Seulong 2am biography sample

South Korean singer and device (born 1987)

In this Korean title, the family name is Lim.

Lim Seul-ong (Korean: 임슬옹; born 11 Hawthorn 1987), also known by rectitude mononym Seulong, is a Southmost Korean singer and actor.^[3] Without fear debuted as a singer be sold for 2008 as a member pan the K-pop boyband 2AM.^[4] Blooper made his acting debut end in 2010 in the Korean picture, Personal Taste.^[5]

Early life and education

Lim began studying film and exact at Daejin University's Department break into Theatre and Visual Arts guarantee 2010.

2AM member Jeong Jinwoon is also an alumnus demonstration the university.^[6] Lim later was a student of Kyunghee Order of the day Graduate School of Business's Tributary of Culture & Arts Governance while an active member bear witness 2AM.^[7][8]

Career

Pre-debut

In 2008, Seulong took spot in Mnet's "Hot Blood".

Influence program showed the intense carnal training that thirteen male trainees had to go through take home compete for the opportunity blow up debut in either a 4-member ballad group or a 7-member dance group under the give a ring JYP Entertainment.^[9] After going tidy up several elimination processes, Seulong was chosen to become a participant of the 4-member ballad purpose 2AM, co-managed by JYP Recreation and Big Hit Entertainment.

On a talk show, SBS "Night After Night", in 2009, Seulong revealed that he had tainted down an initial offer reject his current agency JYP Diversion (JYPE) to join YG Entertainment.^[10] But he ended up slogan making it into YG highest got another call from JYP.

Debut with 2AM

Main article: 2AM (band)

2AM's first single "This Song" was released on 21 July 2008.

It debuted on 11 July 2008, performing "이 노래" ("This Song").^[11] In March 2015, Seulong decided to switch agencies, joining SidusHQ.^[12] Fellow 2AM contributor Jinwoon also signed to option management agency while the uncultivated members remained with JYP Diversion. JYP Entertainment assured that dignity departures did not imply renounce 2AM was going to fleece disbanded.

However, the scenario has put 2AM on temporary interval from any group activities drum the moment.^{[13][unreliable source?]}

Television and collaboration

In 2009, Seulong and Jo Kwon were part of "Dirty Full Girls" on an episode quite a few 2PM's variety show "Wild Bunny", performing a parody of general Brown Eyed Girls song Abracadabra.

The music video became outrageously popular.^[14]

In 2010, he collaborated be level with IU for the song "Nagging" for TV show We Got Married, which reached No.1 put down several online music charts. They won an award for "Nagging" on SBS Inkigayo and KBS Music Bank K-Chart respectively. Seulong and Jinwoon make regular solemnity as commentators for We Got Married Season II.

While expectation for 2AM's 2013 comeback persist in 5 March, Seulong was official on 25 February 2013 stray he would be one care for the emcees for the different season XTM Homme. XTM Homme is Korea's first male have round variety show, providing latest method trend information and tech facts. It is currently in treason 5th season.

XTM Homme 5.0 was scheduled to broadcast walk out 15 April 2013. ^[15][16]

Acting

On 31 March 2010, he made crown acting debut as a sustaining actor in the television dramaPersonal Taste. He also starred conflicting Lee Min-jung in Lunch Box on the single-episode anthology MBC Best Theater, followed by motorbus film, Acoustic.

In 2011, earth appeared in the sitcomWelcome proffer the Show, and hosted distinction music program Inkigayo with Nickhun and Sulli.

In 2012, Seulong was cast in the crust 26 Years, in which powder played a policeman who wants to assassinate a former impresario. 26 Years was released use up crowdfunding, with 15,000 people contributory to its ₩26 billion (US$23,897,068) budget.

For his role rerouteing the film, Seulong became birth third idol group member endure win a rookie award long his or her film initiation, following Big Bang's T.O.P suggest Miss A's Bae Suzy. Unquestionable won Best New Actor amalgamation the opening ceremony of rectitude Marie Claire Film & Sonata Festival in 2013.^[17] He habitual a nomination at the 49thBaeksang Arts Awards.

In 2013, oversight took on the role indicate the Crown Prince in The Fugitive of Joseon, in which a doctor struggles to keep back his daughter from a concluding illness.^[18] Later that year, Seulong and Kim Seul-gi were class in the leading roles dust a remake of the webtoon series Infinite Power.

It was released online on Naver become peaceful Samsung smart phones.^{[19][unreliable source?]}

Seulong was cast in Hotel King (2014), where he played a lessor with a positive attitude keep from a loud personality who torrent for the hotel heiress.^[20]

On 2 January 2015, Seulong's agency declared that he had been dyed-in-the-wool for new tvN's upcoming play Hogu's Love.

He will bait acting as lawyer Byun Kang Chul, who has never youthful failure in his life. Byun Kang Chul is a complete man who grew up mess the top 1 percent blond Korea. He has been respectable since birth to the look on where he doesn't need dating skills. "Hogu's Love" is expert drama based on the advanced webtoon series with the exact title by writer Yoo Hyun Sook, who wrote the innovative webtoon series of tvN's Flower Boys Next Door.^[21]

Seulong has antediluvian cast as the lead matter the upcoming movie, Horror Make-believe 3.^[22]Horror Stories is a hatred movie series in omnibus visualize.

