Jung Joon-young

Jung Joon-young
Background information
Native name Hangul: 정준영
Hanja: 鄭俊英
Birth name Jung Joon-young
Born February 21, 1989
Seoul, Korea
Genres Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Rock singer, Entertainer, Actor, Radio DJ, MC
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels CJ E&M Music

Jung Joon-young (Hangul: 정준영 Hanja: 鄭俊英 born February 21, 1989) is a South Korean rock singer, songwriter, radio DJ, MC, actor, and entertainer. He was born in Seoul, Korea, but raised in Indonesia, China, Japan, Europe (England and France), and the Philippines. Jung Joon-young has lived in many different countries because his father is an international business man.[1] He is well known for finishing in the Top 3 of Mnet’s reality television talent show, Superstar K4,[2] and also as a member of KBS's "2 Days & 1 Night Season 3". He is currently hosting the radio program, MBC FM’s "Jung Joon-young's Simsimtapa". Jung has made his big screen debut through “Love Forecast,” released on January 15, 2015.

Since his official debut with the release of "1st Mini Album" on October 10, 2013, Jung has continued working on his music as a rock musician. He won the "New Male Solo Artist" award for the title track of his 1st mini album, “이별 10분전The Sense of an Ending”, at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards. As the follow-up, Jung Joon-young released his self-produced 2nd mini album, "TEENAGER”, which contains six tracks that were composed by himself on June 26, 2014.[3]

He has been widening his sphere of activity not only domestically but also abroad. Followed by his Taiwan fan meeting in 2013, he held his first overseas showcase in Taiwan on July 13, 2014 as well. He performed self-created OST “하루만(I’m Nobody)” as a guest performer at the Pretty Man Japan Concert in July 2014. Jung made his American concert debut during K-CON 2014 as a MC and a performer.[4] He held a concert tour in China in November 2014 and performed in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai.[5]

Biography

1989–2005: Early life

Jung Joon-young was born on February 21, 1989 in Seoul, Korea. His father is an international business man who travels to many countries for his business. Jung had a lonely childhood in many different countries but he learned to speak five different languages such as English, Mandarin, Korean,[6] and conversational Japanese, and Tagalog. He couldn't enroll in a regular school due to frequent moves. He took private lessons for regular subjects such as math, English, violin, and piano. He also got his fourth degree black belt in Taekwondo.

2005–2007: Adolescence

When Jung became 17, he decided to go to the Philippines to do missionary work. He taught Taekwondo and music to the local children. He was a member of the choir which performed in front of the president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It was stated that he got inspired by Kurt Cobain and was determined to become a rock star when he watched Nirvana's MTV Unplugged Show at the age of 18.[7][8]

2007–2012: Career Beginnings

Indie Bands Period

He moved to South Korea the next year to start his musical career and soon signed to an entertainment agency (supposed to be Danal Entertainment which released Jung Joon-young's solo EP titled “Rock Trip” in 2010 as well as Digital Single “환상Fantasy“ in 2012).

In 2008, Starkim Entertainment selected Jung Joon-young as a vocalist of an idol rock band, LEDApple.[9] As one of the original members, he went through the training process and even finished recording the debut album with the band. But, right before Led Apple’s debut in 2010, Starkim Entertainment discovered that Jung was already under contract with the previous agency which refused to release him and, thus, he was dropped from the idol rock band.[10]

In 2010, Jung Joon Young dove into the Hongdae indie music scene and formed various bands such as “Flowermist” which busked in Japan and “Switchon” which performed for amateur club theaters.

As a struggling artist, he modeled for the several different online shopping malls. He was also on an advertisement for "BGFretail"(franchise retail) and participated in other artists' music-videos such as "Twinkle"(트윙클 by TTS -Girls' Generation) and "Liquor Bottle"(술병 by Haha).[11] [12] Jung Joon-young appeared on a TV show "Ulzzang Generation 얼짱시대 Season 5" (Ep.1~Ep.8)[13][14] and referring to this show, he said, "People don't like this program because they think this is just about good looking boys and girls chatting on a TV show, but it was a good opportunity for me to make money."

Since his band, “Switchon” was little known to the public, Jung Joon-young tried to take part in Superstar K4 with “Switchon” members to gain more popularity as a band, but they couldn't continue the audition together due to some foreign members' visa problems. Thus, he decided to carry on the audition as a solo artist.

