Jung Jin-young (Korean: 정진영; born November 18, 1991), professionally known as Jinyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was a member of boy group B1A4, being its former leader. He is currently managed by Management Run. He has also gained recognition with the television series Love in the Moonlight (2016) and Police University (2021).
Jung was discovered on Cyworld through a photo of himself posted on the website. He trained for roughly two years on singing, composing and acting before joining B1A4.[3]
Jung was the first member of B1A4 revealed to the public on April 11, 2011. The group made their debut stage on April 23, 2011, on MBC's Show! Music Core.
On June 30, 2018, WM Entertainment confirmed that Jung and Baro had left the agency following the end of their contracts. Their activities with the group remain in discussion.[4] In November 16, WM Entertainment has announced that Jung and Baro will be leaving the agency, with the remaining three members – CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan – to continue promoting as B1A4.[5]
2012–present: Solo career
Jung first gained attention for his composing skills with B1A4's comeback title track, "Baby I'm Sorry" (2012), where musical professionals praised him.[6]
In 2013, he made his acting debut in tvN's drama She is Wow.[7] The following year, he made his film debut in Miss Granny. He also wrote the ending song of the movie.[8]
In 2015, he starred in Mnet's musical drama Persevere, Goo Hae-ra, where he drew praise for his acting.[9] Later that year, he starred in the Hong sisters' romantic comedy drama Warm and Cozy.[10]
Jung took part in producing the songs "In the Same Place" and "When Cherry Blossoms Fade" for Mnet's 2016 reality survival program Produce 101. This was the first time he composed songs for a girl group, and he received praise for his capabilities and versatility as a composer.[11][12][13] He was named the "No.1 solo composer" of 2016.[14][full citation needed] The same year, he starred in KBS's youth historical drama Love in the Moonlight. The drama was a hit and led to increased recognition for Jung as an actor.[15] Jung reunited with Moonlight co-star Chae Soo-bin a year later in the two-episode drama special If We Were a Season (2017).[16]
In October 2017, it was confirmed that Jung would star in upcoming body-swap comedy film The Dude in Me.[17] The film was released in January 2019.[18]
Also, in 2018, a book named "K-pop makers" about the k-pop musicians market-movers was released. Jung was featured as one of the eight hidden gems and hidden producers of South Korea, together with Big Hit Entertainment Pdogg, SM Entertainment London Noise, Mystic Story Postino, CNBLUE Jong Yong-hwa, Urban Zakapa Kwon Soon-il and Super Freak Records Jinbo.[23]
On June 20, 2019, Jung enlisted in the military service and he returned to the industry on April 9, 2021. His first comeback drama was a well-received drama known as Police University (2021) which brought KBS drama viewership ratings back to a high of 8.5% at its highest and an average of 6.5% in the Mon-Tue 9:30 pm (KST) timeslot after the predecessor had a viewership rate hovering around 1–2%.[24][full citation needed][25][full citation needed][26][full citation needed]
In January 2022, Jung dubbed the character Johnny in Sing 2 and Sing 2 was the Top movie released by Lotte Entertainment when the Covid-19 pandemic just started its slow recovery. Out of the 200 movies listed in the South Korea box office for 2022, it was ranked 25th,[27] an impressive effort as it was on the initial tip of the curve of recovery.
On June 23, 2022, Jung launched his YouTube Channel and released a teaser video for Everything that inspires me, announcing that he would be releasing a series of no copyright music periodically so that people working in the creative works industry can use his music freely. Following that on June 25, 2022, he released It was a First Love, the first No Copyright Sound track.[28]
On 9 September 2022, Jung participated in the Young Actors' Retreat aka Youth MT which was released on OTT Viu which is available in 16 markets. It was notable that Jung's No-copyright-music such as "It Was A First Love" and more were featured in the variety show.
Similarly, in the dating reality show, Love Alarm : If you like it, it will ring, where Jung was the MC of the show with 3 other hosts, his No-copyright-music were also used in the various episodes.
In March 2023, Jung was invited to be one of the 4 mentor/producers for the survival show Fantasy Boys. He was the Chief Mentor producer in the 3rd semester of the show where he guided the contestants to present a performance based on the cover of 4 songs by BTS, EXO, Winners and Stray Kids. in the semi-finals, he composed the music and lyrics and produced "Hold Tight" for his group "Flash" of 7 boys of average ranking from previous performances' result. In the end, 6 out of the 7 boys entered the finals after performing his song and 3 of the boys even emerged in the Top 12.
On 31 August 2023, Jinyoung and Yoona were appointed as the DB Insurance ambassadors who delivered the "Together Promise" message.[29] It was a big advertisement campaign involving basketball stars and the song "Together Promise" (full version of the song) was written and produced by Jinyoung.[30]
VR tour by the Hallyu Tourism to promote tourism in South Korea. He was assigned to Busan. VR clip was exhibited at HiKR Ground. His original music was used in the video clip.
