1. Jung Yong-hwa is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE.
45 Facts About Jung Yong-hwa
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Jung Yong-hwa was born on June 22,1989, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Jung Yong-hwa moved to Busan in 1991 and lived there through high school, where he first began composing music.
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On January 14,2011, Jung Yong-hwa released his first solo digital single, "For First Time Lovers".
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The song was featured on the second season of We Got Married, where Jung Yong-hwa was a cast member and one half of an on-screen couple with Seohyun of Girls' Generation.
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In January 2015, Jung Yong-hwa debuted as a solo artist with the album One Fine Day, which clinched the number one spot on the Billboard World Albums chart.
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Jung Yong-hwa later embarked on his first series of solo concerts across Asia.
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In 2016, Jung Yong-hwa collaborated with Sunwoo Jung Yong-hwa-a on a collaborative album project.
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Jung Yong-hwa reportedly collaborated with foreign artists through a songwriting camp for his first EP, titled Do Disturb.
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Jung Yong-hwa released his second Japanese album Summer Calling on August 9,2017.
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In May 2022, Jung Yong-hwa will hold a solo fan meeting 2022 Jung Yong-hwa Yonghwa Fan Meeting [Painting Paper] on June 11,2022, which will be held both offline and online.
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Jung Yong-hwa produced "Casting Love" for the soundtrack of Marry Him If You Dare, which was sung by Jeon Gun-hwa.
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Jung Yong-hwa composed and produced "Fool" as a gift for label-mate Juniel, which was featured on her debut album as well as "Love is Only You" for another FNC artist, girl group AOA.
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Jung Yong-hwa released 17 compositions for the first half of 2012.
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In 2013, Jung Yong-hwa penned the song "Feel Good", the brand song of Samsung Galaxy, which was released on YouTube on August 23,2013.
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In January 2019, Jung Yong-hwa was among 25 songwriters selected for the forthcoming year to become full members of the Korea Music Copyright Association.
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Jung Yong-hwa debuted as an actor before his band's debut in Korea.
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Jung Yong-hwa 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.
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In 2011, Jung Yong-hwa was cast in MBC's youth campus drama Heartstrings, along with fellow band member Kang Min-hyuk.
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Originally cast in Kim Eun-sook's teen drama The Heirs, Jung Yong-hwa revealed that he declined the role to "avoid" actress Park Shin-hye, despite being fascinated with the character and knowing that the drama was likely to succeed.
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In 2014, Jung Yong-hwa took the leading role in period action drama The Three Musketeers.
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In 2017, Jung Yong-hwa made his big-screen debut in the Chinese gastronomy film Cook Up a Storm alongside Nicholas Tse.
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In 2020, Jung Yong-hwa made a special appearance in the sci-fi film, P1H: The Beginning of a New World, following his military discharge in late 2019.
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In 2021, Jung Yong-hwa starred in the comedy and fantasy drama, Sell Your Haunted House alongside Jang Na-ra.
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Jung Yong-hwa sang the first OST of the series, "I Got Ya".
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Jung Yong-hwa subsequently continued as one of the MCs on the replacement program Eco House, which deals with global climate change.
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In 2010, Jung Yong-hwa became the one of the hosts of SBS' live music show Inkigayo and variety-talk show Night After Night.
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In 2018, Jung Yong-hwa joined the talk show Talk Mon alongside Kang Ho-dong as a host.
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In 2020, Jung Yong-hwa hosted the first season of the reality program, K-Trot in Town with Boom.
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Jung Yong-hwa has actively participated in charity events in the previous years including in the event held by BC Card in Seoul last May 2015.
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Jung Yong-hwa has released a song called "You, My Star" on December 23,2013, dedicated to his fans.
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In December 2017, it has been reported that Jung Yong-hwa has taken part in a public campaign for children with hearing disabilities run by Audiology Development Foundation in China.
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Jung Yong-hwa held a two-day concert in March 2018 before he enlisted.
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Jung Yong-hwa requested that the donation will be used for the medical and living expenses of disabled children from low-income families.
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Jung Yong-hwa established a scholarship program at his alma mater, Namsan High School in Busan.
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Jung Yong-hwa attended the graduation ceremony held on February 12,2019, awarding six scholarships to selected graduates.
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Jung Yong-hwa donated to the school's development and will continuously do so.
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On June 28,2016, it was reported that Jung Yong-hwa is being under investigation for insider trading.
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Jung Yong-hwa was reportedly being investigated for allegedly earning approximately $347,000 through buying stocks in FNC Entertainment after learning about their plans to sign a major celebrity.
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On January 17,2018, Jung Yong-hwa was reported to have entered a Kyung Hee University graduate school program, despite failing to appear at two official interviews for graduate school entrance.
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On October 9,2018, FNC Entertainment announced that Jung Yong-hwa had been cleared of all charges earlier that year.
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The law acknowledged that Jung Yong-hwa did not have any intention of receiving preferential admission.
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Jung Yong-hwa began his compulsory military service on March 5,2018.
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Jung Yong-hwa volunteered to be assigned in the 702nd Special Assault Regiment in II Corps on April 13,2018.
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Jung Yong-hwa was discharged from his military service on November 3,2019.