Jeong Jin-woon

Jeong Jin-woon (Hangul: 정진운), most often credited as Jinwoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. Debuting as a member of the group 2AM in July 2008,[1] he began his acting career in 2012 with the KBS series Dream High 2, playing Jin Yoo-jin.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong Jin-woon
Born (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesJung Jin-woon
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
Labels
Member of2AM
Korean name
Hangul
정진운
Hanja
鄭珍雲
Revised RomanizationJeong Jin-un
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chin'un

Biography

Jinwoon was born on May 2, 1991[2] in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated high school from BaekAhm High School. He, along with Shinee's Onew and Girls' Generation's Seohyun, had the highest national score for their high school SATs exam. He studied at Daejin University, Dept. of Theatre and Visual Arts, the same class as fellow group member, Seulong. Jinwoon is known to be close to 91-liners, such as Nicole Jung former member of Kara,[3] Son Dong-woon of Beast,[4] Mir of MBLAQ, Key of Shinee, and Seohyun of Girls' Generation. On October 7, 2013, he suffered a car accident and went into surgery. The surgery went well and currently he is going through a recovery process.

His cousin, Park Mi So,[5][6] was a member of a South Korean Kpop girl group "TAHITI".

Career

2AM

He was originally eliminated from 2 am in the Hot Blood documentary, but Jinwoon eventually returned after one of the chosen members Daehun had to return to the States for personal reasons. Prior to debut, he was in a band called "No Comment". He plays guitar, drums, bass guitar, bongo and piano.

Main article: 2AM (band)

Solo Promotions

On August 7, 2011, the music video of his first solo single, "You Walking Towards Me" was released by Big Hit Entertainment. Jinwoon wrote and composed the song. It also features mixing by engineer Michael Brauer. Jinwoon held his debut stage last month at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, where he performed "You Walking Towards Me". His limited single (1,000 copies) went on sale on August 4.[7] Also included on the single was another song he composed, "Lalala".

This was followed by another two-single mini-album, which includes the songs "Now or Never" and "Psycho",[8] which he wrote.[9] On November 8, Jinwoon pleased the fans by allowing his song "Psycho" to be downloaded for free.[10] The album and music video were released November 17.[11]

On November 25, he held his first solo concert at Hongdae V Hall in Seoul. To help establish his 'rocker roots', he received mentorship from veteran rock band YB, vocalist Yoon Do Hyun, and bassist Park Tae Hee. Big Hit Entertainment revealed on November 15, "Jinwoon successfully completed a joint production with Yoon Do Hyun's Band, who he's admired for a long time. Through his concert, Jinwoon will deviating from his 2 am image to show a new "rocker" side to his personality."[12]

On February 29, 2012 he released his OST song "We Are The B" for KBS's Dream High 2 together with Kang So-ra, Jinyoung and Kim Ji Soo.[13]

He was then featured in his friend Nicole Jung's solo track "Lost" in Kara Collection, both in Korean and Japanese.

Acting

In 2009, he made an appearance on the television series Family Needed.

He was hosting M.net's M! Countdown along with bandmate Jo Kwon in 2010.

He was cast for KBS's Drama Dream High Season 2 in 2012 as one of the main character Jin Yoojin, who dreams of becoming a rock star that attends Kirin Art School.[14]

Jinwoon paired with Go Jun Hee in We Got Married in 2013.

Jinwoon being MC Music Bank with Park Se Young since April 12, 2013 until he got car accident and promote Park Seo Joon to replace him.

He was cast as Han Yeo Reum in TVN's drama Marriage Over Dating in 2014.

He played Choi Seung-chan, a former rookie rising baseball star, in the South Korean television series called Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist, which was released in January 2016.

