Xiah

Stage Name: 시아준수 / Xiah Junsu
Real name: Kim Jun Su (김준수)
Chinese Name: 金俊秀
Japanese Name: ジュンス (Junsu)
Profession: Singer, Actor
Birthdate: 1986-Dec-15 (registered on January 1, 1987)
Birthplace: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Bloodtype: B
Religion: Seventh Day Adventist
Instruments: Piano


Position: Vocal (Baritenor)
Age: 20/22 (Western/Korean)
Birth date: December 15, 1986
Birthplace : Kyung Gi Do
Education: 3rd year university student
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Games, singing, piano and soccer
Special Ability: Singing and dancing
6th Starlight Casting System (casted through here)
SBS Saturday's Here (KangTa, Moon HeeJun's Showdown of the Century) KangTa's Team - Lead Vocal

Born on December 15, 1986, he is a Sagittarius. Has the middle-high vocal part in the group. The group labels him as an innocent and bright boy. On the other hand, he makes a 180 degree change on stage and performs with great charisma. Maintains order and balance in the group when they face difficulty. Possibly because of his long 6 year training, he is very empathetic and thinks a lot about people's feelings. Plays the piano well and is very poetic -- he enjoys writing poems. One of his dreams in life is to have his writing published into a book. One of his motivations in his singing career is the unachieved dream of his mother, who once dreamed of being a star.

Xiah Junsu, who wanted to become an athlete

In our group, there is a member who gets support from girls who were former Miss Koreas. Why? Because Junsu's mom is a former Miss Korea. I guess Joonsu got his pretty and delicate looks from his mom. Junsu was known in his junior high years to be a good singer. In the morning gatherings, when Junsu sang the school song, it went through the speakers and was heard by the whole school. But Junsu wanted to be a athlete. He was in the baseball and soccer team and he stills likes sports now. But after he saw H.O.T on TV, his dream was to "sing on stage".

He has a twin brother, Junho.
He has sensitive teeth, and he says they hurt when he eats ice cream.

He has an older fraternal twin brother named Junho, known as Zuno. He was the first member to join TVXQ. Xiah auditioned for SM Entertainment with best friend Eunhyuk from Super Junior. Eunhyuk didn't make the audition that year, but Xiah made it. Xiah joined SM Entertainment at the age of eleven. His first contract with the company began February 12, 2000. In 2002 he appeared on a television show called "2002 Survival Audition" with Eunhyuk and Sungmin, which was judged by two members from H.O.T., Moon Hee Jun and Kangta. Kangta praised him highly, saying that he had potential as a lead vocalist. Xiah debuted with the group TVXQ, during a BoA and Britney Spears showcase.^[2] He chose Xiah to be his stage name, explaining that the name was short for "Asia", as Asia is pronounced "ah-shee-ah" in Korean. "Xiah" would be an implication of his desire to become not only a star in Korea, but also a star recognized all throughout the continent.^[2]

[edit] Musical career

In 2002, Xiah participated in the 6th Annual Starlight Casting System, which led him to be casted by SM Entertainment to take part in TVXQ.^[3] He also participated in Samsung's Anycall project, Anyband. The group consisted of label-mate BoA, Tablo of Epik High, and jazz pianist Jin Bora. The group has only released one single, "AnyBand".^[4][5][6] In 2006, he collaborated with label-mate Zhang Liyin, for her debut single "Timeless".^[7] Xiah wrote and composed "Nae Gyeote Sumsiur Su Ittdamyeon (White Lie)" (네 곁에 숨쉴 수 있다면), which was included on TVXQ's third studio album, "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.. For the Trick project, he composed his solo "Rainy Night".^[8] Xiah also wrote "Noeur.. Baraboda (Picture of You)" (노을..바라보다), which was featured in the group's fourth Korean album, Mirotic.^[9] For the Tohoshinki 4th Live Tour 2009: The Secret Code in Tokyo Dome, Xiah performed his self-composed song Xiahtic in Japanese. In January of 2010, Xiah started his stage musical career as the lead actor in the South Korean run of Mozart!.^[10]

After it was revealed that TVXQ would go on a indefinite hiatus in Japan, it was announced that Xiah would make a solo debut.^[11] He will release a double A-side single on May 26, 2010.^[11] A song that Xiah recorded titled "Kanashimi no Yukue" (悲しみのゆくえ, The Whereabouts of Sadness^?) will be used as the theme song for the Japanese drama 5nen Atono Love Letter (５年後のラブレター, Go-nen Atono Rabu Retā^?, A Love Letter, 5 Years From Now).^[12] In May 2010,there was also a teaser released,showing Xiah's self-composed song called "Intoxication".

