Yeonjun

## Choi Yeonjun

* Korean
* Japanese

**Yeonjun** (연준) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper under Big Hit Music. He is a member of the boy group TOMORROW X TOGETHER.

## History

### **2014-2019: Pre-debut**

Yeonjun auditioned for Big Hit Music (previously Big Hit Entertainment) with BTS's song Boy in Luv. Successful, he became a trainee under Big Hit in 2014. His trainee period of 5 years (2014-2019) is the longest amongst all Big Hit artists. This includes his fellow TOMORROW X TOGETHER members. Before joining Big Hit, Yeonjun was a trainee of Cube Entertainment.

### **2019: Debut with TOMORROW X TOGETHER**

On January 10, 2019, Yeonjun was introduced as the first member of TOMORROW X TOGETHER with the release of his teaser video on YouTube.

The group debuted on March 4, 2019 with their first mini album The Dream Chapter: STAR.

### **2020-2021: Live On and first solo collaboration**

On December 29, 2020, Yeonjun was revealed to appear as cameo role in the final episode of the South Korean series *Live On*, which aired on January 12, 2021.

On October 4, 2021, Yeonjun was revealed to be featured on the song Blockbuster from ENHYPEN's first studio album DIMENSION : DILEMMA, with the collaboration being released on October 12, 2021.

### **2022: More collaborations, Inkigayo and Privé Alliance**

On February 23, 2022, Yeonjun alongside his group member Taehyun featured on the American singer Salem Ilese's latest single PS5 which appeared on her latest EP titled *Unsponsored Content*.

On March 15, 2022, Yeonjun was announced as the new MC of the South Korean music show
*Inkigayo* alongside South Korean actress Roh Jeong-eui and South Korean actor Seo Bum-june. He hosted his first show on April 13, 2022.

On July 8, 2022, Yeonjun was announced as the new ambassador and guest creative director for the Unisex streetwear label *Privé Alliance*.

## Filmography

### Television

* Live On - Cameo role Ep. 8 (2021)
* Inkigayo - MC (2022-present)

## Credits

◯ = *Participates as writing/composer/producer*, ✖ = *Not participated as writing/composer/producer*

