# Jung Jin-young (singer)

Jung Jin-young (Korean: 정진영; born November 18, 1991), professionally known as Jinyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was a member of boy group B1A4, being its former leader. He is currently managed by Management Run. He has also gained recognition with the television series Sweet Home (2020), Love in the Moonlight (2016) and Police University (2021).

## Career
### 2011–2018: B1A4

Jung was discovered on Cyworld through a photo of himself posted on the website. He trained for roughly two years on singing, composing and acting before joining B1A4.
Jung was the first member of B1A4 revealed to the public on April 11, 2011. The group made their debut stage on April 23, 2011, on MBC's Show! Music Core.
On June 30, 2018, WM Entertainment confirmed that Jung and Baro had left the agency following the end of their contracts. Their activities with the group remain in discussion. In November 16, WM Entertainment has announced that Jung and Baro will be leaving the agency, with the remaining three members – CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan – to continue promoting as B1A4.

### 2012–present: Solo career

Jung first gained attention for his composing skills with B1A4's comeback title track, "Baby I'm Sorry" (2012), where musical professionals praised him.
In 2013, he made his acting debut in tvN's drama She is Wow. The following year, he made his film debut in Miss Granny. He also wrote the ending song of the movie.
In 2015, he starred in Mnet's musical drama Persevere, Goo Hae-ra, where he drew praise for his acting. Later that year, he starred in the Hong sisters' romantic comedy drama Warm and Cozy.
Jung took part in producing the songs "In the Same Place" and "When Cherry Blossoms Fade" for Mnet's 2016 reality survival program Produce 101. This was the first time he composed songs for a girl group, and he received praise for his capabilities and versatility as a composer. He was named the "No.1 solo composer" of 2016. The same year, he starred in KBS's youth historical drama Love in the Moonlight. The drama was a hit and led to increased recognition for Jung as an actor. Jung reunited with Moonlight co-star Chae Soo-bin a year later in the two-episode drama special If We Were a Season (2017).
In October 2017, it was confirmed that Jung would star in upcoming body-swap comedy film The Dude in Me. The film was released in January 2019.
In 2018, Jung was cast in Netflix's youth romance drama My First First Love and the web drama Wind-Bell in October of the same year.
Also, in 2018, a book named "K-pop makers" about the k-pop musicians market-movers was released. Jung was featured as one of the eight hidden gems and hidden producers of South Korea, together with Big Hit Entertainment Pdogg, SM Entertainment London Noise, Mystic Story Postino, CNBLUE Jong Yong-hwa, Urban Zakapa Kwon Soon-il and Super Freak Records Jinbo.
On June 20, 2019, Jung enlisted in the military service and he returned to the industry on April 9, 2021. His first comeback drama was a well-received drama known as Police University (2021) which brought KBS drama viewership ratings back to a high of 8.5% at its highest and an average of 6.5% in the Mon-Tue 9:30 pm (KST) timeslot after the predecessor had a viewership rate hovering around 1–2%.
In January 2022, Jung dubbed the character Johnny in Sing 2 and Sing 2 was the Top movie released by Lotte Entertainment when the Covid-19 pandemic just started its slow recovery. Out of the 200 movies listed in the South Korea box office for 2022, it was ranked 25th, an impressive effort as it was on the initial tip of the curve of recovery.
On June 23, 2022, Jung launched his YouTube Channel and released a teaser video for Everything that inspires me, announcing that he would be releasing a series of no copyright music periodically so that people working in the creative works industry can use his music freely. Following that on June 25, 2022, he released It was a First Love, the first No Copyright Sound track.
On 9 September 2022, Jung participated in the Young Actors' Retreat aka Youth MT which was released on OTT Viu which is available in 16 markets. It was notable that Jung's No-copyright-music such as "It Was A First Love" and more were featured in the variety show.
Similarly, in the dating reality show, Love Alarm : If you like it, it will ring, where Jung was the MC of the show with 3 other hosts, his No-copyright-music were also used in the various episodes.
In March 2023, Jung was invited to be one of the 4 mentor/producers for the survival show Fantasy Boys. He was the Chief Mentor producer in the 3rd semester of the show where he guided the contestants to present a performance based on the cover of 4 songs by BTS, EXO, Winners and Stray Kids. in the semi-finals, he composed the music and lyrics and produced "Hold Tight" for his group "Flash" of 7 boys of average ranking from previous performances' result. In the end, 6 out of the 7 boys entered the finals after performing his song and 3 of the boys even emerged in the Top 12.
On 31 August 2023, Jinyoung and Yoona were appointed as the DB Insurance ambassadors who delivered the "Together Promise" message. It was a big advertisement campaign involving basketball stars and the song "Together Promise" (full version of the song) was written and produced by Jinyoung.

