMan and Nmore.
↑ Chu, Seung-hyun (5 February 2021). 세븐틴 준, 중국 솔로 선공개 곡 발매. Seoul Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
↑ "JUN" 文俊辉. Spotify. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
↑ 云归喜事官宣开机[The Whimsical Return officially announced its start of filming.]. Weibo (in Simplified Chinese). 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
↑ Ji, Seung-hoon (10 July 2023). 세븐틴, '2023 TMEA' 뮤직 페스티벌 엔딩 장식...'올해의 최고 영향력 해외 그룹' 수상도[SEVENTEEN decorates the ending of the '2023 TMEA' music festival... Receives the 'Most Influential Foreign Group of the Year' award]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
↑ Yoon, Sun-young (12 September 2023). 부산영화제, 아시아콘텐츠·글로벌OTT 어워즈 후보작 발표[Busan Film Festival announces nominations for Asia Content and Global OTT Awards]. Cheonji Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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