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For other people with the same name, see Jung-woo.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Jungwoo
정우
Jungwoo in 2023
Born
Kim Jung-woo

(1998-02-19) February 19, 1998 (age 26)
Sanbon-dong, Gunpo, South Korea
EducationGimpo Jeil Technical High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Television host
RelativesActress Kim Min-a (older sister)[1]
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofSM Rookies
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
김정우
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jeong-u
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngu

Kim Jung-woo (Korean: 김정우; born February 19, 1998), known mononymously as Jungwoo (Korean: 정우), is a South Korean singer, dancer, and television host. He is a member of the SM Entertainment South Korean boy group NCT under and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung.

In September 2023, Italian luxury fashion brand, Tod's, announced Jungwoo as their first male ambassador in South Korea.

Early life

Kim Jungwoo was born on February 19, 1998, in Sanbon-dong, Gunpo, South Korea, and right after he was born, they moved to Gimpo, where he was raised.[2]

He attended Gimpo Gochang Middle School and Gimpo Jeil Technical High School Computer's Department of Computer Applied Machinery.[3]

Career

2014–2017: Pre-debut

Jungwoo started training in 2014 after passing the SM's Saturday Open Auditions. He trained alongside SM Rookies and NCT members. Fans have been familiar with Jungwoo as an SM trainee as he was often seen together with SM Rookies and noticed him performing during the SM Rookies Show.

On April 18, 2017, Jungwoo was introduced in the new batch of SM Rookies, SR17B. On the same day, he appeared in Super Junior Yesung's music video, "Paper Umbrella", with Alice Karin, as his first public appearance.[4]

2018–2019: Debut with NCT, Hiatus

In January 2018, it was announced that Jungwoo, alongside SM Rookies "3 Lucky People", Kun and Lucas, will be debuting with NCT.[5] Jungwoo debuted on February 18, 2018, as part of NCT U for the lead single of NCT's debut studio album NCT 2018 Empathy, "Boss".[6][7] In October of the same year, he joined the Seoul-based unit NCT 127 with the title "Regular" for their first studio album Regular-Irregular, with the position of dancer and vocalist.[8]

In August 2019, in the middle of NCT 127's first world tour, it was announced that Jungwoo will be taking a temporary break due to health concerns after his noticeable absences from the group's activities.[9]

2020–present: Comeback, solo activities

In January 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Jungwoo will be returning with NCT 127 for their 2nd studio album Neo Zone and title "Kick It (영웅)".[10][11]

On September 14, 2020, Jungwoo with Taeil, Haechan, and Jeno competed on MBC's Idol Star eSports Champonship - Chuseok Special for the KartRider tournament. Jungwoo proved to be a KartRider ace on the Speed Category for individual and team rounds by initially leading the races but fell short on the last seconds of the races. However, NCT team won 1st place for the Item Team Race category.[12]

Jungwoo was announced as one of new hosts for Show! Music Core with Stray Kids' Lee Know, joining former Iz*One member Minju in July 2021. He debuted as an MC on August 14th, where he performed Sung Si-kyung's "Smiling Angel (미소천사)".[13][14] Later that year, he was nominated alongside his co-hosts for the 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Award.[15]

Alongside his fellow NCT 127 members, Doyoung and Jaehyun, Jungwoo debuted in a new NCT fixed sub-unit NCT DoJaeJung on April 17, 2023, with their debut EP Perfume.[16]

In August 2023, Channel TEO launched "Welcome Ghost Club" featuring Jungwoo as part of their pilot project, Fantastic Lab. Welcome Ghost Club is a mystery adventure YouTube series where club president, Jungwoo, hunts for ghosts to debunk the broadcasting industry myth, "Seeing ghosts bring prosperity".[17]

In September 2023, Italian luxury fashion brand, Tod's, announced Jungwoo as Korea's first male ambassador. [18]

Take One Company released the NCT Zone OST "Do It (Let's Play)" for the NCT adventure mobile game in January 2024. The official soundtrack is sung by Jungwoo, Xiaojun, Jeno, Yangyang, and Chenle.[19] At the same month, Peripera revealed their new ambassadors, Doyoung and Jungwoo, with their new Lucky Lottery Collection.[20]

On March 23, 2024, Jungwoo's official soundtrack "Smile Good Bye" for Fubao and Grandfather Season 2 was released. The soundtrack contains the message of remembering and supporting Fubao, a popular giant panda born in South Korea returning to China. It gives a deep lingering feeling and comfort to all the fans, like Jungwoo, who love Fubao.[21]

Filmography

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Idol on Quiz Guest with Doyoung, Chenle, Haechan [22]
2021–2023 Show! Music Core Co-Host with Stray Kids' Lee Know [13]
2021 Omniscient Interfering View Special Appearance with Doyoung, Episode 169 - Guest Gong Myung [23]

Web Shows

Year Title Notes Ref.
2021–present Kim Jungwoo's Finding this Person 7 Episodes [24]
2023 Welcome Ghost Club 2 Episodes, TEO [17]

Music Video Appearances

Year Artist Title Ref.
2017 Super Junior Yesung 봄날의 소나기 (Paper Umbrella) [4]

Discography

See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Soundtrack appearances
"Do It (Let's Play)"

(NCT U - with Xiaojun, Jeno, Yangyang, Chenle) [19]

2024 — NCT Zone OST
"이젠 웃으며, 안녕 (Smile Good Bye)"[21] 2024 — 화제의 푸바오와 할부지2 OST
"—" indicates that the song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
MBC Entertainment Awards 2021 Rookie Award Show! Music Core Nominated [15]

References

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  2. ^ Ji, Dong-hyun (October 12, 2022). "잘 모르지만 알고 보면 비주얼 '아웃풋' 최고라는 경기도 '군포' 산본 출신 스타 5인". Insight (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 18, 2023.
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  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference fubao2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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