[edit] Acting career

Xiah has appeared on two televised shows with TVXQ, Banjun Theater and Vacation.He also made a guest appearance in Family Outing. ^[13][14] He also played the main role in the Korean version of the musical "Mozart!", for which the performances he attended were all sold out.

• The word "funny" is attached to his face
  
• He's fond of oyaji gags (old man's jokes). It's a gag where you use words which sounds alike in a sentence. For example (this one is my favorite ^-^)

  "Oshiri ni pen pen borupen"

  "Pen pen" which is the sound of hitting "oshiri"/butt sounds like "borupen"/ballpen.
• He has a unique laugh that everyone loves (kya kya kya!)
• Speaking english makes him happy
• He laughs at his own jokes
• He has the most beautiful voice in TVXQ and also a good dancer (next to Yunho)
• Has sensitive teeth
• He gets bullied by the other members a lot
• He loves natto (fermented beans which is very sticky and it also stinks) and hitsumabushi
• He wrote "White Lies" for his first love
• He's a soccer freak
• He has a twin brother who is now beginning to make a name in the music industry
• He's messy when eating
• He composed "Rainy Night", and wrote the Korean lyrics for the song "Picture of You" by the Australian group called North. He called it "Neour... Baraboda (Afterglow)" or "Looking at the Sunset Glow"
• He likes to imitate anime characters specially the one in bleach
• To give you an idea of the level of his english language speaking ability... His frequently spoken english words are "okay", "who's that?", and "Oh my God!"
• He held a japanese lesson in a concert where he translated "long time no see" into Japanese. "Long time no see" in Japanese is supposed to be "o-hisashiburi desu" Junsus version on the other hand:

  long = nagai, time= jikan, no=dame, see=miru, no see=miruna

  Long time no see=Nagai Jikan Miruna! (It doensn't make sense)

  The fans exploded!
• He thought Mona Lisa has no clothes
• He has the worst fashion sense in TVXQ
• He does whatever he likes
• He won the rookie award for the musical Mozart
• During the Secret code tour he got injured and has to sing backstage while the other members are singing and dancing on stage. However he recovered before the Tokyo Dome Concert so he was able to sing and dance with the others
• Bestfriends with Hyukjae (Eunhyuk of Super Junior)
• Claims he's charismatic when he is not
• Famous for his butt
• Ony member without a double eyelid
• Special talent: he can imitate dolphin's voice
• In May 26, 2010 he released a solo single named "Xiah" with his hit song "Intoxication" under the label rhythm zone

Release	Title	Notes	Album
2006	"All Rise"	Sung live on TVXQ's first Korean live album.	1st Live Concert Rising Sun
	"Timeless" (Zhang Liyin feat. Xiah)	Zhang Liyin's debut single.	I Will
	"Beautiful Thing"	Insert song for the TVXQ-starring Korean drama Vacation.	"Vacation OST" (single)
	"Ne Gyeote Sumswil Su Issdamyeon (White Lie...) (네 곁에 숨쉴 수 있다면 (White Lie...))"	Solo song on TVXQ's third Korean album (versions C & D only).	"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.
2007	"My Page"	Sung live on TVXQ's second Korean live album.	2nd Asia Tour Concert "O"
2008	"Rainy Night"	Solo song on TVXQ's 19th Japanese single, part of Trick release project.	"If.../Rainy Night" (single)
2010	"Xiahtic"	Solo song on TVXQ's 29th Japanese single.	"Break Out!" (single)