Jaehyun (singer)

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. Jaehyun hosted the television program Inkigayo in between October 2019 and February 2021.

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
Gangnam District, 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 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

Early life and education

Jaehyun was born on February 14, 1997, in Gangnam 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 five 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. He learned how to play the guitar and the piano after taking lessons as a teenager.

Jaehyun attended Shindong Middle School and graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2016, majoring in Broadcasting Arts.[3][4]

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.[5] In 2014, he participated with fellow NCT members on the show Exo 90:2014, where they performed songs from the 1990s.[6] From January 21 to July 1, 2015, he and groupmate Doyoung were MCs on Show Champion.[7] In July 2015, he and groupmate Ten both competed in Hope Basketball All-Star.[8] 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".[9] On July 10, he made his debut as a member of NCT 127 with their first EP, NCT#127.[10][11]

In March 2017, Jaehyun joined the radio show NCT Night Night as a DJ along with member Johnny.[12] In November 2017, he & d.ear released the song "Try Again" for the project SM Station.[13] The song became a sleeper hit after going viral on the social media application TikTok in 2021 and again in 2022. In December, he was featured in the music video for Wendy and Baek A-yeon's "The Little Match Girl".[14]

In January 2018, Jaehyun released the single "Timeless" alongside a new NCT U lineup as part of the SM Station project.[15]

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 every Sunday.[16]

On September 4, 2020, it was confirmed that Jaehyun would make his acting debut in the upcoming 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.[17] The drama was postponed indefinitely for airing after the lead actress, Park Hye-su, was accused of school bullying.[18] On March 24, 2022, KBS confirmed that Dear. M is set to be pre-released in Japan in the second half of 2022,[18] and negotiations are underway for airing in countries outside of South Korea.

On November 2, 2021, Jaehyun was confirmed to star in the KakaoTV web-series remake of the 2001 South Korean film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, playing the leading role of Im Hyun-bin.[19] 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.[20]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Show Champion Host with Doyoung [7]
2017 Law of the Jungle Himself [21]
2019–21 Inkigayo Host with Minhyuk and Lee Na-eun [16]
2022 Dear. M Cha Min-ho Lead role; pre-release in Japan [17][18]

Radio show
Year Title Ref.
2017-2019 NCT Night Night [12]

Discography
See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
VIE
[22]
"Try Again"
(with d.ear)		 2017 95 N/A S.M. Station Season 2
"—" 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.[23]

Year Song Artist(s) Album Notes
2016 "Firetruck" NCT 127 NCT #127 Co-writer
2020 "Dancing in the Rain" NCT U NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1
2021 "Lost (I Want You To Stay)"[24] Jaehyun Non-album single Writer and co-producer

References
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  20. "'Bungee Jumping Of Their Own' remake reportedly cancelled over writer's "religious beliefs"". NME. December 13, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  21. Lee Kyung-ho (August 16, 2017). "추성훈·재현·채경 등, 김병만 없이 '정글' 선발대 출국". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  22. Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 chart positions:
  23. "Songs Registered Under JAI HYEON (10012907)". Korea Music Copyright Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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