## Discography
### Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "The Day I Meet You" (당신과 만난 이날) (with Min Hyo-rin, featuring Baro) | 2015 | — | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra OST |
| "Oh, My Love" (널 만난 이후) (with Min Hyo-rin) | 2015 | — | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra OST |
| "A Short Wait" (작은 기다림) (with U Sung-eun) | 2015 | — | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra OST |
| "I'm in Love" (with U Sung-eun) | 2015 | — | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra OST |
| "She is smiling" (그녀가 웃잖아) (with U Sung-eun, Min Hyo-rin, Ulala Session) | 2015 | — | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra OST |
| "Station" (정류장) (with Kwak Si-yang) | 2015 | — | Persevere, Goo Hae Ra OST |
| "For this Love" (이 사랑을) | 2016 | — | 100 Days My Prince OST Part 2 |
| "You're saying you are mine" (그댄 내꺼라고 말하는 거예요) | 2019 | — | Perfume OST Part 5 |
| "I'm into you, I mean I love you" (좋아해, 아니 사랑해) | 2021 | — | Yeonnom OST Part 4 |
| "You said you didn't know love" (넌 사랑을 모른다 했지) | 2021 | — | Morning Kiss at Tiffany's OST Part 2 |
| "The girl we liked back then" (Korean: 그 시절, 우리가 좋아했던 소녀) (with Dahyun) | 2025 | — | You're The Apple of My Eye OST Part 2 (Korean version) |

### Songwriting credits
#### B1A4

Jinyoung is known for composing several title tracks and songs for B1A4's albums.
| Song | Year | Album |
| "Bling Girl" | 2011 | Let's Fly |
| "Wonderful Tonight" | 2011 | It B1A4 |
| "Baby I'm Sorry" | 2012 | Ignition |
| "Feeling" | 2012 | Ignition |
| "Wonderful Tonight (Unplugged Remix)" | 2012 | Ignition |
| "Baby Good Night (잘자요 굿나잇)" | 2012 | Ignition: Special Ed. |
| "너때문에 (Because of You)" | 2012 | Ignition: Special Ed. |
| "Beautiful Lie" | 2012 | 1 |
| "Intro – In The Wind" | 2012 | In The Wind |
| "Tried To Walk (걸어 본다)" | 2012 | In The Wind |
| "뭐 할래요 (What Do You Want To Do)" | 2012 | In The Wind |
| "What's Happening? (이게무슨일이야)" | 2013 | What's Going On |
| "Good Love" | 2013 | What's Going On |
| "Intro – Prologue" | 2014 | Who Am I |
| "Lonely (없구나)" | 2014 | Who Am I |
| "사랑 그땐 [Feat.하림] (Love Then [Feat. Harim])" | 2014 | Who Am I |
| "Baby" | 2014 | Who Am I |
| "예뻐 (Pretty)" | 2014 | Who Am I |
| "Who Am I" | 2014 | Who Am I |
| "Solo Day" | 2014 | Solo Day |
| "내가 뭐가 돼 (You Make Me a Fool)" | 2014 | Solo Day |
| "잘 돼가 (It's Going Well)" | 2014 | Solo Day |
| "물 한잔 (A Glass Of Water)" | 2014 | Solo Day |
| "You (feat. Sunmi)" | 2014 | Solo Day |
| "Tell Me Why" | 2014 | Solo Day -Japanese ver.- |
| "Sweet Girl" | 2015 | Sweet Girl |
| "You Are a Girl I'm a Boy" | 2015 | Sweet Girl |
| "After 10 Years (10년 후)" | 2015 | Sweet Girl |
| "Wait" | 2015 | Sweet Girl |
| |"モッポンゴヤ 〜見なかったことに... (I Didn't See It)" | 2016 | 3 |
| "白いキセキ (White Miracle)" | 2016 | 3 |
| "Happy Days" | 2016 | 3 |
| "Intro – Time" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "A Lie (거짓말이야)"' | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "너에게 한 번 더 반하는 순간 (Moment I Fall For You Again)" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "Good Timing" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "꿍에 (In Dreams)" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "멜랑꼴리 (Melancholy)" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "내가 널 첮을게 (I'll Find You)" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "Drunk On You" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "함께 (Together)" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "눈이 오면 (When It Snows)" | 2016 | Good Timing |
| "好きだからしょうがない" | 2017 | 4 |
| "Follow Me" | 2017 | 4 |
| "You and I" | 2017 | 4 |
| "Light on" | 2017 | 4 |
| "二人で" | 2017 | 4 |
| "Rollin'" | 2017 | Rollin' |
| "너는 내가 필요해 (You Need Me)" | 2017 | Rollin' |
| "Love Emotion" | 2017 | Rollin' |
| "Smile Mask" | 2017 | Rollin' |
| "Do You Remember" | 2018 | Do You Remember |
| "会えるまで (Until We Meet)" | 2018 | Aeru Made |
| "Lost" | 2018 | Aeru Made |
| "I Need You" | 2018 | 5 |
| "Who are you (feat. MACO)" | 2018 | 5 |
| "You Are"' – gift for fans | 2019 | — |
| Bold denotes the title track of that album. |||

