After making a strong debut
on Dream High 2
and with their debut album, ‘BOUNCE‘,
JJ Project
is jam-packed with skills acquired through JYPE’s long practice hours and
rigorous training.
JB (Lim
Jae Beom, 19), and Jr. (Park Jin Young, 19)
were the winners of the 5th
JYPE Audition back in 2009. But with their skills and idol-like
images, the duo were already being recognized and garnered a tight fan-base
even before their debut.
Jr., the younger one of the group commented,”In 2009, during summer break, we auditioned for the 5th JYPE Audition. Me and JB hyung auditioned together and placed 1st. And from then, hyung and I officially started getting trained and working as singers.”
Even as a rookie, Jr. showed phenomenal acting skills in
Dream High 2, playing a lovable character with a southern Korean accent. In
addition, his dancing skills caught the public’s eye during Dream High 2. Even After
School‘s dancing machine leader, Kahi, admitted that she fell in
love with Jr.’s dancing.
JB, the older of the group said, “[Since the audition,]
we took language and dancing lessons for 2 years. We’re learning Japanese and
Chinese, but I don’t think we are up to a high level yet. I think we need to
work on it a bit more since the words are so foreign to us.”
From the start, JB and Jr. bears the burden of having the
same names as the legendary singer, Lim Jae Beom, and a singer-producer, Park
Jin Young. And because of that, the public are expecting great things to happen
in the near future.
“There is no meaning behind it. Our real names are
Park Jin Young and Lim Jae Beom. But since we are rookies, we won’t have our
own original colors. So we just combined our first initials, J and J,” JB
said.
Jr. added, “You can think of us as like a continuously
evolving project team rather than a unit team. Being given the same names as
legends can be considered as a fate or homework. We have to work harder if we
want to live up to the name. It’s intimidating, but I want to grow and become
like J.Y. Park and Lim Jae Beom.”
JB revealed that many successful artistis and groups of
JYPE were the biggest supporters and promoters for the JJ Project. Not only did
CEO JYP give advice, but artists such as Se7en*, 2PM, 2AM,
MissA, and Wonder Girls passed on their share of experience and
knowledge to the rookie duo.
He commented, “The seniors taught us a lot. As
singers, and even as life mentors, they gave us a lot of advices. I think 2PM’s
Junho hyung and Taekyeon hyung worries the most. So I think we have to work
harder”
Source & Photo: Nate
*Note, Se7en is signed to YG Entertainment, not JYP
Entertainment.
( cr : AllKpop )
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