Ryan S. Jhun () is a South Korean songwriter and record producer. Jhun is known for his work with various K-pop soloists and idol groups, getting his start through acts from SM Entertainment such as Shinee, Super Junior, f(x), Taeyeon, Exo, NCT, and TVXQ. He has since produced for several artists from other labels like IU, Loona, Lee Hyo-ri, U-KISS, Girl's Day, Twice, NMIXX, Oh My Girl, Monsta X, Ive, BAE173, and Cravity, as well as songs for audition programs Produce 101 and My Teenage Girl.
He founded and became chief executive officer of music production and publishing company Marcan Entertainment. He is also the CEO of Ateam Entertainment, where he produced for the label's groups VAV and BugAboo.
Background and career Jhun was born in South Korea on February 28, 1979. He moved to New York at ten years old, where he began being interested in music. He auditioned for SM Entertainment for what would eventually become boy band Shinhwa, however he was discouraged by his parents. He later traveled back to South Korea to submit his demos, with only SM accepting his music. His first released song was "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" for Lee Hyori's album H-Logic (2010), while his first "hands-on" song was "Lucifer" for Shinee for their album of the same name.
Jhun is also CEO of Ateam Entertainment, having joined in 2017 to produce for their boy group VAV. In 2021, he debuted his first girl group, BugAboo, under Ateam. Jhun was awarded Best Songwriter at the 2023 Melon Music Awards.
Musical style Jhun is known for his "crossover" musical style, with his production incorporating elements from world music. He also co-founded songwriting and production teams Marcan Entertainment and Musikade, and regularly collaborates with Denzil Remedios, LDN Noise, and Dem Jointz.
Discography As lead artist Year Artist(s) Title AlbumRef. 2021 NCT U (Doyoung & Haechan) "Maniac" Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 1 Loona (HeeJin, Kim Lip, JinSoul, & Yves) "Not Friends" Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 2
Production credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.
2010s
Year Artist(s) Title Album 2010 Shinee "Lucifer" Lucifer "Get It" HelloGirl's Day "Nothing Lasts Forever" Everyday Lee Hyo-ri "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" H-Logic "Scandal" "Want Me Back" "100Percent" Super Junior "Shake It Up" Bonamana "No Other"Chungrim "First Class" 2011 Super Junior "Walkin" Mr. Simple "My Love, My Kiss, My Heart" U-Kiss "TOP THAT" Neverland "Neverland" "Baby Don't Cry" "Someday" f(x) "My Style" Pinocchio "Lollipop"TVXQ "B.U.T. (Be-Au-Ty)" B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty) / Back to TomorrowBaek Ji-young "Bad Girl" Pitta 2012 U-Kiss "Tick Tock" DoraDora "Amazing" "Stop Girl" Stop Girl Spica "Anger" Russian Roulette "Up N Down" "No More" "Pain Killer" PainkillerSupernova "Saturday" Go For It!B1A4 "In the Air" In the Wind 2013Exo "Peter Pan" XOXO15& "Somebody" SugarShinee "Excuse Me Miss"Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me 2014Exo "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" Exology Chapter 1: The Lost PlanetNU'EST "Storybook" Re:BirthTVXQ "B.U.T. (Be-Au-Ty) (Korean Version)" Live World Tour: Catch Me in SeoulJ-Min "Secret Letter" Shine 2015Super Junior-D&E "Breaking Up"The Beat Goes On Shinee "View" Odd "Married to the Music" Married to the MusicGirls' Generation "You Think" Lion HeartTaeyeon & Verbal Jint "I" I f(x) "Deja Vu" 4 Walls "X" "Diamond" Red Velvet "Dumb Dumb" The Red "Campfire" "Red Dress" "Don't U Wait No More"Melody Day "#LoveMe" #LoveMeExo "Love Me Right" Love Me RightTVXQ "Champagne" Rise as God 2016 