Yoon Doo-joon
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{{short description|Korean singer and actor (born 1989)}}
{{family name hatnote|Yoon||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Yoon Doo-joon
| image = (Marie Claire Korea) BEAST is BACK! (8).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Yoon in 2016.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|07|04}}
| birth_place = Goyang, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actor}}
| genre = K-pop
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = {{hlist|JYP|Cube|Around Us}}
| current_member_of = Highlight
| website =
|module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| title = Korean name
| hangul = 윤두준
| hanja = {{linktext|尹|斗|俊}}
| rr = Yun Du-jun
| mr = Yun Tujun
}}}}
Yoon Doo-joon (Korean: 윤두준; 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.
Early life
Yoon Doo-joon was born in Goyang, South Korea on July 4, 1989.{{cite book|author=Mark Russell|title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution|page=52|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ|date=April 29, 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200910211219171002&search=title&searchstring=%BA%F1%BD%BA%C6%AE |title=BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I want to be a singer after seeing "BIGBANG DOCUMENTARY" |work=Newsen |date=October 22, 2009|language=ko}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://news.joins.com/article/043/3855043.html?ctg=15 |title=Doojoon almost starred in 'HighKick |work=Newsen |date=November 2, 2009 |language=ko }}
He then moved to Cube Entertainment and was featured as a rapper in AJ's "Wipe the Tears".{{cite web |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200905211042321002&search=title&searchstring=%C0%B1%B5%CE%C1%D8 |title='Big Bang-2PM Elimination' Jang Hyunseung-Yoon Doojoon, Ready to Debut on July |work=Newsen |date=May 21, 2009|language=ko}} He later debuted as the leader of Beast. Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST.{{cite news|url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?type=2&aid=200908252225c&nid=910&sid=83 |title='AJ & Eliminated Big Bang Member Joins Together to Form the 6 Member Boy Band B2ST' |work=Korea Economic Daily |date=August 25, 2009 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405231441/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?type=2&aid=200908252225c&nid=910&sid=83 |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}
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.{{cite news |url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2010030116182639990&type=3 |title=4 members of 6-member group BEAST enter DongShin University together on March 2 |work=Star News |date=March 1, 2010 |language=ko}}{{cite news |url= https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/07/135_91131.html |title= K-pop stars scholarships irk students |date= July 18, 2011 |work=The Korea Times |access-date= July 20, 2011}}
Yoon enlisted for his mandatory military service as ROK Army on August 24, 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/08/732_254353.html|title=Fans shocked: Yoon Doo-joon suddenly heads for military duty|date=August 23, 2018|website=The Korea Times}}{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3052265|title=Yoon Doo-joon must report for duty Friday|date=August 23, 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}} and was discharged on April 10, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020041006440990441&MS2|title=윤두준, 오늘(10일) 육군 만기 전역..하이라이트 첫 군필돌|date=April 10, 2020|website=Star News|language=ko}}
Career
= Group career=
{{Main|Highlight (band)}}
Yoon debuted as a leader of Beast in 2009. In 2016, he left label Cube Entertainment along with several other members. They have since reformed to promote as Highlight under Around Us Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000544870|title=윤·용·양·이·손, 新그룹명은 하이라이트 [공식입장 전문]|website=Naver|access-date=February 24, 2017|language=ko}}
= Solo career =
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. 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.{{cite web |url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype2.htm?ut=1&name=/news/entertainment/200911/20091126/9bz77142.htm |title=Beast Yoon Doojoon went hiding? He's actually filming in Africa |author=Baek Ji-eun |work=Sports Chosun |date=November 25, 2009 |language=ko}} The show ended with its last broadcast on August 15, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201008051900591001|title='일밤-단비' 15일 종영, 가을개편 뒤 부활 검토 중|date=August 6, 2010|work=Newsen|language=ko}}
Yoon was then chosen to model on an advertisement for premium jeans brand Buckaroo along with Shin Se-kyung.{{cite web |url=http://artsnews.media.paran.com/news/57655 |title=BEAST's Yoon Doojoon was chosen to model jeans with Shin Sae Kyung |work=Arts News |date=January 13, 2010 |language=ko |access-date=February 5, 2011 |archive-date=January 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116104441/http://artsnews.media.paran.com/news/57655 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201007090911161002 |title=Beast's Yoon Doojoon's first try in acting as 'lovers' with Gina's (previously in Five Girls) music video |work=Newsen |date=July 9, 2010 }}
Yoon debuted as an actor when he was cast in MBC's daily sitcom More Charming By The Day and All My Love.{{cite web |url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype2.htm?id=201010260100242910012216&ServiceDate=20101025 |title=BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I feel assured with Jo Kwon & Gain," revealing his thoughts on acting
|work=Sports Chosun |date=October 25, 2010 |language=ko}} On December 29, 2010, he was awarded with the Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for his performance.{{cite web |url=http://news.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201012292223141001 |title=Beast's Yoon Doojoon Wins Rookie Comedy Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards |work=Newsen |date=December 19, 2010 |access-date=December 30, 2010|language=ko}}
