John Suh (Korean name: Seo Yeong-ho; in Hangul: 서영호) known by his stage name Johnny (Hangul: 쟈니) is a Korean-American singer and rapper, born in Chicago, Illinois on February 9, 1995. He is a sub-vocalist and a rapper of NCT 127 and NCT U.
Life and Career
Early experience
He was born on February 9, 1995 in Chicago, United States, he is an only child.
2008-2016: Trainee period
In September 2008, he was accepted to SM Entertainment and became a trainee through passing an SM Global Audition held in Chicago and sang the church's praise song at that time. During his trainee period, he gained a lot of experience. He trained with EXO members. In 2012, he appeared in the poster shooting of the SBS TV series "To the Beautiful You". On October 15, 2012, he appeared in the "K-POP Boot Camp" of ABC News in Australia.
On December 23, 2013, Johnny was one of the fourth batch of trainees introduced as a member of SM Rookies, SM Entertainment's pre-debut trainees team, alongside now-NCT co-members Yuta and Ten. In January 2014, he alongside Taeyong, labelmates (Red Velvet) Irene, Seulgi, appeared in 'The Celebrity magazine. 2014.02. In August 2014, he appeared with his now-NCT co-members in EXO's variety show "EXO 90:2014", where they performed songs from the 90s, he appeared in the remake of Shinhwa 's "Yo!" MV.
In April 2016, he appeared in the first season of NCT's reality show "NCT Life" titled "NCT Life in Bangkok"; which focused on the SM Rookies and their journey to their debut. On August 8, 2016, he co-starred in J-Min's "Ready For Your Love" music video. From October-November 2016, he together with Super Junior's Leeteuk and now-NCT co-members Doyoung, served as fixed MCs for variety show "My SMT" produced by Youku. On October 1, 2016, he participated in the music festival "Spectrum Dance Music Festival" as an SM Dreamstation Crew DJ, with other SM entertainment artists. On October 27th, he appeared as a DJ for musicians Yin Duxuan, Reddy, G2 and Inlayer; they released the SM STATION song "Nightmare".
2017-present: NCT 127 debut
On December 27, 2016, Johnny was confirmed as a member of NCT's second sub-unit, NCT 127, on January 6, 2017, he officially debuted with NCT 127's second mini-album, "NCT#127 Limitless".
On March 20th, he and Jaehyun served as the fixed DJ of the SBS Power FM radio program "NCT's night night!"; later, he got off the bus on January 27, 2019 due to busy overseas schedules.
On March 30th, 2017, he joined the OnStyle beauty show "Lipstick Prince 2" as a regular member.
On January 30, 2018, it was confirmed that all NCT members will come together with the project NCT 2018, he participated in NCT 127's "Touch" which was released on March 13. On March 14, 2018, they released the first full-length album, NCT 2018 Empathy.
In September 2020, it was announced confirmed that all NCT members will come together with the project NCT 2020 and would be releasing their second full-album as a whole, on October 12, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, and the second part NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 on November 23. In the first album, he participated in "Music Dance" BY NCT 127, and he made his second debut joining NCT U with the A-side track "Misfit" as well as B-side tracks "Dancing In The Rain", "Faded In My Last Song". In the second album, he participated in NCT U's titled track "Work It" and B-side track "Raise The Roof". On December 4, NCT 2020 released the final single, "Resonance".
History on NCT
- January 6, 2017: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT 127 with the second mini-album, NCT #127 Limitless.
- March 14, 2018: Participated on the project unit NCT 2018 with the first full album, NCT 2018 Empathy.
- August 11, 2018: Made a special participation on the sub-unit NCT U with the special stage of "I Wanna Be a Celeb".
- October 12, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album, NCT Resonance Pt. 1.
- October 12, 2020: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT U with the second full album, NCT Resonance Pt. 1 track songs, "Misfit", "Dancing In The Rain", and "Faded In My Last Song".
- November 23, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album repackage, NCT Resonance Pt. 2.
- December 4, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album final single, Resonance.
Profile
- Stage Name: Johnny (쟈니)
- English Name: John Suh
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Position:
- Lead Dancer
- Sub-Vocalist
- Sub-Rapper
- Nickname: Chicago Hot Guy, Prince, Chicago Boy, Jsuh, Chicago Monster, Johnny-cal, Aengmu John, One and Only, Johntography, Parrot, Ama-John, Joh-phrodite
Discography
Collaboration
- Nightmare (with Yoon Do-hyun, Reddy, G2, Inlayer) (2016)
Credits
✓ = Participates as writing/composer/arrange ✖ = Not participated as writing/composer/arrange
NCT Discography
| Album | Song | Writing | Composer | Arrange | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Zone (NCT 127) (2020) | Pandora's Box | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| Love Song | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Universe (2021) | Beautiful (NCT 2021) | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
Filmography
TV Shows
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | EXO 90:2014 | Mnet | SM Rookies Member | Pre-debut |
| 2017 | Lipstick Prince | OnStyle | Cast Member | Season 2 |
| 2018 | Wednesday Food Talk | tvN | Guest | |
| 2019 | Everybody Cha Cha Cha | SBS Plus | Cast |
Radio Program
| Year | Name | Channel | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | NCT's Night Night! | SBS Power FM | Radio Host | with Jaehyun |
| 2019 | Idol Radio | MBC Radio | Special DJ | with Doyoung |
Hosting Program
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | My SMT | Youku | MC | October 31 – November 28 |
| 2018 | M Countdown | Mnet | Global MC | May 3 |
| 2020 | Weekly Idol | MBC | Guest MC | September 23 (with Haechan) |
Music Video
| Year | Title | Artist | MV | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ready For Your Love | J-Min | Official Video | Pre-debut |
Endorsements
| Year | Brand | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | M Clean | with Doyoung |
| 2020 | Nature Republic | with NCT 127 |
Links
Gallery
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