^Kim Joo-hee (June 23, 2022). 진영, '카론 유니버스' 전속 계약 체결...창작할동 지원 [Jinyoung signs an exclusive contract with 'Charon Universe'... Support for creative activities] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Naver.
^Parl, Min-kyung (March 15, 2012). "B1A4 진영, 자작곡 'BABY I'M SORRY'으로 '괴물' 호평" [B1A4's Jinyoung, self-written song 'BABY I'M SORRY', gets rave reviews]. Segye (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Naver.
^Son, Mi-kyung (March 22, 2016). '프로듀스101' 진영 "김소혜, 경험 적지만 잘할 친구"[인터뷰] ['Produce 101' Jin Young "Kim So Hye, a friend who is inexperienced but will do well" [Interview]]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kim, Sun-woo (March 30, 2016). '프로듀스101' 측 "진영이 작곡한 신곡, 이번주 무대 꾸민다" (공식입장) ['Produce 101' "New song composed by JinYoung, we will decorate the stage this week" (Official Statement)]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Naver.
^Lee, Ji-seok (March 23, 2016). "B1A4 진영, 숨은 재능 발견 '걸그룹 특화 작곡가'(?)" [B1A4 Jinyoung discovers hidden talent 'girl group specialist songwriter' (?)]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^Choi, Ji-ye (September 27, 2017). '주간아' 도니코니 "B1A4 진영, 2016년 아이돌 저작권 순위 1위" ['Weekly Idol' Donni-Coni "B1A4 Jinyoung tops 2016 Idol Royalty Rankings"]. Nate News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^Park So-young (June 24, 2022). 진영, 파도 파도 나오는 미담..유튜버들 위해 저작권 무료 음악 배포 [Jinyoung, the story of waves and waves.. Distribution of copyright-free music for YouTubers] (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Naver.
^Park Ji-yoon (December 13, 2021). 진영, '씽2게더'로 첫 더빙 도전 "새로운 도전에 설렌다 [Jinyoung, first dubbing challenge with 'Thing 2 Gather' "I'm excited about a new challenge] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Naver.
^Son Jin-ah (April 20, 2021). 차태현·진영·정수정, '경찰수업' 주연 캐스팅(공식) [Cha Tae-hyun, Jinyoung, and Jung Su-jeong, cast as the lead in 'Police Class' (official)]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2021 – via Naver.
^Cho Hyun-jung (June 20, 2023). [어쩌다 마주친 그대] 김동욱 앞에 나타난 아들 진영 "보고싶었어요 아버지" 드디어 밝혀지는 타임머신의 비밀 [[My Perfect Stranger]"I missed you, Dad" - Jin-Young Son in front of Kim Dong-Wook "The secret of the time machine is finally revealed] (in Korean). KBS Entertainment. Retrieved June 20, 2023 – via Naver.
^진영, 영화 이어 드라마 '수상한 그녀'도 출연…정지소 만난 천재 프로듀서 [공식입장] [Jinyoung, Following Movie, Also Appearing in Drama 'Suspicious Girl'… Meets Genius Producer Jeong Ji-so [Official Statement]]. Xports News (in Korean). Oh Seung-hyun. July 9, 2024 – via Naver.
^Hwang, So-young (July 1, 2022). [단독] 조이현·진영, 드라마 '여름방학' 주인공 낙점 [[Exclusive] Jo I-hyun and Jin-young, the main characters of the drama 'Summer Vacation']. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Naver.
^Choi Ji-yoon (July 29, 2022). 진영·신예은, 광복 77주년 '600년의 길이 열리다' MC [Jinyoung and Shin Yeeun, MCs of '600 Years of Path Opened' on the 77th Anniversary of Liberation] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Naver.
^[1] Dive into Busan with Jinyoung (Tourism promotion)
^Kang Nae-ri (June 30, 2022). 지창욱X박서준X박보검 '청춘MT', 9월 방송...연합 MT 떠난다(공식) [Ji Chang-wook X Park Seo-joon X Park Bo-gum 'Youth MT' to be broadcast in September... Allied MT is leaving (official)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^Jang Ah-reum (November 23, 2022). 판타지 연애 게임 '좋아하면 울리는 짝!짝!짝!'...진영·홍석천·이은지·츄 4MC [Fantasy dating game 'If you like it, it will ring! Jinyoung, Hong Seokcheon, Lee Eunji, Chuu 4MC] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
^Yang So-young (December 31, 2021). "[KBS 연기대상] 지현우 대상 "'신사와 아가씨' 대표로 받아"[종합]" [[KBS Acting Awards] Ji Hyun-woo Grand Prize "Received as the representative of 'Gentleman and Lady'" [General]] (in Korean). Maeil Business Star Today. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee, Jae-hoon (August 26, 2022). "[2022 뉴시스 한류엑스포]K팝·국악·드라마OST·뮤지컬...다양성 챙긴 콘서트" [[2022 Newsis Hallyu Expo] K-pop, Korean traditional music, drama OST, musical... A concert full of diversity] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.