Discography
Main article: 2AM discography

Single albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[15]
You Walking Toward Me (걸어온다)
Track listing
  1. You Walking Toward Me (걸어온다)
  2. La La La (라라라)
 —
Now or Never (지금이 아니면)
  • Released: November 17, 2011
  • Label: Big Hit Entertainment, JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Now or Never (지금이 아니면) (feat. YB)
  2. Psycho
 9
Will
Track listing
  1. Tricky (feat. Shin Dae-chul)
  2. Will (feat. Tiger JK)
  3. When the Petal Falls (꽃잎 떨어질 때) (feat. Jo Hyun Ah of Urban Zakapa)
 17
Koong! Pop!
  • Released: September 2, 2018
  • Label: Mystic Entertainment
  • Format: digital download
Track listing
  1. Oh, My Head (머리만 아파)
  2. All I Need Is You
  3. Shine
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[18]		 JPN
[19]
Korean
"You Walking Toward Me" (걸어온다) 2011 37 — You Walking Toward Me
"Now or Never" (지금이 아니면) (feat. YB) 62 — Now or Never
"Yesterday" (with L.Joe, Gikwang, Lee Joon & Hoya) 2012 9 — The Color Of K-Pop
"Will" (feat. Tiger JK) 2016 — — Will
"Set Me Free" (with Hanbin Chyung) 2017 — — Non-album singles
"Love is True" — —
"White Christmas" (with Gyeongree) — —
"Erasing" (널 잊고 봄) 2018 — —
"All I Need Is You" — — Koong! Pop!
"I'm glad"[23] 2021 — — Thumping Broadcasting Accident OST
Japanese
"Will" (Japanese ver.) 2016 — 31 Will (Japanese ver.)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[18]
"Can't I Love You" (사랑하면 안될까) (with Lee Chang-min) 2011 7 Dream High OST
"We Are The B" (B급 인생) (with Kang So-ra, Park Jin-young & Kim Ji-soo) 2012 13 Dream High 2 OST
"Saying I Love You" (사랑한단 말) (with Lee Chang-min) 2014 37 Hotel King OST

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Only I Can See Jang Geun Horror Film [28]
Brother Kang soo [29]
2022 Oh! My GhostStudio FD TaeminHorror comedy Film[30]
Lovely Voice: The Beginning Kei music Film [31]
2023 Rebound Bae Gyu-hyuk [32]
I'm Here Kyu-jong [33][34]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2011 Dream High KBS2 flash mob dancer Cameo (Episode 16)
2012 Dream High 2 Jin Yu-jin
2013 Family Kang Dong-won Cameo
2014 Marriage, Not Dating tvN Han Yeo-reum
2016 Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist JTBC Choi Seung-chan
2018 Let Me Introduce Her SBS Lee Hee-yeong [35]
Still 17 Jung Jin-woon Cameo (Episode 24)
2021 So Not Worth It Netflix Carson's boyfriend Cameo (Episode 6–7) [36]
Friendly PoliceOlleh TV Choice, SeeznKim Soon-kyung Midnight Thriller [37]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Law of the Jungle HimselfMadagascar
2015 Yap Island, Hidden Kingdom (Brunei)
2017 Fiji, Pacific Ocean
2016 King of Mask Singer ContestantAs "One Wins Plus Singer King Minus" episode 73
2022 Style Me Host Season 3 [38]

Web shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 #Romantic City Cast Member in Hua Hin, Thailand [39]

Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist
2011 "You, Walking Towards Me"Himself
"Now or Never"Himself

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Young Actor Marriage, Not Dating Nominated
Best OST by a Male Artist (with Lee Changmin) Saying I Love You Nominated
2015 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Challenger Award Law of the Jungle Won
201813th Asia Model AwardsFashionsta Award—Won [40]