During the Superweek (which was the selection round), his low husky voice, appearance, and unpredictable character trait appealed the viewers as well as the judges, especially one of the judges, PSY who is famous for "Gangnam Style" (he left superstark4 after 1st final for the world tour). Moreover, his collaboration with Roy Kim, "먼지가 되어 Becoming Dust”(Kim Kyang-Suk), which Jung Joon-young changed the ballad to the rock version, became a big hit and the best duet audition song ever.[15][16] After releasing, it achieved an “all-kill” on real-time charts and won the Mnet 20’s Choice Hot Cover as well as 2013’s Most Popular Karaoke Song of the Year at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards. Even though he was at risk of dropping out several times, he passed through it into the finals by Psy’s choice in the judge’s final decision.

Throughout the final stages, he stuck to rock style only as his musical style. He was repeatedly suggested that he needed to try a different genre of music, such as ballad, by the judges. However, on the other hand, his persistence about rock music impressed a lot of viewers, as a result, it caused establishing of hardcore fans and a strong fandom as well. It explained, how he could survive even on the third stage that he made a mistake with his tone out of pitch, through the number of phone votes to support him despite the controversy. His covers that represented his rock style were “매일매일 기다려 Waiting Everyday”(TeeSams), "Bed of Roses"(Bon Jovi), and “Outsider” "(Bom-Yurum-Gaul-Kyoul 봄여름가을겨울)[17] which performance received a positive response from the judges and audience. On the fifth stage, he was urged to sing a rock ballad "응급실 Emergency Room" (IZI)[18] which had been chosen by the viewers regardless of his musical taste. Unexpectedly, it highly ranked and topped on various online charts and also earned favorable reactions from the public.[19]

Though Jung Joon-young was eliminated in the six stage of semi-final as Top 3, superstar k4 was his big chance to let public recognize his musical style and also get a fame. So he mentioned, "Superstar K4 was the turning point in my music career. Before I tried out for Superstar K4, only those who liked rock music listened to my songs. However, now a more variety of people listen to my music and acknowledge me. I'm glad I got to make myself known through Superstar K4." through his farewell interview."[20]

2013 : Official debut and 1st Mini Album

After Superstar K4, he has been doing concerts, TV and radio programs(as a guest or a host), and modeling for cars, clothes, games, N-screen, and beer. From May 6, 2013, he worked as a DJ for MBC FM4U "Close Friend" until September 1, 2013. He has appeared in several TV shows including KBS2's "Immortal Song-Singing the Legend 불후의 명곡", "Happy Together 해피 투게더", MBC's "Golden Fishery Radio Star황금어장 라디오스타", and "We Got Married (Season 4)". He has been featured on KBS's "2 Days & 1 Night Season3” since Dec 1, 2013.

On May 21, 2013, Jung Joon-young finally contracted with CJ E&M after receiving many offers from numerous entertainment companies.[21][22][23]

After signing with CJ E&M, Jung Joon-young released his debut single "Spotless Mind (병이에요)" with two versions of Music Video(N version and S version) on Oct 01, 2013. It immediately made an impact on the country’s charts. Just an hour after release, “Spotless Mind” nabbed the top spot on Mnet, Bugs, and Soribada etc.[24]

On October 10, 2013, Jung Joon-Young officially made his debut by releasing his first mini album that consists of six songs containing the title track, "The Sense of an Ending이별 10분 전", and two songs that he participated in writing and composing: "Missed Call아는 번호" and "Take off Mask". His 1st mini album was a moderate success; The album ranked the top spot both on the daily and weekly chart of Synnara Record during its first week. In addition, "Spotless Mind병이에요" landed at the third place and "The Sense of an Ending이별 10분전" also took the second place on the chart of MBC's music show "Music Core음악중심".

Jung Joon-young‘s popularity has been gradually expanding abroad. He visited Taiwan in order to promote his 1st mini album on December 8, 2013. He held a successful fan meeting with 1,000 Taiwanese fans and had an autograph signing event with his song performances for those who had purchased a special limited edition of his album and he gave them a good impression by communicating in Chinese fluently.[25]

Jung Joon-young earned New Male Solo Artist for “이별 10분전The Sense of an Ending” and Most Popular Karaoke Song of the Year for “먼지가 되어Becoming Dust” at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards and also Best New Male Artist at the Allkpop Awards. Plus, He earned Star of the Year at the MBC Entertainment Awards.

2014 :TEENAGER and 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3

On January 2, 2014 he released an OST for Pretty Man called "하루만I'm Nobody" written and composed by himself that contains two versions such as an American rock style version and a British pop style drama version. The rock ballad "I'm Nobody하루만" has topped Bugs Chart and Mnet Chart within its first five days of release.[26]

On Feb 16, 2014, Jung Joon-young’s 1st fan meeting was held at Yonsei University in Seoul where approximately 1000 fans celebrated his 25th birthday together.

