Jung Yong-hwa

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Jung Yong-hwa (born June 22, 1989) is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor.

He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE.

Jung made his television debut in You're Beautiful (2009), and has since starred in television dramas Heartstrings (2011), Marry Him If You Dare (2013), The Three Musketeers (2014) and The Package (2017).

On the music front, Jung also made his solo debut with the album One Fine Day in 2015.

Personal life

Jung has actively participated in charity events in the previous years including in the event held by BC Card in Seoul last May 2015.

He has released a song called You, My Star on December 23, 2013, dedicated to his fans. All the proceeds from this song have been donated to the FNC charity, Love FNC.

In December 2017, it has been reported that Jung has taken part in a public campaign for children with hearing disabilities run by Audiology Development Foundation in China. This campaign will help pay for the costs of education and other needs of children with hearing disabilities.

Jung held a two-day concert in March 2018 before he enlisted. All the profits in the said event will be donated.

He donated 50 million won to the Miral Welfare Foundation to celebrate this year's International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3. He requested that the donation will be used for the medical and living expenses of disabled children from low-income families.

He established a scholarship program at his alma mater, Namsan High School in Busan. He attended the graduation ceremony held on February 12, 2019, awarding six scholarships to selected graduates. He also donated to the school's development and will continuously do so.

Jung donated 20 million won for the victims of forest fires Gangwon Province through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association. According to the organization, the donation will be used for the recovery of the damaged areas in Gangwon Province and support for the victims.

On June 28, 2016, it was reported that Jung is being under investigation for insider trading. He was reportedly being investigated for allegedly earning approximately $347,000 through buying stocks in FNC Entertainment after learning about their plans to sign a major celebrity. On June 30, Jung was cleared of suspicion and was found not guilty. On October 31, FNC Entertainment announced that they would take legal action against malicious rumors about the singer after being framed of insider trading.

On January 17, 2018, Jung was reported to have entered a Kyung Hee University graduate school program, despite failing to appear at two official interviews for graduate school entrance. It was later revealed that he attended the interview separately at his agency FNC Entertainment at the request of the professor in charge of student admission. Due to the controversy, Jung's admission was set to be revoked by Kyung Hee University despite having not broken any rules as the university itself has no clear rules regarding graduate student admission process, and that it's often up to the professor's discretion. Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media (CCDM) issued a press release criticizing SBS for targeting Jung in their report, calling it "exploitative" and "extremely inappropriate reporting by the media that runs the serious risk of human rights violations."

On October 9, 2018, FNC Entertainment announced that Jung had been cleared of all charges earlier that year. It was reported that Jung was not guilty of obstruction of business in regards to his school admissions. The prosecutor decided to not indict him in July. The law also acknowledged that Jung did not have any intention of receiving preferential admission.

Jung began his compulsory military service on March 5, 2018.

Jung volunteered to be assigned in the 702nd Special Assault Regiment in II Corps on April 13, 2018.

Jung was discharged from his military service on November 3, 2019.

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Early life and career beginnings

Jung Yong-hwa was born in Seoul, South Korea, on June 22, 1989. His family consists of his parents and a brother, who is four years older. He came from Busan in 1991 and spent time at high school, where he first started writing music. After taking his college entrance exam, he returned to Seoul, where he joined FNC Music. Jung and his cohorts moved to Japan in 2009 to study music. They appeared on street performances and released their first albums as part of their studies. On August 19, 2009, the EP Now or Never brand was introduced in Japan by the group with the indie name AI Entertainment. They debuted in Korea in 2010 as part of the EP Bluetory.

Music career

Jung's first solo digital single, "For First Time Lovers," debuted on January 14, 2011. Jung was a cast member and one half of an on-screen couple with Seohyun of Girls' Generation on the second season of We Got Married, where he appeared on the second season of Boys' Generation. On its debut, it dominated several South Korean music charts.

He released "You, My Star," a self-composed single dedicated to his followers in 2014. All proceeds from the single were donated to charity.

Jung debuted as a solo artist on the Billboard World Albums chart in January 2015. JJ Lin, Yang Dong-geun, Verbal Jint, Yoon Do-hyun, and Peter Malick were among the album's featured artists. One Fine Day's music critics generally approved his rise as a singer-songwriter. Jung later embarked on his first series of solo performances in Asia.

Jung collaborated with Sunwoo Jung-a on a joint album project in 2016. Jung composed "Hello" and co-wrote the lyrics to "Empathy" and wrote the lyrics for the pair's two singles "Hello" and "Empathy."