## Trivia

* **Education:**
	+ Gumi Middle School (Graduated)
	+ Bulgok High School (Transferred)
	+ Korean Arts High School (Graduated)
	+ Global Cyber University (Broadcasting and Entertainment Department)
* Yeonjun’s CYSM Teaser has now surpassed 1,000,000 views on YouTube.
* Yeonjun trended on Music Videos Trending Worldwide CYSM teaser with Beomgyu on #2, #9, then #1, #3, finally #1 and #2 with Beomgyu.
* Yeonjun's Teaser CYSM remains at #1 trending Music Video WORLWIDE.
* Yeonjun trended on Videos Trending in South Korea in #11 Yeonjun's Teaser.
* Yeonjun's CYSM Teaser #22 on Teaser/Lyrics/Music Videos trending WORLWIDE.
* Yeonjun's CYSM Teaser has now surpassed 3,000,000 views on YouTube. First member’s teaser to reached 3M views.
* **"Song Cry" Cover:**
	+ On April 17, the Idol uploaded a cover of August Alsina’s “Song Cry”, which he titled “Yeonjun’s Song Cry,” on to SoundCloud. (soompi)
	+ About cry: He wrote on Twitter, “This is one of the songs that I was really into when I first became a trainee so I wanted to definitely try singing it, and now I’m playing this song for our MOA for the first time. I’m so happy, and with this song as the start, I’ll be showing you more sides of myself in the future. Please enjoy it.” (soompi).
	+ Yeonjun changed the lyrics from "they say a man ain't supposed to cry" to "they say a man is supposed to cry".
	+ Yeonjun's song cry had Over 200k streams when it came out.
	+ 200420 Yeonjun "Song Cry" has now surpassed 900,000 streams on SoundCloud. The 3rd Most Streamed New Track this week. (TXT charts).
	+ 200421 Yeonjun's 'Song Cry' cover surpasses 1 million plays on SoundCloud.
* His 1 minute 27 second introduction video became a fast-rising video on YouTube which immediately reached 1,000,000 views in less than two days.
* His 1st video entitled **Introductory Film - What do you do?** has the morse code **DREAMING** at the end of his video.
* His 2nd video entitled **Questioning Film - What do you see?** showed his animal symbol is larva, with the morse code of **PROMISE** and symbols of ☆.
* His TMI says:
	+ family: the only son.
	+ charms: monolid.
	+ hobbies & specialties: dancing, skate boarding, eating.
	+ has a bump on the left part of his head.
	+ love fashion and hip-hop.
	+ Sentimental, he once cried after reading a poem.
	+ likes old man jokes.
	+ the only member who can cook, but Aglio-Olio is the only food.
* He did the dog sounds in the track Cat & Dog.
* When he auditioned for Big Hit, he rapped and danced his own lyrics after he was asked to rap even though it was his first time.
* His Spotify playlist was officially released on March 19, 2019.
* He was the first member to open a personal Instagram account.
* He was the first member to be announced.
* He is the oldest member.
* His solo fandom name is MOAWAJJUNIE (fansign )
* He is a former Cube trainee.
* He trended worldwide within the first 10 minutes of him being revealed.
* He did a commercial for a ramen brand.
* He ranked 1st on dance, rap and vocals when he was a trainee.
* He is also known as the 'it boy of the forth-generation of K-pop'.
* He is fluent in English.
* His favorite fruits are apples and bananas.
* His favorite character is Doraemon.
* He really likes Mint Chocolate.
* He created the TXT hand logo/gesture (Soompi).
* He said he has been a trainee for 5 years.
* He started dieting because he feels that his cheeks have gotten chubbier. He mentioned he used to eat the other members food too but he will control himself (Community Site).
* He regretted not doing the “bang bang” more in the teaser so he did it on Twitter instead (Community Site).
* He also appeared on San E and Rainia’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sweetness’ back in MMA 2014.
* Yeonjun once ate kimbap, spicy rice cakes, cold noodles, and pork with rice all by himself (Community Site).
* He has a billboard article written about him.
* His upper body is out of the bed and his lower body is still in bed every morning he wakes up (V-LIVE).
* According to Withbill Dance Studio (Yeonjun’s former dance school), he also passed the first auditions to WH Entertainment.
* His favorite animals are Welsh Corgi dogs and pandas (Spotify K-Pop Quiz).
* He is a fashionista (TALK X TODAY Ep.1).
* He is good at games (TALK X TODAY Ep.1).
* He is broad-shouldered (TALK X TODAY Ep.1).
* He went to elementary school in America (TALK X TODAY Ep.2.).
* He can S-board (TALK X TODAY Ep.2.).
* He likes J Cole (TALK X TODAY Ep.3).
* He loves the movie ‘The Intern’ (Fansign 150319).
* He lived in the U.S for 2 years since he was 9 years old (Fansign 150319).
* He plays Overwatch an his character s Reaper (Fansign 150319).
* He likes soju, beer and a mixture of both (Fansign 150319).
* He sees himself as a puppy (Fansign 150319).
* He likes welsh corgi dogs (Fansign 150319).
* His favorite colors are purple (Fansign  150319) and blue (Spotify K-Pop Quiz).
* He likes Chopper from *One Piece* (Fansign 150319).
* He likes the best and unique clothes (Fansign 150319).
* His alcohol tolerance is 2 to 2 1/2 bottles (Fansign 150319).
* He has Taehyun named as “TXT’s Taehyun” in his phone (After School Club).
* He and Soobin have the bottom bunks (After School Club).
* One of his favorite songs is ‘Eternal Sunshine’ (After School Club).
* The first thing he bought at a convenience store is Ramen (TXT, ㅋㅋ DANCE ( KK DANCE)).
* His favorite fruit is Apple (Fansign).
* If he was a girl, he would date Beomgyu because he’s handsome and he makes him happy.
* He doesn’t get tired when he thinks of the fans, they give him energy.

## References

1. ↑ Weverse Magazine Interview
2. ↑ Koreaboo: 5 Random Facts About TXT’s Yeonjun That You Might Not Have Known
3. ↑ TXT (투모로우바이투게더) ‘Introduction Film - What do you do?’ - 연준 (YEONJUN)
4. ↑ Soompi: Watch: TXT’s Yeonjun Makes Surprise Appearance In “Live On” Finale Preview
5. ↑ Twitter: ENHYPEN DIMENSION : DILEMMA Tracklist
6. ↑ NME: Hear Salem Ilese’s new single ‘PS5’, featuring TXT and Alan Walker
7. ↑ Soompi: TXT’s Yeonjun, Noh Jung Ui, And Seo Bum June Confirmed As New “Inkigayo” MCs
8. ↑ Privé Alliance on Twitter
9. ↑ Twitter Fan Account
10. ↑ KOREABOO: TXT’s Yeonjun Shares His Big Hit Entertainment Audition Experience
11. ↑ Spotify: #SpotifyxTXT Quiz