Jin-Young Jung

**Jin-Young Jung** is a side character who is the father of Kai Dee Jung.

portrayed by Ahn Sung-ki

## Biography

### Early life

Jin-Young lived a relatively simple life in South Korea where his parents worked hard to provide for them. When he finished schooling, he decided to join the Marine Corps within South Korea. While he was away was when his parents had arranged him to marry Shin-Ae who had been a quiet girl at the time. One who kept her business and valued traditions a lot. It was when he returned before signing another contract that they got married. It wasn't until he was thirty that they would have their first kid which would be a son. For the early years, he stayed within the military and when his wife became pregnant again was when he took the contract end instead of reenlisting for active deployment. He worked as a military consultant who helped strategize for what to go as well as how to train.

A few years passed when he left that job to begin working as a political officer within the South Korean government. Being a government official had come with a lot of opportunities for him as well as his family. It gave him the chance to be able to see them more in that time which allowed him to see them grow and change. A comfort was felt at that idea in which he could raise further up to form a better bond. This did happen as an opportunity came to him to work at the South Korea Embassy in Los Angeles, California. It would mean a huge move to a different place for his family. His boss hadn't given him enough time though to debate it over with his family and had wanted a response then. Jin-Young was versed in English from his time in the military but knew his family wasn't.

It was something that he would have to risk though so he shook the hand on the deal before returning home to inform his family of the news. It had resulted his second son being a unhappy at the sudden notice. They would be moving by the time that the summer started which wasn't long at all. This meant that they would be transferring schools and having to learn this new language all while Jin-Young worked with people to find a home over there. He would be leaving to do some searching after he researched the area. Between that, he still had work that had to be done while he was here before they left. A lot had to be done for him in the coming time ahead of him which meant being sparingly able to help with the transition his kids were going through. The saving grace was that Minjae was there to help Kai Dee as well as vice versa.

It didn't take long for Jin-Young to find a home within California which happened to be in the city of Red Lieu. Finding a home to close on that would fit his family didn't take too long and he didn't mind the decent length drive to get there. The town seemed quaint and safe as well as out of the way. There would be a better chance to get to know those around them compared to being in a big city like they had lived back in South Korea. It had just felt right to him so that was where he chose for his family to settle back down. They went through the trials that came with making such a move but he had faith in them. Results were yielded as his son made it into a satisfactory year and his daughter's school worked with her to keep her at a pace with the rest of the students.

Life fell into place slowly from there as his family got their footing. Once they found it though was when they took off with it. Growing and improving throughout the years was something that brought a lot of pride to Jin-Young. His family had proved that they could thrive in whatever environment they ended up in. When his second oldest son went away to college was when it left him with only Kai Dee in the house. A good girl who listened to what they had to say and agreed with them which was a relief. Their only gripe was when she had started dating Sam Blackmore and continued the relationship throughout her high school career. That was until he went missing one day out of the blue as if their concern had been solved but Jin-Young had not wanted it to be solved that way. He didn't think a boy deserved to vanish and possibly be dead.

The next issue didn't arrive until two years later when it was time for Kai Dee to go off to college. She had wanted to go to dance school so that she could pursue dance and music. It had caused some arguments even when she brought it up while in High School. Jin-Young had pictured his daughter following one of her elder brothers or maybe even entering a researching field to do with science. Biomedicine was a well respected job that could earn her a decent amount of money but she was insistent on what she had wanted to do. Begrudgingly was an understatement as he shoveled out the funds for her to go to what he had considered a useless college. It was hard to tell the girl who had changed a lot since that boy went missing no but the disappointment was also hard to hide in her choices.

### Season 1

Two years later was when his daughters ex had been found but he wasn't aware of how much had happened during that time. It had been a shock to all as well as a huge news story over the fact that this boy had suddenly returned. All of his friends had been injured as well as looked like they had gone through hell while families were contacted for it. Jin-Young had gotten the call while he was at work that he was the emergency contact which the police had reached out to. She had been getting checked out to which he went. News had hit him that one of her friends had also been shot in it. It was then that he did the best to help her out and get her away. Staying away from that group had been the best thing except for that nice Shunyuan boy.

### Season 2

During the trial was something he had to attend. It was important that he be aware as a political officer which infuriated him quite a bit. Wanting the worse for Mason but knowing that it couldn't work like that. There were things that only a judge could work through properly and decide upon which he had to accept. Over the following years was when gratefulness came to him at no news of Kai Dee getting back with him and avoiding most of the group. It was his victorious moment at her being safe. Glad that his oldest son was in the same town with them as well.