Jeong Jin-woon (), most often credited as Jinwoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. Debuting as a member of the group 2AM in July 2008, 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 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 of Kara, "How Close are Nicole and Jinwoon" Son Dong-woon of Beast, "Nicole with Jinwoon and Dongwoon" Mir of MBLAQ, Key of Shinee, and Seohyun of Girls' Generation. On October 7, 2013, Jinwoon, along with his manager and staff, were involved in a car accident in which he fractured his right ankle.
His cousin, Park Mi-so, was a member of a South Korean Kpop girl group Tahiti. "2AM 정진운·타히티 미소, 알고보니 이종사촌지간"
Career
2AM He was originally eliminated from 2AM 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.2AM Profile . JPYE. Retrieved January 12, 2013. Prior to debut, he was in a band called No Comment. He plays guitar, drums, bass guitar, bongo, and piano.
Solo promotions Jinwoon debuted as a solo artist on July 31, 2011, at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, where he performed his first solo single "You Walking Toward Me" written and composed by him. The limited single (1,000 copies) went on sale on August 4. "Jinwoon Unveils MV for You Walking Towards Me Included on the single was an additional song, "Lalala," also composed by Jinwoon. On August 7, the music video for the song "You Walking Toward Me" was released by Big Hit Entertainment.
This was followed by another two-single mini-album, which includes the songs "Now or Never" and "Psycho", "Jinwoon releases Psycho" also written by Jinwoon. "Jinwoon releases follow up single" On November 8, Jinwoon enabled his song "Psycho" to be downloaded for free. "Psycho Free Download" The album and music video were released on November 17. "Jinwoon releases Now or Never MV"
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 be deviating from his 2AM image to show a new "rocker" side to his personality." "Jinwoon's solo concert"
On February 29, 2012, he released the OST song "We Are The B" for KBS's Dream High 2 together with Kang So-ra, Jinyoung and Kim Ji Soo. OST Dream High 2 Part 6 "We Are The B"
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 a rotating host for Mnet's M Countdown along with his 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. "Jinwoon is a Perfect Fit for his Dream High 2 Role"
Jinwoon was paired with Go Joon-hee in the fourth season of We Got Married in 2013. Jinwoon became a co-host of Music Bank with Park Se-young on April 12, 2013. On October 6, Jinwoon was injured in a car accident. He promoted Park Seo-joon to replace him as co-host.
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.
Discography
Single albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesKORGaon Album Chart positions: Now or Never: Will: You Walking Toward Me (걸어온다)Released: August 1, 2011 Label: Big Hit Entertainment, JYP Entertainment Format: CD, digital download —Now or Never (지금이 아니면)Released: November 17, 2011 Label: Big Hit Entertainment, JYP Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 9 KOR: 3,000WillReleased: June 9, 2016 Label: Mystic Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 17 KOR: 1,164Koong! Pop!Released: September 2, 2018 Label: Mystic Entertainment Format: digital download —
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbumKORGaon Digital Chart positions:
"You Walking Toward Me": "Now or Never": "Yesterday": "Can't I Love You": "We Are The B": "Saying I Love You": JPNOricon Singles Chart positions: Will: Korean"You Walking Toward Me" (걸어온다)2011 37 — KOR: 203,987Cumulative sales of "You Walking Toward Me":
You Walking Toward Me"Now or Never" (지금이 아니면) 62 — KOR: 225,464Cumulative sales of "Now or Never":
Now or Never"Yesterday" 2012 9 — KOR: 180,505 The Color Of K-Pop"Will" 2016 — —Will"Set Me Free" 2017 — — rowspan="4" "Love is True" — —"White Christmas" — —"Erasing" ()2018 — —"All I Need Is You" — —Koong! Pop! "I'm glad" 2021 — — Thumping Broadcasting Accident OST Japanese"Will" (Japanese ver.)2016 — 31 JPN: 1,966 Will (Japanese ver.)
Soundtrack appearances TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbumKOR"Can't I Love You" (사랑하면 안될까) 2011 7 KOR: 221,407 Dream High OST "We Are The B" (B급 인생) 2012 13 KOR: 631,490Cumulative sales of "We Are The B":
Dream High 2 OST "Saying I Love You" (사랑한단 말) 2014 37 KOR: 85,717 Hotel King OST
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2021 Only I Can See Jang Geun Brother Kang soo 2022 Oh! My Ghost Studio FD Taemin Lovely Voice: The Beginning Kei 2023 Rebound Bae Gyu-hyukI'm HereKyu-jong2025 Choir of God Captain Kim
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2011 Dream High flash mob dancer Cameo (Episode 16) 2012 Dream High 2 Jin Yu-jin 2013 Family Kang Dong-won Cameo 2014 Marriage, Not Dating Han Yeo-reum 2016 Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist Choi Seung-chan 2018Let Me Introduce HerLee Hee-yeongStill 17Jung Jin-woon Cameo (Episode 24) 2021So Not Worth ItCarson's boyfriend Cameo (Episode 6–7) Friendly Police Kim Soon-kyung Midnight Thriller
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2010M CountdownRotating hostwith Nichkhun, Lee Jun-ho, Hwang Chan-sung, Jo Kwon, Kang Min-hyuk, Lee Joon, and G.O 2012 Law of the Jungle Himself Madagascar 2013We Got Married Season 4Main castwith Go Joon-heeMusic BankHostwith Park Se-young 2015 Law of the Jungle Himself Yap Island, Hidden Kingdom (Brunei) 2017 Fiji, Pacific Ocean 2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant As "One Wins Plus Singer King Minus" episode 73 2022 Style Me Host Season 3
Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2022 #Romantic CityCast Member in Hua Hin, Thailand
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2011 "You, Walking Towards Me" Himself "Now or Never" Himself 2014 "Oppa, You're Mine" Tahiti
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee / Work Result 201416th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Young Actor Marriage, Not Dating Best OST by a Male Artist (with Lee Changmin) Saying I Love You 2015 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Challenger Award Law of the Jungle 2018 13th Asia Model Awards Fashionsta Award Jeong Jin-woon
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