Bang Jae-min (Korean: 방재민, born March 26, 1999), is a South Korean actor and rapper. He debuted as an actor on Top Management (2018). He also participated in the first two seasons of Mnet's rap competition show, High School Rapper.[1]
2017-2019: High School Rapper and acting debut[edit]
Bang participated in the first seasonofMnet's rap competition show, High School Rapper, in February 2017.[2] He was eliminated at the regional competition round, but was brought back by the judges after barely surviving the revival match.[3] He finished at the semi-final round, losing at 1:1 match.[4]
In 2018, Bang participated once again on High School Rapper franchise in its second season.[5] Eventually, he finished for the second time at the semi-final round.[6]
On April 23, 2018, Amoeba Culture revealed that Bang had signed an exclusive contract with them since last year, having previously turned down offers from major agencies such as SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment.[7] Two days later, Bang was confirmed to have his acting debut on Youtube Red's original series, Top Management.[8] He also contributed to the series' OST by releasing "Me In (Feat. Chancellor)", which was a rearranged version of the song included in the EP of S.O.U.L, the series' fictional band.[9]
On April 30, 2019, Bang terminated his exclusive contract with Amoeba Culture because of health reasons.[10]
On February 21, 2021, after two years of hiatus, Bang released his debut EP Fairy Tale: Lingering with "Snow Man" as the lead single.[11] The EP was started to be prepared by him from February 2020.[12]
Bang signed an exclusive contract with PLVL Entertainment on December 17, 2021.[13] He released the EP Shape: Alteration as his first work under the agency with "Dot" as the lead single on January 8, 2022.[14]
Exactly a month later, on February 8, 2022, PLVL confirmed that Bang would appear on TVING's Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me as Kim Do-bin, one of the main role's love interests.[15] On October 19, PLVL announced that he would play as a high school student named Heo Jae-hoon on Genie TV's Summer Strike.[16] He also participated in the drama's OST as a feature to tearliner's song "We Swim in Dreams", which released on December 6.[17]
^Oh, Hyeong-jun (September 4, 2018). "[인터뷰] 스무 살, 방재민" [(Interview) 20 years old, Bang Jae-min.]. BNTNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ abJi, Min-kyoung (February 10, 2017). "'고등래퍼' 한림예고 김선우X방재민, 의외의 래핑실력으로 심사위원 극찬" ["High School Rapper" Hanlim Arts School's Kim Sun-woo X Bang Jae-min praised the judges for their unexpected rapping skills.]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jeong, Jun-hwa (March 24, 2017). "'고등래퍼' 최하민·김선재·방재민, 패자부활전서 부활" ["High School Rapper" Choi Ha-min, Kim Sun-jae, and Bang Jae-min are revived in the consolation match.]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023 – via Naver.
^ abJeong, Jun-hwa (March 24, 2017). "'고등래퍼' NCT 마크, 방재민 눌렀다..최종 결승 진출" ["High School Rapper" NCT Mark and Bang Jae-min... A place in the final round.]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^ abKim, Seon-woo (February 24, 2018). "'고등래퍼2' 김하온에 이예찬까지, 첫방부터 터졌다 '화제성 폭발'" ["High School Rapper 2" Kim Ha-on and Lee Ye-chan. "Explosion of hot topics" from the first show.]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Naver.
^ abMyung, Hee-suk (April 7, 2018). "'고등래퍼2' 이병재, 극찬 속 세미파이널 합격 '방재민 탈락'" ["High School Rapper 2" Lee Byung-jae passed the semi-final amid rave reviews. "Bang Jae-min is out."]. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Ji, Seung-hun (April 23, 2018). "[단독] '고등래퍼2' 방재민, 아메바컬쳐와 손 잡았다" [(Exclusive) "High School Rapper 2" Bang Jae-min joined hands with Amoeba Culture.]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang, Ah-reum (April 25, 2018). "[단독] '고등래퍼2' 방재민, '탑매니지먼트'로 첫 연기 도전" [(Exclusive) "High School Rapper 2" Bang Jae-min tries acting for the first time with "Top Management."]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Na-yul (November 15, 2018). "'탑매니지먼트' 15일 OST 트랙 공개..슈퍼주니어 동해 작사·작곡 참여" ["Top Management" OST track will be released on the 15th... Super Junior's Donghae participated in writing and composing.]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^Gong, Mi-na (May 1, 2019). "방재민, 아메바컬쳐와 전속계약 해지 "건강상의 이유"" [Bang Jae-min terminated exclusive contract with Amoeba Culture. "Healthy reasons."]. Starnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^Park, Yun-jin (February 25, 2021). "컴백 방재민『적어둔 가사와 곡들에 미련 남아…응원에 용기 얻었죠』(인터뷰)" [Bang Jae-min Comeback,『I still have lingering feelings for the lyrics and songs I wrote down… I was encouraged by your support.』(Interview)]. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Hyeon-sik (March 5, 2021). "'고등래퍼' 그 이후, 단단해져 돌아온 방재민 [인터뷰]" [After "High School Rapper", Bang Jae-min came back strong. [Interview]]. Edaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jo, Hye-jin (December 17, 2021). "'고등래퍼' 방재민 "배우, 항상 동경해왔다"…피엘브이엘 엔터 전속계약" ["High School Rapper" Bang Jae-min, "Actor, I've always admired." Exclusive contract for PLVL Entertainment.]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Hong, Se-young (January 11, 2022). "방재민, 화양연화 프로젝트2번째 EP '모양:변화' 발표" [Bang Jae-min released the second EP of Hwayang Yeonhwa Project, 'Shape: Change'.]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^ abKim, Ha-young (February 23, 2022). "방재민, '나를 사랑하지 않는X에게' 캐스팅…NCT 도영과 호흡" [Bang Jae-min casts to "To X Who Doesn't Love Me"... Collaboration with NCT Doyoung.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^ abPark, Yun-jin (October 21, 2022). "방재민, '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아' 캐스팅…설현·임시완 만났다" [Bang Jae-min casts to "I Don't Want to Do Anything"... Seol-hyun and Lim Si-wan met.]. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Choi, Na-young (December 6, 2022). "방재민 '아하아' OST 여섯 번째 주자 낙점... 오늘(6일) 'We Swim in Dreams' 발매" [Bang Jae-min, the 6th member of the OST for "AHA"... Today (6th) "We Swim in Dreams" will be released.]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Ko, Seung-ah (October 31, 2018). "'탑매니지먼트' 서은수X안효섭X차은우 D-DAY, 꿀잼 보장 관전포인트 넷" ["Top Management" Seo Eun-soo X Ahn Hyo-seop X Cha Eun-woo D-DAY, four points to watch for.]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Park, Pan-seok (July 7, 2022). "'나를 사랑하지 않는X에게' 한지효X도영, 열정 가득한 대본 리딩 공개..완벽 케미스트리" ["To X Who Doesn't Love Me" Han Ji-hyo X Doyoung reveals passionate script reading... Perfect chemistry.]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jeon, Hyo-jin (February 8, 2023). 아이콘 진환, 라임라잇 데뷔곡MV출연…이적 후 첫 활동 [iKON's Jay, appearing in the MV of LimeLight's debut song... First activity since the transfer.]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Naver.
