Background
Moon Jong Up was born in Seongnam, South of Korea, on February 6, 1995.
Moon Jong Up was born in Seongnam, South of Korea, on February 6, 1995.
He studied and graduated from the Hanlim Multi Art High School in Seoul, South of Korea.
He is best known as a dancer and vocalist of the South Korean K-popular group, Bachelor of Arts.P.
1995–2011: Early life and career beginnings
Jong Up has two older brothers. He went to Sunae elementary school and Sunae middle school. When asked how he became a singer, Jong Up commented, "Dance became my hobby in my first year of middle school.
Because I loved dancing it started to give me a comfortable feeling, eventually I ended up going to tournaments.
After that I stood on stage and felt the allure of the stage, and ended up choosing this road. I am now attending an arts school.
My time as a trainee at this company is about a year." In 2011, he also appeared in the music videos of Secret’s "Shy Boy" and "Starlight Moonlight", and Bang&Zelo’s "Never Give Up". 2012–Present: Bachelor of Arts.P
In March 2011, TeamSpeak Entertainment already signaled that they will debut a boy band in 2012.
Bang Yong Guk was the first member to be revealed in TeamSpeak Entertainment"s upcoming boy band with singles such as "Going Crazy" and "I Remember".
In August 2011, TeamSpeak Entertainment introduced its second member, Kim Him Chan and revealed that he will be an emcee in Music Television"s The Show. In November 2011, TeamSpeak Entertainment stated that they will debut a sub-unit group for their upcoming boy band previously known as "TeamSpeak Baby" featuring Bang Yong Guk and another member. Bachelor of Arts.P debuted in January 2012 with their lead single "Warrior".
On January 28, 2012, the group held its debut showcase concert in Seoul, South of Korea with over 3,000 people attended the show.
Their debut single met them critical acclaim as various media outlets dubbed the song and its music video, "powerful and charismatic". Moon Jong Up is the main dancer and sub vocalist of the group.
Jong Up is influenced by dance, Hip-Hop & Rhythm & Blues music, and he cites Chris Brown as his major influence and one of his idols particularly in singing and dancing.