Yoon Doo-joon | |
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 Yoon in 2016. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 4, 1989 Goyang, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Highlight |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤두준 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Du-jun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Tujun |
Yoon Doo-joon (born July 4, 1989), also known mononymously as Doojoon or Dujun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Highlight.
Yoon Doo-joon was born in Goyang, South Korea on July 4, 1989. [1] 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 did not agree with him at first, though he pleaded with them to register him for music school and he soon started auditioning to become a singer. [2]
Yoon 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. [3]
He then moved to Cube Entertainment and was featured as a rapper in AJ's "Wipe the Tears". [4] He later debuted as the leader of Beast. [4] Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST. [5]
Yoon graduated from Kyung Hee Cyber University in post-modern musicology. He attended Dongshin University as a student majoring in Broadcast Entertainment, under a full scholarship, along with three other members of Beast. [6] [7]
Yoon enlisted for his mandatory military service as ROK Army on August 24, 2018, [8] [9] and was discharged on April 10, 2020. [10]
Yoon debuted as a leader of Beast in 2009. [4] In 2016, he left label Cube Entertainment along with several other members. They have since reformed to promote as Highlight under Around Us Entertainment. [11]
Before his debut with Beast, Yoon 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. [3] A month after his debut, he became a member of the reality-variety series Danbi, a segment part of MBC's Sunday Sunday Night line-up. [12] The show ended with its last broadcast on August 15, 2010. [13]
Yoon was then chosen to model on an advertisement for premium jeans brand Buckaroo along with Shin Se-kyung. [14] He was also featured for G.NA's song "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" music video along with fellow Beast member, Junhyung. [15]
Yoon debuted as an actor when he was cast in MBC's daily sitcom More Charming By The Day and All My Love. [16] On December 29, 2010, he was awarded with the Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for his performance. [17]
In 2013, he featured in spy action drama Iris II . [18] The same year, he starred tvN's slice-of-life drama Let's Eat . [19] He reprised his role in the second season, Let's Eat 2 which aired in 2015. [20] [21] The same year, he starred in the MBC drama special Splash Splash Love. [22]
In 2018, Yoon starred in the romance drama Radio Romance . [23] The same year, he reprised his role in the third season of the Let's Eat franchise. [24] [25]
On April 13, 2020, it was announced that he would be a part of the cast of TvN variety show, 4 Wheeled Restaurant. [26]
On July 27, 2020, Yoon released his first solo mini album, Daybreak. [27]
On May 1, 2021, Highlight’s agency Around Us Entertainment announced, “Yoon Doojoon has been confirmed to appear in the drama There is No Goo Pil Soo, which will begin filming in July.” [28]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [29] | |||
| Daybreak |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| KOR | ||||
| Circle [31] | Hot [32] | |||
| "Lonely Night" | 2020 | 115 | 77 | Daybreak |
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Should I Hug or Not" (안을까 말까) | Yong Jun-hyung, Lee Gi-kwang, Yoon Doo-joon | Super Market – the Half (Shinsadong Tiger Project Album) |
| "Loving U" | Jang Hyun-seung, Yang Yo-seob, Yoon Doo-joon | All My Love OST | |
| 2015 | "Without You" | Yang Yo-seob, Dongwoon, Yoon Doo-joon | Scholar Who Walks the Night OST |
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Bon Appetit (Enjoy Your Meal)" (본 아뻬띠 (맛있게 드세요)) | Yangpa feat. Yoon Doo-joon | Elegy Nouveau |
| "Kidult" (키덜트) | Eluphant feat. Yoon Doo-joon | Man on the Earth | |
| 2020 | "Would you marry me?" (너,나,우리) | Jung Yong-hwa feat. Lee Joon, Yoon Doo-joon, Hwang Kwanghee | Reply Project Vol.1 |
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2009 | Beast Is the B2ST | Beast | "Beast Is the B2ST" | Yes | Beast | No | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu-seong |
| "Bad Girl" | Yes | Beast, Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger | No | Lee Sang-ho, Shinsadong Tiger | |||
| 2010 | My Story | Beast (Yoon & Son Dong-woon) | "When the Door Closes" | Yes | Son Dong-woon | No | Rado |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Marrying the Mafia 5 – Return of the Family | Jang Young-min | |
| 2013 | Iris2: The Movie | Seo Hyeon-woo | |
| 2022 | Honest Candidate 2 | Kang Yeon-joon | Special appearance [33] [34] [35] |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | More Charming By the Day | Yoon Doo-joon | Recurring role |
| 2010–2011 | All My Love for You | ||
| 2011 | A Thousand Kisses | Yoon Ki-joon | Cameo |
| Living Among the Rich | Yoon Doo-joon | ||
| 2013 | Iris II: New Generation | Seo Hyun-woo | Supporting role |
| 2013–2014 | Let's Eat | Goo Dae-young | Lead role |
| 2015 | Let's Eat 2 | ||
| Splash Splash Love | King Lee-do | 2 episode drama special | |
| 2016 | Bring It On, Ghost | Goo Dae-young | Cameo [36] [37] |
| 2017 | Because This Is My First Life | Oscar | |
| 2018 | Radio Romance | Ji Su-ho | Lead role |
| Let's Eat 3 | Goo Dae-young | ||
| 2022 | Never Give Up | Jung Seok [38] | |
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hot Blooded Men | Mnet | Cast | with 2PM and 2AM |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | Only One Secret Danbi | Cast | |
| 2014 | Cool Kiz on the Block: Soccer | ||
| 2014 | I am a Man | Guest | with BEAST (Episode 11) |
| 2015 | Law of the Jungle - Samoa | Cast | Episode 186-193 [39] |
| Let's Eat with Friends | Cast | Season 2 [40] | |
| 2016–2018 | Battle Trip | Contestant | with Sul Min-seok (Episode 1) with Son Dong-woon (Episode 52-53) with Lee Gi-kwang (Episode 81-82)| [41] |
| 2017 | Mr. Baek: The Homemade Food Master 3 | Cast | |
| Living Together in Empty Room | with Lim Ju-eun and DinDin (Episodes 20–22) [42] [43] | ||
| Raid the Convenience Store | MC | ||
| Carefree Travelers | Guest | Swiss Edition; Episode 10-12 | |
| 2018 | Ball Show Lee Young Pyo | Cast | |
| 2020 | 4 Wheeled Restaurant | Cast | Season 4 [44] |
| 2021 | Racket Boys | Cast Member | [45] |
| 2023 | Great Guide | Tour customers | [46] |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hello Friends: Special | KBS2 | one part episode |
| 2017 | Raid the Convenience Store | tvN | Co-hosted along with Lee Soo-geun [47] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Comedy Award | All My Love & More Charming By the Day | Won | [17] |
| 2015 | tvN go Awards | Rising Actor Award | Let's Eat | Won | |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy King | Let's Eat 2 | Nominated | |
| Best Kiss Award (with Seo Hyun-jin) | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Popularity Award - Actor | — | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award (with Kim So-hyun) | Radio Romance | Nominated |
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