ZE:After

For other people known as 'Junyoung', see Junyeong.

ZE:After

Background

Other name(s)

Junyoung (준영)
Lee Hoo (이후)
DJ ZE:After

Birth name

Moon Jun-young (문준영)

Birth date

February 9, 1989 (age 36)

Birth place

Banghak-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul

Height

180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

64 kg (141 lb)

Blood type

A

Career

Occupation

Singer, CEO

Group debut

January 7, 2010 (ZE:A)
June 17, 2013 (ZE:A 4U)

Years active

2010-present

Agency

Star Empire Entertainment (2010-2017)
Super Member's Entertainment (2022)
EXA Entertainment (2018-2024)
LAKE Entertainment (2024-present)

Associations

ZE:A
ZE:A 4U

Personal life

Spouse

Unnamed wife (c. September 2024)

SNS

ZE:After (제아애프터), also known as Moon Jun Young (문준영) and formerly known as Lee Hoo (이후), is a South Korean singer under his own agency LAKE Entertainment. He is the leader of the boy group ZE:A and its sub-unit ZE:A 4U.

He made his solo debut on May 28, 2016 with the digital single "Too Late".

Career

2010-2017: ZE:A, ZE:A 4U, DJ ZE:After, solo debut with "Too Late"

On January 7, 2010, he made his debut as a member of ZE:A with their first single album "Nativity", under his real name Junyoung.

On June 17, 2013, he debuted as a member of ZE:A's second sub-unit ZE:A 4U with the Japanese mini album Oops!! ~ アプサ!! ~.

On August 22, 2014, he announced that he would start promoting under the stage name Lee Hoo, citing negative feelings surrounding his name.^[1]^{[n 1]} The same year, he debuted as a club DJ on November 28 under the stage name DJ ZE:After following his hiatus due to friction with Star Empire Entertainment's CEO.^[2]

On May 28, 2016, he made his solo debut with digital single "Too Late", under the stage name ZE:After.^[3]

On January 6, 2017, his contract with Star Empire Entertainment expired and he decided to not renew.^[4] On September 19, it was officially announced that he had departed from the agency to embark on independent activities.^[5] Despite this, he was still a member of ZE:A as they went on an indefinite hiatus.^[6]

Personal life

Enlistment

He enlisted in the military on July 27, 2020 and was discharged on January 26, 2022.^[7]

Relationships

On April 2, 2024, he announced that he would be getting married in September.^[8]

Controversies

Feud with Star Empire Entertainment

On September 21, 2014, he posted a series of tweets criticizing Star Empire Entertainment's CEO Shin Joo Hak for mismanagement and exploitation.^[9] Just one day later, the agency released their official statement apologizing for the controversy and revealed that they had made up after a candid face-to-face talk with each other. Junyoung also posted an apology to his Twitter confirming this, though he later stated that the resolution was a “momentary ceasefire”.^[10]^[11]

On October 14, he posted a photo of his income statement, along with the message “Don’t believe everything you see”. He then deleted the tweet of the pay slip photograph shortly after and posted the message, “D-7 10/21. After 9/21".^[12] On the 21st of the same month, Star Empire Entertainment released a statement via ZE:A’s Daum Cafe that they had come to an agreement and that Junyoung would be going on a hiatus.^[13]

DUI incidents

In 2018, he had his license revoked due to drunk driving.^[14]^{[n 2]}

On March 7, 2022, YouTuber Caracula, who specializes in automobile accidents, made a video exposing an idol for drunk driving on the evening of March 6. The idol in question was later revealed to be Junyoung; allegedly, he was driving on the wrong side of the road and got into a dispute with another driver, who smelled alcohol on him and called the police. The police who were dispatched to the scene measured his blood alcohol level, which came out to be over 0.08% and is the level for license revocation.^[15]

Initially, he refuted the claim with a lengthy Instagram stories, claiming that he was discriminated against for driving a Kia K5 despite being a celeb and was threatened for money, as well as disputing the claims that he was in a verbal altercation with the other driver. He also stated that he would remain silent until the investigation was over and would faithfully undergo the investigation.^[16]

He was later fined 8 million KRW for drunk driving on May 31.^[14]

Harassment scandal

On March 21, 2022, BJ Haru revealed through a YouTube video that she was harrased by a “famous idol who is currently embroiled in a controversy”. In the video, she showed proofs that he initially approached her under the guise of wanting to do business, before attempting to seduce her to the point of harassment by messaging her daily and sending money on her streams, even after she showed that she was uncomfortable. As she rejected his advances, he demanded that she refund him for the money he had sent her. The BJ then added she had refunded him a total of 1.7 million KRW as she was offended by his attitude toward her.^[17]

Initially, he claimed that he had reached out to BJ Haru purely for a music business offer and asserted that he would take legal action against BJ Haru and the netizens who left comments under the video for defamation.^[18] However, on March 29, he made a post to his YouTube channel telling fans to unsubscribe and unfollow him, as well as apologizing to ZE:A members and fans for dirtying the group's name.^[17]

Discography

Digital singles

"Too Late" (2016)
"LOVE-HATE" (2024)

OSTs

"Sweet Home, Sweet Honey OST Part. 12" (2012)
"Blow Breeze OST Part. 24" (2017)

Gallery

Main article: ZE:After/Gallery

Notes

↑ He ended up still promoting as Junyoung after this.
↑ For unknown reasons, this incident didn't made it to the news back then.

References

Official links

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[2] He ended up still promoting as Junyoung after this.

[16] For unknown reasons, this incident didn't made it to the news back then.

[1] @ZEA_leader on Twitter (August 22, 2014)

[3] Koreaboo: ZE:A’s Moon Junyoung debuts as a club DJ

[4] Soompi: ZE:A's Leader Moon Junyoung To Release First Solo Album

[5] (KR) Seoul Economic Daily: 제국의아이들, 스타제국과 전속계약 종료..."앞으로의 행보는 더 논의"(공식입장)

[:1-6] (KR) YTN: [단독] '제아' 태헌·준영, 독자 활동 시작…스타제국과 결별

[7] (KR) News1: 제국의아이들 측 "해체 아냐…추후 완전체 가능성"[공식]

[8] (KR) Xports News: '만취 음주운전' 제국의아이들 문준영, 소속사 대표직도 사임 [엑's 이슈]

[9] (KR) Ten Asia: '제국의아이들 출신' 문준영, 오는 9월 결혼

[10] Soompi: [UPDATED] ZE:A's Leader Junyoung Leaves Warning Message for His CEO, Star Empire to Issue Official Statement after Review

[11] Soompi: Star Empire Releases Official Statement and Junyoung Updates Twitter, Agreement Reached

[12] Soompi: ZE:A’s Junyoung Reveals His War with Star Empire Far From Over

[13] Soompi: ZE:A Junyoung Reveals Income, Feud with Star Empire Appears to Resume

[14] Koreaboo: [★TRENDING] Star Empire Entertainment says ZE:A’s Moon Jun Young will halt all activites

[:0-15] 14.0 ^14.1 Korea Joongang Daily: Moon Jun-young given summary offense after getting caught drunk driving

[17] Allkpop: ZE:A leader Junyoung caught drunk driving by police; video released through YouTube channel

[18] (KR) Insight: 2번째 음주운전 적발된 '제아' 문준영 "연예인이 K5 탄다고 무시...공갈협박도 당해"

[:2-19] 17.0 ^17.1 Allkpop: Moon Junyoung tells fans of ZE:A, 'Please unsubscribe, unfollow, and don't come here anymore. I'm not the person you think I am'

[20] (KR) Chosun: 문준영 "BJ하루에게 스폰 제안? 말도 안 돼…변호사 선임, 법적 대응"

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