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Jung Jae-hyung
South Korean musician (born 1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jung Jae-hyung (Korean: 정재형; born January 12, 1970) is a South Korean pop singer-songwriter, pianist and film music composer. Currently, his agency is the Antenna.[1]
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1995-2007: Debut with band 'Basis' and Early Solo Activities
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Jung Jae-hyung was born in Seoul and graduated from Hanyang University's College of Music, with a major in composition. Before his debut, he was not affected by any kind of pop music and was immersed only in classical music.[2]
In 1995, Jung debuted as part of the group 'Basis' (베이시스) with twin violinists Kim A-yeon and Kim Yeon-ju with the song 'The Reason I Abandoned Me'.[3][4][5][2] In the same year, Jung composed and gifted the title song for Seo Ji-won's second album, 'Gather My Tears'. Ji-won passes away before the album's release but the title song continued to influence Korean music.[6][7][8]
In 1996, the two female members of Basis left the group after releasing their second album to study abroad. Jung continued alone as 'Basis' to release the third album in 1997.[2]
In 1997, Jung served as composer for the OSTs of the film 'Maria and the Inn'.[9]
In 1999, after releasing his first solo album, 'Expectation',[10] Jung went to France to attend École Normale de Musique de Paris.[11][12] During his stay in Paris, he specialized in film music and composition and participated in four film productions in South Korea.[13][14][15][16]
On October 18, 2002, Jung released an OST Album containing 12 soundtracks he composed for the film 'Addicted'.[17] In the same year, Jung released his second solo album, 'Second Sound' while studying in France.[18][14]
In 2004, Jung served as producer for Uhm Jung-hwa's 8th Album 'Self Control'.[19] Jung also participated as a musician for Lee So-ra's 6th Album 'Eyebrow Moon'.[20]
In 2005, Jung composed the OSTs for the film 'Princess Aurora'.[13] On December 3, Jung made his classical music debut with the piece titled 'L'etna', performed by MIK Ensemble at the National Museum of Korea.[21]
On June 21, 2006, Jung was invited by the Korean Cultural Center in France to hold a solo concert called "Portrait de Jung Jae-hyung" in Paris, France.[22]
On July 2007, Jung composed the ending title track 'Now Love' for the film 'Are You Living with the One You Love Now?' sang by Lee Dong-gun.[23] On October 6, Jung made his comeback stage performance after a 5 year hiatus at the 'Grand Mint Festival 2007'.[24]
2008-2011: Joining Antenna Music and surge in popularity
On April 3, Jung released his third album titled "For Jacqueline", six years after his last album.[18] In April 17, Jung publishes an essay collection called 'Paris Talk' capturing his daily life in Paris during his 9 year study.[25][26] On June 27-29, Jung held a three day concert called 'A Journey for Jacqueline'.[27] On September, Jung leaves the agency Leon Entertainment and joins Yoo Hee-yeol by signing with Antenna (Then Antenna Music).[25]
On April 16, 2009 Jung released a collection of short pieces titled 'Jung Jae-hyung's Promenade; Walk Slowly'.[28]
On April 23, 2010, Jung joins his labelmates, Yoo Hee-yeol, Lucid Fall, Peppertones, and Park Sae-byeol, in an agency concert called 'Antenna Music Great Disappointment Show'.[29] On April 15, Jung released his 4th album "Le Petit Piano" containing classical piano pieces. The album eventually topped in Kyobo Bookstore's Classical Music Chart and Yes24's New Age Chart.[30][31] On July 16, Jung held a guerrilla concert at a cafe near Hongik University in Mapo-gu. On September 2-5, Jung held his first small theater concert at Welcome Theater, Seoul.[32] On October 18-19, Jung held a year end concert called 'Jung Jae-hyung's Concert - La nuit blanche'.[33] Jung also made an appearance in IU's MV for her song 'Good Day'.[34]
On February 25, 2011, Jung hosts a music concert called 'Jung Jae-hyung's Avec Piano' at Seongsam Arts Center.[35]On April 15-17, Jung joins his labelmates for an agency concert called 'Antenna Music Warriors'.[36] On May 28, In May, Jung Jung joins his labelmates for another agency concert encore called 'Antenna Music Warriors Concert, "Always, Us Together".[37] On the same month, was appointed as music director for MBC's 50th anniversary special show, 'Human Documentary Love'.[38]On June 9, Jung joins his co-stars G-Dragon, Park Myung-soo, Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Juck, Gil, Bada, Jung Hyung-don, Noh Hong-chul, Psy, Jung Jun-ha, Sweet Sorrow, Haha and 10cm in Infinite Challenge's music festival called 'West Coast Expressway Song Festival'. During the show, Jung is paired with Jung Hyung-don forming the team 'Paris Piggy' in which they composed and performed the song 'Innocent Macho'.[39][40][41] On August 22, Jung together with Yoo Hee-yeol was confirmed to be featured on a music video for the comedian group 'UV'.