On March 12, 2014, Jung Joon-young released an official cheer song, “Always Reds”, which was collaborated with the hip hop group Soul Dive, a track on the Red Devils' official cheer album “We are the Reds” for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[27]

Jung Joon-young joined hands with Younha for the duet song, “달리함께(Just the way you are)” which encourages people to gain confidence. This healing song contains both the rock spirit and ballad.[28] As soon as it was released on May 29, 2014, it ranked top on several music charts such as Mnet, Bugs, and Olleh Music etc.

Jung Joon-young made a guest appearance at Samsung’s Passion Talk Concert 2014 OUTREACH[29] which was held in Peking University, in Beijing, China on June 10, 2014.

Jung Joon-young returned with his 2nd mini album, “TEENAGER” on June 26, 2014. All the tracks in the album were composed and produced by Jung Joon Young himself and he also participated in the design and production of the album's concept, cover picture, and all other minor details regarding the album. The theme of the album is “the adult who dreams” and containing his wish for people who are exhausted by the world to start dreaming again.[30][31] It ranked third on Gaon Album Chart in its first week of releasing.

In Jung Joon-young's rise to fame, it is announced that he has plans in expanding his music career throughout Asia. On July 19, Jung Joon-young joined the cast of Pretty Man such as Jang Keun-suk, IU and Lee Jang-woo as a guest performer for the drama concert in Japan.[32] Jung Joon-young appeared at KCON Los Angeles, California as one of hosts as well as a guest performer from Aug. 9 to Aug. 10 and made his American concert debut by performing his singles including self-created rock single “Teenager”. He also entertained the audience by covering his own version of Michael Jackson's "Black Or White”.[33] After having a showcase in Taiwan, he held a concert tour, titled, “2014 Demo Live Tour with Jung Joon-young,” in China. Beginning on Nov. 14 in Beijing, followed by Shenzhen on Nov. 15 and Shanghai on Nov. 16.[34]

On August 1 Jung Joon Young's rep stated, Jung Joon Young will be taking on the challenge of a movie through Love Forecast starring alongside Lee Seung-gi and Moon Chae-won in which Jung Joon Young's character has a one-sided love towards Moon Chae-won's character.[35]

Jung Joon Young participated in the OST for SBS’ Modern Farmer, singing the song “Same Place" which is a rock ballad that tells a heart-breaking love story.[36] Shortly after “Same Place” was released on Dec. 5, the sound track of Blade & Soul “Show Time” has been released on Dec. 17.

Jung Joon Young has been revealing his good sense of entertainment on KBS 2TV's 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3. He has won the Best Entertainer Award for Variety Shows at the KBS Entertainment Awards 2014.[37]

2015 : Movie Debut

Jung Joon-young has made his big screen debut through a light-hearted romantic comedy film Love Forecast, opened in theaters on Jan. 15, 2015.[38]

Artistry

Influence

Jung Joon-young was inspired by Freddie Mercury of the British rock band Queen, Kurt Cobain of the American rock band Nirvana, Hyde (vocalist, rhythm guitarist, lyricist and songwriter) and K.A.Z (lead guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter) of the Japanese rock duo band Vamps, and by the "grunge" genre such as Nirvana.

Discography

Extended Plays

Title Release Date Tracklisting Album Detail
Rock Trip Sep 30, 2010
  • Distributor: Shin Chon Music/ Danal Entertainment

Singles

Title Release Date song Notes
"Fantasy" Nov 09,2012 "Fantasy, Fantasy (Inst.)" Digital Single
"Happy Blue Christmas" Dec 11,2012 "Happy Blue Christmas" Digital Single
"Spotless Mind병이에요" Oct 1,2013 "Spotless MInd" Pre-released Debut Single

Soundtracks

Title Release Date song Notes
"하루만I'm Nobody" Jan. 2, 2014 "하루만I'm Nobody"

"하루만"(Drama Ver.)

