Jeong Jin-woon (Korean: 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.
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.
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.
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[when?] 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]
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.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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.
