Jung Yong-hwa
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Jung Yong-hwa |
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Jung Yong Hwa (정용화) is a South Korean idol, singer and actor. He has been a member of the Korean indie band C.N.Blue since its creation in 2009 and has achieved recent success with his acting debut as Kang Shin-woo in You're Beautiful. Jung became the new leader of C.N.BLUE in January 2010.
Biography
Musical career
Jung was born on June 22, 1989 in Seoul, Yeoksam-dong. His family consists of his parents and a brother four years older than him. He moved to Pusan in 1991 and lived there through high school, where he first began composing music. After taking his college entrance exam, he moved back to Seoul where he joined F&C Music and began training in bass technology at F&C Academy. Jung is now a guitarist and vocalist for the new Korean group C.N.Blue. Following the success of You're Beautiful, Jung took over the leadership of C.N.Blue from former leader Lee Jong Hyun. On May 25, 2010, an FNC Entertaiment agency representative announced that Jung had been diagnosed with vocal cord nodules and acute laryngitis. Jung was hospitalised for treatment from May 24 to May 27, 2010 and may require surgery in future.
Acting career
In early 2009, Jung landed his first acting role as Kang Shin-woo in the SBS drama You're Beautiful, which aired from October 7 to November 26, 2009. As the series revolves around the life of a musical group, Jung played the role of the bassist in the faux idol band A.N.Jell along with fellow co-stars Jang Geun-suk, Park Shin-hye and Lee Hongki of FT Island. Jung's second TV contract was for MBC's Sunday Sunday Night program Korea Ecosystem Rescue Centre: Hunters, which featured seven celebrity MCs, including Kim Hyun Joong going out to capture wild boars. The show premiered on December 6, 2009 but will prematurely cease its run in mid-January 2010 due to protests by animal-rights groups.[1] MBC will be replacing Hunters with a new program on global warming, however, Jung will continue as one of the MCs. In February 2010, Jung was paired up with Seohyun of Girls' Generation for We Got Married.
Other activities
MC appearances
Jung was a presenter at the first-ever Melon Music Awards held on December 16, 2009 together with actress Lee In Hye. Alongside Kim Heechul and Park Shin-hye, Jung was an MC for the 2009 SBS Gayo Daejeon award ceremony which was held on December 29.[2]
Filmography
| Commencing Date | Network | Program | Role |
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| 7 October 2009 | SBS | You're Beautiful | Kang Shin-woo |
Awards
| Years | Awards |
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| 2009 |
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References
- ^ Irresponsible MBC to televise hunting program, Animal Rights Korea. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ Park Shin Hye and Jung Yong Hwa are the MCs for SBS Gayo Daejun, Korean Top News. Retrieved 2010-01-07.