Jung Byung-hee (; born 6 November 1987), known professionally as G.O (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ.
Personal life He is the youngest in his family and has two older sisters. His hometown is Changwon.
He has narcolepsy.
On 28 September 2019, G.O married actress Choi Ye-seul.
Music career
Ty Keys (2007) In 2007, G.O debuted with Ty Keys, co-ed R&B group composed of a female and male vocalist and one male rapper. When the company went bankrupt, he went to court to end his contract.
MBLAQ (2009–2015)
Later in 2009, G.O debuted as the main vocalist for MBLAQ, a five-member boy group under J. Tune Entertainment. He trained with Rain who was the group's founder and mentor. The group debuted on 9 October 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ. Their performance was met with praise, with many concert spectators and fans considering them to be the next TVXQ. MBLAQ's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to the public through a music video on 14 October 2009 with their debut single album, Just BLAQ releasing on the same day. MBLAQ made their broadcast debut with the song "Oh Yeah" on Mnet's M Countdown.
The group has starred in various South Korean variety shows as guests as well as in their own variety shows like Mnet's MBLAQ – The Art of Seduction, MBC's MBLAQ's Idol Army, Mnet's Sesame Player, KBS's Hello Baby Season 5, and MBC's Idol Manager.
MBLAQ made their Japanese debut on 3 May 2011 with an event held at the Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza which gathered a reported 10, 000 fans. A day later, on 4 May, they released their first Japanese album Your Luv which immediately reached first position of the Oricon Daily Charts, selling more than 11,000 copies.
Since their debut, MBLAQ has released three single albums, three extended plays, and one studio album.
Solo career (2010–present) In early 2010, G.O collaborated with J.ae in "I Can't Tell You This Is the End". Later he collaborated with Nassun for "O-IWI-O" and "One". On 11 and 12 November, the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20), who represents the 20 Major economies of the world, scheduled a summit Seoul. 20 idol singers from various popular South Korean groups were recruited to sing the theme song for the 2010 G20 Seoul Summit. G.O along with Gyuri (Kara), Seohyun (Girls' Generation), Jun. K (2PM), Changmin (2AM), Jaekyung (Rainbow), Jonghyun (Shinee), Sungmin (Super Junior), Kahi (After School), Luna (f(x)), Jieun (Secret), Junhyung (Beast), Gayoon (4minute), Min (miss A), Bumkey, G.NA, Son Dam-bi, Seo In-guk, IU, and Anna took part in recording the theme song, titled "Let's Go". In late 2010, G.O collaborated with JeA's Brown Eyed Girls in "Because You Sting" (released on 28 Dec.)."
On 4 July 2011, G.O finally released his long-awaited solo debut track, "Even In My Dreams". The song earned many headlines for being personally written and produced by himself. Unfortunately, G.O did not promote this song on music programs to prepare for MBLAQ's comeback.
On 16 October 2012, G.O was featured in Ailee's music video for her title single of the extended play, "I Will Show You".
On 20 November 2013, G.O. returned with a second solo digital single "Play That Song". The track is produced by renowned pianist Yiruma as well as 2FACE, raising the bar even higher and increasing anticipation.
Television career 2009 In late 2009, MBLAQ's first aired program was Mnet's MBLAQ- The Art of Seduction, which received record ratings.
With their trip to Japan for Rain's fanmeet, music channel Mnet Japan decided to film a documentary of their stay, selecting them as the first stars of their show 2010 K-Pop Star series. The documentary, called Yo! Tokyo, aired in early 2010, showing the public their experience with Japanese culture and traditions over a period of four days.
On 15 December 2009, it was announced that the group would be part of season five of Idol Show (, lit. Idol Army, She Has Arrived!), with the first episode airing a day later. MBLAQ filmed a total of sixteen episodes.
2010 From 18 February 2010, G.O. along with his fellow member, Lee Joon took on the role of co-hosts (MCD Guys) for the music show M Countdown.
To coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup, MTV Korea created a program called Idol United, where members of male idol groups formed a soccer team to compete against other soccer teams. The fourteen-member team consisted of members from U-KISS, ZE:A, F.Cuz, and D-NA (Dae Guk Nam Ah), with MBLAQ members being Seungho, Lee Joon and Mir. At the end of May, MBLAQ participated in GOMTV's Making the Artist, a small documentary on their life as artists. MBLAQ filmed a total of four episodes documenting their promotions for Y.
Following their promotions for Y, MBLAQ were cast in the final series of Mnet's Celebrities Go to School. Their mentor for the show is actor Kim Soo-Ro. The show started airing in August 2010. MBLAQ have filmed a cameo in Rain's 2010 drama Fugitive (), where filming took place at the Saitama JEFF Hall. The members of MBLAQ have also made an appearance in Joon's drama Housewife Kim Kwan Ja's third Activity.
2011 In March, MBLAQ took part in Mnet Wide's new corner, Refreshing Interview, with their own show called Sesame Player. MBLAQ filmed a total of 13 episodes, and Infinite has been selected to film Season 2."Rain's MBLAQ Makes Broadcast Debut". Korea Times. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.Han Sang, Hee (20 September 2009). "Rain to Reveal New Boy Band, 5-Member MBLAQ". Korea Times. Retrieved 4 March 2010.(Korean)"엠블랙, 신곡 대박 조짐..해외팬 요청에 5만장 추가 제작". Nate News. 15 July 2011.(Korean) "소지섭·이태곤·엠블랙, 韓문화연예대상 대상(종합)". Nate News. 15 December 2011.Wee, Geun-woo (20 August 2010). "Will college life be romantic and full of hopes for MBLAQ?". Asia Economy.
2012 They were the star fathers for Hello Baby season 5 where they take care and raise 3 children with different heritages.
