Jeong Yun-o (Hangul: 정윤오) (born Jeong Jae-hyun; Hangul: 정재현) referred to as JAEHYUN (Hangul: 재현) or Jay (in English) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor and rapper born in Seoul on February 14, 1997. He is one of the main vocalists and lead dancers of NCT U and a main vocalist, lead dancer, and sub rapper of NCT 127.
History on NCT[]
- April 9, 2016: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT U with the first digital single, "The 7th Sense".
- July 10, 2016: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT 127 with the first mini-album, NCT #127.
- March 14, 2018: Participated on the project unit NCT 2018 with the first full album, NCT 2018 EMPATHY.
- October 12, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1.
- November 23, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album repackage, NCT RESONANCE Pt.2.
- December 4, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album final single, RESONANCE.
- December 14, 2021: Participated on the project unit NCT 2021 with the third full album, Universe.
- April 17, 2023: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT DOJAEJUNG with the mini-album, Perfume.
- August 23, 2023: Participated on the project unit NCT 2023 with the fourth full album pre-release single, Golden Age.
- August 28, 2023: Participated on the project unit NCT 2023 with the fourth full album, Golden Age.
.
Profile[]
- Stage Name: JAEHYUN (재현)
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Position:
- Main Vocalist
- Lead Dancer
- Lead Rapper
- Visual
- Nickname: Woojae, Jeffrey, J, Jeong Jaeyuk, Valentine Boy, Umchinah, Bbang Jae, Memory Manipulator, Peaches, Nation's first love, Jayhyen, Cha Minho, Jae, Yoonoh, Jay Hun, Heart Guy
Endorsements []
Year | Brand | Notes |
---|---|---|
2016 | Design United | NCT 127 |
Supercomma B | NCT 127 | |
Coca Cola | NCT 127 | |
Lotte Duty Free | NCT 127 , DOYOUNG, and TEN | |
Ivy Club | NCT 127 , DOYOUNG, and TEN | |
2017 | Korean Girls Scout | NCT 127 |
2018 | Astell & ASPR | NCT 127 |
KBEE 2018 Ambassadors | NCT 127 | |
NBA Korea | NCT 127 | |
2019 | Jenim Sports Zero O’dor | with JOHNNY, DOYOUNG, TAEYONG |
2020 | Nature Republic | NCT 127 |
2021 | Slowacid | NCT 127 |
2022 | Prada | Ambassador |
Click Toothpaste | NCT 127 | |
BliBli | NCT 127 | |
PUMA | NCT 127 |
Trivia[]
- "Valentines/Peachzens" is JAEHYUN's solo fandom name created by his fans.
- Official emoji: 🍑 (peach)
Pre Debut
Training and childhood
- JAEHYUN was a trainee for 4 years.
- He was accepted to SM Entertainment through a street cast in South Korea.
- He was cast into SM Entertainment when he was in eighth grade.
- JAEHYUN was introduced as an SMROOKIES member, along with Irene and Lami, on December 10, 2013.[1]
- JAEHYUN joined in 2012 and debuted in 2016.
- When he was younger, he dreamed of becoming an architect.
Casting story
- JAEHYUN was given the cleaning job at school that day and stayed late and ran into the casting directors in front of his school. He was born in South Korea but lived in Connecticut, USA for 4-5 years and came home to South Korea to continue his studies. He changed his name from Jung JAEHYUN to Jung Yoon Oh. He auditioned with the song MAMA by EXO by practicing the song in front a mirror window in his home at the time.
Personality
- JAEHYUN's MBTI personality type is ESTP/ESFP.
- He retook the test and the got the latter twice.
- MARK says that JAEHYUN is good at taking care of NCT's younger members.
- When he was younger, he would have a talkative personality at home, but at school he was very shy.
Nicknames
- Bbang Jae
- Cha Minho
- Heart Guy
- J
- Jae
- Jay Hun
- Jayhyen
- Jeffrey
- Jeong Jaeyuk
- Memory Manipulator
- Nation's first love
- Peaches
- Umchinah
- Valentine Boy
- Woojae
- Yoonoh
- One of his nicknames, “Casper", was given to him because of how white his face was and how he looked like a cartoon character.
Relationships
- He shares a birthday with Lee Haeri (Davichi), Cream (M.I.B), Yujeong (Laboum), Jota (MADTOWN), and Junghoon (OMEGA X/ENOi, formerly) among others.
Famous Friends
- JAEHYUN is in a group chat with GOT7‘s Bambam and Yugyeom, BTS‘ Jungkook, SEVENTEEN‘s Mingyu, The8 and DK, and ASTRO‘s Cha Eunwoo (the ’97 liners).
- JAEHYUN and Seventeen’s DK went to the same school. In a radio interview, DK said that back then he didn’t dare to speak to JAEHYUN because he was too handsome.
Likes
- Musical movies
- Pokémon/Pikachu/Charmander
- Thriller and horror movies
- He collects vinyl records.
Favorites
- Foods: Meat, spicy pork, peach, kimchi, and green tea ice cream
- Drinks: Café Americano
- Accessory: Bracelets
- Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
- Aroma: Lavender
- Author: Agatha Christie
- Avenger: Captain America
- Basketball Player: Michael Jordan[2]
- Book: Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi
- Book Genre: Fantasy
- Color: White and Blue
- Flower: Rose
- Holiday: Christmas
- Movie: Beauty and the Beast
- Movie Genre: Thriller
- Music Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Musician: IU and Cigarettes After Sex
- Season: Spring
- Sport: Basketball
- Variety Show: The Return of Superman
- Weather: Snowy
- His favorite sports team when he was young used to be the LA Lakers.[2]
Dislikes
- Raisins
- Trot music
- Being late or tardy
- He speaks fluent English because he lived in Connecticut, USA for 4-5 years.
- He is good at studying.
- When he falls asleep, he always sleeps sideways and never facing up.
- He sleeps while hugging his blanket, not a pillow.[3]
- He spent a lot of time alone at school when he was younger.
- He wants to travel around the world.
- He is the member who has the best alcohol tolerance, up to three bottles of Soju.
- He sets the highest bowling score in the '2019 Idol Star Athletics Championship (ISAC)' in just 3 weeks of practicing. He also impressed viewers by having six consecutive strikes and ultimately having the highest score with 243.
- His bowling segment recorded the highest viewer rating on the first day of the '2019 Idol Star Athletics Championship (ISAC)', which hit up to 7.2%.
- He was a radio DJ alongside JOHNNY in NCT Night Night (from March 20, 2017 to January 27, 2019).
- He says his body secret is that he has lots of hair.
- He eats a lot (and sometimes he steals other members food too).
- JAEHYUN is the one who actually raised a hedgehog, but only lasted for a month as it was too untamed than he first thought it would be.
- When asked who he would like to switch bodies with, he said he wouldn't switch bodies with anyone.
- He has been roommates with TAEYONG, HAECHAN, and JUNGWOO before.[4]
- His favorite word is "believe" because it is important to believe in yourself.[5]
- His Harry Potter house would be Slytherin.[2]
- JAEHYUN said when there is a schedule, he usually drinks 3 cups of coffee a day, but when there isn't one he would drink one.[2]
- Specialty: Singing, Rap, Guitar, Piano, Basketball
- Ideal Type: Women with straight and long hair.
References[]
Links[]
[]
Discography | ||||
Mini albums | Perfume |
JAEHYUN | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Discography | ||||
Studio albums | J | |||
Singles | "Unconditional" | |||
NCT LAB | "Forever Only" • "Horizon" | |||
SM STATION | "Try Again" | |||
OSTs | "New Love" |