Taemin "One By One" Press It "Mystery Lovers" "Sexuality" Hyomin "Sketch" Sketch "Gold" "Road Trip"Boys Republic "Get Down" BR: EvolutionPinkrush "Fingertips" 35 Girls 5 Concepts I.O.I "Crush" Chrysalis "Whatta Man (Good Man)" rowspan="2" Fiestar "Apple Pie"Fei "Fantasy" FantasyExo "Cloud 9" Ex'ActKangta "Calling Out For You" 'Home' Chapter 1 2017 VAV "Venus (Dance With Me)" Spotlight "ABC (Middle of the Night)"NCT Dream "My First and Last" The FirstMelody Day "Kiss on the Lips" Kiss on the Lips Produce 101 (season 2) "It's Me (Pick Me)" "Super Hot" Produce 101 – Final Girl's Day "I'll Be Yours" Girl's Day Everyday 5 "Thirsty"Minah (Girl's Day) "Truth"Sojin (Girl's Day) "Kumbaya (Come By Here)"Shannon "Hello" HelloExo "Touch It" The WarRAINZ "Juliette" Sunshine 2018NCT U "Baby Don't Stop" NCT 2018 Empathy VAV "Spotlight" Spotlight "Gorgeous" Idol Producer "Ei Ei" Idol Producer OST "Dream"GFRIEND "Love Bug" Time for the Moon NightAOA "파르페" Bingle BangleTaeyeon "Something New" Something NewUNB "BLACK HEART" Black Heart NEX7 "Wait a Minute" The First "Let Me be Your Fire" The First II "Heart Full of You" "Dream World Tour" 2019Monsta X "Stealer" Take.2 We Are HereVAV "Thrilla Killa" Thrilla Killa1THE9 "Spotlight" XIXOh My Girl "Checkmate" The Fifth Season Yesung "Pink Magic" Pink Magic Red Velvet "LP" The ReVe Festival: Day 1 "Love Is the Way" The ReVe Festival: Day 2 Twice "Strawberry" Fancy You "Get Loud" Feel SpecialNCT Dream "Boom" We BoomVicton "New World" NostalgiaKang Daniel "Touchin" Cyan Exo "Obsession" Obsession "Ya Ya Ya" UHSN "Popsicle"
2020s
Artist(s) Title Album Iz*One "Eyes" Bloom*Iz NCT 127 "Kick It" Neo Zone "Punch" Victon "Nightmare" Continuous "Mayday" Oh My Girl "Dolphin" Nonstop SuperM "100" Super One NU'EST "Moon Dance" The Nocturne WayV "After Midnight" Awaken the World "Electric Hearts" VAV "Made For Two" Made For Two HA:TFELT "La Luna" Taemin "Just Me and You" Never Gonna Dance Again YooA "Bon Voyage" Bon Voyage "Far" "Abracadabra" Verivery "My Face" Face Us Lee Haein "Santa Lullaby (We Used To Sing)"
Artist(s) Title Album Victon "What I Said" Voice: The Future Is Now "Chess" Kang Seung-sik (Victon) "Carry On" Jang Han-byul "Used to This" rowspan="2" Youha "Abittipsy" Cravity "My Turn" Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice "Mammoth" "Bad Habits" IU "Celebrity" Lilac "Flu" Shinee "Don't Call Me" Don't Call Me "I Really Want You" WayV "Kick Back" Kick Back Weeekly "After School" We Play Mirae "We Are Future" Killa "Killa" Yesung "Phantom Pain" Beautiful Night Oh My Girl "Dun Dun Dance" Dear OhMyGirl "Dear You" "My Doll" "Quest" "Who Comes Who Knows" "Swan" Taemin "Strings" Advice "Sad Kids" WJSN the Black "Easy" My Attitude GWSN "Like it Hot" The Other Side of the Moon Loona "&" [&] "PTT (Paint the Town)" "Wow" "Be Honest" Moon Jong-up "Us" Us The Boyz "B.O.Y (Bet on You)" Thrill-ingWayV (Ten & Yangyang) "Low Low" Phantom BtoB "Outsider" 4U: Outside Fromis 9 "Talk & Talk" NCT 127 "Sticker" Sticker "Focus" "The Rainy Night"Loona "Hula Hoop" Hula Hoop My Teenage Girl "Same Same Different" BugAboo "BugAboo" BugAboo "All Night Play" Kai "Peaches" Peaches Ive "Eleven" Eleven NCT U "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" Universe Luna "I'll Be Your Night" SM Town (Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, Yangyang & Giselle) "Zoo" 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