G.O will participate on SBS next drama after Rooftop Prince, titled Ghost. Also, there is a plan for MBLAQ sub-unit album (G.O and Mir) release this year, maybe after he finish with the drama, following by Asian tour and MBLAQ next album around September.
G.O is a permanent member of the Immortal Songs 2 cast after the previous members left, along with other idols, like Luna (f(x)) and Shin Yong-jae (4Men).
2013 On 6 February 2013, MBLAQ's G.O., Kara's Seungyeon, ZE:A's Siwan, Secret's Jieun, and Infinite's Sungkyu will all be making cameos in the upcoming KBS2 sitcom A Bit of Love ('Remaining Love'). According to KBS reps, "The idols are not fixed cast members, but for about three weeks, they'll appear as the younger versions of the five main characters and leave a strong first impression." G.O. will be playing the younger role of manly man Lee Jae-ryong opposite to Jieun of Secret.
MBLAQ's G.O. and Rainbow's Go Woori are scheduled to appear in KBS 2TV's Couple Clinic – Love and War 2 for the Idol Special as the main couple. According to a KBS representative on the 15th through Starnews: “G.O. and Go Woori are confirmed to appear on the Idol Special on the May 17th broadcast of Love and War 2.” This episode is the second part of the Idol Special (first part previous aired in March) and will show a story that couples in their 20s and 30's will be able to relate to. It was also revealed that the two were chosen because they worked together in the past.
Discography
Extended plays Title Album details Peak positions KORwordsReleased: 25 March 2019 Label: justbouncemusic Formats: CD, digital download —"—" denotes release did not chart.
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum KORGaonSingles:
Soundtrack appearances:
As lead artist"Even In My Dreams" (내 꿈에서라도)201145 rowspan="2" "Play That Song"201353"After Spring"2018—words"I Often Dream These Days" (요즘난니꿈을꾸곤해)—"foreverlove" 2019—Collaborations"O-IWI-O"201038rowspan="2" "Because You Sting" (니가 따끔거려서)12"Wild"201268The BLAQ% Tour"Good Dream" (좋은 꿈)2018—
Soundtrack appearances TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumKORGaon"Believe"201192Mr. Idol OST"I Knew" (알고 있었어)2012—The Strongest K-Pop Survival OST"Foolish Me" (바보같은 나)201377Iris II: New Generation OST"You"2014—I Need Romance 3 OST"Like Tomorrow Won't Come" (내일이 안 올 것처럼)57Doctor Stranger OST"Numbness" (사랑무감증)2016—Madame Antoine OST
Lyrics and composition Source: Korea Music Copyright Association, ID: W0700300 ArtistAlbumTitleLyricsComposer, arranger Tykeys TY PROJECT NO.1 07. Just Once Jang Goon Jeon Sang Hwan MBLAQ BLAQ Style 3D Edition Repackage 03. Can't Come Back Mir, G.O G.O, Rado G.O & Mir Even in My Dreams 01. Even in My Dreams Mir, G.O G.O, Park Soo Suk, Kim Gi Bum G.O & Mir Strongest K-Pop Survival OST 01. I Already Knew Mir, G.O G.O, 1Take G.O & Mir THE BLAQ% TOUR 01. Wild Mir, G.O, 1Take 1Take A-Prince You're the Only One 01. You're The Only One Mir, G.O G.O, 1Take G.O & Mir IRIS 2 OST 05. Foolish Me Mir, G.O, Avengers, Hyun Jun Choi G.O, Avengers, Hyun Jun Choi MBLAQ Sexy Beat 03. R U OK Mir, G.O Primary, G.O Outsider, G.O Rebirth Outsider 02. Bye U G.O, Outsider Jung Chang Wook MBLAQ Love Beat 03. Prayer Mir, G.O, Peebear G.O, Peebear MBLAQ Broken 06. Because There are Two Mir, G.O, Avengers G.O, Radio Galaxy, Avengers MBLAQ Broken 07. Still With You Outro. – G.O, Avengers G.O Dr. Strange OST 04. As If Tomorrow Won't Come 김원 김원, G.O, 별나라언니 MBLAQ The Girl's Ghost Story OST The Place You Left Mir, G.O, Avengers, Hyun Jun Choi G.O, Avengers, Hyun Jun Choi, Cha Min Young ROO OCN Bad Guys OST Reason 1Take G.O, 1Take MBLAQ Winter 02. Spring Summer Fall And Winter... Mir, G.O, Retro Funkee G.O, Retro Funkee MBLAQ Mirror 02. Mirror MBLAQ, 1Take 1Take MBLAQ Mirror 05. Eyes On You – G.O, Retro Funkee, 1Take MBLAQ Mirror 06. I Know U Want Me Mir, G.O, Retro Funkee G.O, Retro Funkee
Filmography Films YearTitleRole 2017Daddy You, Daughter MeJeon Gong-gil
Television dramas YearTitleRole 2010 Housewife Kim Kwang-ja's Third Activities Jin's group member (cameo) 2011 Welcome to the Show Himself (cameo) 2012 Salamander Guru and The Shadows Myung Shik (cameo) Ghost Lee Tae-kyun 2013The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War Joo Won (cameo) Pure Love young Choi Min-Soo
Television shows YearTitleNotes 2010M CountdownRotating host; with Nichkhun, Lee Jun-ho, Hwang Chan-sung, Jo Kwon, Jeong Jin-woon, Kang Min-hyuk, and Lee Joon2011Immortal Songs 2Contestant2015King of Mask SingerContestant
Musical theater YearTitleLocation Role 2012–2013Gwanghwamun SonataHyeonWoo 2014SeopyeonjeSeoulDongHo The Kingdom of the WindsSeoulHoDong
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult 2014The Musical AwardBest Newcomer Actor Seopyeonje
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