Jung Jin-young (singer)
Jung Jin-young (Korean: 정진영; born November 18, 1991), professionally known as Jinyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was a member of boy group B1A4. He is currently managed by LINK8 Entertainment. He has also gained recognition with the television series Love in the Moonlight (2016).
Jung Jin-young | |
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정진영 | |
 Jung Jin-young in September 2016 | |
| Born | November 18, 1991 Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Other names | Jinyoung |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | WM |
| Associated acts | B1A4 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Jin-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chinyŏng |
Career
2011–2018: B1A4
Jinyoung was discovered on Cyworld through a photo of himself posted on the website. He trained for roughly two years on singing, composing and acting before joining B1A4.[2]
Jinyoung was the first member of B1A4 revealed to the public on April 11, 2011. The group made their debut stage on April 23, 2011 on MBC's Show! Music Core.
On June 30, 2018, WM Entertainment confirmed that Jinyoung and Baro had left the agency following the end of their contracts. Their activities with the group remain in discussion.[3] In November 16, WM Entertainment has announced that Jinyoung and Baro will be leaving the agency, with the remaining three members - CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan - to continue promoting as B1A4.[4]
Solo career
Jinyoung first gained attention for his composing skills with B1A4's comeback title track, "Baby I'm Sorry" (2012), where he was praised by musical professionals.[5]
In 2013, he made his acting debut in tvN's drama She is Wow.[6] The following year, he made his film debut in Miss Granny. He also wrote the ending song of the movie.[7]
In 2015, he starred in Mnet's musical drama Persevere, Goo Hae-ra, where he drew praise for his acting.[8] Later that year, he starred in the Hong sisters' romantic comedy drama Warm and Cozy.[9]
Jinyoung took part in producing the songs "In the Same Place" and "When Cherry Blossoms Fade" for Mnet's 2016 reality survival program Produce 101. This was the first time he composed songs for a girl group, and he received praise for his capabilities and versatility as a composer.[10][11][12] He was named the "No.1 solo composer" of 2016.[13] The same year, he starred in KBS's youth historical drama Love in the Moonlight. The drama was a hit and led to increased recognition for Jinyoung as an actor.[14] Jinyoung reunited with Moonlight co-star Chae Soo-bin a year later in the two-episode drama special If We Were a Season (2017).[15]
In October 2017, it was confirmed that Jinyoung would star in upcoming body-swap comedy film The Dude In Me.[16] The film was released in January 2019.[17]
In 2018, Jinyoung was cast in Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love[18][19][20] and the web drama Wind-Bell in October of the same year.[21]
Also, in 2018, a book named "K-pop makers"[22] about the k-pop musicians market-movers was released. Jinyoung was featured as one of the eight hidden gems and hidden producers of South Korea, together with Big Hit Entertainment Pdogg, SM Entertainment London Noise, Mystic Story Postino, CNBLUE Jong Yong-hwa, Urban Zakapa Kwon Soon-il and Super Freak Records Jinbo.[23]
Discography
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | ||||
| "For this Love" (이 사랑을)" | 2016 | — | — | |
| "You're Saying You Are Mine (그댄 내꺼라고 말하는 거예요)" | 2019 | — | — | |
B1A4
Jinyoung is known for composing several title tracks and songs for B1A4's albums.
