Krystal Jung

Krystal Jung
Jung at the 10th Corso Como Seoul Melody Launch Party
Background information
Born	(1994-10-24) October 24, 1994 San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	K-pop, dance
Occupations	Singer, dancer, actress, model
Instruments	Lead Vocal, piano
Years active	2000 – present
Labels	S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts	f(x), Jessica Jung, SM Town, SM The Ballad

Krystal Jung (Hanja: 鄭秀晶; born October 24, 1994), also known as Krystal or by her Korean name Jung Soo Jung, is a Korean American idol singer and actress. Discovered by S.M. Entertainment in 2000, she began filming for commercials and music videos by 2002. She is currently a member of the Korean quintet girl group f(x).

Early life

Krystal was born in San Francisco, California, where her family from South Korea settled in the 1980s. During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000, when Krystal was five years old, she and her older sister Jessica were spotted by talent agency S.M. Entertainment, which earned her a cameo appearance in Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. The agency saw potential in both Krystal and her sister and offered them singing and dancing lessons, opting to professionally train them in a singing career. However, the offer was turned down by her parents, reasoning that Krystal was too young. Therefore, her parents at first only allowed her older sister to join the agency, who debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007.

In 2002, Krystal began appearing in television commercials. She first appeared in a Lotte commercial with Korean actress Han Ga In. In 2006, her parents allowed her to join SM Entertainment, and the agency enrolled her in dance classes, including hip hop and jazz.^[1]

Education

She attended Korea Kent Foreign School after moving to Korea, and then graduated in Hanlim Performing Arts High School on February 7, 2013, where she was honored with an achievement award.^[2] She is currently attending Sungkyunkwan University majoring in performing arts.^[3] She is fluent in both English and Korean.

Music career

f(x)

A teaser trailer of f(x) was released via YouTube on August 24, 2009.^[4] The group's debut digital single "LA chA TA" was released on September 1, followed by a 40-second teaser of the corresponding music video revealed on YouTube. The group debuted on September 2 in a showcase specifically designed to introduce the group, in an event held at the Samseong-dong Fashion Center. On September 5, f(x) had their first broadcast performance on MBC's music show Music Core.^[5] In 2010, she released a solo song named "Melody" accompanied with a music video.

SM The Ballad

In February 4, 2014, SM Entertainment revealed that SM The Ballad will make a comeback with new members, Krystal being one of them. She will be singing a duet with EXO's Chen in the track "When I Was... When U Were..." and with TVXQ's Changmin for the Japanese version of the title track, Breath.^[6]

Television career

In 2010, Krystal appeared on Let's Go Dream Team 2, where she broke a high jump record that had been set on the show 10 years ago with a height of 1.95 metres.

In 2010, she was given a minor role in the TV sitcom More Charming by the Day. She was also a host of The M-Wave with fellow artist Thunder from MBLAQ.^[7],.^[8]

In 2011, she competed on the SBS skating reality show Kim Yuna's Kiss & Cry.^[9] During the episode that aired on August 14, 2011, Krystal and her skating partner Lee Dong Hun won the competition, earning them the opportunity to skate at Kim Yuna's ‘Samsung Galaxy★Hauzen All That Skate Summer 2011‘ ice show.

Krystal also appeared in High Kick!, a Korean television series, portraying the role of Ahn Soojung in the third season of the popular daily series.

In 2013, she was cast as Lee Bo-na in the Heirs.

Discography

Filmography

Television drama

Films

Variety shows

Music video appearances

Endorsements

• 2002: Lotte Chaurin Green Tea with Han Ga-in
• 2003: Yoohan English Academy
• 2003: Ohdduki Curry
• 2003: E-O
• 2003: Enjoy the Quality
• 2003: Yuhan Kimberly
• 2003: SK, LG Telecom
• 2005: Orion Choco Pie
• 2006: Korea Life
• 2006-2007: Yoon's English Academy
• 2009: LG Chocolate^[10] with f(x) & Girls' Generation
• 2009: K-Swiss with f(x)
• 2009: Auction Co.^[11] with f(x) & Shinee
• 2009: LG Lollipop with f(x) & M.I.C.
• 2009: Korea's Girl Scout with f(x)
• 2010: Ottogi Ppusyeo Ppusyeo with f(x)
• 2010: FreeStyle Street Basketball with f(x)
• 2010: Calvin Klein jeans^[12] with Victoria & Sulli
• 2010: Love living with rabbits (H2) with f(x) SHINee, & Zhang Liyin
• 2010: Chicken Mania with Victoria, Luna & Sulli
• 2010: Elite Uniform The Fresh Look with Victoria, Luna and Sulli
• 2010: Crown Bakery with Victoria, Luna & Sulli
• 2010: World Blood Donor Day with f(x)
• 2010: Video Game "Gran Age" with Victoria, Luna & Sulli
• 2010: LG Optimus Z phone with f(x)
• 2010: Clean and Clear with Seohyun
• 2010: Sony cyber shot
• 2011: Elite Uniform The Fresh Look with Victoria, Luna, Sulli & Infinite
• 2011: Twoway Bag with Victoria, Luna, Sulli
• 2011: Clean and Clear with Kim Ji Won
• 2011: QUA Fashion Corp^[13] with Sulli
• 2011: AUCTION's Fitflop Sandals with f(x)
• 2012: Pinky&Dianne with f(x)
• 2012: LG Electronics with f(x) & Super Junior
• 2012: H2 Fashion Brand with f(x) & Shinee
• 2012: Clean and Clear
• 2012: 박학천 언어 Bible
• 2012: Lotte Chilsung Cider
• 2012: National Police Agency Ambassador
• 2013: Hyundai Veloster with f(x)
• 2013: Stonehenge, jewelry brand with Jessica^[14]
• 2013-2014: Etude House with Sulli^[15][16] & Shinee
• 2013-2014: China Freestyle Basketball Game with f(x)
• 2013-2014: Lovcat with f(x)
• 2013-2014: SPAO with f(x) & Super Junior
• 2013-2014: Hi Mart
• 2013-2014: Adidas
• 2014: PUMA with Ahn Jae-hyun

Awards

References

External links

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• f(x) Official Website