About Kim Chu Jun

Kim has over 10 years professional experience in the fashion and advertising industry working for magazines, brand campaigns, fashion shows, hair dressing education, and TV.

He began working as a professional hair dresser in 2002. In 2005, he extended his professional training at the Saileelsm Academy in Seoul, and further honed his skills at Toni & Guy Beijing in 2006, and Vidal Sassoon Shanghai in 2008. After gaining experience and expanding his craft, Kim started to work as a freelance hair stylist, often in collaboration with “Sebastian” and “Dong Tian”. In 2014, he founded a hair salon chain brand, called Upper Cut.

The list of clients Kim has worked with include Dior, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Michael Kors, Paul Frank, Mark Fairwhale, Vidal Sassoon, Philips, Nike, Adidas, Sebastian, and Sephora.

His work has been shown in editorials in ELLE China, Harper’s Bazaar China, Cosmopolitan, Self, Modern Weekly, Grazia, and Femina.

Kim currently lives and works in Shanghai.