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Jeong Yun-o (Korean: 정윤오; born Jeong Jae-hyun (Korean: 정재현); February 14, 1997), better known by his stage name Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, debuting in April 2016 as a member of the rotational unit NCT U and as a member of Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in July 2016.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jaehyun
재현
Jaehyun in November 2018
Born
Jeong Jae-hyun

(1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 25)
Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea
Other namesJeong Yun-o
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
  • K-pop
  • R&B
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
  • SM
  • Avex Trax
  • Capitol
Member of
Formerly ofSM Rookies
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Yun-o
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yun'o
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Jae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chaehyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChaehyŏn

Jaehyun hosted the television program Inkigayo from October 2019 to February 2021. As an actor, he made his debut with a leading role in the college-romance television series Dear. M (2022).


Early life and education


Jaehyun was born on February 14, 1997, in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea.[1] Although he was born Jeong Jae-hyun (정재현), he later legally changed his name to Jeong Yun-o (정윤오).[1] Between the ages of 5 and 10, Jaehyun lived and studied in Connecticut in the United States and went by the English name Jay Jeong.[2] As a result, he is fluent in both English and Korean. Jaehyun became interested in music at a young age due to his parents' influence, and learned how to play the guitar and the piano, and later began singing during middle school. His grandmother, a retired professional dancer, was also his guide during dance training.[3][4] He attended Shindong Middle School and Apgujeong High School. He transferred to the School of Performing Arts Seoul in his second year of high school and graduated in 2016.[5][6] He used to be a student council president.[3]


Career



2012–2016: Pre-debut


Jaehyun was cast by SM Entertainment in 2012, discovered by street scouts in front of his school. He auditioned with a performance of "Mama" by Exo.[2] On December 9, 2013, he was introduced as a member of the pre-debut trainee team SM Rookies.[7] In 2014, he participated with fellow NCT members on the show Exo 90:2014, where they performed songs from the 1990s.[8] From January 21 to July 1, 2015, he and groupmate Doyoung were MCs on Show Champion.[9] In July 2015, he and groupmate Ten both competed in Hope Basketball All-Star.[10] In December 2015, Jaehyun performed "A Whole New World" on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club.[2]


2016-2018: Debut with NCT


In April 2016, Jaehyun officially debuted as a member of the first NCT's sub-unit, NCT U, with the singles "The 7th Sense" and "Without You".[11] On July 10, he made his debut as a member of NCT 127 with their first EP, NCT#127.[12] In March 2017, Jaehyun joined the radio show NCT Night Night as a DJ alongside fellow member Johnny.[13] In November 2017, Jaehyun and Dear released the song "Try Again" for the project SM Station.[14] In December, he was featured in the music video for Wendy and Baek A-yeon's "The Little Match Girl".[15] In January 2018, Jaehyun released the single "Timeless" alongside a new NCT U lineup as part of the SM Station project.[16]


2019–present: Solo endeavors and acting debut


In October 2019, Jaehyun became one of three hosts for the South Korean music program Inkigayo alongside Minhyuk and Naeun, hosting the show every Sunday.[17] On September 4, 2020, it was confirmed that Jaehyun would make his acting debut in the KBS2 drama Dear. M, which was to be released in 2021, in the role of Cha Min-ho, a second year student in the Computer Science Department at Seoyeon University.[18] The drama was postponed indefinitely for airing after the lead actress, Park Hye-su, was accused of school bullying.[19] After nearly two years of delay, the first six episodes of Dear. M was released globally on June 29, 2022 through the streaming service Viki.[20] Its following episodes were released on July 6, 2022.

On November 2, 2021, Jaehyun was confirmed to star in a KakaoTV web series, a remake of the 2001 South Korean film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, playing the leading role of Im Hyun-bin.[21] On December 9 of the same year, during pre-production, KakaoTV announced the cancellation of the project due to concerns with the LGBT plot from the original film's screenwriter.[22] On August 18, Jaehyun released his first single "Forever Only" as part of NCT Lab. "Forever Only" is described as an R&B song featuring lyrics written by Jaehyun.[23]


Other ventures



Ambassadorship


Following various successful collaborations with Prada, the brand selected Jaehyun as an ambassador in 2022, citing his influence and unique fashion style as a reason.[24]


Filmography



Television


Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Show Champion Host with Doyoung [9]
2017 Law of the Jungle Himself [25]
2019–21 Inkigayo Host with Minhyuk and Lee Na-eun [17]
2022 Dear. M Cha Min-ho Lead role [18][19]

Radio show


Year Title Ref.
2017-2019 NCT Night Night [13]

Discography


See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[26]		 US
World
[27]		 VIE
[28]
"Try Again"
(with d.ear)		 2017 ——95 S.M. Station Season 2
"Forever Only" 2022 12014— NCT Lab
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits


All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise cited.[29]

Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year
"Dancing in the Rain" NCT U Jaehyun
Ji Yu-ri
Jinli
Simon Petrén
Andreas Öberg
Ninos Hanna		 NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 2020
"Fire Truck" NCT 127 Jaehyun
Taeyong
Mark
Lee Seu-ran
Ylva Dimberg
LDN Noise
Jeremy "Tay" Jasper		 NCT #127 2016
"Forever Only" Jaehyun Jaehyun
Ellie Suh
Dewain Whitmore Jr.
Tido Nguyen
Micah Premnath		 NCT Lab 2022

References


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  5. Kim, So-young (August 19, 2018). "고등학교때 주변 여학생들의 공식 '첫사랑'이었다는 남자 아이돌". Insight (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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  15. Lee, Ha-na (December 1, 2017). "백아연X웬디, 듀엣곡 '성냥팔이 소녀' 오늘(1일) 공개 '음색여신의 만남'". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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  20. Dear M | Korea | Drama | Watch with English Subtitles & More ✔️, retrieved June 9, 2022
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  22. "'Bungee Jumping Of Their Own' remake reportedly cancelled over writer's "religious beliefs"". NME. December 13, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  23. Jang, In-young (August 12, 2022). NCT 재현, 첫 솔로곡 '포에버 온리' 18일 발매…작사 참여 [NCT's Jaehyun releases his first solo song 'Forever Only' on the 18th... Participate in songwriting]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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