Krystal Jung

Krystal
Hangul	크리스탈
Revised Romanization	keuriseutal
McCune–Reischauer	k'ŭrisŭt'al
Birth name
Hangul	정수정
Hanja	鄭秀晶
Revised Romanization	Jeong Su-jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Su-chŏng

Krystal Jung (born October 24, 1994), better known mononymously as Krystal, is an Korean American pop singer and commercial model. Discovered by SM Entertainment in 2000, she began filming for commercials and music videos since 2002. She is currently a member of the Korean quintet dance group f(x), formed by SM Entertainment in 2009.

Early life and career

Krystal was born in San Francisco, California, where her family from Korea settled in the 1980s. During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000 when Krystal was 5, she was spotted by talent agency SM Entertainment, which earned her a cameo appearance in Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. The agency saw potential in Krystal and offered her singing and dancing lessons, opting to professionally train her in a singing career. However, the offer was turned down by her parents, reasoning that Krystal was too young. Instead, her parents allowed her older sister Jessica Jung to join the agency, and debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007.

In 2002, Krystal began appearing in television commercials; she first appeared in a Lotte commercial with Korean actress Han Ga-in. In 2006, her parents allowed her to join SM Entertainment, and the agency enrolled her in dance classes, including hip hop and jazz.^[1]

Music career

See also: F(x) (band)

A teaser trailer of f(x) was released via YouTube on August 24, 2009.^[2] The group's debut digital single "Lachata" was released on September 1, followed by a 40-second teaser of the corresponding music video revealed on YouTube. The group debuted on September 2 in a showcase specifically designed to introduce the group, in which the event was held at the Samseong-dong Fashion Center. On September 5, the group had their first broadcast performance on MBC's music show Music Core.^[3] Krystal was also in "Let's go Dream Team 2" where she broke the high jump record set 10 years ago on Dream Team. Recently, she set another record on Dream Team 2. She jumped 1.95m in the recent high jump event on Dream Team. Krystal is now hosting the M wave with MBLAQ member, Thunder. Krystal is also now apart of the show "More Charming By The Day".

Education

She attended an international school, Korea Kent Foreign School, and is currently attending a Korean high school specializing in entertainment and arts, Hanlim High School.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Endorsements

2002: Lotte Chaurin Green Tea
2003: Yuhan Kimberly
2003: Ohdduki Curry
2003: EO
2006: Korea Life
2006–2007: Yoon's English Academy
N/A: Bakhakchun Language BIBLE
N/A: SK LG Telecom
N/A: Lotte Chilsung Cider
2010-2011: Clean and Clear with Seohyun

Music video appearances

2000: Shinhwa – "Wedding March"
2006: Rain - "Still Believe"
2009: SHINee – "Juliette"
2010: Alex - "Sweet Dreams" (with Tei)
May 2010: Krystal - "Melody" (with Tei)

References

^ "Jessica's younger sister Krystal, trainee since 2006". Star News (in Korean). 2009-08-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
^ "f(x), Asia's Pop Dance Group". Newsen (in Korean). 2009-08-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
^ "f(x)'s digital single "Lachata" released on the 1st, debuted on the 5th". Newsen (in Korean). 2009-08-31. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

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[krystal-1] "Jessica's younger sister Krystal, trainee since 2006". Star News (in Korean). 2009-08-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-29.

[yt-2] "f(x), Asia's Pop Dance Group". Newsen (in Korean). 2009-08-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

[fxdebut-3] "f(x)'s digital single "Lachata" released on the 1st, debuted on the 5th". Newsen (in Korean). 2009-08-31. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

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