References
  1. "2AM Info" (in Korean). STAR NEWS. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  3. (in Korean) "How Close are Nicole and Jinwoon" Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. (in Korean) "Nicole with Jinwoon and Dongwoon"
  5. (in Korean) "2AM 정진운·타히티 미소, 알고보니 이종사촌지간"
  6. "2AM's Jinwoon shows support for his cousin TAHITI's Miso - allkpop.com".
  7. (in Korean) "Jinwoon Unveils MV for You Walking Towards Me
  8. (in Korean) "Jinwoon releases Psycho" Archived January 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. (in Korean) "Jinwoon releases follow up single"
  10. (in Korean) "Psycho Free Download" Archived January 27, 2013, at archive.today
  11. (in Korean) "Jinwoon releases Now or Never MV" Archived January 27, 2013, at archive.today
  12. (in Korean) "Jinwoon's solo concert"
  13. (in Korean) OST Dream High 2 Part 6 "We Are The B" Archived September 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  14. (in Korean) "Jinwoon is a Perfect Fit for his Dream High 2 Role"
  15. Gaon Album Chart positions:
  16. "2011년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  17. "2016년 06월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  18. Gaon Digital Chart positions:
  19. Oricon Singles Chart positions:
  20. Cumulative sales of "You Walking Toward Me":
  21. Cumulative sales of "Now or Never":
  22. "2013년 01월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  23. Kang Kyung-yun (October 27, 2021). "2AM 정진운, 웹드라마 '두근두근 방송사고' OST 부른다" [2AM's Jinwoon Jeong sings OST for web drama 'Exciting Broadcasting Accident'] (in Korean). SBS. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  24. "週間 シングルランキング 2016年10月17日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  25. "2011년 03월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  26. Cumulative sales of "We Are The B":
  27. "2014년 05월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  28. Bae Hyo-joo (May 24, 2021). "라붐 솔빈, 코믹 호러 '나만 보이니'로 스크린 데뷔‥정진운과 호흡[공식]". Newsen (in Korean). naver. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  29. Jo Ji-young (August 31, 2021). "[공식] 정진운X조재윤 주연 리얼 범죄 액션 '브라더', 10월 개봉 확정" [[Official] Real crime action 'Brother' starring Jinwoon Jeong and Jaeyoon Cho, confirmed for release in October]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Naver.
  30. Lee Kang Min-kyung (April 2, 2021). "정진운X안서현X이주연 '오! 마이 고스트', 3월 말 크랭크업 [공식]" [Jinwoon Jeong X Seohyun Ahn X Jooyeon Lee 'Oh! My Ghost', crank-up at the end of March [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  31. Lee Jae-hoon (February 18, 2022). "2AM 진운·AOA 혜정·원걸 유빈·2NE1 공민지, 뮤지컬영화 캐스팅" [2AM Jinwoon, AOA Hyejeong, Wongirl Yubin, 2NE1 Gong Minji, cast for musical movie] (in Korean). NEWSIS. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  32. Kim Ye-eun (July 29, 2022). "장항준 감독·안재홍 주연 '리바운드', 3개월 촬영 마치고 크랭크업" [Rebound', directed by Jang Hang-jun and starring Ahn Jae-hong, cranks up after 3 months of filming] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  33. Kim Bo-ra (August 11, 2021). "나는 여기에 있다' 조한선x정진운, 형사x용의자로 만난다…9월 크랭크인[공식]" [I'm here' Jo Han-sun x Jeong Jin-woon, Detective x Suspect... September Crankin [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  34. Jeong Ji-eun (March 2, 2023). "조한선·정진운, 서로를 향한 살벌한 눈빛…'나는 여기에 있다' 4월 개봉" [Jo Han-sun and Jeong Jin-woon, bloody eyes toward each other... 'I am here' to be released in April] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  35. 정진운 '그녀로 말할 것 같으면' 합류 확정 "2년만 배우 복귀 설레". Sports Chosun (in Korean). June 1, 2018.
  36. Park, Kyung-hee (June 23, 2021). '지구망' 강호동·이수근→정진운·윤종신·광희, 웃음 폭발 초호화 카메오 군단 ['Earth Network' Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun → Jung Jin-woon, Yoon Jong-shin, and Kwang-hee, burst of laughter, a stupendous cameo corps]. Single List. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  37. Son Bong-suk (December 8, 2021). "배우 김윤혜, OTT '친절한 경찰'서 정진운과 주연 맡아" [Actress Kim Yun-hye and Jung Jin-woon in OTT's 'Friendly Police'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  38. Yoo Soo-kyung (March 18, 2022). "[단독] 정진운·포니, '스타일미3' MC 낙점...'뷰티 멘토' 활약" [[Exclusive] Jinwoon Jeong and Pony selected as MCs for 'Style Me 3'... 'Beauty Mentor' Active] (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  39. Hwang Eun-cheol (September 6, 2022). "정진운X안우연X김상균X김국현, 네 명의 스타가 대신해 전하는 낭만가득 여행 ('#낭만도시')" [Jinwoon Jeong X Woo-yeon Ahn X Sang-kyun Kim X Kuk-hyun Kim, a romantic trip delivered by four stars on behalf of ('#Romantic City')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  40. "[2018 아시아모델어워즈] 한혜진·비투비, 아시아 스타상 수상…뉴이스트W, 2관왕(종합)". MBN Star (in Korean). May 6, 2018.
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