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Jung Jae-il
Jung in 2017
Born (1982-05-07) May 7, 1982 (age 44)[1]
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul Jazz Academy [ko]
Occupations
Years active1997–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Piano
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
Formerly of
  • Giggs
  • Puri
Korean name
Hangul
정재일
Hanja
鄭在日
RRJeong Jaeil
MRChŏng Chaeil

Jung Jae-il (Korean: 정재일,Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ tɕɛ il]; born May 7, 1982) is a South Korean composer known for writing the scores of the 2019 Academy Award-winning film Parasite[2] and the Netflix television series Squid Game, which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Biography

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Jung Jae-il was three years old when he first played piano, and he picked up the guitar at nine. When he was 13, he posted an ad in the magazine Hot Music,[3] "to find bass drums and vocals to do a style of music that is similar to the British heavy metal band Carcass".[4] Jung graduated from Seoul Jazz Academy [ko].[1]

In 1999, he joined the band Gigs (which Jung Won-yong [ko], vocalist Lee Juck, and guitarist Han Sang-won [ko] were also part of) on bass guitar.[5][6] He released his first solo album, Tear Flower (눈물꽃), in 2003.[4] In 2007, he played with the band Puri on their second album.[7][8]

Jung performed on the piano during the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.[9]

In 2021, he won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Score in a TV Show for Squid Game.[10]

Partial discography

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Studio albums

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  • Tear Flower (눈물꽃) (2003)

Film

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Year Title Director Studio
1997 Bad Movie[11] Jang Sun-woo Miracin Korea Film Company
2001 Flower Island[12] Song Il-gon C&Film Production
2002 Resurrection of the Little Match Girl[13] Jang Sun-woo Kihwik Cine
2003 Wonderful Days[14] Kim Moon-saeng Palisades Tartan
2004 Temptation of Wolves[15] Kim Tae-kyun Showbox
2007 Venus and Mars[16] Han Ji seung Cinema Service
2009 Marine Boy[17] Yoon Jong-seok CJ Entertainment
2009 Baram (Wish)[18] Lee sung han Sidus F&H
2014 Sea Fog Shim Sung-bo Next Entertainment World
2017 Okja Bong Joon-ho Netflix (international), Next Entertainment World (South Korea)
2019 Parasite Bong Joon-ho Barunson E&A
2022 Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda CJ Entertainment
2025 Twinless James Sweeney Republic Pictures
Mickey 17 Bong Joon-ho Warner Bros. Pictures
2026 Possible Love Lee Chang-dong Netflix

Television

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Year Title Director Original network
2021–2025 Squid Game[19] Hwang Dong-hyuk Netflix
2026 Ponies[20] Susanna Fogel Peacock

Video games

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Year Title Developer Publisher Notes Ref(s)
TBA Woochi the Wayfarer LoreVault Nexon Games [21]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work/nominee Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Technical Award (Music) Squid Game Won [22]
Buil Film Awards 2019 Best Score Parasite Won [23]
Grand Bell Awards 2020 Best Original Music Score Won [24]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2019 Best Original Score – Feature Film Nominated [25]
2021 Best Original Score for a TV Show or Limited Series Squid Game Won [26]
Best Main Title Theme for a TV Show (Foreign Language) Nominated [10]
Korean Music Awards 2004 Best New Artist Jung Jae-il Won [27]
Song of the Year "Tear Flower" Nominated [28]
2010 Best Jazz & Crossover Performance The Methodologies
(with Kim Chaek)		 Won [29]
Best Jazz Album Nominated [30]
2015 Best Crossover Album bari, abandoned
(with Han Seung-seok)		 Won [31]
2018 And There, the Sea at Last
(with Han Seung-seok)		 Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Squid Game Nominated [32]
Chanel Next Prize 2021 Winners of the Chanel Next Prize Jung Jae-il Won [33]

References

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  1. 1 2 "정재일" (in Korean). Cine21. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "정재일 음악감독, "잘 들리지 않는 저음으로 압박감을 나타낸다든가..."" (in Korean). Cine21. June 12, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "아름다운 것에 마비되지 않고 산다는 것". designhousem+. August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "'오징어게임'의 천재 음악가...드디어 세상이 그를 알아줄까 [스밍]". Chosun Ilbo. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "긱스". Melon. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "정재일이 되뇌는 경건한 주문 "기억하고 찾아내야...진실의 순간들을"". Hankyoreh. March 11, 2021. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Aiyumi. "Jeong Jae Il". Nautiljon. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Neo-Sound of Korea". Melon. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "'천재 뮤지션' 정재일, 남북정상회담 '하나의 봄' 빛내다". edaily. April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "2021 Music in Visual Media Nominations". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved January 4, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "'너의노래는' 정재일 "중2 때 청불영화 '나쁜영화' 참여, 엉망이었다"". mydaily. January 18, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "'기생충' 정재일 "바로크·트로트 뒤섞인 정체불명 곡, 영화 속 괴상한 분위기 담고싶었죠"". Seoul economy. June 9, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "성냥팔이 소녀의 재림 OST". Melon. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ "[판 추임새] 21살 뮤지션 정재일에 쏟아진 갈채". JoongAng Ilbo. December 11, 2003. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ "'너의 노래는' 천재 작곡가 정재일, 봉준호·아이유·이적 감동". The Korea Economic Daily. January 18, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ "싸움 OST". Melon. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  17. ↑ "<옥자> 정재일 음악감독 – 강원도는 기타, 뉴욕은 오케스트라, 도살장은 일렉트로닉..." Cine21. July 17, 2017. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  18. ↑ "바람ost". Melon. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ 신진아 (September 28, 2021). "'기생충' '오징어게임' 정재일 "이래서 천재라는구나"". Financial news (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Jaeil Jung Scoring Peacock's 'Ponies'". Film Music Reporter. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  21. ↑ Romano, Sal (August 11, 2025). "Korean fantasy action adventure game Woochi the Wayfarer announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ Kim Na-young (May 6, 2022). "OTT의 강세, '오징어 게임' TV부문 대상·'D.P.' 3관왕 (종합)[백상예술대상]" [OTT's strength, 'Squid Game' TV category, 'DP' 3 awards (Comprehensive) [Baeksang Arts Awards]]. MK Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ↑ Kil, Sonia (October 6, 2019). "Busan: 'Parasite' Wins Six Prizes at Buil Film Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  24. ↑ Kil, Sonia (June 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Wins Five Prizes at Korea's Grand Bell Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  25. ↑ "美할리우드 뮤직인 미디어 음악상 노미".
  26. ↑ Lee, Jae-lim (November 18, 2021). "Music director Jung Jae-il wins prize at 2021 HMMA for 'Squid Game'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  27. ↑ "'더더밴드' 올해의 앨범상 영예". Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Naver News. March 18, 2004. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  28. ↑ "'YOU','고백','러브홀릭','어쩌다','눈물꽃'...한국대중음악상 노래상후보에 올라". inews24 (in Korean). March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  29. ↑ "한국대중음악시상식 '의미있는' 그들만의 축제[종합]". Maeil Business (in Korean). March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  30. ↑ "'대중음악상' 인디 강세 속 걸그룹 '약진'...이소라 최다 노미네이트". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). March 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  31. ↑ "정재일, 제15회 한국대중음악상 최우수 크로스오버 음반 수상". Ten Asia (in Korean). March 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Jung Jae-il". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  33. ↑ "Winners of the Chanel Next Prize 2021".
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