Jeong Jinwoon
| Jeong Jin Woon | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeong Jin Woon (정진운) |
| Born |
May 2, 1991 South Korea |
| Occupations | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | 2AM |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정진운 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭珍雲 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Jin-un |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chin'un |
Jeong Jin Woon (Hangul: 정진운) is a South Korean idol singer, actor and the youngest member of boy band 2AM.
Biography
Jin Woon was born on May 2, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated high school from BaekAhm High School. He, along with Shinee's Onew and Girls' Generation's SeoHyun, had the highest national score for their high school SATs exam. He studied at Daejin University, Dept. of Theatre and Visual Arts, the same class as fellow group member, Seulong. Jinwoon is known to be close to 91-liners, such as Nicole Jung of Kara,[1] Son Dong-woon of Beast,[2] Mir of MBLAQ, Key of Shinee, and SeoHyun of Girls' Generation. On October 7th 2013 he suffered a car accident and went into surgery. The surgery went well and currently he is going through a recovery process.
Career
2AM
He was originally eliminated from 2AM in the Hot Blood documentary, Jinwoon returned after a chosen member Daehun had to return to the States for personal reasons. Prior to debut, he was in a band called "No Comment". He plays guitar, drums, bass guitar, bongo and piano.
Solo Promotions
On August 7, 2011, the music video of his first solo single, "You Walking Towards Me" was released by Big Hit Entertainment. Jinwoon wrote and composed the song. It also features mixing by engineer Michael Brauer, who’s previously worked with the likes of U2 and Coldplay. Jinwoon held his debut stage last month at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, where he performed “You Walking Towards Me”. His limited single (1,000 copies). It went on sale on August 4.[3] Also included in the single album was another song he composed, "Lalala".
This was followed by another two-single mini album, which includes the songs "Now or Never" and "Psycho",[4] which he both wrote too.[5] On November 8, Jinwoon pleased the fans by allowing his song "Psycho" to be downloaded for free.[6] The album and music video were released November 17.[7]
On November 25, he held his first solo concert at Hongdae V Hall in Seoul. To help establish his ‘rocker roots’, he received mentorship from veteran rock band YB, vocalist Yoon Do Hyun, and bassist Park Tae Hee. Big Hit Entertainment revealed on November 15, “Jinwoon successfully completed a joint production with Yoon Do Hyun’s Band, who he’s admired for a long time. Through his concert, Jinwoon will deviating from his 2AM image to show a new “rocker” side to his personality.” [8]
On February 29, 2012 he released his OST song "We Are The B" for KBS's Dream High 2 together with Kang Sora, Jr. & Kim Ji Soo.[9]
He was then featured in his friend Nicole Jung's solo track "Lost" in Kara Collection, both in Korean and Japanese.
Acting
In 2009, he made an appearance on the television series Family Needed.
He was hosting M.net's M! Countdown along with band mate Jo Kwon in 2010.
He was cast for KBS's Drama Dream High Season 2 in 2012 as one of the main character Jin Yoojin, who dreams of becoming a rock star that attends Kirin Art School.[10]
Albums
| Year | Album title |
|---|---|
| 2011 | You Walking Towards Me |
| 2011 | Now or Never |
Filmography
Television drama
| Year | Show title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dream High | Cameo |
| 2012 | Dream High Season 2 | Jin Yu-jin |
| 2013 | KBS2 Family | Cameo |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MBC Every 1 Family Needed | Himself | |
| 2009-2011 | MBC We Got Married | Himself | Commentator |
| 2009-2010 | E! TV Idol Maknae Rebellion | Himself | |
| 2009-2010 | M.net M! Countdown | MC | |
| 2011 | KBS Let's Go! Dream Team 2 | Himself | |
| 2012 | SBS Law of the Jungle | Himself | |
| 2013 | MBC We Got Married | Himself | Paired with actress Go Junhee |
| KBS Music Bank | Himself | Host with Park Se-young | |
| SBS Running Man | Himself | Episode 145 | |
| KBS Mamma Mia | Himself | Guest w/ his mother Ep.2&10 |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Goodbye, My Lover" | 8Eight | Himself |
| 2011 | "Black & White" | G.NA | Himself |
| 2011 | "You, Walking Towards Me" | Debut Single | Himself |
| 2011 | "Now, or Never " | 2nd Single | Himself |
| 2012 | "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me" | 2AM | Himself |
| 2012 | "電話に出ない君に" | 2AM | Himself |
References
- ↑ (Korean) "How Close are Nicole and Jinwoon"
- ↑ (Korean) "Nicole with Jinwoon and Dongwoon"
- ↑ (Korean) "Jinwoon Unveils MV for You Walking Towards Me
- ↑ (Korean) "Jinwoon releases Psycho"
- ↑ (Korean) "Jinwoon releases follow up single"
- ↑ (Korean) "Psycho Free Download"
- ↑ (Korean) "Jinwoon releases Now or Never MV"
- ↑ (Korean) "Jinwoon's solo concert"
- ↑ (Korean) OST Dream High 2 Part 6 "We Are The B"
- ↑ (Korean) "Jinwoon is a Perfect Fit for his Dream High 2 Role"
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