Jessica Jung
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Jessica Jung at Marina Bay Sands Valentino event in January 2016
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Jessica Sooyoun Jung April 18, 1989 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other names | Jung Soo-yeon |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Relatives | Krystal Jung (sister) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | Blanc & Eclare |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Su-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Su-yŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 제시카 정 |
| Revised Romanization | Jesika Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chesik'a Chŏng |
Jessica Sooyoun Jung (born April 18, 1989), known professionally as Jessica, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, fashion designer and businesswoman currently based in South Korea. Jung was born and raised in San Francisco, California. At the age of eleven, Jung was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency S.M. Entertainment and subsequently moved to South Korea. In 2007, Jung debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The group later became one of the best-selling artists in South Korea, and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups nationwide and worldwide.
As an actress, Jung portrayed Elle Woods in the Korean-language version of Legally Blonde in 2010, and played a role in the drama Wild Romance in 2012. In early 2014, she established a fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare. Later that year, she was dismissed from the group Girls' Generation due to conflicts between the group's schedule and her own business activities. Following the dismissal, Jessica ended her contract with S.M. Entertainment and signed with Coridel Entertainment in 2016, prior to the release of her debut solo album, With Love, J.
Jessica was born in San Francisco. While on vacation in South Korea, she and her sister, Krystal, were spotted in a shopping mall by S.M. Entertainment; she later joined the company in 2000. She spent seven years as a trainee before debuting as part of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Jessica attended Korea Kent Foreign School during her teenage years. Her younger sister, Krystal, is a member of the Korean girl group f(x). They later had a reality TV show called Jessica & Krystal. Jessica is a native speaker of American English and gained fluency in Korean after moving to South Korea at the age of 11 to pursue her entertainment career.
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