Moon Hee-joon (Korean: 문희준; born March 14, 1978), also spelled Moon Hee-jun, is a South Korean pop rock singer-songwriter signed under SidusHQ. He initially rose to fame as the leader of former boy band H.O.T. under SM Entertainment.
Being the second member to join H.O.T. after auditioning, Moon made his debut as a singer as the leader of the boy group. The group debuted with their first album, We Hate All Kinds of Violence in September 1996, which was accused of being plagiarized and lawsuits were placed against them. Despite their controversial debut, the group eventually rose to fame with their first hit, Candy and We Are the Future, which the latter won them a MTV award for Best International Video. During his time as part of the group, Moon composed and wrote music for the group and with fellow member, Jang Woo-hyuk, he often choreographed the group's dance routine.[4][unreliable source?] Despite H.O.T.'s success, after releasing their last album, Outside Castle in September 2000, the group disbanded in May 2001.
2001–2005: Solo artist and leaving S.M. Entertainment
After the disbandment of the group, Moon stayed on in S.M. Entertainment with Kangta, who was also part of H.O.T., and debuted as a solo artist. Moon attempted to establish a rock music career with his first album, Alone, but received criticism from the public.[5] His second album, Messiah, was tinted with controversy as one of the songs, Media, was banned from all 3 major broadcasting stations in South Korea, for attacking mass media. After the release of his third album, Legend, in 2003, Moon released The Best: Soaring for a Dream, his last album under S.M. Entertainment and created his own company, PS Entertainment. After Moon released his fourth album, Triple X, he enlisted in the army in 2005.[6]
2006–2009: Military service, SidusHQ and comeback
Before entering the army, Moon had signed a contract with SidusHQ and during his time in the army, he hosted the KFN Korean Army Broadcast "Music Talk Show", which received recognition from various Korean artistes. In 2008, Moon released his fifth album, Special Album, which included songs from H.O.T. previous albums. Moon released his first mini album, Last Cry, in 2009. In the same year, Moon appeared in sitcom Taehee, Hyegyo, Jihyun and took a break from the music scene.[4]
2010–present: Other activities, Begins, HotSechgodRG
Despite being absent from the music scene, Moon took up hosting in several variety programs such as, Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, Mnet's 'Wide Celebrity News' and other programs.[7][8][unreliable source?] In 2013, Moon released his second mini album, Begins, after being away from the music scene from 3 years. It was released on January 18, 2013.
Moon, his H.O.T. bandmate Tony An and three members of disbanded or inactive fellow first-generation idol groups Eun Ji-won of Sechs Kies, Danny Ahn of g.o.d and Chun Myung-hoon of NRG starred in their own variety-reality television show Handsome Boys of the 20th Century. He had conceived the idea following the success of Reply 1997 and invited the four other entertainers, all of whom were born in the same year (1978), to star in a reality version of the show. They called their "group" HOTSechgodRG, which is made up of each of their idol group names.[9][unreliable source?][10][unreliable source?] They have since appeared on shows such as KBS's Happy TogetherSBS's Running Man. Due to the reuniting of Eun's group Sechs Kies and Danny Ahn's group g.o.d, they have not appeared as a five-some since the 2014 show Where is My Superhero?, which aired on OnStyle, due to busy schedules but remain close friends. The group, except Eun, most recently met at Moon's bachelor party which was shown on My Little Old Boy, the reality show that Tony An was participating in.
In 2015, Moon signed an exclusive contract with KOEN Stars.[11]
Personal life
Park and Moon at the press conference of their wedding
On November 25, 2016, Moon announced that he would be marrying fellow entertainer Park Hye-Kyeong, also known as Soyul of Crayon Pop, who is 13 years his junior. The wedding was held on February 12, 2017, in Seoul. The pair then welcomed their first child, daughter Moon Hee-yul, on May 12, 2017.[12][unreliable source?] On February 5, 2022 the couple announced of their second pregnancy.[13] Their second child, son Moon Heewoo was born on September 7, 2022.[14]
^Ha Ji-won (February 5, 2022). "잼잼이 동생 생겨"…문희준♥소율, 둘째 임신 발표 [종합] ["Jam Jam has a younger brother"... Moon Hee-jun ♥ So-yul announces second pregnancy [General]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Naver.
^Jeong Tae-yoon (September 10, 2022). 문희준·소율, 7일 득남…"결혼 5년 만에 둘째" [Moon Hee-jun and So-yul gave birth on the 7th... "Second after 5 years of marriage"]. Dispatch (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2022.
^ abcRecording Industry Association of Korea monthly chart:
Alone charting: 2001년 10월 가요음반판매량 (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
Messiah charting: "2002.07월 - 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
Legend charting: "2003.07월 - 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
Triple X charting: "2005.9월 - 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
Best: A Soaring For Dream charting: "2004.04월 - 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
Special Album charting: "2008. 3 월 - 가요음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^2001년 - 가요 음반 판매량 (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^2002년 - 가요 음반 판매량 (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^2003년 - 가요 음반 판매량 (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^2005년 - 가요 음반 판매량 (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ab"Album Chart "문희준" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^"2004.12월 - 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^2013년 4주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^Jang Woo-young (December 19, 2022). "오은영 게임' MC 신동엽·이민정→안재욱·정준호·문희준·이대호·소이현 총출동 [공식]" ['Oh Eun-Young Game' MC Shin Dong-yeop · Lee Min-jeong → Ahn Jae-wook · Jung Jun-ho · Moon Hee-joon · Lee Dae-ho · So Yi-hyun all out [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee, Kyung-ran (December 20, 2001). KMTV가요대전, 강타·god등 19개팀 대상 [KMTV Gayo Daejeon, 19 winners including Kangta, g.o.d]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2022 – via Joins.
^Hong, Je-seong (April 4, 2006). 이효리, KMTV 연말 시상식 대상 [Lee Hyori wins the Grand Prize at KMTV Korean Music Awards]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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