 Digital Single (예쁜남자 Pretty Man OST)

written and composed by Jung Joon-young

"같은 자리Same Place" Dec. 5, 2014 "같은 자리Same Place" Digital Single

SBS’ “Modern Farmer" OST Part 4

"Show Time" Dec. 17, 2014 "Show Time" Digital Single, Genre : Rock

Blade & Soul : Warlock Theme song

Collaboration Albums(Singles)

Title Release Date song other artist(s) Notes
"We Are the Reds" March 12, 2014 "Always Reds" Soul Dive a track on Red Devil's official cheer album

"We are the Reds" for 2014 FIFA World Cup

"달리함께Just the Way You Are" May 29, 2014 "달리함께" Younha Digital Single, A Rock Duet

(Genre: Ballad, Modern Rock, Distributor: CJ E&M)

Concert tour

2012
2013
2014

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note
2015 Love Forecast Andrew Supporting Role

Television Drama

Year Title Network Role Notes
2013 Monstar Mnet young Han Ji-woong Cameo (Ep 09)
2014 Fated to Love You MBC Radio DJ Cameo
2015 The Lover Mnet Jung Young-joon

Variety Programs

Year Title Network Note
2011 Ulzzang Generation 얼짱시대 Season 5 ComedyTV Member
2012 Ulzzang Generation 얼짱시대 Season 6 ComedyTV Special Guest
2012 Superstar K4 Mnet Contestant - Top 3
2012 Beatle's Code Mnet Superstar K Special
2012 TAXI 택시 Mnet Guest
2012 Three Idiots 세얼간이 tvN Guest
2013 King of Boss 켠김에 왕까지 Ongamenet Guest
2013 Immortal Songs-Singing the Legend KBS Guest
2013 Happy Together 해피 투게더 KBS2 Handsome Guy Special
2013 Jung Joon-young's Be Stupid OnStyle Behind the scenes of album making process
2013 KBS's Star Babysitter-Come See Me KBS Guest Babysitter
2013 We Got Married (Season 4) MBC Couple with Jeong Yu-mi
2013 1 Night 2 Days (Season 3) KBS2 Member
2013 Golden Fishery Radio Star황금어장 라디오스타 MBC Guest
2013 Quiz to Change the World세바퀴 MBC Guest
2013 Family's Dignity Full House가족의 품격 풀하우스 KBS Guest
2013 1vs100 1대100 KBS Guest
2014 M! Countdown Mnet MC along with Ahn Jae-hyun
2014 Happy Together 해피 투게더 KBS2 Guest
2014 Golden Fishery Radio Star황금어장 라디오스타 MBC Guest
2014 Weekly Idol MBC Every1 Guest
2014 Entertainment Relay Guerilla Date KBS Guest
2014 A Song For You KBS Guest along with BTOB
2014 SNL Korea tvN Guest
2014 Stargazing 별바라기 MBC Guest
2014 Music Talk Show "Umtappesul" Mnet "Mission! Finding Hidden Rockers" Guest
2014 The King of Food KBS Guest
2014 Foul Interview: 4 Things Show Mnet Main Interviewee
2014 You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS Guest
2014 Fashion King Korea 2 SBS Member, pair up with the designer Han Sang Hyuk
2014 SIA Style Icon Awards 2014 OnStyle MC along with Jang Yoon-ju

Radio programs

Host appearances
Date Channel Title Role Notes
Jan 28,2013 ~ Mar 03,2013 MBC FM4U Hope Song at Noon

김신영의 정오의 희망곡

 DJ Temporary DJ for February 2013
May. 06, 2013~ Sept.01,2013 MBC FM4U Close Friend

친한친구

 DJ From 20:00 to 22:00
July 7, 2014 ~ MBC FM Jung Joon-young's Simsimtapa

정준영의 심심타파

 DJ From 24:00 to 02:00

Endorsements

Year Company Brand Item
2012 BGFretail CU(Retail store franchise) Convenience Store
2012 OB Beer Cass Alcoholic beverage
2012 CJ E&M Everybody's Marble Game
2013 Cheil Industries Fashion Bike Repair Shop Fashion
2013 CJ Hellovision tving N-Screen Service
2013 KoreaGM Chevrolet Trex Automobile
2013 CJ E&M MaGaeChon Online Game
2013 Pearly Gates Luxury Young Golfwear Pearly Gates Casual Wear
2014 JNG Korea Siero Casual Wear
2014 NCSOFT Blade & Soul Online Game

Awards and nominations

Year Award/Critics Category Result
2013 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards[39] New Male Solo Artist Won
Most Popular Karaoke Song of the Year with Roy Kim Won
Mnet Asian Music Award Best New Male Artist Nominated
Artist of the Year Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards Star of the Year[40] Won
28th Golden Disk Awards [41] New Rising Star Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
23rd Seoul Music Awards Rookies Award[42] Nominated
Mnet 20's Choice 20's HOT Cover Music Award with Roy Kim[43] Won
Allkpop Awards Best New Male Artist[44] Won
2014 7th Style Icon Awards Top 10 Style Icons Nominated
16th Mnet Asian Music Awards Style in Music Won
Best Band Performance Nominated
Union Pay Song of the Year (TEENAGER) Nominated
KBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award (Variety) Won

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