#### Others

| Song | Year | Artist | Album/Program/Drama/Movie |
| Sesame Player Theme Song (B1A4 series) | 2012 | B1A4 | Sesame Player OST |
| "한번더" (Once More) | 2014 | Shim Eun-kyung | Miss Granny OST |
| Companion 동행 | 2014 | Joo Hyun-mi | Million Seller |
| "같은 곳에서 (In the Same Place)" | 2016 | 소녀온탑 (Girls on Top) | Produce 101 – 35 Girls 5 Concepts |
| "한 발짝 두 발짝 (One Step, Two Steps)" | 2016 | Oh My Girl | Pink Ocean |
| "벚꽃이 지면 (When Cherry Blossoms Fade)" | 2016 | I.O.I | Chrysalis |
| "Misty Road" | 2016 | Ben | Love in the Moonlight OST |
| "잠깐만 (Hold On)" | 2016 | I.O.I | Miss Me? |
| "Deep Blue Eyes" | 2017 | Girls Next Door | Idol Drama Operation Team |
| "Be the Light" | 2019 | Himself | Hero Cantare Game OST |
| "좋아해, 아니 사랑해" (I'm into you, I mean Love You) | 2021 | Himself | 웹툰 연놈 (Webtoon Yeonnom) OST Part 4 |
| "남아있어" (Stay) | 2021 | Yuju | 경찰수업 (Police University) OST Part 5 |
| "넌 사랑을 모른다 했지" (You Said You Didn't Know Love) | 2021 | Himself | 티파니에서 모닝 키스를 (Morning Kiss at Tiffany's) OST Part 2 |
| "It Was A First Love" | 2022 | — | No Copyright Music on Youtube, Soundcloud, TikTok |
| "MidSummer's Night Dream" | 2022 | — | No Copyright Music on Youtube, Soundcloud, TikTok |
| "Don't Wanna Lose You" | 2022 | — | No Copyright Music on Youtube, Soundcloud, TikTok |
| "How Can You Love Me" | 2022 | — | No Copyright Music on Youtube, Soundcloud, TikTok |
| "Let Me Know" | 2022 | — | No Copyright Music on Youtube, Soundcloud, TikTok |
| "Hold Tight" | 2023 | Flash Himself (Guide version) | Fantasy Boys - Mentor Producer Song (Semi Finals) |
| "Together Promise" | 2023 | Himself | DB Insurance TV CF |
| "돌아봐줄래 (Let Me Love)" | 2024 | Unicode | Hello, World! |
| Bold denotes title track. ||||