Jung reportedly collaborated with international artists during his first EP, titled Do Disturb. On July 19, 2017, the EP and the music video for its lead single "That Girl" were released. On August 9, 2017, Jung's second Japanese album Summer Calling was released.

Jung will hold a solo fan meeting 2022 Jung Yonghwa Fan Meeting [Painting Paper] on June 11, 2022, which will be held both offline and online in May 2022.

Jung has released "In My Head" (2011), "Where You Are" (2012), and "I'm Sorry" (2013). His album "Can't Stop" for the group's fifth EP was particularly well received by critics and K-pop fans, in particular.

He composed and performed "Because I Miss You" for his drama Heartstrings (2011). On the Gaon Chart, the single peaked at number 14 and later ranked first on Japanese ringtone charts, and then ranked number one. For the soundtrack of Marry Him If You Dare (2013), he produced "Casting Love" that was also performed by Jeon Gun-hwa.

Jung has also written for other artists. He created and produced "Fool" (also known as "Babo") as a gift to label-mate Juniel, as well as "Love is Only You" for another FNC artist, girl group AOA. For the first half of 2012, Jung created 17 compositions.

Jung performed their "School Song" as a gift to the CNBLUE School in Burkina Faso, Africa. Jung wrote the song "Feel Good," Samsung Galaxy's brand song, which was released on YouTube on August 23, 2013.

Jung was one of 25 songwriters selected for the forthcoming year to become full members of the Korea Music Copyright Association in January 2019. (KOMCA).

Acting career

Jung Yong-hwa debuted as an actor before his band's debut in Korea. He was the first member of CNBLUE to appear on television in 2009, when he landed his first acting role in the SBS drama You're Beautiful. From October 7 to November 26, 2009, the drama aired. He appeared in the role of the lead guitarist in the fake idol band A.N.Jell, as the series revolves around a musical group. The series attracted a cult following in Japan, and it earned high ratings in Japan, which contributed to his popularity's increase.

Jung and fellow band member Kang Min-hyuk were cast in MBC's youth campus drama Heartstrings in 2011. Jung was also reunited with co-star Park Shin-hye of You're Beautiful. Jung experienced a surge in fame in Japan after the drama premiered.

Jung, the original actor of Kim Eun-sook's teen drama The Heirs, refused to "avoid" actress Park Shin-hye (who was Heirs' lead actor) despite being fascinated with the role and knowing that the drama was going to succeed. Rather, he starred in KBS' romantic comedy Marry Him If You Dare. Jung said that the audience is likely to be "bored" after having previously worked with Park in two dramas.

Jung played a leading role in the period action drama The Three Musketeers in 2014. Jung's revival in the series has received praise from critics and producers. The three Musketeers were also well received in China and played a key role in Jung's ascension to the region.

Jung appeared in Cook Up a Storm, a Chinese gastronomy film, on the anniversary of his big-screen debut alongside Nicholas Tse. Jung appeared in JTBC's travel romance drama The Package with Lee Yeon-hee in the same year.

Following his military release in late 2019, Jung made a special appearance in the sci-fi film P1H: The Beginning of a New World in 2020.

Jung appeared in the comedy and fantasy drama Sell Your Haunted House alongside Jang Na-ra in 2021. He appeared in I Got Ya, the first OST of the series.

Jung appeared in his first film role, MBC's Jungle Moos, on Sunday Night's MBC's The Hunters, a seven celebrity MCs teaming out to capture wild boars. The show premiered on December 6, 2009, but animal rights activists were forced to postpone its operation in mid-January 2010. He remained as one of the MCs on the new program Eco House, which addresses global climate change.

In 2010, Jung became one of the hosts of SBS' live music show Inkigayo and variety-talk show Night After Night. In 2011, he dropped out of both programs.

He was paired with Seohyun of Girls' Generation in February 2010 as part of a virtually married couple on MBC's We Get Married. The couple, who were collectively known as "YongSeo," shot their final episode of the series on March 15, 2011. Jung received the "Popularity Award" at the MBC Entertainment Awards for his time in We Got Married at the end of the year.

In 2018, Jung appeared on Talk Mon as a host alongside Kang Ho-dong. However, he departed the program shortly after being embroiled in a scandal.

Jung appeared on the first season of the reality show K-Trot in Town with Boom in 2020. The display was designed to attract people from other countries to experience Korean Trot. Nonetheless, the newest episodes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were primarily focused on online busking events.

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