JJ Project

JJ Project is a South Korean duo, consisting of Jay B and Jinyoung. They were formed by JYP Entertainment and released their debut single "Bounce" in May 2012. They later debuted as a part of Got7 in January 2014. Career In 2009, Lim Jae-beom and Park Jin-young successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment and became trainees. In January 2012, they were part of the KBS drama Dream High 2: in order not to be confused with the singers of the same name (Yim Jae-beom and J. Y. Park), they adopted the stage names of JB and Jr. respectively, later switching to Jay B and Jinyoung. They also lent their voices for the soundtrack. On May 8, JYP Entertainment announced the new duo JJ Project, which debuted with the single album Bounce on May 20, 2012, ranking #8 on Gaon Album Chart. The music video for the homonymous title track was released through their official YouTube account and reached over 1 million views on YouTube in 2 days. "Bounce" was produced by J.Y. Park and is a dance song which combines hip hop, rock and electronica in a new genre called "hip-rock tronica", and gained popularity for the free-spirited and cheerful performance. The single album also features "Hooked", a collaboration with Miss A's Suzy titled "Before This Song Ends", and the instrumental version of "Bounce". Promotions started on May 24 on M! Countdown and lasted one month. On June 26, 2012, the duo was invited to record an own rendition of "Na Na Na" by Yoo Seung-jun to be performed on the second season of MBC's music program MM Choice. Between June and October, they also starred in SBS MTV reality show Diary for 45 episodes.