page_title: Jung Yong-hwa
section_title: Acting career
hierarchical_section_title: Jung Yong-hwa / Acting career
caption_attribution_description: English: Jung Yong-hwa filming for Happy Camp on August 27, 2015.
context_page_description: Jung Yong-hwa is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in You're Beautiful, and has since starred in television dramas Heartstrings, Marry Him If You Dare, The Three Musketeers and The Package. On the music front, Jung also made his solo debut with the album One Fine Day in 2015.
context_section_description: Jung Yong-hwa debuted as an actor before his band's debut in Korea. He was the first member of CNBLUE to appear on screen in 2009 when he landed his first acting role in the SBS drama You're Beautiful. The drama aired from October 7 to November 26, 2009. As the series revolves around the life of a musical group, he played the role of the lead guitarist in the faux idol band A.N.Jell. The series gained a cult following, and earned high ratings in Japan, which fostered the growth of his popularity.
  In 2011, Jung was cast in MBC's youth campus drama Heartstrings, along with fellow band member Kang Min-hyuk. The drama also reunited Jung with You're Beautiful co-star Park Shin-hye. After the drama aired, Jung experienced a rise in popularity in Japan.
  Originally cast in Kim Eun-sook's teen drama The Heirs, Jung revealed that he declined the role to "avoid" actress Park Shin-hye (who was the lead actress of Heirs) despite being fascinated with the character and knowing that the drama was likely to succeed. Instead, he chose to star in KBS' romantic comedy Marry Him If You Dare. Explaining his decision, Jung said that the audience is likely to be "bored" as he had already worked with Park in two dramas.
  In 2014, Jung took the leading role in period action drama The Three Musketeers. Despite suffering from low ratings, Jung received positive reviews from critics and producers for his improved acting in the series. Three Musketeers was also well-received in China and fostered in Jung's growth in popularity in the country.
  In 2017, Jung made his big-screen debut in the Chinese gastronomy film Cook Up a Storm alongside Nicholas Tse. The same year, Jung starred in JTBC's travel romance drama The Package with Lee Yeon-hee.
caption: Jung filming Happy Camp in China, 2015
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