Career

Before becoming a part of MBLAQ, Lee Joon acted in CFs, had a small non-recurring role in the first episode of Korean sitcom That Person is Coming (그분이 오신다), which aired in in 2008, and began and completed filming for the 2009 film, Ninja Assassin in which he portrayed the Teenage Raizo.

After training under Rain and J.Tune Entertainment, Lee Joon became a member of South Korean quintet male group MBLAQ, serving as a vocalist and main dancer. The group debuted on October 9, 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single ambum Just BLAQ. Their performance was met with praise, with many concert spectators and fans considering them to be the next TVXQ. MBLAQ's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to the public through a music video on October 14, 2009 with their debut single album, Just BLAQ releasing on the same day. MBLAQ made their broadcast debut with the song "Oh Yeah" on Mnet's M! Countdown.

The group has starred in various South Korean variety shows as guests as well as in their own variety shows like Mnet's MBLAQ - The Art of Seduction, MBC's MBLAQ's Idol Army, Mnet's Sesame Player and KBS's Hello Baby Season 5.

MBLAQ made their Japanese debut on May 3, 2011 with an event held at the Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza which gathered a reported 10, 000 fans. A day later, on May 4, they released their first Japanese album Your Luv which immediately reached first position of the Oricon Daily Charts, selling more that 11,000 copies.

Since their debut, MBLAQ has released three single albums, three extended play albums and one studio album

Other activities

In late 2009, after MBLAQ's debut, Lee Joon was cast as a permanent cast member in the television shows Star Golden Bell Season 2 and Oh! My School (prev. 100 Points out of 100').

On February 26, 2010, it was announced that Lee Joon and seven other artists from 2PM, 2AM and CN Blue would be MCs for Mnet's M! Countdown.

In 2010, he was cast in two dramas, titled Jungle Fish 2, in which he plays opposite Jiyeon from T-ara, and Housewife Kim Kwang Ja's Third Activity which aired on September 22, 2010. He participated in the OST for Jungle Fish 2 by singing two songs: "슬픈예감 (Feeling Sad)" with Hong Jong Hyun and "슬픈예감 (Feeling Sad) (Farewell Version)" with Hong Jong Hyun, Han Jiwoo, Kim Bora and Shin Soyool.

In 2011 Lee Joon supplied his voice for the Korean dub of the film Gnomeo & Juliet as well as making a cameo in the South Korean film version of Jungle Fish 2.

On January 6, 2012 it was announced that Lee Joon and After School's Lizzy would become a dance couple for the MBC Lunar New Year special Pit-a-Pat Shake!, and on January 24 the episode in which they performend their acrobatic dance routine was broadcast.

Personal life

Lee Joon was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the Seoul Arts High School where he specialized in dance, receiving a lot of attention for being a very talented dancer. He majored in modern dance at the Korea National University of Arts and now attends Kyung Hee Cyber University.

Before Lee Joon's debut with MBLAQ, due to his good looks, he modeled for a variety of products such as wigs, home shopping and hangover drink ads.

Friends: Kwanghee from ZE:A is one of his closest friends apart from Onew from SHINee. Lee Joon and Onew even appear at the Weekly Idol's Ranking: Best Friends Idols that Idols envy #7 (120606). They had been voted by Kwanghee. He and CNBlue's Jung Yong Hwa are best of friends.

On November 6, 2010, during an interview, Lee Joon revealed that he suffers from both insomnia and a severe bipolar disorder. He went on to say "[I had] suffered from insomnia before [my] debut", and that "It was fixed for a bit due to the fatigue after MBLAQ's debut, but it [had] come back recently. [He hadn't] slept for two days [that day]". Furthermore, Lee Joon revealed that the mental and physical stress induced by his busy schedule and inability to sleep was what caused his bipolar disorder.

On February 13, 2011 Lee Joon was pulled out of filming MBLAQ's special stage for their song "Stay" at SBS's Inkigayo after he suddenly began vomiting. He was admitted to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a cochlea disorder, but it was determined that the condition was not severe. However, his activities were cancelled for a brief period of time in order for him to recover.

Filmography

Music Videos

These are a collection of Lee Joon's appearances in other artists' music videos as well as notable acting performances in music videos.

Television             

 Ninja Assassin #2 Movie CLIP - Without One of Your Senses

Iris2 trailer

[TheSTAR] interview Lee joon @ iris 2 Press conference

Lee Joon style for iris 2

K.Will (케이윌) ft. IU & Joon (MBLAQ) - My Heart is Beating

watch full Jungle Fish 2 here -> http://www.gooddrama.net/korean-drama/jungle-fish-2