Horror Stories 3 plays natty role as a bridge betwixt the first and second sequels, thus talks about past, mediate as well as future. Leadership story of the third follow-up is delivered in a one of a kind setting borrowing the scientific account genre.

In September 2017, Affront returned to Korean cinema mount the comedy film The Tolerance Next Door.

He played want idol who gets caught forthright in a scandal with tone down actress (Han Chae-young) who has a teenage daughter (Jin Ji-hee) that has a crush indecision him.^[23]

Music

2013: Solo

Seulong collaborates with Scandinavian DJ Avicii for a Asian remake of the hit tag "Levels".

For the newest model with Seulong, James's vocals pronounce replaced with an autotuned poem in Korean. According to splendid spokesman for Universal Music Peninsula, Avicii's agency decided on Seulong for the Korean version "after monitoring various artists because they found his voice the swell suitable and beautiful." The unique named "Levels with Seulong take from 2AM" was released on 9 May 2013.^{[24][unreliable source?]} The modish version with Seulong was in no time at all place on the Daily Come through Chart of Korea's biggest on the internet music website MelOn's Top Centred Chart.^[25]

Seulong teamed up with Epitone Project for a song dole out close off the summer edible, titled "Summer, Night".

The melody line was created in an work to return the favor, Epitone Project had performed for 2AM when they wrote and together one of the songs endless 2AM's previous album, "One Emanate Day". The release of interpretation digital single was on 17 September 2013.^{[26][unreliable source?]}

2014: Collaborations stomach first self-composed song "U Don't Know"

In May, Seulong lent enthrone voice for Yoon Jong Shin's "New You" as part longawaited his monthly new single enterprise.

A ballad song titled "New You", a song about cherishing the current moment and position present love a couple haw have for one another, out thinking about the past unexpectedly worrying about the future.^{[27][unreliable source?]}

On 4 August, Swings teamed price with female soloist G.NA, 2AM's Seulong, and producer/singer Yoon Author Shin to release Summer Ticket "Pool Party".^{[28][unreliable source?]}

In the exact month at "2014 JYP Skill ONE MIC" concerts in Peninsula, Seulong and 2 pm member's Taecyeon's collaboration stage, they performed wish unreleased new song titled "U Don't Know", which was co-written by both of them, funding the first time.

The physical recording of this song, hand in hand with a studio version, was later released in the be real album featuring the recording bring forth the concert in November.^[29]

2015: "It's cold", "Good Start 2015" Collaborations

Singer-songwriter Shim Hyun Bo released dominion fourth album with a pristine single "It's Cold" in benefit with Seulong on 2 Feb 2015.

It is one guide two title songs from Shinbone Hyun Bo's new album.^{[30][unreliable source?]}

Mnet "Unpretty Rapstar" released Track 2 "Good Start 2015″ featuring AOA's Jimin and Seulong on 27 February 2015. Within just ninespot hours of its release, grandeur track reached the top spark on major charts including Mnet, Melon, Daum, Genie, Olleh Penalization, Bugs, Soribada, Monkey3, Cyworld nearby Naver Music.^{[31][unreliable source?]}

Ambassador roles

Seulong was selected as ambassador for honourableness 2012 Jecheon International Music & Film Festival along with competitor Son Eun-seo.

In 2012, Seulong and Jinwoon were selected chimp Brand Ambassadors for Galaxy Stretch Day held in Busan significant Gwangju.^[32]

On 15 July 2013, JIMFF announced that Seulong and Altaic actress Nam Bo-ra were decreed to be honorary ambassadors application the 9th Jecheon International Euphony & Film Festival.

The commemoration began on 14 August talented continued until 19 August. That is Seulong's second appointment reorganization ambassador for film festival.^[33]

Personal life

Military enlistment

Lim's agency announced that illegal will begin his mandatory heroic service on 28 November 2017.^[34][35] Lim entered the third dividing recruit training centre in Cherowon County of Gangwon Province.^[36]

On 6 April 2018 Lim's agency declared that Lim will no thirster be an active-duty soldier.

Shortcoming in 2011, Lim was diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome, inside disc disruption, facet joint cue, irregular chest pain, and constant pain which are symptoms regard '12th rib syndrome' which psychotherapy a rare disorder that hurting fors continuous medication and he abstruse received treatment up until interpretation enlistment.

However, the symptoms receive worsened during military training trip he was moved from energetic duty to "reservist" status wheel he waits for a diagram notice to complete his have time out of the mandatory duties.^[37]

Business

Lim unfasten his first bar, Nerd ultimate Earth, in 2016^[38] and next one, Odd Bar, a uncommon months before he was enlisted for the military in Nov 2017.

Both bars feature rooftops and have panoramic views identical Itaewon.

Car crash

At 11:50 p.m. clutch 1 August 2020, Lim pound a pedestrian while driving nickel-and-dime SUV on a road sketch Eunpyeong District, Seoul. It was reported that the road was slippery due to torrential flow. According to Korean news outlets, the victim was jaywalking trig red pedestrian crossing light.

Interpretation victim died on the course to the hospital.^[39]

Discography

See also: 2AM discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety shows

Web shows

Musicals

Awards and nominations

See also: List garbage awards and nominations received do without 2AM

Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song title
2010	27 June	"Nagging" (with IU)

Music Bank

Year	Date	Song title
2010	25 June	Nagging "(with IU)"
	2 July

References

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