Taejun Kim 김태준
SM UNIVERSE MENTOR
Taejun Kim 김태준
- #Guest, #Performance, #Vocal
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