Jinyoung (singer)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.
Jinyoung
Birth name Jung Jin Young
Born November 18, 1991
Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer, Composer, Actor
Instruments Singing, Guitar
Years active 2011–present
Labels WM Entertainment
Associated acts B1A4
Website b1a4.com
Korean name
Hangul 정진영
Hanja 鄭振永
Revised Romanization Jeong Jin-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Chinyŏng

Jung Jin Young (Hangul: 정진영; hanja: 鄭振永; born November 18, 1991), better known by his stage name Jinyoung, is a South Korean idol, composer, producer, actor and a member of boy band B1A4. He made a debut on the stage of MBC Show! Music Core on April 23, 2011. He has been part of five Korean mini albums, two Korean studio albums, and two Japanese studio albums.

Career

Pre-debut

Jinyoung was discovered on Cyworld through a photo of him posted on Cyworld. He trained for roughly 2 years on singing, composing and acting before joining B1A4.[1]

B1A4

Main article: B1A4

After years of training, Jinyoung joined as a member of B1A4. On April 11, 2011, WM Entertainment released the news of B1A4 along with Jinyoung's picture as the first member revealed; Baro, Gongchan, Sandeul and CNU were also revealed in the next three days. [2][3][4][5][6]

On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC Show! Music Core.[7]

After their debut, B1A4 was invited to star in MTV's reality show Match Up with Block B.[8] As one of the projects for the show, B1A4 filmed a music video for "Only Learnt The Bad Things (못된 것만 배워서)."[9]

Discography

Compositions

Main article: B1A4 discography

Jinyoung is known for composing several title tracks and songs for B1A4's albums.

Year Song Length Album
2011 "Bling Girl"[10] 3:36 Let's Fly
"Wonderful Tonight"[11] 3:31 It B1A4
2012 "BABY I'M SORRY"[12] 3:32
"Feeling" 3:31
"Wonderful Tonight (Unplugged Remix)" 3:51
"잘자요 굿나잇 (Baby Goodnight)"[13] 3:20
"너때문에 (Because of You)" 3:52
"Beautiful Lie"[14] 3:34 1
"Intro - In The Wind" 1:00
In The Wind
"Tried To Walk (걸어 본다)"[15] 3:36
"뭐 할래요 (What Do You Want To Do)" 3:31
2013 "이게무슨일이야 (What’s Happening?)"[16] 3:20
What's Going On
"Good Love" 3:56
2014 "Intro - Prologue" 1:06
Who Am I
"Lonely (없구나)"[17] 4:05
"사랑 그땐 [Feat.하림] ("Love Then" Feat. Harim)" 3:39
"Baby" 3:55
"예뻐 (Pretty)" 3:18
"Who Am I" 3:14
"Solo Day"[18] 3:19
"내가 뭐가 돼 ("What Does That Make Me?)" 3:29
"잘 돼가 (It's Going Well)" 3:35
"물 한잔 (A Cup Of Water)" 3:23
"You feat. 선미" (You feat. Sunmi)" 3:52
"Bold" denotes the title track of that album.

Filmography

Dramas

Movies

Variety shows appearances

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (Film)
Miss Granny
Nominated
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Male Actor Pending
2015 10th Max Movie Awards Best Actor Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

  1. "B1A4 Bio | B1A4 Career". MTV. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  2. "Upcoming boyband 'B1A4' introduced through webtoon series". allkpop.com. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  3. "B1A4 reveals second member, Baro!". allkpop.com. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  4. "B1A4 reveals third member, Gongchan!". allkpop.com. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  5. "B1A4 reveals their fourth member, Sandeul!". allkpop.com. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  6. "B1A4 reveals their final member, CNU!". allkpop.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  7. "B1A4 reveals MV for debut title track, "OK" + mini album". allkpop.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  8. "Block B & B1A4 to hold a battle of charms on MTV's new reality show, "Match Up"". allkpop.com. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  9. "Block B and B1A4 to release new MVs through MTV". allkpop.com. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  10. "B1A4 Mini Album Vol. 1 - Let's Fly CD - B1A4, Pony Canyon (KR) - Korean Music - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  11. "[INFO] B1A4 2nd Mini-Album - IT B1A4 details + tracklist ~ Latest K-pop News - K-pop News | Daily K Pop News". Dkpopnews.net. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  12. "{!}[INFO] 120313 Full detail about B1A4’s 1st Album [IGNITION] !! « B1A4 Fan Club #b1a4". En.korea.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  13. "B1A4 - The B1A4 Ignition (Special Edition) CD - B1A4, Pony Canyon (KR) - Korean Music - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  14. "1 (B1A4 album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  15. "B1A4 Mini Album Vol. 3 - In The Wind CD - B1A4, Pony Canyon (KR) - Korean Music - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  16. "[INFO/TRANS] B1A4’s 4th Mini Album “WHAT’S GOING ON?” more informations! « B1A4 Fan Club #b1a4". En.korea.com. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  17. http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/01/b1a4-release-track-list-for-their-2nd-album-who-am-i#axzz2pGHHUARo
  18. http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/b1a4-unveils-comeback-schedule-and-tracklist-for-solo-day
  19. 2 (2012-08-29). "B1A4's Jinyoung to Make a Cameo in "The Thousandth Man"". Soompi. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  20. "B1A4's Jinyoung Wows In New Drama "She Is WOW"". 24-7 KPOP. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  21. "Group B1A4 to Begin Individual Activities, 'Busy Schedules'". KpopStarz. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-09-07.

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