1. Jung Yunho, better known by his stage name U-Know Yunho or simply U-Know, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ.
34 Facts About Yunho
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Fluent in Korean and Japanese, Yunho has released chart-topping albums throughout Asia as a member of TVXQ.
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Several members of Yunho's family worked in the legal industry, and Yunho's own childhood dream was to be a prosecutor.
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Yunho spent most of his high school vacations in Seoul training and only returned to Gwangju for school.
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Sometime later, Yunho suffered a hormonal imbalance in his throat and underwent surgery, which affected his vocal cords.
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In late 2001, at the age of fifteen, Yunho was featured as a rapper and backup dancer in Dana's debut single "Diamond", and briefly toured with her.
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In 2002, Yunho was selected to be a backup dancer for Shinhwa and was chosen to be part of the project boy band Four Seasons, which consisted of fellow trainees Kim Jae-joong, Kim Hee-chul, and Kangin.
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On May 3,2019, Yunho announced plans to release his first solo Korean-language album.
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On December 17,2020, Yunho announced that he would make his comeback in January 2021.
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Yunho's second extended play, Noir, was released on January 18,2021, alongside its lead single "Thank U".
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On February 9,2022, Yunho released his second Japanese extended play You Go Ahead.
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Yunho had brief acting cameos on the first few years of his career.
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Yunho appeared in the MBC sitcom Nonstop 4, and participated in the television drama Vacation and movie Dating on Earth starring all of the members of TVXQ.
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Yunho made his official acting debut in 2009, playing the male lead in romantic comedy series Heading to the Ground.
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From September to December 2010, Yunho starred in his first musical, a remake of the South Korean television drama Goong.
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From November 2012 to January 2013, Yunho starred in his second musical Gwanghwamun Sonata, a story set in South Korea during the democratic movement in the 1980s.
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In 2012, Yunho starred in melodrama King of Ambition, playing a wealthy heir with ice hockey skills.
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Yunho's performance earned him a People's Choice award at the 2013 Seoul International Drama Awards.
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In 2014, Yunho starred in the historical action drama Diary of a Night Watchman, playing a swordsman.
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Yunho was widely praised for his acting, managing fierce action scenes and effectively portraying the delicate emotions of his character.
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In May 2017, Yunho was confirmed to star in Orion Cinema Network's upcoming romantic mystery drama, Meloholic.
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In 2023, Yunho starred mini series "RACE" playing a company CEO as Seo Dong Hoon.
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Yunho has been given the name "K-pop's dancing king" by critics.
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Yunho was the only Asian performer invited to Michael Jackson's tribute concert This Is It, and performed in the Korean leg.
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Yunho trained in Los Angeles and Las Vegas with Genevieve Gleary, Morris Pleasure, and others who once worked closely with Jackson.
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In 2014, Yunho was named honorary ambassador of National Assembly Library.
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On September 2,2021, Yunho was cleared of criminal charges and paid a small fine for his curfew violation.
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Yunho was a member of an anti-TVXQ website for over two years.
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Yunho contacted the police and requested to not press charges against Ko in spite of the potentially severe consequences of what she did.
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Yunho was inducted into the Republic of Korea Armed Forces on July 21,2015.
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Yunho received five weeks of basic training at Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, and was the leader of his squad.
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Yunho was honored as a Special Warrior on May 9,2016.
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Yunho was honorably discharged from service on April 20,2017.
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On March 7,2022, Yunho donated 50 million won to the Community Chest of Korea for Fruit of Love to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.