Moon Jong-up (Korean: 문종업; born February 6, 1995), also known mononymously as Jongup, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as a sub-vocalist from 2012 to its dissolution in 2019. Following his departure from TS Entertainment, he released his debut single album Headache in May 2020.
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| Born | (1995-02-06) February 6, 1995 (age 27) Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
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| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Formerly of | B.A.P |
| Website | thegroove |
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| Hangul | 문종업 |
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| Revised Romanization | Mun Jong-eop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun Chongŏp |
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Moon was born on February 6, 1995, in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. He is the youngest of three sons.[1] He initially enrolled into an elementary school in the city before transferring to Sunae Elementary School in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, a month later.[2][3] His mother, a certified chef, opened up a business at the time.[2] Moon also attended Sunae Middle School, where he joined the dance club and performed at various school festivals and b-boy tournaments by the end of his first year.[3][4] He was admitted into Hanlim Multi Art School in the Songpa District of Seoul and graduated on February 7, 2013.[5][6]

Moon met a talent agent during a competition, who would later call him for an audition. He danced to an Usher song and received his notice of acceptance on his way home. He became a trainee under TS Entertainment in August during his first year in high school.[4] He spent the longest time as a trainee after bandmate Yongguk.[7]
Moon was revealed as a member of idol sextet B.A.P on January 17, 2012, where he served as a sub-vocalist and main dancer.[8][9] The group debuted nine days later with their single album Warrior.[10] In November 2014, B.A.P filed a lawsuit against its agency. The members sought to nullify its contract with the company citing "unfair conditions and profit distribution".[11] In August of the following year, the two parties ultimately settled and B.A.P resumed its activities under TS Entertainment.[12] In August and December 2018, Yongguk and Zelo left the group and record label following the expiration of their contracts, respectively.[13][14] Moon and the remaining three members left the agency in February 2019, leading the dissolution of B.A.P.[15]
Moon performed his first solo song entitled "Try My Luck" during B.A.P's 2017 World Tour 'Party Baby!' in March.[16] A PBR&B track, it was released as part of a project album with fellow member Daehyun on June 8.[17] Following B.A.P's disbandment, Moon took a six-month break from music.[18] He was cast for an encore show of the theater production The Lost Village; the performance took place on April 27, 2019.[19] Set in Jeju Island amid the historical events of 1979, he played the young version of bar owner Donghyuk.[20] Moon was a contestant on Maeil Broadcasting Network's survival reality show Signhere (2019), where participants auditioned to join Jay Park's record label AOMG.[21] He passed the first round, but was eliminated in the second after his collaborative performance with MBA.[22] In November, Moon signed an exclusive contract with The Groove Company.[23] He released his debut single album Headache and its funk-pop title track on May 7, 2020.[24] He released his first extended play Us on July 8, 2021.[25] He will be playing the role of Jang Jun in the upcoming music comedy Idol Recipe (2021), a film about an idol group that finds success despite being abandoned by their agency.[26]
On May 31, Moon announced that RE:MEET fan meetings will be held in Japan on July 30 and 31, 2022.[27]
Moon cites American musician Chris Brown as his role model, who influenced him to become a singer.[7]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| "Try My Luck" | 2017 | Dae Hyun X Jong Up Project Album 'Party Baby' |
| "Fly Day" (with Baek Ji-young, Sunmi, Davichi, Jueun, Jung Chae-yeon, Jin Se-yeon, Eunhyuk, NRG, Moon Bin, MJ, Ooon, Jaeyong, Heecheon, Heedo, Gunmin, Youngjae, The One, and Johan Kim) |
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| "Back It Up" (with MBA featuring Bola, Make a Movie, Munchman, Anngyeongjaebee, GV, and Cova) |
2019 | Signhere Special |
| "Headache" (feat. Yunhway) |
2020 | Headache |
| "Find" (feat. Moon Sujin) |
2021 | Us |
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| "Gal Rae?" (갈래?; Gallae?) | 2019 | Bola, Meloh | Bola Tape 2 | [30] |
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| "Venus" (비너스; Bineoseu) (Moon Jong-up featuring Kwon Hyun-bin) |
2019 | Mr. Queen OST | [31] |
| "Day Dream" (Moon Jong-up and Nahyun featuring Sleepy) |
2021 | Idol Recipe OST Part.1 | [32] |
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| 2019 | The Lost Village | Donghyuk | [19] |
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| 2019 | Signhere | Himself | Episode 3 | [21] |
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| 2022 | Idol Recipe | Jang Jun | [26][33] |
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