Taejun Kim 김태준

SM UNIVERSE MENTOR

Taejun Kim 김태준

SM UNIVERSE Vocal Manager

Director of Producing / Vocal / Dance Unit

Education

Master’s Degree in Entertainment Business, Graduate School of Media and Culture, Sungkyunkwan University

Trainee & Artist Vocal/Voice Training
  • Directed numerous performances at major venues, including arts centres in Europe, Asia, Seoul, Gyeryong, Daejeon, and KBS Hall

Training & Placement

Artist / Trainee Placement

  • [JYP Entertainment] NMIXX – Sullyoon
  • [3Y] QWER Band – Siyeon
  • [FNC Entertainment] P1Harmony – Theo
  • [Cube Entertainment] NOWADAYS – Yoon
  • [MZMC] VVS – Lena
  • [SM Entertainment & Big Hit Music] MYTRO team
  • [Parastar] Big Ocean team
  • [n.CH] n.SSign – Hwiwon
  • [OU] WEI – Seokhwa
  • [IST] ATBO – Yeongyu
  • [BLUEDOT] JUST B – Geonu
  • [WAKEONE] ALPHA DRIVE ONE – Junseo

 

Additional Placement Achievements

  • Trained and placed many additional trainees and artists
  • Final evaluation and placement of many trainees from SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and HYBE
  • Produced trainees and audition participants appearing on:
    • Boys Planet
    • SBS My Boy
    • Universe League
    • JTBC Project7
    • Produce 101
    • YG Treasure-related broadcasts

Projects

Project

  • SMU Vocal Programme
  • SMU Global Camp Programme (English, Japanese, Chinese, etc.)
  • SMU Entertainment Business Programme
  • SMU Singapore Programme – Supervisor
  • SMile Music Festival career lecture
  • SM CSR & Samsung Hospital WoW Art School
  • TV Chosun Miss Trot – MYTRO
  • Our Ballad 12 training programme

Awards

  • 2014 Minister of Defense Award for Best Military Song Choir at the Military Song Choir Competition
  • 2016 Winner of AUDC Hip-Hop International Korea Representative Selection, World Final Popularity Award
  • 2016 Best Performance Award at the Russia Petersburg World Young Theater Festival
Directing

2025

  • Seoul Winter Festa (Seoul Plaza cultural arts performance) – Performance Director
  • K-WAVE Super Concert Live [NMIXX] – Performance Director
  • Hi-One Resort Music Hiking Performance – Performance Director

2024

  • K-Link Festival – Performance Director
  • Hi-One Club EDM Dance Battle – Event Director
  • ICOM Asia Tour (4 countries) – Performance Director
  • Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics Opening Performance – Performance Director

2023

  • K-HipHop Fest in Asia (6 countries) – Performance Director
  • MAMAMOO Asia Tour Thailand – Performance Director

2022

  • Kim Sejeong Asia Tour Thailand – Performance Director

2020

  • Asian Tour for Mad Town / Jachu Asia Tour Philippines – Director

2019

  • THE BOYZ Asia Tour (6 countries) – Performance Director

2018

  • Amber Canada Fan Concert – Performance Director
  • A.C.E Canada Fan Concert – Performance Director

2017

  • Junhoe Mayor Inauguration Performance – Performance Director
  • Korea–Thailand Mayor Ceremony Performance – Performance Director

2016

  • Pyeongtaek Women’s Choir Regular Concert – Performance Director

2013

  • Gummy Concert – Assistant Director
  • MC The Max Concert – Assistant Director