Kim Nam-joo

Kim Nam-joo (; born April 15, 1995), also known mononymously as Namjoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Apink. She made her solo debut on September 7, 2020, with her first single album Bird.

Career Pre-debut Before debuting with Apink, she starred in a 2003 LG Electronics commercial at 6, and in 2007 TV commercial at age 13.

2011–present: Apink

Kim joined Cube Entertainment through the 2010 Cube Party auditions, subsequently transferring to its then-independent label A Cube Entertainment (now IST Entertainment), and was one of the last Apink members to be introduced before the group's debut. Kim debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know" and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 21, 2011. She is also one of the two members of Apink's sub-unit PINK BnN along with Yoon Bo-mi.

On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Kim did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of the group. On the same day, Kim signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.

2015–present: Solo activities In September 2015, she was cast in Naver TV's 8-episode web series Investigator Alice, where she portrayed detective Chun Yeon-joo. She reprised her role in its second season, in 2016.

In March 2015, Kim joined MBC's Tutoring Across Generations in place of Lee Tae-im, but the show got cancelled on April 2 after episode 21 due to falling ratings. Kim with fellow member Yoon Bo-mi appeared on Sugar Man as PINK BnN on October 20, 2015. In 2016, Kim and Apink co-member Yoon Bo-mi became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2. In the December 27 broadcast of King of Mask Singer, it was revealed that Kim was behind the mask "Good Daughter Shim Cheong".

Between 2017 and 2018, Kim played the role of detective Oh Jin-kyung in Naver TV's Bad Boy Detectives, once again collaborating with the team behind Investigator Alice.

In October 2017, Kim was cast in the lead role of Juliet Capulet in Sungkyunkwan University's production of Romeo and Juliet.

On September 7, 2020, Kim made her solo debut with her first single album Bird.

On May 24, 2022, musical producer Shinswave announced that Kim would be making her musical debut with popular stage show, Midnight Sun, as the female lead. To promote the musical, she collaborated with stage member, Onew, to release "A Melody Called You" , as well as the solo song, "Will Such A Day Come? ".

Other works Kim alongside groupmate Jung Eun-ji and Jang Hyun-seung, former member of Beast, released the single "A Year Ago" from the project A Cube For Season #White on January 3, 2013, to commemorate the success of their respective groups.

In 2014, she performed "Seoul Lonely" with the hip-hop trio Phantom on several music programs.

On June 2, 2015, she released a duet with BtoB's Yook Sung-jae entitled "Photograph", as part of Cube Entertainment's project single album A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2.

Personal life Kim attended Seoul Performing Arts High School along with fellow Apink members Son Na-eun, Oh Ha-young, and former member Hong Yoo-kyung. She graduated in February 2014. In 2015, Kim was accepted to Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Performance Arts.

Discography

Single albums + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Bird Released: September 7, 2020 Label: Play M Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 8 KOR: 9,061 Bad Released: March 18, 2024 Label: Choi Creative Lab Formats: CD, digital download 14 KOR: 10,409

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR As lead artist "Bird" 2020 — Bird "Bad" 2024 — Bad Collaborations "A Year Ago" 2013 13 KOR: 300,616+ Acube For Season #White "Photograph" 2015 29 KOR: 115,083 Acube For Season #Blue As featured artist "Sweet Now" 2015 — Dalda Soundtrack appearances "The Magic" 2015 — Tom Little and The Magic Mirror OST "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day" 2017 89 KOR: 28,346+ Merry Summer "I Pray 4 You" 2017 – School 2017 OST "Shake" — Deep OST "Stay With Me" 2019 — I Wanna Hear Your Song OST "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography Music videos Year Title Director 2020 "Bird" Minjun Lee, Hayoung Lee(MOSWANTD) "Bird" KOINRUSH 2024 "Bad" 88 Gymnastic Heroes(KEEPUSWEIRD)

Filmography Web series Year Title Role Notes 2015–2016 Investigator Alice Chun Yeon-joo Lead role; 2 seasons 2022 Because It's My First New House Host

Musical theatre Year Title Role 2017 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Capulet