Krystal (singer)
| Krystal | |
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| Born |
Chrystal Soo Jung October 24, 1994 San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Relatives | Jessica Jung (older sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Krystal Jung | |
| Hangul | 크리스탈 정 |
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| Revised Romanization | Keuriseutal Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | K'ŭrisŭt'al Chŏng |
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Su-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Su-chŏng |
Chrystal Soo Jung (born October 24, 1994), better known by the mononym Krystal, is an American singer and actress based in South Korea. She debuted in 2009 as a member of South Korean girl group f(x) and has further participated in S.M. Entertainment's project group S.M. The Ballad. Aside from group activities, she also participated in various television dramas such as High Kick 3 (2011–12), The Heirs (2013), and My Lovely Girl (2014).
Krystal was born as Chrystal Soo Jung in San Francisco, California, where her family settled from South Korea in the 1980s. During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000, at the age of five, she and her elder 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 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 and at first only allowed her older sister to join the agency, who debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation. Since then, the Jung sisters have appeared together in many events.
In 2002, Krystal began appearing in television commercials. She first appeared in a Lotte commercial with South Korean actress Han Ga In. In 2006, her parents finally allowed her to join S.M. Entertainment, and the agency then enrolled her in dance classes. She was trained for 3 years before debuting as a part of f(x) in 2009.
After moving to South Korea, Krystal attended Korea Kent Foreign School, then graduated from Hanlim Performing Arts High School on February 7, 2013, where she was honored with an achievement award. She is currently attending Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in theatre.
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