Jo Kwon (Hangul: 조권, born on August 28, 1989) is a South Korean singer, MC, actor, entertainer and leader of boy band 2AM.
Jo Kwon, formerly known as Sacre Bleu, trained at JYP Entertainment 7 years after joining the company. He was chosen as the last member of Park Jin Young’s “99% Challenge Project” along with Sun-ye of Wonder Girls.
In 2008, he appeared on MNET’s Hot Blood. The program showed the intense physical training that thirteen male trainees go through to acquire the opportunity to debut in either a 4-member ballad group or a 7-member dance group. After several elimination steps, Kwon was chosen for a position in the 4-member ballad group 2AM. He became the group’s leader. 2AM’s first single “This Song” released on July 21, 2008. It debuted on July 11, 2008, performing “이 노래” (“This Song”).
As of 2013 Jo Kwon was attending Kyung Hee University. He entered Kyung Hee University without taking the entrance examination.