[42] On September 2, Jung threw his first ever pitch at the 2011 professional baseball game between the LG Twins and Lotte Giants.[43] On October 6-9, Jung held his second solo concert called 'Le Petit Piano'.[44][45]With the success of the concert, Jung decided to have a regional concert from October 15 - November 27 in Busan, Bupyeong, Daegu, Changwon, and Gwangju.[46] On November 2, Jung was appears for a cameo in MBC's sitcom 'High Kick.[47] On November 2, Jung joins Jung Hyung-don to perform their hit song 'Innocent macho' in the opening of the 38th Korea Broadcasting Awards.[48] On November 14, Jung joins 17 other artists to collaborate in recording Kim Dong-ryul's song 'How We Live in the World' of the album 'kimdongrYULE'.[49] On November 22, Jung appears on IU's second full length album 'Last Fantasy' for the song L'amant (라망).[50] On November 24, Jung joins Lee Hyori as MCs for the '2011 MBC University Song Festival'.[51] On December 8-11, Jung performs an encore concert for 'Le Petit Piano'.[52]On December 29, Jung wins the 'Popularity Award' at the '2011 MBC Entertainment Awards'.[53]
2012-Present: Success in Variety Shows and continued music career
On February 26, 2012, Jung joins K-pop star Lee Hyori as hosts for the music show Jung Jae-hyung & Lee Hyo-ri's You and I on SBS.[54] Since 2012,[55][56] Jung worked as the waiting room MC on the music competition program Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend alongside Eun Ji-won (2013–2014), Yoon Min-soo (2015–2016), Hwang Chi-yeul (2017–2018), Moon Hee-joon (2012–2020), and Kim Tae-woo (2018–2020), before leaving the show after 8 years, on August 22, 2020.[2] On August 4, Jung held a music concert at The Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul titled 'La Romance de Paris'.[57] On October 7, Jung joined singer James Morrison as performers for 'This Era's Beautiful Singer-songwriter Series - 2012 Fall Version'.[58]
On January 22, 2013, Jung was cast as one of the hosts for KBS 2TV variety show 'Moonlight Prince'.[59] On July 3, Jung was cast as one of the judges for Mnet's Superstar K Season 5.[60]
On February 12, 2014, Jung becomes the sole MC for Olive TV's show 'Jung Jae-hyung's French Home Cooking'.[61] On March 26, Jung became a cast member for KBS 2TV's 'Million Seller'.[62] On September 3, Jung served as music director for the film 'My Brilliant Life'.[63]On October 19, Jung is selected by Hyundai Motor Company to perform for a cultural concert 'The Brilliant Culture Club'.[64] On December 18, Jung joins the cast of MBC's show 'Tutoring Across the Ages'.[65]
On January 29, 2015, Jung was appointed as the musical composer by CJ E&M for the original musical 'The Man Who Laughs'.[66] On July 30, Jung joins Jang Ki-ha as MC fo tvN's educational program 'Gentleman League'.[67]
On February 29, 2016, Jung served as one of the MC's for tvN's show 'Birth of a Song'.[68] On June 10, Jung joins his labelmates and appearing on Lee Jinah's MV for the song "I'm Full".[69] On September 4, Jung Hosts MBC's 'My Little Television' on a personal broadcast with the theme of surfing.[70] On September 15-16, Jung joins as one of the cast for KBS's show 'Singing Battle - Seungbu'.[71] On September 24-25, Jung joins his labelmates on a label concert called, 'Antenna the Label Concert - Hello, Antenna'.[72] On December 24, Jung wins the Male Excellence Award for Talk & Show Category through the show 'Immortal Song' at the 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards.[73]
In September 2017, Jung joins his labelmates in a label concert titled 'WITH, ANTENNA' held in five cities in Korea and the U.S.[74]
On March 2, 2018, Jung joins the cast of KBS2's show 'Hyena on the Keyboard'.[75]On May 3, Jung announces his departure from KBS Cool FM's radio show 'Jaehyung Jung and Heejun Moon's Happy Life'.[76]
On June 10, 2019, Jung released the album 'Avec Piano (With Piano)' after 9 years since 2010.[77]On August 23-25, Jung held his solo concert after 8 years.[78] On October 13, Jung joins KBS 2TV's 'Room Corner 1st Row' as new MC.[79]On October 22, Jung becomes a cast of Olive TV's entertainment program 'Chicken Road'.[80]On December 7-8, Jung held a year end concert '2019 Jung Jae-hyung's Concert L'hiver, Avec Piano'.[81]
On February 14, 2020, Jung opens as performer for The Seoul Arts Center will hold the 'Valentine's Day Concert'.[82]On April 11-19, Jung joins his labelmates for an online relay streaming event during the COVID-19 virus infection called 'Everything Is OK, with Antenna'.[83] On June 6, Jung together with Jang Yoon-ju leaves as MC for the show JTBC's 'Backstage 1st Row'.[84] On July 20, Jung leaves Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend after 8 years of being in the show.[85] On September 29, Jung hosts a concert called '11 O'Clock Music Walk 6 - Jaehyung Jeong's Promenade'.[86]
