1. Koo Jun-yup, known by his stage name DJ Koo, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and DJ.
35 Facts About Koo Jun-yup
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Koo Jun-yup's parents divorced when he was eleven years old.
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Koo Jun-yup went to Seoul Sinjung Elementary School and Seocho Middle School.
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Koo Jun-yup attended Kyunggi High School, where he met fellow CLON member Kang Won-rae.
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Koo Jun-yup graduated from Kyungnam University with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Design.
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In 1991, Koo Jun-yup enlisted for his two-year mandatory military service and began to serve in the army.
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Koo Jun-yup was selected as the "Best-Dressed Male Celebrity" by Taiwanese designers.
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The management company asked Koo Jun-yup to go solo and take advantage of his popularity, but he refused.
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Koo Jun-yup took a long hiatus from his musical career to take care of his best friend till Kang was able to sit in a wheelchair on his own.
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In December 2003, Koo Jun-yup was invited as one of the Korean performers at the 5th Korea-China Song Festival, hosted by KBS and China's CCTV and performed "Escape" and "Kungtari Shabara".
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In 2005, Koo Jun-yup reunited with Kang Won-Rae and released their fifth album, Victory, with "My Dear Love, Song" as its lead track.
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In 2006, Koo Jun-yup held a performance under the title of "Call me DJ KOO" at a club in Gangnam.
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In December 2008, Koo Jun-yup held "DJ Koo Jun-yup with Friends" live concert with veteran singers Kim Gun-mo and Park Mi-kyung.
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In 2008 and 2009, Koo Jun-yup was invited as one of the performers at the Korea-China Song Festival where he sang his hit song "Let Me".
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Koo Jun-yup has not only contributed to introducing EDM to the Korean fans but producing his own music.
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Koo Jun-yup, who caused a tecktonik craze with his last album I'm DJ KOO, made shuffle dance a national dance this time following tecktonik.
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Koo Jun-yup released his new digital single "Music Makes One" which he produced for the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
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In December 2011, Koo Jun-yup held his live concert "Christmas Eve Dance Party with DJ Koo Jun-yup".
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Koo Jun-yup was invited as a special guest at Mnet's "M Countdown Nihao Taiwan", held at the Taipei Arena.
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Koo Jun-yup performed at the 2013 Asian Song Festival and attended the 2013 Style Icon Awards.
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Between 2011 and 2014, Koo Jun-yup performed at the Ultra Music Festival, world's biggest EDM festival which takes place in Miami, Florida each year.
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Koo Jun-yup is recognized as the DJ that represents Korea.
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In 2014, Koo Jun-yup was featured in singer IU's cover version of Clon's 1996 hit song "Kungtari Shabara", titled "Boom Ladi Dadi", alongside Kang Won-rae.
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Koo Jun-yup performed at Ultra Korea from 2012 to 2019 at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
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In 2017, Koo Jun-yup reunited with Kang for CLON's 20th anniversary album titled, We Are.
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In 2018, Koo Jun-yup was appointed as the music director for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
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In 2020 and 2021, Koo Jun-yup played at the Seoul World DJ Festival which were held online both years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Koo Jun-yup performed at a top club in Taipei where he played his own remixed versions of Clon's hit songs "Bing Bing Bing" and "First Love".
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Koo Jun-yup made his acting debut in 2002 through television series Age of Innocence followed by April Kiss.
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Koo Jun-yup appeared in the movie Demilitarized Zone and made cameo appearances in television series Dream High and Kill Me, Heal Me.
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Koo Jun-yup first met Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu in August 1997 when he was invited to Taiwan as a concert guest.
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In 2021, Koo Jun-yup launched his own fashion label "Uncle Bald".
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Koo Jun-yup released his artwork through NFT for the first time in 2021 and it sold out in 17 minutes.
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In 2022, Koo Jun-yup published a limited edition NFT artwork in partnership with Kakao Ground X Clip Drops which sold out in 7 seconds.
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In 2010, Koo Jun-yup released his debut book on Korean club culture titled DJ Koo Jun-yup's Power Club.