Na Jae-min
Na Jae-min (Korean: 나재민; born August 13, 2000), professionally known as Jaemin, is a South Korean singer, dancer, rapper and actor. After training for three years, Jaemin debuted in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy group NCT[1] through the sub-unit NCT Dream,[2] which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea.
In this Korean name, the family name is Na.
Na Jae-min
August 13, 2000
- Singer
- dancer
- rapper
- actor
2014–present
- Vocals
Na Jae-min
Na Chaemin
Jaemin made his debut in the acting scene, starring in the web series Method to Hate You (2019).
Early life[edit]
Na Jaemin was born in Jeonju, South Korea on August 13, 2000.[3] He grew up in Seoul and studied at Incheon Cheong-il Elementary School; he also attended at Incheon Haewon Middle School and went to School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).[3][4]
Jaemin became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013,[5] at the age of 13, after being street-cast by staff while handing out posters and collecting trash as a volunteer with his mother at an event.[6]
Career[edit]
2014–2016: Pre-debut activities[edit]
In 2014, Jaemin began featuring in several events with SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team, SM Rookies.[7] In August 2014, he participated in the SM Town Live World Tour IV with SM Rookies and appeared in several SM Rookies videos. In October 2014, he made his first broadcast appearance on Exo 90:2014, a reality television show starring labelmate Exo, alongside fellow NCT members, where they danced to K-pop songs from the 1990s.[8]
On April 22, 2015, Jaemin was officially announced as a member of SM Rookies.[9] On July 9, he with fellow rookies were also announced as a "Mouseketeers" on the Korean revival of The Mickey Mouse Club, which would be aired on Disney Channel Korea.[10] The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015 and was hosted by Leeteuk of Super Junior.[11]
Philanthropy[edit]
In November 2018, Jaemin joined UNICEF Korea Special Representative, Siwon Choi in Vietnam for UNICEF's World Children's Day celebration campaign against school violence.[30] In March 2019, Jaemin attended UNICEF Korea committee's event "For Every Child" as a youth representative, meeting with Queen Mathilde of Belgium and former President of International Criminal Court Song Sang-hyun.[31][32] In May of the same year, Jaemin, along with fellow NCT Dream member Jeno, visited children living in slums in Indonesia with South Korea-based non-governmental organization Good Neighbors.[33]