Jaehyun
Jeong Yun-o (Korean: 정윤오; born Jeong Jae-hyun (정재현), February 14, 1997), known professionally as Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He rose to prominence as a member of the K-pop boy band NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung.
Born in Seoul and raised between South Korea and the United States, Jaehyun started training under SM Entertainment in 2012 and began his career in 2013 as part of the label's official team of trainees, SM Rookies, appearing on television and touring both in South Korea and abroad. He made his debut in 2016 with NCT, which went on to achieve commercial success and become an influential K-pop act. Following the release of his first standalone singles, "Forever Only" (2022) and "Horizon" (2023), Jaehyun's debut studio album, the R&B record J (2024), reached number three on the Circle Album Chart and sold over 450,000 copies in South Korea; its lead single, "Smoke", marked his first top-five entry on the Circle Digital Chart.
On television, Jaehyun hosted the music program Inkigayo from 2019 to 2021 and first ventured into acting with a leading role in the college romance series Dear. M (2022). He made his film debut in the mystery thriller You Will Die In 6 Hours (2024). Jaehyun has also served as a global ambassador for the Italian fashion house Prada since 2022.
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