Jessica (singer)

This article is about the Korean-American singer Jessica. For the Japanese singer, see Jessica (Japanese singer) .

Jessica Jung
Hangeul	정수연
Hanja	鄭秀 妍
Revised Romanization	Jung Su-yeon
McCune- Reischauer	Chŏng Suyŏn
See also : Korean name

Jessica, 2016

Jessica (born April 18, 1989 in San Francisco , California ), full name Jessica Sooyeon Jung , is an American singer and was a member of the K-pop band Girls' Generation from 2007 to 2014 .

Life

Jessica ( 제시카 ) was born on April 18, 1989 in San Francisco and grew up there with her parents. Her Korean name is Jeong Su-yeon ( 정수연 ) often translated as Jung Soo-yeon or Jung Su-yeon . She has a younger sister named Krystal who is a member of the girl band f (x) .

When Jessica visited South Korea in 2000, she was cast in the SM Casting System and thus became a member of the agency. Her family then moved to Seoul to support Jessica. On July 13, 2007, she was introduced as a member of the nine-member band Girls' Generation . Shortly thereafter, on November 4, 2007, she successfully graduated from the Korea Kent Foreign School .

Jessica is fluent in both English and Korean .

Career

In 2009 Jessica released the single "Oppa Nappa" (" 오빠 나빠 ") together with her bandmates Seohyun and Tiffany under the name Roommate . Together they also published the promotional song "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic)" for the computer game of the same name.

The South Korean comedian Park Myeong-su ( 박명수 ) formed the duo MyeongCa Drive ( 명 카드 라이브 ) with Jessica for MBC's special show Muhan Dojeon - Ollimpikdaero Dyuetgayoje ( 무한 도전 올림픽 대로 듀엣 가요제 , Endless Challenge - Olympic Duet Music Festival ), in the they performed with the song "Naengmyeon" (" 냉면 "). The song became very popular in South Korea, which is why the duet received several offers to use the song as a promotional title for Naengmyeon commercials.

In the same year, Jessica and her bandmate Sunny made a guest appearance on the TV show Taehi Hegyu Jihyeoni ( 태희 혜교 지현 이 ). Together they taught the cast the dance steps for their Girls' Generation song " Sowoneul Malhaebwa " (" 소원 을 말해봐 "). Jessica also played a private English teacher and performed the song "Naengmyeon". The episode aired on August 26, 2009 on MBC.

At the end of 2009, Jessica made her debut as a stage actress in the South Korean musical production Geumbari Neomuhae ( 금발 이 너무해 , Legally Blonde ), an adaptation of the American film Naturally Blond . The screenings started on November 14, 2009 at the COEX Artium in Seoul and ended on March 14, 2010. Jessica played the role of the protagonist Elle Woods .

In March 2010, she and her bandmates Hyoyeon and Sooyoung made a cameo on the TV series Oh! My Lady ( 오! 마이 레이디 ) from SBS .

From May 10, 2010, Jessica was a regular guest on the KBS2 variety show Happy Birthday ( 해피 버스 데이 ). However, she left the program a month later due to the performances of Girls' Generation in Japan . The final episode with Jessica aired in South Korea on June 7th.

On October 13, 2010 she released her solo single "Sweet Delight". The single contains a total of six music tracks, including two instrumental versions .

On March 29, 2011 Jessica modeled for fashion pieces by Lee Ju-yeong at the 2011/2012 Fashion Week in Seoul.

Her single "Nunmuri Neomcheoseo" (" 눈물 이 넘쳐서 ") for the soundtrack of the TV series Romance Town was released on May 18, 2011.

Since January 4, 2012 she has played the role of "Kang Jong-hee" in the KBS2 drama Wild Romance ( 난폭 한 로맨스 ), for whose soundtrack she also recorded the song "What To Do" with Kim Jinpyo.

On September 30, 2014, her management announced that she was no longer a member of Girls' Generation.

Girls' generation

→ Main article : Girls' Generation

The South Korean girls group Girls' Generation was founded in 2007 by SM Entertainment . The group made their official debut on August 5, 2007 on the music show Inkigayo . The first album Girls' Generation was the first by a girl group since 2002, which sold over 100,000 copies in South Korea. The group was able to build on this success with the following album and EPs.

In 2009 the group achieved a huge success with the title " Gee ". With the song, the group set a new record on KBS show Music Bank by finishing in first place for nine consecutive weeks.

Furthermore, Girls' Generation are popular advertising media and advertise, among others, Nexon , Nintendo , the Caribbean Bay water park and the city of Seoul . In August 2010 the group began to expand their musical focus to Japan.

