Nicole Jung

**Nicole Yongju Jung** (; Korean name: **Jung Yong-Ju**, ), better known mononymously as **Nicole**, was born on October 7, 1991. She is a Korean-American singer. Born and raised in Glendale, California but moved to South Korea to pursue her dreams. Known for being a member of girl group Kara formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.

## Biography

Nicole was born on October 7, 1991, in Glendale, California. She moved to Korea with her mom. Her mother has a ramyeon restaurant called "Red Kitchen". She has played violin 4th through 8th grade. She was on a show called _"KAIST"_ (portrayed a celebrity's life as a college student) which was renamed to _"Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science"_ in Konkuk University since Nicole would not be attending KAIST. The first episode aired on November 12, 2009.
She is also very popular with a lot of fans and is a member of Korea's K-POP "KARA"

### Kara

Kara debuted on March 29th 2007 with "Break It" on M! Countdown as a 4 member. Nicole was one of the four along with Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Sunghee. Kara was often compared to Fin.K.L because of their concept and the fact that they are both from the same company (DSP Entertainment). Later on Sunghee left the group in March 2008 due to parental pressure, just when Kara intended their comeback. Sunghee failed her college exams and left the group. On July 24th of 2008, Kara came back with two new members, Goo Hara and Jiyoung. Their new concept was "cute" and "playful".

In December 4, 2008, Kara have their comeback starting on M! Countdown with "Pretty Girl".In February 2009, Kara released their second mini-album "Honey". "Honey" became the group's first #1 single when it topped the _M! Countdown_ and The Music Trend.

In late July 2009, Kara revealed their second album named "Revolution". June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009. Due to the popularity of the song, Wanna and Mister, Kara's overall popularity increased. Kara currently started promotions with their third mini-album "Lupin". Lupin was a succes, it won KBS Music Bank K-Chart on March 12th, March 19th, and March 26th of 2010.

### Solo activities

Nicole joined _Star Golden Bell_ on December 20, 2008, hosting a segment called "Level With Me (Season 2)" in which the guests have to guess a term or title from her clues; the challenge comes due to her comparative lack of skill and experience with the Korean language. The segment ended on October 17, 2009.

In April 2009, she sang a duet with former Noel member Kang Kyun-seong called "Happy and".

In August 2009, she and 2PM ex member Jaebeom became part of historical culture variety show Nodaji, replacing Choi Min Yong and Kim Tae Hyun. But the show was canceled due to low ratings on October 2009.

In November 2009, She joined _Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science_.

In July 2010, she joined _Good Sunday - Yeongwunghogeol (영웅호걸)_.

### Singles

- "Kkeun" - Sunha (Rap. Nicole) (2008)
- "Happy And" - Kang Kyun-seong (Duet. Nicole) (2009)
- "Gorae" - Park Myeong-su (Duet. Nicole) (2010)

## Filmography

|align="left"|Broadcasts|align="left"|Informations|align="left"|Dates|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|KBS 2TV|align="center"|Star Golden Bell 《Level With Me (Season 2)》|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|* December 20, 2008 - October 24, 2009|
|align="center"|MBC|align="center"|Sunday Sunday Night 《Nodaji》|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|* August 30, 2009 - October 25, 2009|
|align="center"|Mnet|align="center"|Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|* November 12, 2009 - January 28, 2010|
|align="center"|SBS|align="center"|Good Sunday 《Yeongwunghogeol》|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|* July 18, 2010 -|

## Other websites

- Kara Official website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **genre**: K-pop
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 2007–present
- **current member of**: Kara


## Infobox (korean name)

- **child**: yes
- **title**: Korean name
- **hangul**: 정용주
- **rr**: Jeong Yong-ju
- **mr**: Chŏng Yong-chu


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Nicole Jung
- **image**: 141211 니콜 더쇼 in 코엑스 야외무대 (3).jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **alt**: Image of Nicole singing dressed in black
- **caption**: Nicole in 2014
- **birth name**: Nicole Yongju Jung
- **alias**: Jung Yong-ju
- **birth place**: Glendale, California, U.S.
- **occupation**: Singer