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**Jess** is a South Korean female soloist and also the lead vocalist, visual and leader of Blackheartz. She made her debut on February 2, 2041 with her debut single "Don't Got Time For That".

She is the most popular and well known member from Bhz. Its known that she has a strong support from the general public in SK, She is also known for her top notch vocal capabilities.

## History

### 2032-2041: Debut with Blackheartz & Solo Debut with "Don't Got Time For That"

Jess made her debut with Blackheartz in July 4th, 2032. She is the leader of the group and the main vocalist. Also is known as the "Visual" of the group. Since then she has captivated the general public attention due to her outstanding beauty and equal body proportions. In several B-Lives with her fans she revealed that she was preparing for something big and new for her.

It turned out to be her solo debut with her single "Don't Got Time For That" released on February 2, 2041. The single ended up debuting at #11 in SK and ended up peaking at #3 three months after release. It accumulated over 32,7 Million views after its first week of released. The single sold an approximate of 127K digital copies and took its first music show win on February 5th on S-Countdown. On May 5th, the MV surpassed 933 Million views and her single was certified triple platinum in SK for selling over 3.67 Million copies.

Jess after her successful debut released her 1st Digital Single titled "Bad Bitch" which she released on August 1st. The single topped major international charts including the US Billboard Digital Song Sales at #1. On October 10th, the music video of her debut single "Don't Got Time For That" surpassed 1 Billion Views becoming the fastest artist under Wave Music and 1st Soloist to reach this milestone.

### 2042-2043: "I Like It "Single ,1st Album "OOH-YEAH" & 1st World Tour "OH-YEAH TOUR"

On July 27th, 2042 Jess made a feature in Rosé new single "I Like It". After almost more than a year since her last release Jess released her 1st Album [OOH-YEAH] on January 7,2043. During her showcase she revealed that she had worked on her debut album all by herself. She mentioned that some of the tracks that she wrote were meant for Blackheartz but deiced to keep them for her album she also expressed how much shed missed promoting solo but still loves promoting with her group mates as a group. Her debut album peaked and debuted at #1 Gaon Album Charts & real-time k-charts. Her lead single also debuted at #1 with a total of 2,500,000 digital sales alone for the first week after release. Her album achieved a total of 100 #1's across iTunes and her album debuted at #2 US B200 with a total of 81K pure sales.

Jess announced that she would be touring all over South Korea, Europe, USA, Latin America, and Japan in her 1st World Tour titled "OHH-YEAH TOUR". Schedule to start on March 3rd,2043 until June 16,2043. At the end of the tour it was reported that it made a total of $56,000,000 Million Dollars which was the highest for a k-pop soloist. Jess released a web-series on her K-Tube account where she showed the behind the scenes of the tour and process of preparing for it. On August 8,2043 Jess relesed her 1st Live Album titled "OHH-YEAH" Tour Live containing all the songs of her album but in a live version this album was released digitally and was the 1st Live Album ever released by Wave Music Artist.

### 2044-2045: Acting Debut with "DREAMLAND", 2nd Album "SILENT", & 2nd World Tour "SILENT TOUR"

On March 1, 2043 Jess 1st Album "OHH-YEAH" was certified (x5) Platinum in South Korea. Jess made a special B-Live in order to celebrate this achievement. She revealed that she is working on the final touches for her sophomore album. t with Wave Music Entertainment & WAVE TREE for her solo promotions. Wave Tree announced that Jess would be making her acting debut along with bandmate Aaron from SLANG on the k-drama "DREAMLAND" which both are the main characters. The drama would be about a college girl meeting the guy of her dreams in real life and the struggles she has to go through to capture his heart. The Drama was relesed on June 27, 2044. Jess became the main issue for November for the prestigious Korea Elle Magazine which was released on November 7, 2044. Snet announced on November 26, that Jess would be one of the MC for the upcoming K-Pop Story Music Awards which will be air on December 31st.

Jess along with music mate Rio created their own record label JR Entertainment on February 10, 2045. The label will be place for Jess and Ryo to be able to promote as soloist freely and the hopes to create powerful soloists. Due to both Jess and Ryo exclusive contracts in place with Wave Music & Wave Tree their new label will mainly focus on the music side of producing instead of managing their activities until their contracts expire with WM. Jess made her long waited return with her 2nd Album "SILENT" on March 5,2045 almost two years since her last album release. On the same day, Jess held a premier showcase with S-Countdown and had a press conference where she tanked her fans for the long wait. Jess announced her second world tour titled "SILENT Tour" on April 10th. It would run from May 5th-July 20th over USA, UK, Latin America, & Asia. Tickets went on sale on April 12th, and were sold out within hours. On August 5th, it was reported that the tour had an average of 100% attendance rate and it grossed over $57 Million dollars surpassing her previous world tour gross. On November 10th, at the annual Korean Music Awards Jess won "Best Female Artist of the Year" & "Best Album - March".