Guest appearances in music videos

• 2007: "Sarangi Neuteoseo Mianhae" (" 사랑 이 늦어서 미안해 ") by Kim Jo-han ( 김조한 )
• 2009: "Super Girl" by Super Junior M
• 2012: "Sherlock" by SHINee
• 2016: "Fly" ft. Fabulous
• 2016: "Love Me The Same"
• 2016: "Wonderland"
• 2017: "Because It's Spring"
• 2017: "Summer Storm"

Web links

Commons : Jessica Jung  - Collection of Images

• Official website of Girls' Generation
• Jessica's profile on hancinema.net
• Interview with Jessica and Tiffany ( Memento from September 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 제시카, "관객 앞에서 의 제 목소리 에 감동 했어요". In: CHO-EN . February 18, 2009, Retrieved October 7, 2010 (Korean). 
2. ↑ '여자 슈주' 8 번째 멤버 제시카 공개 '고운 춤사위 돋보 였다'. In: Newsen. July 13, 2007, Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). 
3. ↑ Kim Hyeong-u: 소녀 시대 티파니 “'오빠 나빠' 활동 당시 성대 결절 고생”. In: isplus. Newsen, February 16, 2009, accessed October 10, 2010 (Korean). 
4. ↑ 소녀 시대 티파니 제시카 서현 게임 주제가 신곡 발표. (No longer available online.) In: isplus. Newsen, August 1, 2010; archived from the original on July 9, 2012 ; Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ 박명수 - 제시카, '명시 카' 로 신곡 '냉면' 발표. In: Daum. June 22, 2009, Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). 
6. ↑ 제시카 “'냉면' 인기 기뻐요”… 깜짝 무대 가능성 도. (No longer available online.) In: kukinews.com. July 15, 2009, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Kim Hyeong-u: 소녀 시대 제시카 써니 '태 혜지' 깜짝 카메오 출연. In: Newsen. August 24, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). 
8. ↑ 소녀 시대 제시카, "내 동생 크리스탈 과 뮤지컬 꼭!" In: The Star. October 22, 2009, Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). 
9. ↑ Chung Ah-young: 'Legally Blonde' Sparkles With Starry Cast. In: The Korea Times . September 16, 2009, accessed October 7, 2010 . 
10. ↑ 少女 時代 ジ ェ シ カ 、 今秋 ミ ュ ー ジ カ ル デ ビ ュ ー. Yonhap , August 27, 2009; accessed October 7, 2010 (Japanese). 
11. ↑ 3 Starts to Share Lead in 'Legally Blonde' Musical. In: Chosun . October 31, 2009, accessed October 7, 2010 . 
12. ↑ 제시카 뮤지컬 '금발 이 너무해' 여 주인공 발탁! In: JKnews. August 27, 2009, archived from the original on August 29, 2009 ; Retrieved October 7, 2010 (Korean). 
13. ↑ [No.74] <금발 이 너무해> 의 제시카: 잘해야 겠다는 부담 은 갖지 않으려 고 해요. In: The Musical. November 19, 2009, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; Retrieved October 11, 2010 (Korean). 
14. ↑ 소녀 시대, 최시원 과 의리 지키며 '오 마이 레이디' 서 카메오 출연. In: asiae. April 7, 2010, Retrieved October 10, 2010 (Korean). 
15. ↑ Bae Sunyoung: 제시카 '해피 버스 데이' 5 주 출연 끝 7 일 하차. In: Newsen. June 5, 2010, Retrieved October 9, 2010 (Korean). 
16. ↑ 제시카, '해피 버스 데이' 하차 .. "즐거웠다". In: StarNews. June 8, 2010, Retrieved October 9, 2010 (Korean). 
17. ↑ KBS Happy Together - Official Website (Korean)
18. ^ "Sweet Delight" - profile of the single on Bugs.co.kr.
19. ↑ 제시카, 솔로 곡 '스윗 딜라이트' 깜짝 발표 '돌풍 예고'. In: Asia Today (아시아 투데이). October 13, 2010, Retrieved October 13, 2010 (Korean). 
20. ↑ 제시카 모델 데뷔, 차도 녀 느낌 물씬 ~ 역시 얼음 공주! In: Hankyung. March 30, 2011, Retrieved March 31, 2011 (Korean). 
21. ↑ Lee Hyo-won: Lights, camera, fashion: Seoul forecasts slim silhouettes for fall / winter. In: Korea Times . March 31, 2011, accessed March 31, 2011 . 
22. ^ Ock Hyun-ju: SM confirms Jessica's removal from Girls' Generation. In: Korea Herald . September 30, 2014, accessed September 30, 2014 . 
23. ↑ 소녀 시대, 9 주 연속 1 위 차지 '음반 • 음원 모두 두각'. In: JKN.co.kr. March 13, 2009, Retrieved September 22, 2010 (Korean).