Jay Kim known under the stage name Typhoon, is a Korean-American singer and lead singer of South Korean rock band TRAX.

Background

Kim grew up in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Kim first appeared in the "2002 Survival Audition HeeJun vs. KangTa

Kangta

Ahn Chil-Hyun , better known by his stage name Kangta is a South Korean pop, R&B singer, first known as the lead singer the boy band H.O.T. ....

 Battle of the Century" along with JYJ

JYJ

JYJ is a three-member pop group, formed by three members of the South Korean boyband TVXQ: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu. Their group name is taken from the first letters of each members' names....

's Xiah

Xiah

Kim Junsu , also known by his stage name Xiah , is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer and occasional actor...

 and Super Junior

Super Junior

Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

's Sungmin

Sungmin

Lee Sungmin 이성민 , or most commonly known as Sungmin 성민, is a South Korean idol singer and actor. He is one of the four lead vocalists and one of the main dancer of the South Korean boy band Super Junior. He is also a member of Super Junior subgroup Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H and recently became...

 and Eunhyuk

Eunhyuk

Lee Hyuk-jae , better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a part of the thirteen member South Korean boyband Super Junior. His position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the three lead dancers...

. He then became a lead vocalist for the band TRAX along with three other members Rose

No Min-woo

No Min-woo is a South Korean actor. He debuted in 2004 with the stage name Rose as the drummer for the band The TRAX under S.M. entertainment until he left the group in 2006. After leaving the band, No Min Woo pursued a career in acting and has returned to the music scene, as the leader of 24/7...

, Attack and X-Mas. The band has released a full-length album (Cho-u; 2006) and two mini-albums (Let U Go and Oh! My Goddess, both in 2010) to varying success. In 2010, TRAX became a special guest for Super Junior's third Asian tour, Super Show 3 in some tour dates, performing on the bridge of the song Don't Don

Don't Don (song)

"돈 돈! ", literally translated to "Money, Money! ", is an R&B/rock song written by Yoo Young Jin and Groovie K for the Korean boy band Super Junior, which was released in their second album, Don't Don on September 20, 2007...

. In November 2010, Kim has participated with SM labelmates Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee

SHINee

Shinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo "...

's Jonghyun

Jonghyun

Kim Jonghyun , also known monomously as Jonghyun, is a South Korean idol singer, songwriter and dancer. He is most famous for being a member of the quintet contemporary R&B and pop boy band, Shinee and project ballad group SM The Ballad, both under the SM Entertainment label in South Korea...

 and new member Jino for the ballad project group S.M. the Ballad

SM The Ballad

SM The Ballad is a South Korean ballad project group formed by S.M. Entertainment. The group's members are: TRAX's Jay, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee's Jonghyun and new member Jino...

. The quartet had released a five-track album entitled Neomu Geuriwo (Miss You) on the same month and sold a total of 23,000 copies by the end of 2010 according to the South Korean Gaon charts

Gaon Chart

The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...

, being the 66th best-selling Korean-language physical release in South Korea.

TRAX released their third EP, Blind on November 10, 2011. They will have their comeback performance on M!Countdown

M! Countdown

M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...

 on the same day.

Kim had his acting debut in the 2009 drama series Romance Zero

Romance Zero

Romance Zero , also called Full Romance or Zero Flawed Task Force, is a 16-episode Korean TV drama that first aired on February 14, 2009 on MBC.-Storyline:...

. He also participated in musicals such as Brothers Were Brave and Rock of Ages in 2010. He has also starred in the musical The Three Musketeers, alongside labelmates Super Junior's Kyuhyun

Kyuhyun

Cho Kyuhyun , best known mononymously as Kyuhyun, is a Korean pop singer. He is the youngest member of a very popular boy band Super Junior. In Super Junior, he is a main vocalist. He is also one of the first four Korean artists to appear on Chinese postage stamps...

 and CSJH The Grace's Dana. He was cast to act alongside Super Junior's Sungmin in the 2010 KBS drama President. He plays the role of Sungmin's half-brother.

Television Drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Other notes
2009	Romance Zero Romance Zero Romance Zero , also called Full Romance or Zero Flawed Task Force, is a 16-episode Korean TV drama that first aired on February 14, 2009 on MBC.-Storyline:... 하자 전담반 제로	Kim Doo-hyun	MBC Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
2010	President 납골당소년	Yoo Min-ki	KBS2
2011	The Women of Our Home	Lee Se-in	KBS1

Musical Stages

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2009	The Three Musketeers	D'Artagnan