Jung Yong Hwa (정용화; pronounced [ tɕəːŋ joŋg hwa ];) is a South Korean idol, singer and actor. He has been a member of the idol Korean indie band C.N.Blue since its creation in 2009 and has achieved recent success with his acting debut as Kang Shin-woo in You're Beautiful. Jung became the new leader of C.N.BLUE in January 2010.
Musical career
Jung was born on June 22, 1989 in Seoul, Yeoksam-dong. His family consists of his parents and a brother four years older than him. He moved to Busan in 1991 and lived there through high school, where he first began composing music.[1] After taking his college entrance exam, he moved back to Seoul where he joined F&C Music and began training in bass technology at F&C Academy. Jung is now a guitarist and vocalist for the new Korean group C.N.Blue.[2] Following the success of You're Beautiful, Jung took over the leadership of C.N.Blue from former leader Lee Jong Hyun. On May 25, 2010, an F&C Music representative announced that Jung had been diagnosed with vocal cord nodules and acute laryngitis. Jung was hospitalised for treatment from May 24 to May 27, 2010 and may require surgery in future.
Acting career
In early 2009, Jung landed his first acting role as Kang Shin-woo in the SBS drama You're Beautiful, which aired from October 7 to November 26, 2009. As the series revolves around the life of a musical group, Jung played the role of the bassist in the faux idol band A.N.Jell along with fellow co-stars Jang Geun-suk, Park Shin-hye and Lee Hongki of FT Island. Jung's second TV contract was for MBC's Sunday Sunday Night program Korea Ecosystem Rescue Centre: Hunters, which featured seven celebrity MCs, including Kim Hyun Joong going out to capture wild boars. The show premiered on December 6, 2009 but was forced to prematurely cease its run in mid-January 2010 due to protests by animal-rights groups.[3] Jung subsequently continued as one of the MCs on the replacement program Eco House, which deals with global climate change. In February 2010, Jung was paired up with Seohyun of Girls' Generation as an imaginary wedded couple for the popular MBC variety show We Got Married.
MC appearances
Jung was a MC at the first-ever Melon Music Awards held on December 16, 2009 together with actress Lee In Hye. Alongside Kim Heechul and Park Shin-hye, Jung was an MC for the 2009 SBS Gayo Daejeon award ceremony which was held on December 29, 2009.[4] Jung temporarily replaced Tiffany & Yuri of Girls' Generation as co-host MCs for MBC's Show! Music Core episode to be aired on May 29, 2010 together with Min Sun Ye and Kim Yoo Bin of the Wonder Girls. In June 2010, he was also a co-host MC for Music Core along side SNSD's Yuri and virtual wife Seohyun. Finally on July 18, 2010, Yonghwa officially started as one of the new hosts of SBS's Inkigayo together with F(x)'s Sulli and 2AM's Jo Kwon.
FilmographyCommencing Date Network Program Role 7 October 2009 SBS You're Beautiful Kang Shin-wo
Variety ShowsYear Title 2010 MBC We Got Married
AwardsYears Awards 2009 SBS Drama Awards : New Star Award
Endorsements 2010: NII (Spring) 2010: Holika Holika 2010: Sony Ericson Xperia (X10)
