Jun (Chinese entertainer)

Wen Junhui (Chinese: 文俊辉; born 10 June 1996), also known by his stage name Jun (Korean: 준), is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actor based in South Korea and China. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its performance team.

Before debuting as a member of Seventeen, Jun was a child actor who starred in multiple films including The Pye Dog (2007), for which he won the 2nd Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Actor Silver Award, and The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010). In 2023, Jun returned to acting with a lead role in iQIYI's Exclusive Fairytale.

Alongside his work with Seventeen, he has released multiple songs in his native language, including "Limbo" and "Psycho", the former of which garnered him an award at the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards for New Singer-Songwriter of the Year.

Career

1998–2015: Career beginnings

In 1998, Jun began his acting career at the age of two when he was cast in his first commercial. He has appeared in numerous television series, including Dragon Laws (特警飞龙) at the age of five. In 2007, he starred alongside Eason Chan in the film The Pye Dog, for which he won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's Best New Performer Silver Award. He was also nominated for the Best New Performer Award of the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2008 for the same film. In 2010, he played the young Ip Man in The Legend Is Born: Ip Man. In 2014, he was cast in the Chinese web drama Intouchable.

2015–present: Debut with Seventeen

In October 2012, Jun moved to South Korea to undergo training under Pledis Entertainment. From 2013 to 2015, he appeared on Seventeen TV and Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan as a trainee alongside the future members of his band. His training period involved rigorous practice and preparation, in which he developed his skills in dancing and singing. He debuted as a member of Seventeen on 26 May 2015 under the stage name Jun. The group's first EP 17 Carat was released three days later, on 29 May 2015.

In 2018, Jun and group member The8 participated in the Chinese music reality show Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音战纪). Jun won the first solo stage competition on the show with his performance of "Wo Ming Bai" (我明白), a Chinese cover of Seventeen's "Thanks", for which he wrote the lyrics. From October to December 2018, he co-hosted the Chinese music ranking show called Yo! Bang (由你音乐榜样).

On 12 August 2024, it was announced that Jun would be taking a break from group activities in South Korea in favour of acting activities in China ahead of the group's scheduled performance at Lollapalooza Berlin in early September, music show performances for the 12th mini album Spill the Feels, and the Right Here World Tour.

2018–present: Solo career and other ventures

Jun released his first solo song and special single album Can You Sit By My Side (能不能坐在我身旁), which he co-wrote lyrics for, on 14 December 2018. In July 2019, he filmed a music video for the NetEase mobile game A Dream of Jianghu (一梦江湖). In 2020, he participated in the soundtrack of The King: Eternal Monarch with the song "Dream" in Chinese.

On 5 February 2021, Jun released the single "Crow" (乌鸦); it was later repackaged onto his second single album Silent Boarding Gate (寂寞号登机口) released on 14 February. His single "Crow" entered the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart at number 14 after less than one week of its release, marking Jun's debut as a solo artist on the Billboard charts.

On 23 September 2022, Jun released his third digital single "Limbo" with two versions in Korean and Chinese. In China, he sold 29,000 copies of the digital album containing both tracks on QQ Music within the first week of release. The Korean version peaked at 26 on the Bugs Real-Time chart and became his first song to chart on the platform. On Melon, the track entered the daily chart for 23 September at 723, an improvement from "Crow" which had ranked at 948. On the Melon latest 24h (1 week) chart, "Limbo" (Korean Ver.) peaked at 14.

Jun made an acting comeback as the male lead in the 2023 drama, Exclusive Fairytale (独家童话). He won the Rising Star of the Year Award at the 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards during the Busan International Film Festival.

On 4 July 2023, Jun released his fourth digital single "Psycho". On 9 July, he attended the Tencent Music Awards, where he won the "New Singer-Songwriter of the Year" award, and performed both as a solo artist, presenting stages of "Psycho" and "Limbo", and as a member of Seventeen.

On 18 January 2025, it was announced that Jun had starred in and completed work on Jackie Chan's latest film The Shadow's Edge alongside Tony Leung Ka-fai, Zhang Zifeng and Ci Sha, with Jun playing Hu Feng, one of the villainous members in the film.

Ambassadorships

In February 2024, Jun was announced by iTravel Shenzhen as a travel ambassador for Shenzhen, his hometown. In April, he was announced as the ambassador for skincare brand Filorga. In May, he was announced as the ambassador for bubble tea brand ChaPanda.

Personal life

Jun grew up with his parents and a younger brother in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. He attended Buji Senior High School during his education years. He learned wushu since he was young, dreaming of becoming a martial arts actor like Jackie Chan. He also plays the piano and has performed arrangements of Seventeen's songs.

His looks have garnered him the nicknames of "The Miracle of Mainland" (大陸の奇跡) in Japan and "Big Beauty" (大漂亮) in China. He is also known to fans as the "Little Prince of Shenzhen Metro" (深圳地铁小王子) because a series of public service announcements he filmed for the Shenzhen Metro in middle school are still being aired on certain trains.