2PM's Junho maturing from singer to actor.

For all 2PM fans, you might be probably be well aware of what members of the boy band do. As for me, it took me rather a while to get to know their talents and abilities through shows and dramas. Tacyeon has well established himself as an actor when he first debuted in dramas Cinderella Sister followed by Who Are You and Wonderful Days.

And then we see Wooyoung and Chansung appearing in dramas such as Dream High, 7th Grade Civil Servant and Queen for Seven Days. Most of the members made their appearance in variety shows such as Star King, Running Man, We Got Married, Oven Radio and Idol Army.

Fellow member Junho has recently been upgraded from singer to actor status. He started

off slower than his other members. He participated in MBC's Music and Lyrics for the song with actress Kim So Eun and landed himself a small role in the 2013 movie flick Cold Eyes.
With two year break, Junho had been offered roles in movies Memories of Sword and Twenty in 2015. 

In 2016, he was given the supporting role as the lawyer Jung Jin in tVN's drama Memory alongside with veteran actor Lee Sung Min and actress Yoon Soo Hee. Junho has shown a serious side of his acting in romance bit. His cameo appearance came in the drama Uncontrollably Fondly as a support for co-actor Kim Woo Bin when they filmed movie Twenty together. He remains good buddies with Woo Bin and Kang Ha Neul.  

   

2017 was a big breakthrough and hit for Junho since he was given the 2nd lead in the KBS2 drama Good Manager Chief Kim. He plays the sleek, hot tempered glutton sociopath; Director of Finance- Seo Yul. Through the first part of the drama shows his scheming evil ways trying to overthrow the innocent workers in TQ Group Cooperation, Seo Yul's character slowly turned over a new leaf when later he was betrayed by the TQ Chairman Park. Also with advice from his first crush Ha Kyung, he has changed for better. His mortal enemy- Chief Kim has became his aid and partner in crime thus creating the best 'bromance' we ever see in KBS dramas.  **well thanks to actor Nam Goong Min who makes his hilarious affection & kisses for Junho on screen ** And don't we just love the way how Junho gobbles down the food as part of his role- he definitely makes the food look so delish and his 'mok-bang' has set a trend in foodies blog. 

As for group activities, 2PM were promoting heavily in Japan gaining a huge fan base and attention. Junho has spent most time learning Japanese and even holding solo concerts in Japan. He has even released a Japanese album. In 2016, he won the Best Three Albums under 30th Japan Golden Disk Awards. He has lend his voice to some OST films and dramas. 

In 2017, he has also travelled along with his 2PM members to Australia for filming the KSTAR-  2PM Wild Beat in Australia. Then in July, he was invited to participate in the the popular MBC variety show- The King of Mask Singer. Junho's mask was the Green Melon (Honeydew) where songwriter Kim Hyun Chul praised him for his smooth honey wonderful voice that has enchanted the female audience. Veteran singer Jo Jang Hyuk said the way how he sings Park Jung Hoon's song- Rain and You was somehow captivating in a way... 

Songwriter Young Suk said Melon might be a strong contender to become the next Mask King. Junho belted his duet and won against gag woman Park Ji Sun advancing to 2nd round. However he lost over to another strong contender- Baby Seahorse (singer K.Will) to go to 3rd round. 

Nevertheless Junho has shown his exceptional ability in dancing, imitation of voices and singing. His hand gestures, dancing and voice has definitely made panel guests Danny -G.O.D noticed him straight away since they are from the same agency JYP Ent. Their CEO/teacher Park Jin Young has mentored them in a unique way singing- half air/half sound. LOL!

We hope to see more of Junho as he has matured so much in his acting. He has shown a different side as an actor whereby he could play villains- adorable and loving villain character which we won't hate but to like him more. His facial expressions gave away and made us love his character Seo Yul. He is only in his mid 20s, there should be couple of years for us to see him in dramas/films before he heads for military services.

I really need him to be cast as a guest in 1 Night 2 Days. He can either happily eat like a glutton with food or skip meals if he loses the game. Hah!