JBJ95

JBJ95 (Korean: 제이비제이구오) is a South Korean duo consisting of Kenta Takada and Kim Sang-gyun. JBJ95 debuted on October 30, 2018 with the single Home.^[1]

JBJ95
JBJ95 at Starfield in Goyang, March 2019
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop Dance-pop
Years active	2018 (2018)–present
Labels	Star Road
Members	Kenta Sanggyun
Website	www.jbj95.com

History

2018: Formation and debut

JBJ95 in October 2018

Shortly after JBJ disbanded, it was revealed that Sanggyun and Kenta would continue to collaborate, starring together in a web drama produced jointly by Star Road Entertainment and SBS called Barefoot Diva (Korean: 맨발의 디바).^[2] Both Sanggyun and Kenta also released a song called Picture for the Barefoot Diva: OST album.^[3]

During a joint fan-meeting held in Seoul on July 7, 2018, Sanggyun and Kenta announced that they would be forming a permanent duo, with its name yet to be decided.^[4] On August 17, the duo officially revealed their name, JBJ95, a title which commemorates JBJ while also referring to their mutual birth year of 1995.^[5]

JBJ95 held their debut showcase on October 30, 2018, following the release of their first EP entitled Home.^[6]

2019–2020: Awake, Spark, digital single "Only One", and Jasmin

On March 10, 2019, it was announced that Sanggyun had exited Hunus Entertainment and signed an exclusive contract with Star Road Entertainment, making JBJ95 exclusively managed by Star Road.^[7] Their second EP, Awake, was released on March 26, 2019 at a Seoul Showcase.^[8] Following promotions for the EP, it was announced that Sanggyun was cast in an upcoming KBS drama called Let Me Hear Your Song, set to broadcast in July 2019.^[9]

On August 6, 2019, JBJ95 released their third EP, Spark, with the title track of the same name. They released a digital single "Only One" on December 6, 2019.

On October 28, 2020, JBJ95 released their fourth EP, Jasmin, with the title track of the same name.^[10]

2021–present: Lawsuit, Japan activities, Love Countdown

On April 14, 2021, JBJ95 announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against Star Road Entertainment to terminate their contracts, citing lack of management and payment issues.^[11]

In August 2022, the duo began promoting in Japan under the name KENTA・SANGGYUN after opening a new Twitter account to announce their upcoming Japan mini concert, KENTA・SANGGYUN Mini Concert in Japan 「Dear My Friend -夕暮れの交差点で君と会う-」, to be held November 2022.

On October 24, 2022, it was confirmed that the duo had won their lawsuit to terminate their exclusive contracts with Star Road Entertainment.

On October 28, 2022, they released the lyric video for the song "Dreams".

On August 19, 2024, they announced that they will be holding their 6th Anniversary Fancon "Frequency" in Japan on October 20. Additionally, they will be releasing a new song.

On October 15, 2024, they announced their first EP Love Countdown, set to be released on October 16.

Members

• Kenta Takada (타카다 켄타/髙田健太) – main vocal
• Kim Sang-gyun (김상균) – rap

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [12]
Home	Released: October 30, 2018 Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing[13] "Love Dive" "Home" "Stay" (됐어) "Thinkin' About You" (생각나) "Before the Show" (거울 앞에) "In Dreams" (꿈에서) "Tonight" (오늘밤) "Home" (Instrumental)	3	KOR: 54,236[14]
Awake	Released: March 26, 2019 Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing[13] "Friend Zone" "Awake" "Who Am I" (좋아해) "Milky Way" "Leave It To Me" "Lookin 4 Love"	3	KOR: 46,171[15]
Spark	Released: August 6, 2019[16] Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing[13] "In the Morning" (아침이면) "Unreal" (응원법) "Spark" (불꽃처럼) "Hey, Summer" "Crush"	3	KOR: 31,915[17]
Jasmin	Released: October 28, 2020 Label: Star Road Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing[13] "Shadubidu" "Jasmin" "Tell Me" (대답해) "Seoulite" "Only One"	14	KOR: 19,935[18]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		KOR [19]	KOR Hot [20]	US World [21]
"Home"	2018	—	—	—	Home
"Awake"	2019	—	—	—	Awake
"Spark" (불꽃처럼)		—	—	—	Spark
"Only One"		—	—	—	Jasmin
"Jasmin"	2020	—	—	—
"Love Countdown"	2024	—	—	—	Love Countdown
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"I laugh, again" ( 자꾸 웃음이나)	2018	Perfume OST (Part 4)	[22]

Filmography

• Produce 101 (season 2) (2017) - Contestants^[23]
• Barefoot Diva (2018) - Sang-gyun as Lee Joon-kyung; Kenta as Haru^[2]
• My Neighbor, Charles (Ep. 163, 2018) - Kenta and Sanggyun, documentary and interview^[24]
• "I Wanna Hear Your Song" (2019) - Sang-gyun as Moon Jae-hyeong^[25]
• "Idol Recipe" (2021) - Kenta as Reddy

References

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2. SBS (August 10, 2018). "'맨발의 디바' 김상균 "츤데레 역할, 실제로도 비슷한 면 있어"". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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5. SEDaily (August 17, 2018). "상균X켄타, 공식 데뷔 팀명 'JBJ95' 최종 발표...오는 10월 중 정식 데뷔 출처". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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23. "Ep.10 Rank". mnet-week 10 rank. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
24. "'이웃집찰스' 스피카 김보아, JBJ95 켄타 보컬 선생님으로 등장". Newsen (in Korean). November 13, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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