Artist(s) Title Album Got the Beat "Step Back" Taeyeon "Can't Control Myself" INVU Luminous "Matryoshka" Between Light and Darkness (Self n Ego) "Want It More?" Pentagon "Feelin' Like" In:vite U Jamie "Pity Party" Viviz "Fiesta" Beam of Prism "Love You Like" Apink "My oh My" Horn Taeyeon "Heart" INVU "You Better Not" Nmixx "Tank" Ad Mare Kihyun "Voyager" Voyager TVXQ "Like Snow-White" Epitaph NCT Dream "Better Than Gold" Glitch Mode Oh My Girl "Real Love" Real Love "Eden" "Replay" "Parachute" "Kiss & Fix" "Blink" "Dear Rose" BAE173 "Jaws" Intersection: Blaze Monsta X "Breathe" Shape of Love Minseo "Self Trip" mOS 2.74 Ryeowook "Bluebird" A Wild Rose CLASS:y "Up" Class Is Over "Shut Down" "Tell Me One More Time" "Super Cool" "Feelin' So Good" Cha Eun-woo (Astro) "First Love" Drive to the Starry Road Victon "Stupid O'Clock" ChaosLuminous "Wish You Were Here" BugAboo "Easy Move" Pop The Boyz "Seweet" Aespa "Girls" Girls "ICU" Chungha "Crazy Like You" Bare & Rare Super Junior "Mango" The Road: Keep On Going Apink ChoBom "Feel Something" Copycat Ailee "Kiss Me Happy" Listen-Up EP.1The Boyz "Bump & Love" Be Aware Luminous "Marionette" Luminous in Wonderland "Your Ocean" "Crazy" "Far" "Hologram "Talking Myself" "Legend" Ren "Loco (9:00 pm)" Listen-Up EP.4 Ive "After Like" After Like "My Satisfaction" Ha Sung-woon "Focus" Strange World "Say Yes" "Too little too late (Duet with Jamie)" Rocket Punch "Thanks To (Listen-Up)" Listen-Up EP.5 Key "Burn" Gasoline "I Can't Sleep" Billlie "Mcguffins ~ Who's the Joker?" The Billage of Perception: Chapter TwoMonsta X "If with You" Kangta "Eyes On You" Eyes on You NCT 127 "Designer" 2 Baddies Kang Seung-sik, Lim Se-jun& Jung Su-bin "Sunny (U.S.A)" Listen-Up EP.8Yubin (Oh My Girl) "Sleepover (The &)" Listen-Up EP.9 Seulgi "Bad Boy, Sad Girl" 28 Reasons Jamie "In My Bag" One Bad Night Chaeyeon "Hush Rush" Hush Rush "Danny" "Aquamarine" "Same But Different"Kihyun "Youth" Youth CLASS:y "Tick Tick Boom" Day & Night "Zealous" Exy "Birthday Party" <Second World> Final YooA "Selfish" Selfish "Lay Low" "Blood Moon" "Melody"
Artist(s) Title Album Monsta X "Beautiful Liar" Reason "Daydream"Chogakusei "Give It To Me" Cho Hwang Min-hyun "Hidden Side" Truth or Lie Cravity "Baddie" Master: Piece "A to Z" Yeeun "Strange Way to Love" The Beginning "Cherry Coke" Sevenus "Doesn't Matter" Peak Time – 3 Round <Originals Match> Apink "Withcha" Self Ive "Kitsch" I've Ive "I Am" "Lips" "Heroine" "Mine" "Not Your Girl" "Next Page" "Cherish" "Shine with Me" Vanner "Prime Time" Peak Time – <Final Round> Ive "Wave" Wave "Classic"PICK-CAT "SNAP" Queendom Puzzle Team Battle 1Athena Queendom Puzzle Team Battle 2 Chae Soo-bin & Jo Yu-ri "Yellow Circle" xooos "Bad At Us" Made In Heart "Lavender" Fromis 9 "#menow" Unlock My World Ren "Ready to Move" Ren'dezvous "Autofill" "Imagine More" "Lullaby (11:03)" "My Story" Shinee "Like It" HardIve "I Want" Nana (Wooah), Sangah (Lightsum),Suyun (Rocket Punch), Yeeun, Wooyeon (Wooah) & Kei (Lovelyz) "Bad Blood" Queendom Puzzle All-Rounder Battle 2 Oh My Girl "Summer Comes" Golden Hourglass Shownu X Hyungwon "Play Me" The Unseen "Slow Dance" Infinite "New Emotions" 13eginNana (Wooah), Bora (Cherry Bullet),Yeonhee (Rocket Punch),Zoa (Weeekly), Juri (Rocket Punch),Jiwoo (TripleS) & Jihan (Weeekly) "I Do" Queendom Puzzle Semi FinalVanner "Diamonds" Veni Vidi Vici Cignature "Mess With My Mind" Us in the Summer "Smooth Sailing" "Sorry So Sorry"Weeekly "Good Day (Special Daileee)" El7z Up "Die For You" 7+Up "Cloud 9" D.O. "I Do" Expectation "Lost" 82Major "Sure Thing" On Just B "Medusa" ÷ (Nanugi) Wheein "Dance 4 You" IN the Mood Ive "Either Way" I've Mine "Off the Record" "Baddie" "Holy Moly" "OTT" "Payback"Vanner "Ponytail" "Performer" (Japanese ver.) Weeekly "Backwards" ColoRise "Sweet Dream" Viviz "Untie" Versus Enhypen "Orange Flower (You Complete Me)" Orange Bloodiii "Forbidden Midnight" Fantasy Boys "Potential" Potential "Potential" (English ver.)Xoos "Crush" One Top "Say Yes" JS Ent.