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Concept photo for Enchant

**Uehara Jun** (Japanese: 上原 潤, *Uehara Jun*), also known as **JUNE**, is a Japanese idol singer and rapper. He is a member of the boy group ORβIT under Dream Passport and Future Passport.

## Early life

June was born on November 23, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. His father is Japanese and his mother is South Korean. He has two older brothers, one of them being Japanese actor Uehara Ichika.

## Career

### 2019: *Produce X 101* and *Produce 101 Japan*

In 2019, June participated in the reality show Produce X 101, representing JH1 Entertainment. In the 5th episode, he was eliminated in the first elimination round and finished in 91st place.

On September 3, June announced that he would be participating in Japan's spin-off series *Produce 101 Japan* as an independent trainee. During the show's finale, he was eliminated and finished in 20th place.

### 2020: Debut with ORβIT

On February 5, June was announced as the fourth member of ORβIT through their official YouTube channel. The group officially debuted on November 11 with their first studio album *00*. He participated in composing the music and writing the lyrics to his solo song "Double 20" while also writing the lyrics to the rap parts for "UNIVERSE", "Bloom", "Show Off", "Beautiful Butterfly", and "Ready to burn".

### 2021: *Enchant*

ORβIT released their first mini album *Enchant* on April 21. June participated in writing the lyrics to "Gokurakuchouka ~Bird of Paradise~" alongside Younghoon and Yoondong and also wrote the lyrics to the second title song "Dionaea".

## Filmography

### Reality shows

* *Produce X 101* (Mnet, 2019) - contestant
* *Produce 101 Japan* (GYAO!, TBS, 2019) - contestant

### Variety shows

* *Space Shower Plus! ORβIT Debut Celebration to EαRTH Special* (スペシャプラス！ORβITデビュー記念 to EαRTH スペシャル) (SPACE SHOWER TV Plus, 2020)
* *3 Months Continuous ORβIT!『Enchant』 Special* (3ヶ月連続ORβIT！『Enchant』スペシャル) (SPACE SHOWER TV Plus, 2021)

## Gallery

### ORβIT

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## Trivia

* During *Produce X 101*, his time as a trainee had been 2 years and 3 months. His hobby was guitar. His special skills were rap, Japanese, and English.
* During *Produce 101 Japan*, his hobbies were rap making and music appreciation. His special skills were rap, guitar, Korean, and English.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Produce 101 Japan 101練習生 上原 潤 (Japanese). *Produce 101 Japan*. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved on December 8, 2020.
2. ↑ Uehara Ichika on Twitter (Japanese). *Twitter* (2019-3-21).
3. ↑ Uehara Ichika on Twitter (Japanese). *Twitter* (2019-3-26).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Produce X 101 101練習生 연습생 JH1 우에하라 준 (Korean). *Produce X 101*. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved on December 8, 2020.
5. ↑ ＜日本版「PRODUCE 101」注目の練習生まとめ＞経歴がすごいセンター川尻蓮・前シーズン参加の上原潤・HALO3人… (Japanese). *Modelpress* (2019-9-3). Retrieved on December 8, 2020.
6. ↑ 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」デビューメンバー11人決定 1位は最年少・豆原一成＜1位～20位最終順位＞ (Japanese). *Modelpress* (2019-12-11). Retrieved on December 1, 2020.
7. ↑ DISC information ORβIT DEBUT ALBUM 00 (Japanese). *Present Label*. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved on December 1, 2020.
8. ↑ Disc Information Enchant-Solo-TRACK List (Japanese). *Present Label*. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.