Kim Jae-hwan (singer)
South Korean musician (born 1996)
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Kim Jae-hwan (Korean: 김재환, born May 27, 1996), known mononymously as Jaehwan (재환), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, known for finishing fourth in Produce 101 (season 2). He is a former member of the South Korean boy group Wanna One.[1] As the group promoted for a year and a half, it achieved both critical and commercial success with all four of its albums topping South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and all five of its lead singles ranking in the top three of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
Kim Jae-hwan | |
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Kim in October 2017 | |
| Born | May 27, 1996 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Howon University |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Musical career | |
| Genre | K-pop |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Formerly of | Wanna One |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김재환 |
| Hanja | 金在奐 |
| RR | Gim Jaehwan |
| MR | Kim Chaehwan |
| Website | wake-one.com/artists/kim_jae-hwan |
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Kim debuted as a soloist with his first extended play, Another, which was released on May 20, 2019.
Career
2012–2016: Career beginnings
Kim Jae-hwan first appeared in 2012 as a contestant in the second season of Korea's Got Talent.[2] He auditioned in Daegu with his own rendition of Miss A's "Bad Girl Good Girl" but did not advance to the next round. However, judge Kim Gura made a special request to let Kim audition again in Seoul, where he received the two votes needed to continue in the show.[3] He made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated.[4]
After the show,[A] Kim became a trainee under The Music Works and was selected to be one of the four members of ShelRock (셜록), a "hybrid rock" band produced by singer Baek Ji-young.[6][B] The band frequently busked on the streets of Hongdae and held guerilla performances at different high schools around Seoul to promote the band prior to their debut.[7][8] They even made an appearance on Yang Song E's music video for her debut single "Smiling Goodbye" (웃으며 안녕).[9] Unfortunately, in August 2015, debut plans fell through, and ShelRock disbanded.[5][10] Kim eventually left The Music Works.[5]
In 2016, Kim appeared on the pilot episode of SBS' Vocal War: God's Voice. He challenged veteran singer Yoon Do-hyun with his own rendition of YB's "Autumn Outside the Post Office" (가을 우체국 앞에서) and won, becoming the show's first winner.[5][11][12] In the next round, he challenged Lena Park with a cover of Park's "Sorry" (미안해) but did not win, eliminating him as a contestant.[5]
2017–2018: Produce 101 and Wanna One
Kim participated in the second season of Produce 101 as one of the five "individual trainees" (개인 연습생), or trainees not signed under an agency.[13] He quickly garnered attention for his strong vocal skills during the first round, where he performed Super Junior's "Sorry, Sorry".[14] He continued to impress the audiences in his subsequent performances, especially during the performance of "Never",[15] which was written by Hui, E'Dawn, and Wooseok and produced by Hui with Flow Blow.[16] This led to Kim finishing fourth in the finale with 1,051,735 votes and securing him a spot in Wanna One.[17][18]
Kim officially debuted with Wanna One during Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome with the group's first mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One).[19] The following day, on August 8, it was reported that Kim signed an exclusive contract with CJ E&M to become an official artist under the company after the group's disbandment at the end of 2018.[20][21]
On December 31, 2018, Wanna One disbanded, and Kim made his final appearance as a member of the group during their final concert named Therefore 2019.[22]
2019–2022: Solo debut
In 2019, Kim signed with Swing Entertainment, which previously managed Wanna One.[23] Kim's debut extended play, Another, accompanied with the title track "Begin Again", was released on May 20, 2019.[24] His second extended play, Moment, accompanied with the double title tracks "The Time I Need" and "Nuna", was released on December 12, 2019.[25]
On April 7, 2021, Kim released his third extended play Change, accompanied with the title track "I Wouldn't Look For You".[26]
On December 27, 2021, Kim released his fourth extended play The Letter, accompanied with the title track "Unforgettable".[27]
On June 5, 2022, Kim released the digital single "Snail".[28][29]