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Miss Granny | Ban Ji-ha | |
| 2019 | The Dude in Me | Kim Dong-hyun | |
| 2022 | Sing 2 | Johnny (voice) | Korean dub |
| 2025 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | Jin-woo | |
| 2025 | The Photo from 1997 | TKD Coach Kim | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | The Thousandth Man | | Cameo |
| 2013 | She Is Wow | Gong Min-gyu | |
| 2015 | Persevere, Goo Hae-ra | Kang Se-chan / Ray Kim | |
| 2015 | Warm and Cozy | Jung Poong-san | |
| 2016 | Love in the Moonlight | Kim Yoon-sung | |
| 2017 | If We Were a Season | Oh Dong-kyeong | KBS Drama Special |
| 2021 | Police University | Kang Sun-ho | |
| 2023 | My Perfect Stranger | Hae-jun and Yoon-young's son | Cameo (episode 16) |
| 2024 | Who Is She | Daniel Han / Han Jun-hyeok | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Love Detective Sherlock K | Geum Kang-san | |
| 2019 | Wind-Bell | Daniel | |
| 2019 | My First First Love | Seo Do-Hyun | |
| 2023-2024 | Sweet Home | Park Chan-young | Season 2-3 |
| TBA | Summer Vacation | Jo Yu-gyeom | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | KBS Million Seller | Contestant | Composer Ep 1–2 ("Companion", 2nd place, youngest composer) |
| 2016 | God of Music 2 | Cast member | |
| 2016 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | as "Don't Make Me Cry Coward Lion" (episode 85) |
| 2017 | Idol Drama Operation Team | Music producer | |
| 2017 | Master Key Season 1 | Player | Team Red, Ep 1 |
| 2019 | 우리동네 피터팬 My Neighbourhood Peter Pan | Narrator | Mangwon Market Tofu Shop, Chairman Kim Episode x 4 |
| 2019 | "The Spring of 100 Years" of the March 1st Independence Movement | MC | with Kim Yoo-jung (Independence Hall of Korea) |
| 2021 | 76th Police Day Celebrations | MC | with a uniformed police lady |
| 2022 | 77th anniversary ~ "600 Years of Road Opened" | MC | with Shin Ye-eun (Blue House) |
| 2023 | Dive into Busan with Jinyoung | Tourism Ambassador | VR tour by the Hallyu Tourism to promote tourism in South Korea. He was assigned to Busan. VR clip was exhibited at HiKR Ground. His original music was used in the video clip. |
| 2023 | Fantasy Boys | Producer | Composed music and lyrics and produced for song "Hold Tight" for semi-finals |
| 2023 | 19th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival | MC | with Kim Ye-won |
| 2023 | DB Insurance TV CF | DB Ins, Ambassador and Song Producer | 90 seconds TV ad featuring Jinyoung and Yoona with song "Together Promise" |
| 2025 | 32nd Hanteo Music Awards | MC | with Miyeon (from G-idle) 15-16 Feb |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Young Actors' Retreat | Cast member (Team LITM) | |
| 2022 | Love Alarm: If you like it, it will ring! (좋아하면 울리는 짝!짝!짝! ) | MC | |

## 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 |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Choice Award | Love in the Moonlight | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor – Television | Love in the Moonlight | Nominated |
| Daejeon Over the Top Awards of the 2024 Daejeon Special Film Festival | 2024 | Global Star Award | Sweet Home 2 | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | The Dude in Me | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Love in the Moonlight | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Netizen Award, actor | Love in the Moonlight | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Police University | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Popularity Award, Actor | Police University | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Couple Award | Jinyoung (with Cha Tae-hyun) Police University | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor | Love in the Moonlight | Nominated |
| K-pop Idol Brand Awards | 2018 | Idol Actor of the Year | Love in the Moonlight | Won |
| Max Movie Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Miss Granny | Nominated |
| Minnesota WebFest Awards | 2019 | Best Dramatic Performance | Wind-Bell | Won |
| Newsis Hallyu Expo | 2022 | President of the Council of Culture, Sports and Tourism Awards | Jinyoung | Won |
| Seoul International Youth Film Festival | 2014 | Best Male Actor | Miss Granny | Nominated |