Jaehyun (singer)

Jeong Yoon-Oh (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 best known as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. Jaehyun made his debut in April 2016 as a member of rotational unit NCT U and became a member of Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in July 2016. He has been a host of Inkigayo since October 2019.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jaehyun
재현
Jaehyun in March 2018.
Born
Jeong Jae-hyun

(1997-02-14) February 14, 1997
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesJeong Yun-o
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Yoon-Oh
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yun'o
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Jae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chaehyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChaehyŏn

Early life

Jaehyun was born on February 14, 1997, in Seoul, South Korea. Although he was born as Jeong Jae-hyun (정재현), he later legally changed his name to Jeong Yun-o (정윤오). He lived in Connecticut for four years.[1] He auditioned for SM Entertainment with "Mama" by Exo.[1] He graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul.[2][3]

Career

2012–2016: Pre-debut

Jaehyun was cast into SM Entertainment in 2012, discovered by street scouts in front of his school. On December 9, 2013, he was introduced as a member of the pre-debut trainee team SMROOKIES.[4] In 2014, he participated with other fellow NCT members on the show Exo 90:2014, where they performed songs from the 90s.[5] From January 21 to July 1, 2015, he and groupmate Doyoung were MCs on Show Champion.[6] In July 2015, he and groupmate Ten both competed in Hope Basketball All-Star.[7] In December 2015, Jaehyun performed "A Whole New World" in Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club.[1]

2016-2018: Debut with NCT

In April 2016, Jaehyun officially debuted as a member of NCT, in the first sub-unit NCT U, with the singles "The 7th Sense" and "Without You".[8][9][10] On July 10, he debuted as a member of the second sub-unit, NCT 127, with their first EP, NCT#127.[11][12]

In March 2017, Jaehyun joined the radio show NCT Night Night as a DJ along with member Johnny.[13] In November 2017, he & d.ear 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 participated in the sub-unit NCT U again, with the release of the single "Timeless" as part of the SM Station project.[16]

2019-present: Solo activities

In October 2019, Jaehyun became one of three MC's for SBS' Inkigayo, alongside Minhyuk of Monsta X and Naeun of April, hosting the show weekly every Sunday.[17]

On September 4, 2020, It was confirmed that Jaehyun will make his acting debut in the upcoming KBS2 drama Dear. M, which is to be released in 2021, with the role of Cha Min-ho, a second year student in the Computer Science Department at Seoyeon University.[18]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Name Network Notes Ref.
2021 Dear. M Cha Min-ho KBS2 Lead role [18]

Television show
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2014 EXO 90:2014 SMROOKIES member Mnet [5]
2015 Show Champion Host with Doyoung MBC M [6]
2017 Law of the Jungle Himself SBS [19]
2019–present Inkigayo Host with Minhyuk, Lee Na-eun [17]

Radio show
Year Title Network Ref.
2017-2019 NCT Night Night SBS [13]

Discography
See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[20]
"Try Again"
(with d.ear)		 2017 — N/A S.M. Station Season 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[21]

Year Song Album Artist(s) Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2016 "Firetruck" NCT 127 NCT 127 Yes Taeyong, Lee Seu-ran No N/A No N/A
2020 "Dancing in the Rain" NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 NCT U Yes Ji Yu-ri, Jinli (Full8loom) No N/A No N/A

References
  1. Bell, Crystal (October 24, 2018). "All You Need to Know About Korean Group NCT 127 (Except Their Blood Type)". MTV News. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. Kim, So-young (August 19, 2018). "고등학교때 주변 여학생들의 공식 '첫사랑'이었다는 남자 아이돌". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. "고교시절 압구정 슈퍼스타였다는 아이돌". SBS NEWS (in Korean). August 5, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  4. Choi, Ha-na (November 9, 2018). "'해투4' 보아부터 태용까지, SM 캐스팅 비화 "오디션서 애국가 불러" [종합]". TV Daily. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  5. "Mnet [EXO 902014] Ep.03 : 루키즈의 '신화 - 와일드 아이즈' 퍼포먼스!!". Mnet K-POP. August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2020 – via YouTube.
  6. Choi, Ji-hyun (January 16, 2015). "SM루키즈 도영 재현, 쇼챔피언 MC 발탁 됐다". Korea Economy Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  7. "슈퍼주니어·샤이니·EXO, 인기가수와 함께 하는 희망농구올스타". Jumpball (in Korean). June 1, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. "SM's neo-boy band 'NCT U' to launch this week". Yonhap. April 4, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. Son, Ji-hyoung (April 6, 2016). "NCT U confirms lineup, set to unveil singles 'The 7th Sense,' 'Without You'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  10. Bae, Jung Yun (April 11, 2016). "NCT U′s Debut Performance to be Showcased in Korea and China". Mwave. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  11. Kim, Ye-seul (July 4, 2016). "NCT127, 재현 마크 태일 등 멤버 7人 전원 공개". Biz Enter. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  12. Park, Soo-in (July 10, 2016). "NCT 127 전곡 음원 공개, 보너스트랙까지 총 7곡 수록". Herald Corporation (in Korean).
  13. Son, Ye-ji (March 9, 2017). "SBS 파워FM, 'NCT의 나잇 나잇! 신설 (공식) | 텐아시아". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  14. Kim, Eun-ae (November 24, 2017). "NCT 재현X디어, 오늘 'Try Again' 발매..환상적인 듀엣". Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  15. Lee, Ha-na (December 1, 2017). "백아연X웬디, 듀엣곡 '성냥팔이 소녀' 오늘(1일) 공개 '음색여신의 만남'". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  16. Herman, Tamar (January 12, 2018). "NCT U Returns With 'Timeless' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
  17. "몬스타엑스 민혁, 오늘(20일) '인기가요' 새 MC로 전격 출격". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  18. Ji, Min-kyung (September 3, 2020). "'디어엠' 박혜수·NCT 재현·김새론·배현성 캐스팅..2021년 상반기 방송 [공식]". Chosun Ilbo (in Korean).
  19. Lee Kyung-ho (August 16, 2017). "추성훈·재현·채경 등, 김병만 없이 '정글' 선발대 출국". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  20. Peak Gaon Chart Digital Chart Ranking
  21. "Songs Registered Under JAI HYEON (10012907)". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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