On July 13, 2022, Kim released "Delete", a cover of the song by Lee Seung-gi, as part of the Additional Memory Project.[30]
On July 12, 2022, his agency announced that Kim would hold the 2022 Kim Jae Hwan fan concert 'I_My_Me_Mine' at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul on August 20.[31]
2022–present: Empty Dream, J.A.M (Journey Above Music) and I Adore
On September 5, 2022, Kim released his fifth mini album Empty Dream.[32]
In February 2023, Kim collaborated with Park Woo-jin on the song "Self-Portrait", which was released on February 15.[33] On March 20, 2023, Kim released his single "Spring Breeze".[34]
On June 20, 2023, Kim released his sixth mini album J.A.M. (Journey Above Music).[35]
On September 21, 2023, it was announced that WakeOne will handle all Kim's activities.[36]
In November, Kim released a remake of "I Love You", a song that received much love in Korea when it was remade in 2000 and is a song by the late Japanese national singer Yutaka Ozaki, scheduled for release on the 11th.[37]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [38] | |||
| Another |
Track listing
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2 |
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| Moment |
Track listing
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2 |
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| Change |
Track listing
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8 |
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| The Letter |
Track listing
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3 |
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| Empty Dream |
Track listing
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7 |
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| J.A.M. (Journey Above Music) |
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11 |
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| I Adore |
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13 |
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Single albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [38] | |||
| Spring Breeze (봄바람) |
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14 |
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| Ponytail |
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8 |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] |
KOR Hot [48] | |||
| "Begin Again" (안녕하세요) | 2019 | 31 | 13 | Another |
| "The Time I Need" (시간이 필요해) | 107 | — | Moment | |
| "Nuna" (누나) | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye" (안녕) | 2020 | 27 | 33 | Non-album singles |
| "I'm Not Okay" (안녕 못 해) | 63 | 75 | ||
| "I Wouldn't Look for You" (찾지 않을게) | 2021 | 90 | — | Change |
| "Burned All Black" (새까맣게) | 110 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Unforgettable" (다 잊은 줄 알았어) | 59 | — | The Letter | |
| "Snail" (달팽이) | 2022 | 91 | — | Non-album single |
| "Back Then" (그 시절 우리는) | 82 | — | Empty Dream | |
| "Spring Breeze" (봄바람) | 2023 | 199 | — | Spring Breeze and J.A.M. (Journey Above Music) |
| "Lucky!" (개이득) (featuring Bobby) |
152 | — | J.A.M. (Journey Above Music) | |
| "Ponytail" | 2024 | 109 | — | Ponytail and I Adore |
| "Amaid" (prod. Dynamic Duo, Padi) |
130 | — | I Adore | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Collaborations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] |
KOR Hot [48] | |||
| "Vacance in September" (with Stella Jang) |
2019 | — | — | Pocket List 8/12 |
| "Cold" (봄 같던 그녀가 춥대) (with MC Mong, feat. Penomeco) |
2020 | 35 | 30 | Non-album singles |
| "Weekends Without You" (주말이 싫어졌어) (with Hynn) |
2021 | 145 | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] |
KOR Hot [48] | |||
| "Black Sky" | 2019 | — | — | Chief of Staff OST Part 2 |
| "If I Was" | — | — | Vagabond OST Part 9 | |
| "Someday" (어떤 날엔) | 2020 | 18 | 17 | Crash Landing on You OST Part 5 |
| "You're My End and My Beginning" (with Lim Han-byul) | 152 | 66 | The King: Eternal Monarch OST Part 13 | |
| "What If" | 120 | — | Record of Youth OST Part 5 | |
| "Every Moment" (모든 순간에) | — | — | Bunny & The Boys OST | |
| "Promise You" | 2021 | — | — | Voice 4 OST Part 5 |
| "Be the Light" (빛이 되어줘) | 91 | — | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha OST Part 5 | |
| "Talk To Me" (나에게 말해요) | 2022 | — | — | Soundtrack #1 OST |
| "How I Feel" | — | — | Sh**ting Stars OST | |
| "Cinderella's Love" (신데렐라스 러브)[49] | — | — | Jojo Comics OST | |
| "Be My Wind" (바람이 되어줘요) | 2024 | — | — | Love Song for Illusion OST Part 5 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Other songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] | |||
| "Autumn in Front of the Post Office" | 2016 | — | Vocal War: God's Voice[50][51] |
