Jaemin (Na Jae Min)
재민 나재민
NCT
- Birth Name: Na Jae Min (나재민)
- Stage Name: Jaemin (재민)
- Birthday: August 13, 2000 (23 yrs western, 25 Korean)
- Position: Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist
- Nationality: Korean
- Height: 179 cm (5'10″)
- Specialties: Piano, Dancing
- Unit: NCT Dream
- Music Companies: SM Entertainment, Avex Trax
Na Jae-min, better known by his stage name Jaemin is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is a member of the boy group NCT and its unit NCT DREAM.
He was born in Jeonju, South Korea. He grew up in Seoul and studied at Incheon Cheong-il Elementary School; he also attended at Incheon Haewon Middle School and went to School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).
Jaemin became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013, at the age of 13, after being street-casted by staff while handing out posters and collecting trash as a volunteer with his mom at an event.
Jaemin made his first appearance on broadcast on Exo 90:2014, a reality TV Show which starred fellow labelmate EXO, alongside other trainees. The show featured performances of songs of prominent 90s K-pop idols, as well as the recreation of music videos of songs from the era.
He was featured in several events, including SM Town Live World Tour IV since August 2014, before being formally introduced as a member of pre-debut training team SM Rookies on April 22, 2015.
In 2015, Jaemin appeared on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club as a Mouseketeer alongside other members of the SM Rookies team. The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015 and was hosted by senior labelmate Leeteuk of Super Junior.
On August 25, 2016, Jaemin was announced as a member of NCT and its third sub-unit, NCT Dream, alongside Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung. The group consisted of the then under-19 members of NCT, and made their official debut on August 24, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum".
On February 2, 2017, prior to the group's second release "My First", it was announced that Jaemin had been placed on hiatus to recover from a long-standing herniated disc. This hiatus continued on for the rest of the year.
Jaemin made his return as part of NCT 2018, a special project involving all 18 members of NCT at the time.
In April 2019, Jaemin made his acting debut as the role of Han Dae-gang, the male lead character, for JTBC's short web-drama "Method to Hate You", based on a popular webtoon of the same name.
In October 2020, Jaemin officially made his debut as a member of NCT U with the song "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" on M.Net's music broadcast show M Countdown. While he had participated in NCT U's special stage "Kick and Ride" in June 2020, this release marked his first official release with the unit.
