Jaehyun (singer)
South Korean singer and rapper (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeong Yun-o (Korean: 정윤오; born Jeong Jae-hyun (Korean: 정재현); February 14, 1997), professionally known as Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung.
Jaehyun | |
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재현 | |
Born | Jeong Jae-hyun (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27) |
Other names | Jeong Yun-o |
Education | School of Performing Arts Seoul |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | |
Member of | |
Formerly of | SM Rookies |
Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정윤오 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Yun-o |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yun'o |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 정재현 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Jae-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chaehyŏn |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 재현 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jae-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chaehyŏn |
First introduced in December 2013 as a trainee under the pre-debut team SM Rookies, he debuted 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. He later joined the fixed unit NCT DoJaeJung in April 2023. NCT are noted as one of the most successful K-pop acts, both domestically and internationally, selling over 32 million[lower-alpha 1] records within only seven years.[1][2][3]
As of 2023, Jaehyun has released two solo singles: "Forever Only" and "Horizon", both as part of the NCT Lab project. Apart from music, he has also hosted the radio show NCT Night Night from March 2017 to January 2019 and the television program Inkigayo from October 2019 to February 2021. He later debuted as an actor with a leading role in the college romance television series Dear. M (2022), and he is set to make his feature film debut in the mystery thriller film You Will Die In 6 Hours. As of June 2022, Jaehyun is a global ambassador for the Italian luxury brand Prada; he is considered among the most impactful fashion ambassadors from South Korea.[4][5]