Nicole Jung
| Nicole Jung | |
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Nicole in 2011
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| Born |
Nicole Yongju Jung October 7, 1991 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Other names | Jung Yong-ju |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Kara |
| Website | Japanese Website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정용주 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yong-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yong-chu |
Nicole Yongju Jung (born October 7, 1991), better known mononymously as Nicole, is a Korean-American singer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group Kara.
In 2014, Jung left DSP Media and moved to B2M Entertainment to pursue her solo career. Her solo debut mini album, First Romance, was released on November 19, 2014.
Jung was born on October 7, 1991 in Los Angeles, California to Korean parents. She attended Mark Keppel Elementary School and Toll Middle School in Glendale, California; however, she lived in downtown Los Angeles. She participated in choir, drill team, played the violin for 4 years and took dance classes. She auditioned for DSP Media by sending a video of her singing an Ivy and Black Eyed Peas song. Jung made the decision to go to South Korea and experienced hardships such as adjusting to the culture and missing her friends. She accepted DSP's offer, her mom moved with her to South Korea and has opened up a Korean BBQ restaurant called "Aura The Grill".
Jung was on a show called "KAIST" which was renamed to "Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science" in Konkuk University. The first episode aired on November 12, 2009. She "graduated" from college in January 2010.
Kara debuted on March 29, 2007 with "Break It" on M! Countdown as a 4-member group. Jung was one of the four along with Park Gyuri, Han Seungyeon, and Kim Sunghee. Kara was often compared to Fin.K.L because of their concept and the fact that they are from the same company (DSP Entertainment). In March 2008, Sunghee left the group due to parental pressure. Sunghee had failed her college exams. On July 24, 2008, Kara came back with two new members, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung. Their new concept was "cute" and "playful".
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