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Jang Mun Ik (born March 20, 2001; Hangul: 장문익) monomously known as Mun Ik (문익) is a South Korean singer under Dongyo Entertainment. He is a member of boy group DKZ and its first sub-unit DONGKIZ I:KAN.
Early life
Jang was born in Busan, South Korea on March 20, 2001. Before he debuted in DONGKIZ which was the group’s former name, he graduated from Okcheon Elementary School and Samseong Middle School.
Career
2018–present: DKZ
Mun Ik was part of the original member of the group before Sehyeon, Mingyu and Giseok add to the group. On May 2018, Mun Ik was introduced to the public as the second member and part of the group DONGKIZ. The group began doing their pre-debut activities in the second half of 2018 with the release of dance covers and song covers on their Official YouTube Channel. On October 17, Dongyo confirmed the group would be making their debut in early 2019. It was also announced the group would be participating in the HEC Korea Concert to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Thailand on November 17.[1] On November 8, it was revealed that DONGKIZ would release a pre-debut single at the end of the month and was aiming for a February 2019 debut.[2]
On November 21, DONGKIZ released the pre-debut digital single "DONGKIZ Pre-debut D/S 1." with the track "Nom".[3]
On April 24, 2019, after several months of promoting the group as a pre-debut boy group, Mun Ik and the group officially debuted with their debut single album DONGKIZ On The Block with the title track Nom.[4]
Personal life
Health
On August 24, 2021, a statement was posted to DONGKIZ's fan cafe stating that Mun Ik would be going on hiatus due to psychological issues.[5]
Filmography
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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My YouTube Diary | 2019 | Seo Joon | Supporting role |
Youtuber Class | 2020 | Kwon Hyuk | Main role |
Trivia
- Main article: Mun Ik/Trivia
Gallery
- Main article: Mun Ik/Gallery