Kim Jae Hwan

Kim Jae-hwan (, born May 27, 1996), known mononymously as Jaehwan , 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. 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 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. 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. He made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated.

After the show, Kim became a trainee under The Music Works and was selected to be one of the four members of ShelRock , a "hybrid rock" band produced by singer Baek Ji-young. efn-ua|Excerpt: 셜록은 '미남 테란' 민찬기를 포함해, 리더 이재, 매튜, 재환까지 4명으로 구성 된 하이브리드 록밴드다. Rough translation: ShelRock is a hybrid band with four members: Min Chin-ki, Leader EJ, Matthew, and Jae-hwan. They even made an appearance on Yang Song E's music video for her debut single "Smiling Goodbye" . Unfortunately, in August 2015, debut plans fell through, and ShelRock disbanded. Kim eventually left The Music Works. In the next round, he challenged Lena Park with a cover of Park's "Sorry" but did not win, eliminating him as a contestant. He quickly garnered attention for his strong vocal skills during the first round, where he performed Super Junior's "Sorry, Sorry". He continued to impress the audiences in his subsequent performances, especially during the performance of "Never", which was written by Hui, E'Dawn, and Wooseok and produced by Hui with Flow Blow. This led to Kim finishing fourth in the finale with 1,051,735 votes and securing him a spot in Wanna One.

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). 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.

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.

2019–2022: Solo debut In 2019, Kim signed with Swing Entertainment, which previously managed Wanna One. Kim's debut extended play, Another, accompanied with the title track "Begin Again", was released on May 20, 2019. His second extended play, Moment, accompanied with the double title tracks "The Time I Need" and "Nuna", was released on December 12, 2019.

On April 7, 2021, Kim released his third extended play Change, accompanied with the title track "I Wouldn't Look For You".

On December 27, 2021, Kim released his fourth extended play The Letter, accompanied with the title track "Unforgettable".

On June 5, 2022, Kim released the digital single "Snail".

On July 13, 2022, Kim released "Delete", a cover of the song by Lee Seung-gi, as part of the Additional Memory Project.

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.

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.

In February 2023, Kim collaborated with Park Woo-jin on the song "Self-Portrait", which was released on February 15. On March 20, 2023, Kim released his single "Spring Breeze".

On June 20, 2023, Kim released his sixth mini album J.A.M. (Journey Above Music).

On September 21, 2023, it was announced that WakeOne will handle all Kim's activities.

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.

Discography

Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Another Released: May 20, 2019 Label: Swing Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 KOR: 104,293 Moment Released: December 12, 2019 Label: Swing Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 KOR: 66,228 The Letter Released: December 27, 2021 Label: Swing Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 KOR: 30,880 Empty Dream Released: September 5, 2022 Label: Swing Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 7 KOR: 37,656 J.A.M. (Journey Above Music) Released: June 20, 2023 Label: Swing Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 11 KOR: 43,186 I Adore Released: May 8, 2024 Label: WakeOne Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 13 KOR: 33,218

Single albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Ponytail Released: January 24, 2024 Label: Swing Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 KOR: 32,630

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKOR KORHot "Begin Again" 2019 31 13 Another "The Time I Need" 107 — Moment "Nuna" — — "Goodbye" 2020 27 33 "I'm Not Okay" 63 75 "I Wouldn't Look for You" 2021 90 — Change "Burned All Black" 110 — "Unforgettable" 59 — The Letter "Snail" 2022 91 — "Back Then" 82 — Empty Dream "Spring Breeze" 2023 199 — Spring Breeze and J.A.M. (Journey Above Music) "Lucky!" 152 — J.A.M. (Journey Above Music) "Ponytail" 2024 109 — Ponytail and I Adore "Amaid" 130 — I Adore "I'll Be There" 2026 — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR — — Jojo Comics OST "Be My Wind" 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 "Sorry" —Vocal War: God's Voice (Part 1) "Rebecca" 2019 —Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man 3 "Delete" 2022 160Additional Memory Project "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer "Love You Still" 2019 Kim Jae-hwan Another "My Star" "Begin Again" "Blow Me" "Designer" "Melodrama" "Strange" Park Ji-hoon 360 "The Time I Need" Kim Jae-hwan Moment "After Party" "Nuna" "Who Am I" "Paradise" Kim Jae-hwan "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" "Pray" "Get Angsty" "My Flower" "I Wouldn't Look For You" "Lululala" "Winter Fairy Tale" The Letter "Unforgettable" "Voice Of A Star" "We Are Never Meant To Be Again" "Super Mario" "Answer Me" 2022 Empty Dream "Oasis" "Back Then" "Goodbye Morning" "Out Of Line" "Love Strike" "Ponytail" 2024 Ponytail and I Adore

Filmography Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2012Korea's Got Talent 2ContestantSemifinalist Immortal Songs: Singing the LegendPerformerEp. 401, 403, 419 2020Law of the Jungle in PalawanCast memberEp. 411-415 My Music Teacher, Mingalabar TelegnaPilot Episode A Good Day To Go To Market2020–2021Life Album – Yesterday Host 2021Immortal Songs: Singing the LegendPerformerEp. 491, 496–497 Singstay Host Season 3 2022 legendfestivalParticipant Great Seoul Invasion Consultant Show! Music Core Special host June 11, 2022 Sports Golden Bell Contestant Chuseok Special 2023 Boys Planet Star master Ep. 11 R U Next? Coach 2024 Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival Judge

Web shows

Radio shows Year Title Role Note 2021–2022 Listen DJ September 5, 2021 – July 2022 2022 Idol Radio Season 2 Temporary DJ July 11 and July 14

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Organization Year Category Recipient Result APAN Music Awards 2021 APAN Choice Award – Best Vocalist Kim Jae-hwan Asia Artist Awards 2019 StarNews Popularity Award 2021 Male Solo Singer Popularity Award Genie Music Awards 2019 Rookie of the Year Next Generation Star Golden Disc Awards 2020 Album Bonsang Another Popularity Award Kim Jae-hwan Rookie of the Year Next Generation Artist K-Global Heart Dream Awards 2023 K-Global Best Vocal award Melon Music Awards 2019 Hot Trend Award Mnet Asian Music Awards 2019 Best New Male Artist Best Vocal Performance – SoloBegin Again Song of the Year Seoul Music Awards 2019 Ballad Award 2020 Main Prize Kim Jae-hwan Ballad Award Goodbye Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2019 Main Prize (Bonsang) Another 2020 New K-Wave Voice Kim Jae-hwan