### 2046-2047: 2nd Digital Single "HONEY" & Pre-release singles "I Loved You Like My Last Bag" & "Black Crayola"

KSBS announced that Jess would be playing the role of a struggling drug addict trying to get her life together on the upcoming K-Drama "A Better Life" which just had begun filming on January 10. On February 2, 2046 Wave Music Entertainment & WAVE TREE announced that Jess would not renew her exclusive contact as a soloist under the labels. Wave Music announced that Jess would still remain on an active contract for her group Blackheartz which is currently on hiatus and her contract for project group Super Sonic was terminated. Jess revealed that she would be moving into her own label JR Entertainment which she founded a year ago. On June 12th, Jess made her first comeback after leaving WM by releasing her 2nd Digital Single "HONEY". On August 20, Jess revealed that she would be also start producing songs for other groups and artists.

On August 13, 2047 it was revealed that Jess produced the debut song of WYSN along with Ryo. On September 23, JESS announced that she would be releasing her third album early next year. On November 12, Jess released a surprise pre-release single titled "I Loved You Like My Last Bag". On December 4th, she released another pre-release single titled "Black Crayola". On December 31st, Jess performed both of her singles at the annual K-Pop Story Music Awards.

### 2048-2049: 3rd Album "MY BAD", Acting Breakthrough with "Penthouse"

On January 15, Jess announced that she would be releasing her 3rd Album titled "MY BAD" with its lead single "WHO GONNA CRY NOW" on February 12, 2048. The album featured collaborations with international artists and it was well received internationally & abroad. On March 2, JESS announced that she would playing another role in the upcoming drama series "Penthouse: Survival of Life" as wealthy evil opera singer "Seolk" which is expected for release on May 4, 2048. On May 4, 2048, the drama was released. After a week, Jess became viral due to her outstanding acting skills and her portrayal of her character which captivated most of the K-general public. The show reported on its first week a total of 38% viewership within its first two episodes which made it the highest watched drama in the history of K-dramas. On August 2, JESS was announced to become ambassador of Korean clothing store "Shiwa Shiwa". On August 10, it was announced that Penthouse would be extended into two more seasons due to it's massive popularity. Penthouse: Season 2 "A New Age" was released on November 5. On December 15, at the KSBS Actor Drama Awards JESS took home two awards "Best New Actress" & "Best Female Lead Actress". On December 3, Jess released her 1st OST song "Like A Villain" for Penthouse Season 2 "A New Age".

On January 20, ELLE KOREA announced that Jess would be featured for February Issue. On February 4, furniture brand Jakoma announced that Jess would be their brand's newest face. On March 2, KSBS announced that the final season of Penthouse would air on June-September of this year. On April 4, Jess was invited to the Channel Paris Fashion Week Show. On April 13, it was revealed that the final season of Penthouse would be called "The Final". On June 10, final Penthouse season aired. During a tv reality show "Knowing Bros" Jess revealed that she now is looking at the possibly to continue her acting career after Penthouse but also hinted at a possible comeback of Blackheartz as the members got together this past May and recorded some new songs. On August 2, her 3rd Album "MY BAD" was certified x4 Platinum by Gaon making it her third album to do so. On September 10, the final penthouse episode aired. On October 10, it was announced that Jess would appear as a regular MC of talk show "Who Is Your Sister" starting this November 15. On December 10, at the annual K-Golden Music Awards Jess won "Best OST of the Year".

### 2050-Present: 1st Mini Album “BYE BITCH” and other projects

On July 5, Jess was featured on CINDY single “Playful Sins” . On August 20, Jess released her 1st Mini Album "BYE BITCH". On September 4, Jess held her concert titled “BYE BITCH SEOUL TOUR” at the KSPO Dome. On October 5, Jess was announced as the new global ambassador for “Nike”. On December 9, on the radio talk host show “The K-Brothers” Jess revealed that she would be soon start releasing her next project and that Blackheartz will soon make a comeback aimed for next year.

## Discography

### Collaborations as a featured artist

* [I Like it] (Rosé)
* [Playful Sins] (CINDY)

### Singles

* [Don't Got Time For That] Debut Single
* [ Bad Bitch] 1st Digital Single
* [HONEY] 2nd Digital Single
* [I Loved You Like My Last Bag] Pre-release single
* [Black Crayola] - Pre-release single
* [Like A Villain] Penthouse "A New Age" OST

### Full Length Albums

* [OHH-YEAH] 1st Album (2043)
* [SILENT] 2nd Album (2045)
* [MY BAD] 3rd Album (2048)

More info about Jess discography click here Jess Discography

## Filmography

#### Television Series

* [DREAMLAND]
* [A Better Life]
* [Penthouse: War of Survival] 2048
* [Penthouse: A New Age] 2048
* [Penthouse: The Final] 2049

## Trivia

* Jess is the leader and main vocalist of Blackheartz
* She lived in New York, USA for about 6 years before returning to Korea to pursue an idol career.
* She can speak multiple languages such as English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
* Her family is one of the wealthiest of South Korea as they own the biggest mart chain "Yoon Emart"
* She's close friends with multiple very well known celebrities.
* She writes and composes her music.