| Year | Song | Length | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Bling Girl" | 3:36 | Let's Fly |
| "Wonderful Tonight" | 3:31 | It B1A4 | |
| 2012 | "Baby I'm Sorry" | 3:32 | |
| "Feeling" | 3:31 | ||
| "Wonderful Tonight (Unplugged Remix)" | 3:51 | ||
| "Baby Good Night (잘자요 굿나잇)" | 3:20 | ||
| "너때문에 (Because of You)" | 3:52 | ||
| "Beautiful Lie" | 3:34 | 1 | |
| "Intro - In The Wind" | 1:00 | ||
| "Tried To Walk (걸어 본다)" | 3:36 | ||
| "뭐 할래요 (What Do You Want To Do)" | 3:31 | ||
| 2013 | "What's Happening? (이게무슨일이야)" | 3:20 | |
| "Good Love" | 3:56 | ||
| 2014 | "Intro - Prologue" | 1:06 | |
| "Lonely (없구나)" | 4:05 | ||
| "사랑 그땐 [Feat.하림] (Love Then [Feat. Harim])" | 3:39 | ||
| "Baby" | 3:55 | ||
| "예뻐 (Pretty)" | 3:18 | ||
| "Who Am I" | 3:14 | ||
| "Solo Day" | 3:19 | ||
| "내가 뭐가 돼 (You Make Me a Fool)" | 3:29 | ||
| "잘 돼가 (It's Going Well)" | 3:35 | ||
| "물 한잔 (A Glass Of Water)" | 3:23 | ||
| "You (feat. Sunmi)" | 3:52 | ||
| "Tell Me Why" | 3:38 | Solo Day -Japanese ver.- | |
| 2015 | "Sweet Girl" | 3:19 | |
| "You Are a Girl I'm a Boy" | 3:34 | ||
| "After 10 Years (10년 후)" | 3:28 | ||
| "Wait" | 4:23 | ||
| 2016 | "モッポンゴヤ 〜見なかったことに… (I Didn't See It)" | 3:54 | 3 |
| "白いキセキ (White Miracle)" | 4:05 | ||
| "HAPPY DAYS" | 3:50 | ||
| "Intro - Time" | 1:02 | ||
| "A Lie (거짓말이야)" | 3:28 | ||
| "너에게 한 번 더 반하는 순간 (Moment I Fall For You Again)" | 3:54 | ||
| "Good Timing" | 3:32 | ||
| "꿍에 (In Dreams)" | 3:39 | ||
| "멜랑꼴리 (Melancholy)" | 3:07 | ||
| "내가 널 첮을게 (I'll Find You)" | 3:37 | ||
| "Drunk On You" | 3:05 | ||
| "함께 (Together)" | 3:27 | ||
| "눈이 오면 (When It Snows)" | 3:26 | ||
| 2017 | "好きだからしょうがない" | 3:24 | 4 |
| "Follow Me" | 2:56 | ||
| "You and I" | 3:36 | ||
| "light on" | 3:47 | ||
| "二人で" | 3:29 | ||
| "Rollin'" | 3:06 | ||
| "너는 내가 필요해 (You Need Me)" | 3:40 | ||
| "Love Emotion" | 3:14 | ||
| "Smile Mask" | 3:56 | ||
| 2018 | "Do You Remember" | 3:32 | Do You Remember |
| "会えるまで (Until We Meet)" | 3:30 | Aeru Made | |
| "Lost" | 3:23 | ||
| "I NEED YOU" | 3:38 | 5 | |
| "Who are you (feat. MACO)" | 3:18 | ||
| Bold denotes the title track of that album. | |||
Others
| Year | Song | Artist | Length | Album |
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| 2016 | "같은 곳에서 (In the Same Place)" | 소녀온탑 (Girls on Top) | 3:05 | Produce 101 - 35 Girls 5 Concepts |
| "한 발짝 두 발짝 (One Step, Two Steps)" | Oh My Girl | 3:43 | Pink Ocean | |
| "벚꽃이 지면 (When Cherry Blossoms Fade)" | I.O.I | 3:23 | Chrysalis | |
| "Misty Road"[25] | Ben | 3:49 | ||
| "잠깐만 (Hold On)"[26] | I.O.I | 3:10 | Miss Me? | |
| 2017 | "'Deep Blue Eyes'"[27] | Girls Next Door | 3:28 | Idol Drama Operation Team |
| Bold denotes title track. | ||||
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Miss Granny | Ban Ji-ha | |
| 2019 | The Dude In Me | Kim Dong-hyun |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2012 | The Thousandth Man | MBC | Cameo[28] | |
| 2013 | She Is Wow | Gong Min-gyu | tvN | |
| 2015 | Persevere, Goo Hae-ra | Kang Se-chan / Ray Kim | Mnet | |
| Warm and Cozy | Jung Poong-san | MBC | ||
| Love Detective Sherlock K | Geum Kang-san | KBS1/Naver TV Cast | Web drama[29] | |
| 2016 | Love in the Moonlight | Kim Yoon-sung | KBS2 | |
| 2017 | If We Were a Season | Oh Dong-kyeong | Drama special | |
| 2019 | Wind-Bell | Daniel | Viki | |
| My First First Love | Seo Do-Hyun | Netflix |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Best Male Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | 10th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Won | [35] | |
| Netizen Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Nominated | [36] | |
| 10th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | [37] | ||
| 2018 | 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Choice Award | Won | [38] | |
| 2019 | 19th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Actor | The Dude In Me | Nominated | [39] |
| 2019 | 2019 Minnesota WebFest Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Wind-Bell | Won | [40] |
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