- Debut
- 199403.09
- Birthday
- 10.231971
- Genre
- Hip-hop · R&B
Basic info
Jinu is a singer who debuted as a solo artist in 1994 and then performed in the hip-hop duo Jinusean. His signature song is his solo debut song 〈나는 캡이었어〉.
- Debut
- March 9, 1994 · Debut song 나는 캡이었어
- Birthday
- October 23, 1971
- Years active
- 1994–
- Genre
- Hip-hop · R&B
- Real name
- 김진우
- Debut reference
- Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.
걸어온 길
He is a Korean American born in the United States. He made his solo debut in March 1994 with 《김진우 1집》 and his self-written song 〈나는 캡이었어〉.
His solo album did not get much response. Afterwards, at Yang Hyun-suk's suggestion, he formed the hip-hop duo Jinusean with Sean.
He debuted as part of Jinusean in 1997 and had hits such as 〈말해줘〉, 〈A-yo!〉 and 〈전화번호〉. After a long break from 2004, he released the Jinusean single 〈한번 더 말해줘〉 in April 2015.
During his hiatus he handled overseas business at YG Entertainment. In 2015 he took part as a producer on Mnet's 〈Show Me the Money 4〉.
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Key records and stories
- In March 1994 he released the solo album 《김진우 1집》.
- He debuted at YG Entertainment in 1997 as Jinusean together with Sean.
- He worked at YG Entertainment as a director in charge of overseas business, among other duties.
- In 2015 he took part as a producer on Mnet's 〈Show Me the Money 4〉.
- His Korean name is Kim Jin-woo.
- On 〈Show Me the Money 4〉 he was a producer for Team YG together with Sean and Tablo.
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Lexy — Photo: 와사비콘텐츠 · CC BY 2.0 kr · Wikimedia Commons
Loco — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Gray — Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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