In 2013, he featured in spy action drama Iris II.{{cite web|url=http://www.e2news.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=68401|title=엠블랙 이준 "비스트 윤두준이 라이벌? 사실은…"|date=February 8, 2013|work=e2news.com|language=ko}} The same year, he starred tvN's slice-of-life drama Let's Eat.{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Grace Danbi|title=Posters for Yoon Du Jun's Drama Let's Eat Revealed|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/50352/lets-eat-releases-posters|website=enewsWorld|date=November 11, 2013}}
He reprised his role in the second season, Let's Eat 2 which aired in 2015.{{cite news|last1=Hong|first1=Soo Jung|title=Let′s Eat 2 Confirms Cast with B2ST′s Yoon Du Jun, Seo Hyun Jin and More|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/85836/lets-eat-2-confirms-cast-with-b2sts-yoon-du-jun-seo-hyung-jin-and-more|access-date=May 20, 2016|work=eNewsWorld|date=January 23, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/04/201_177411.html|title='Let's Eat' actors playing just the right roles|date=April 20, 2015|work=The Korea Times}} The same year, he starred in the MBC drama special Splash Splash Love.{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201512091726492649740_2|title= Yoon Doo-joon to appear in 'Pongdang Pongdang LOVE'|date=December 9, 2015|work=Kpop Herald}}
In 2018, Yoon starred in the romance drama Radio Romance.{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201711091604448380601_2|title=Yoon Doo-joon confirms lead role in 'Radio Romance'|date=November 9, 2017|work=Kpop Herald}} The same year, he reprised his role in the third season of the Let's Eat franchise.{{cite web|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004708995|title=[SBS Star] Yoon Du Jun to Return on 'Let's Eat Season 3' as the Male Lead|date=April 11, 2018|website=SBS News}}{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201807101612459111107_2|title=Yoon Doo-joon hints at 'Let's Eat 3: Begins'|date=July 10, 2018|website=Kpop Herald}}
On April 13, 2020, it was announced that he would be a part of the cast of TvN variety show, 4 Wheeled Restaurant.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001134221&viewType=pc|title='현지에서 먹힐까' 측 "윤두준, 국내편 출연 확정…편성은 미정" [공식입장]|date=April 13, 2020|website=Naver|language=ko}}
On July 27, 2020, Yoon released his first solo mini album, Daybreak.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-27 |title=손끝에 잡히지 않는 내 삶의 방향성, 윤두준 [Daybreak] |url=https://www.melon.com/musicstory/detail.htm?mstorySeq=10534 |website=Melon}}
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.”{{cite web|date=May 1, 2021|title=Highlight's Yoon Doojoon Confirmed To Star In New Drama|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1466747wpp/highlights-yoon-doojoon-confirmed-to-star-in-new-drama|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Soompi}}
Discography
{{For|Yoon's works with Highlight|Highlight discography}}
=Extended plays=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales |
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| scope="col" style="width:2.8em;font-size:90%;"| KOR {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T|title=Gaon Album Chart}}
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| scope="row" | Daybreak
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| 4 |
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
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| scope="col" rowspan="3" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| KOR |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|Circle Peak chart positions for singles as lead artist on Circle Digital Chart (formerly Gaon Digital Chart):
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|Hot
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| scope="row" | "Lonely Night"
| 2020 | 115 || 77 | Daybreak |
==Collaborations==
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! Year ! Title ! Artist ! Album | ||
| rowspan="2"| 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 |
==As featured artist==
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! Year ! Title ! Artist ! Album | |||
| rowspan="2"| 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 |
=Songwriting credits=
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| rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Album ! rowspan="2" |Artist ! rowspan="2" |Song ! colspan="2" |Lyrics ! colspan="2" |Music |
|---|
| Credited
!With !Credited !With |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| rowspan="2" | Beast Is the B2ST | rowspan="2" | 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 |
Filmography
= Film =
= Television series =
=Reality show=
= Variety shows =
=Hosting=
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| text-align:center;"
! 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{{cite web|url=http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170102000705|title=TV shows turn to conversation, introspection|date=January 2, 2017|work=The Korea Herald}} |
Awards and nominations
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Highlight}}
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref. |
| 2010
| Rookie Comedy Award | All My Love & More Charming By the Day | {{won}} |
| 2015
| tvN go Awards | Rising Actor Award | {{won}} | |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| rowspan="2"| tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy King | rowspan="2"| Let's Eat 2 | {{Nominated}} | |
| Best Kiss Award (with Seo Hyun-jin)
| {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Popularity Award - Actor | {{N/a}} | {{nominated}} | |
| KBS Drama Awards
| Best Couple Award (with Kim So-hyun) | {{nominated}} | |
References
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