On April 2, 2021, Jung together with labelmates Jukjae and Kwon Ji-nah, performed in a dual experience concert called 'Onoff Concert' featuring live and real time online performances hosted by The Lotte Cultural Foundation.[87] On March 25, Jung appeared in IU's MV for the song 'Lilac'.[88] On March 31, Jung launched a series of composition through the 'HOME' project starting with the song 'Feather of the Spring'.[89] On May 4, Jung together with Uhm Jung-hwa served as hosts for tvN's 'On and Off'.[90] On July 15, Jung is selected as one of the seven judges for KBS's audition show 'The Song We Loved , New Singer'.[91] On July 21, Jung releases his second single 'Dance of Phrase' under the series 'HOME' project.[92] On October 1, Jung joins his labelmates for Kakao TV's web show Dereumyi TV: Udang Tangtang Antenna (Clumsy Antenna).[93] On October 7, Jung releases his third single 'The Wave' under the series 'HOME' project.[94] On November 11, Jung joins Hong Jin-kyung as MC for EBS's 'Vegetable Earth'.[95]On December 1, Jung joins his labelmates in a Christmas carol called 'See You Here Next Winter Too'.[96]In December, Jung is appointed as music director for the exhibition 'Henri Matisse: Life and Joy' presented by Gaudium Associates, a cultural content company.[97]
On March 15, 2022, Jung is joined by Jang Yoon-ju, Lee Seok-hoon, Giriboy and Lee Moo-jin as music teachers for KBS 2TV's entertainment program 'National Children's Song Project - Baby Singer'.[98][99]On June 15, Jung partnered with The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in a charity event and performance called 'MMCA Stage x Jung Jae-hyung'.[100]On September 7, Jung appeared as one of the judges for JTBC's entertainment program "Life Reset Re-Debut Show - Star Birth".[101] On November 4, Jung served as one of the MC's for Coupang Play's variety show 'Office Romance'.[102] On December 17, Jung participated as a music director in the Busan Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's special exhibition 'Postmodern Children'.[103]
On September 23, 2023, Jung started his series of performance called 'Jung Jae-hyung's Music Voyage' starting at Eoul Arts Center, Daegu.[104] On October 9, Jung was featured on KBS's 50th anniversary special project 'Black Box on Earth' as one of the performing artists in the show.[105]On December 9, Jung joins his labelmates in a relay exhibition and concert as collaboration between Antenna and LG Arts Center called 'Club Arc Antenna'.[106]
On February 5, 2024, Jung was appointed to his first drama series as music director for JTBC's drama The Atypical Family.[107] On July 16, Jung is joined by Hyeri and Shin Gyu-jin as casts for MBC's animal program 'Our Neighborhood Furballs'.[108]On August 15, Jung joins Jang Do-yeon and Ahn Jae-hyun as MC's for JTBC's show 'Last Love'.[109] On October 9, Jung was featured in the fashion magazine Elle for the month's issue.[110][111]On November 7, Jung led the concert for the 'Lotte Love Family Concert' for Lotte's employees and their families.[112] On November 19, Jung together with Kyuhyun served as MC's for KBS 2TV's music talk show 'Missing' (ME + SING).[113]
On January 12, 2025, Jung participated as one of the judges for ENA's survival music show called 'Undercover'.[114] On May 3, Jung guests on ENA's show 'World Dice Tour Season 3' alongside Lee Jang-woo and Cha Joo-young as they travel Mauritius, Sahara Desert and Nile River.[115] On June 20, Jung is joined by musician Code Kunst as hosts for Mnet's music talk show 'Live Wire'.[116] On August 11, Jung joins Kim Na-young for Netflix's variety show called 'Closet Wars'.[117] On August 27, SBS announced Jung's participation as one of the judges for a music audition show called 'Our Ballad' to premier on September 23.[118]
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Discography
With the band 'Basis'
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The following credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association database, unless indicated otherwise.
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Awards and nominations
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Commercial Endorsements and Ambassadorship
On August 2, 2011, Jung was selected as a model for his first ever commercial for Hyundai Motor Company's 'i30' car.[174] On September 1, Jung and Jung Hyung-don (Paris Piggy), were selected as models for SK Telink in a commercial.[175]On October 7, Jung together with Yoo Hee-yeol, were selected as the advertising models for LG Electronics' Optimus LTE smartphone.[176]
On April 28, 2021, Jung became the first honorary guide dog ambassador for the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Guide Dog School.[177]On June 24, Jung joins his labelmates Kwon Jinah, Peppertones and Sam Kim in campaigning Samsung Electronics' Lifestyle TV.[178]
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Bibliography
- Jung Jae-hyung (2008). Paris Talk: 자클린 오늘은 잠들어라 [Paris Talk: Jacqueline, please sleep today] (in Korean). Vbook. ISBN 978-89-93037-02-9.
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