| "Sorry" | — | Vocal War: God's Voice (Part 1)[52][53] | |
| "Rebecca" | 2019 | — | Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man 3 |
| "Delete" (삭제) | 2022 | 160 | Additional Memory Project |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Other charted songs
Composition credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[54]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer |
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| "Love You Still" (그렇게 널) | 2019 | Kim Jae-hwan | Another |  | |
| "My Star" | | | |||
| "Begin Again" (안녕하세요) | | | |||
| "Blow Me" |  | | |||
| "Designer" (디자이너) | | | |||
| "Melodrama" (랄라) | | | |||
| "Strange" (이상해) | Park Ji-hoon | 360 | | | |
| "The Time I Need" (시간이필요해) | Kim Jae-hwan | Moment | | | |
| "After Party" | | | |||
| "Nuna" (누나) | | | |||
| "Who Am I" | | | |||
| "Paradise" (파라다이스) | Kim Jae-hwan feat. Park Woo-jin |
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| "Zzz" | Kim Jae-hwan | | | ||
| "Why'd You Leave Me (왜, 너만)" | 2021 | Seo Eun-kwang | Replay: The Moment OST | | |
| "Blue Moon" | Kim Jae-hwan | Change | | | |
| "Letter To You" (손편지) | | | |||
| "Pray" | | | |||
| "Get Angsty" (애가타) | | | |||
| "My Flower" (꽃인가요) | | | |||
| "I Wouldn't Look For You" (찾지않을게) | | | |||
| "Lululala" (신이나) | | | |||
| "Winter Fairy Tale" (겨울동화) | The Letter | | | ||
| "Unforgettable" (다 잊은 줄 알았어) | | | |||
| "Voice Of A Star" (별의 목소리) | | | |||
| "We Are Never Meant To Be Again" (우리 사랑은 다신 이뤄지지 않아) | | | |||
| "Super Mario" (슈퍼마리오) | | | |||
| "Answer Me" (대답해줘) | 2022 | Empty Dream | | | |
| "Oasis" | | | |||
| "Back Then" (그 시절 우리는) | | | |||
| "Goodbye Morning" | | | |||
| "Out Of Line" (삐뚤어질까요) | | | |||
| "Love Strike" | | | |||
| "Ponytail" | 2024 | Ponytail and I Adore | | |
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Korea's Got Talent 2 | Contestant | Semifinalist | [2] |
| 2016 | Vocal War: God's Voice | Winner of 1st episode | [11] | |
| 2017 | Produce 101 (season 2) | Finished at 4th place | [18] | |
| Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | Performer | Ep. 323, 330 | ||
| 2018 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant (Royal Guard) | Ep. 149–150 | |
| 2019 | Wednesday Music Playlist | Cast member | [55] | |
| Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | Performer | Ep. 401, 403, 419 | ||
| 2020 | Law of the Jungle in Palawan | Cast member | Ep. 411-415 | [56] |
| My Music Teacher, Mingalabar | [57] | |||
| Telegna | Pilot Episode | [58] | ||
| A Good Day To Go To Market | ||||
| 2020–2021 | Life Album – Yesterday | Host | [59] | |
| 2021 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | Performer | Ep. 491, 496–497 | |
| Singstay | Host | Season 3 | [60] | |
| 2022 | legendfestival | Participant | [61] | |
| Great Seoul Invasion | Consultant | [62] | ||
| Show! Music Core | Special host | June 11, 2022 | [63] | |
| Sports Golden Bell | Contestant | Chuseok Special | [64] | |
| 2023 | Boys Planet | Star master | Ep. 11 | [65] |
| R U Next? | Coach | [66] | ||
| 2024 | Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival | Judge | [67] |
Web shows
Radio shows
Awards and nominations
| Organization | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Music Awards | 2021 | APAN Choice Award – Best Vocalist | Kim Jae-hwan | Won | [72] |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2019 | StarNews Popularity Award | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Male Solo Singer Popularity Award | Nominated | [73] | ||
| Genie Music Awards | 2019 | Rookie of the Year | Nominated | [74] | |
| Next Generation Star | Won | ||||
| Golden Disc Awards | 2020 | Album Bonsang | Another | Nominated | [75] |
| Popularity Award | Kim Jae-hwan | Nominated | |||
| Rookie of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Next Generation Artist | Won | [76] | |||
| K-Global Heart Dream Awards | 2023 | K-Global Best Vocal award | Won | [77] | |
| Melon Music Awards | 2019 | Hot Trend Award | Nominated | ||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2019 | Best New Male Artist | Nominated | [78] | |
| Best Vocal Performance – Solo | Begin Again | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2019 | Ballad Award | Won | ||
| 2020 | Main Prize | Kim Jae-hwan | Nominated | [79] | |
| Ballad Award | Goodbye | Nominated | |||
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2019 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Another | Won | [80] |
| 2020 | New K-Wave Voice | Kim Jae-hwan | Won | [81] |
Notes
- When Kim Jae-hwan participated SBS' Vocal War: God's Voice in 2016, it was reported that he has been a trainee for four years.[5] It can be inferred that he joined The Music Works in 2012.
