Nicole Jung
- In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.
Nicole Yongju Jung (Hangul: 정니콜; Korean name: Jung Yong-Ju, Hangul: 정용주), better known mononymously as Nicole, was born on October 7, 1991. She is a Korean-American singer. Born and raised in Glendale, California but moved to South Korea to pursue her dreams.[1] Known for being a member of girl group Kara formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.
Nicole Jung | |
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Born | Nicole Yongju Jung October 7, 1991 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
Other names | Jung Yong-ju |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels |
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Associated acts | Kara |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 정용주 |
Hanja | 鄭龍珠 |
Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Jeong Yong-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Chŏng Yong-chu |
Biography
Nicole was born on October 7, 1991, in Glendale, California. She moved to Korea with her mom. Her mother has a ramyeon restaurant called "Red Kitchen".[2] She has played violin 4th through 8th grade. She was on a show called "KAIST" (portrayed a celebrity's life as a college student) which was renamed to "Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science" in Konkuk University since Nicole would not be attending KAIST.[3] The first episode aired on November 12, 2009. She is also very popular with a lot of fans and is a member of Korea's K-POP "KARA"
Career
Kara
Solo activities
Nicole joined Star Golden Bell on December 20, 2008, hosting a segment called "Level With Me (Season 2)" in which the guests have to guess a term or title from her clues; the challenge comes due to her comparative lack of skill and experience with the Korean language. The segment ended on October 17, 2009.[4]
In April 2009, she sang a duet with former Noel member Kang Kyun-seong called "Happy and".[5]
In August 2009, she and 2PM ex member Jaebeom became part of historical culture variety show Nodaji, replacing Choi Min Yong and Kim Tae Hyun. But the show was canceled due to low ratings on October 2009.
In November 2009, She joined Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science.
In July 2010, she joined Good Sunday - Yeongwunghogeol (영웅호걸).
Discography
Singles
- "Kkeun" - Sunha (Rap. Nicole) (2008)
- "Happy And" - Kang Kyun-seong (Duet. Nicole) (2009)
- "Gorae" - Park Myeong-su (Duet. Nicole) (2010)
Filmography
Broadcasts | Informations | Dates |
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KBS 2TV | Star Golden Bell 《Level With Me (Season 2)》 | |
MBC | Sunday Sunday Night 《Nodaji》 |
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Mnet | Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science | |
SBS | Good Sunday 《Yeongwunghogeol》 |
Awards
Nicole Jung Media
References
- ↑ (in Korean) 카라, "효리-아이비 언니 보며 포스 배워"
- ↑ (in Korean) 기특한 아이돌 스타들 "돈모아 부모 가게 냈어"
- ↑ (in Korean) 니콜, 건국대 수의학과 합격…중간고사에 `눈물범벅`
- ↑ (in Korean) `스타골든벨` 개편, `눈높이를 맞춰요` 니콜도 하차 Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Korean) 군입대 앞둔 강균성, 니콜과 듀엣음반 발매 Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine