Jung Joon-young
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Jung Joon-young at 2016 SIA Ceremony
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| Background information | |
| Native name | Hangul: 정준영 Hanja: 鄭俊英 |
| Birth name | Jung Joon-young |
| Born |
February 21, 1989 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | Rock, soft rock, alternative rock, garage rock, hard rock, post-punk revival |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor, radio DJ, host, TV personality |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | CJ E&M Music REALIVE (C9 Entertainment) |
| Associated acts | Drug Restaurant |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정준영 |
| Hanja | 鄭俊英 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Jun-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chun-yŏng |
Jung Joon-young (born February 21, 1989) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, radio DJ, host, actor, and television personality. He first gained recognition in Mnet's reality television talent show, Superstar K4 (2012), where he finished third place. In 2013, he became the youngest member of KBS's variety show 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3. He hosted his own radio program titled MBC FM's Jung Joon-young's Simsimtapa (2014) and made his big screen debut in Love Forecast (2015). Since 2015, Jung is the lead vocalist of a rock band, JJY Band, which changed their name to Drug Restaurant since May 20, 2016.
Since his official debut with the release of 1st Mini Album in October 2013, Jung has won the "New Male Solo Artist" award for its title track "이별 10분전 (The Sense of an Ending)" at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards. He then released the self-produced 2nd mini album, Teenager, which contained six self-composed tracks on June 26, 2014. Jung had his Taiwan fan meeting in 2013 and followed it with his first overseas showcase in Taipei in July 2014. He performed the self-written "하루만 (I’m Nobody)" at the Pretty Man OST Japan Concert in July 2014. He held a concert tour in China in November 2014 and performed in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. Jung made his American concert debut during K-CON 2014 as a performer and host. In 2015, he formed JJY Band which released their first album, Escape to Hangover, in May 2015.
Jung Joon-young was born on February 21, 1989 in Jakarta. He grew up in Indonesia, China, Japan, France and Philippines. He is the youngest son of Jung Hak-chun and Choi Jong-sook. His father was an international businessman who travelled 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, 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.
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