Jung Eun-ji (born Jeong Hye-rim, on August 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Eunji, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, radio DJ, musical actress, and voice actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group

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. Jung made her acting debut in the

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drama, ''

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'' in 2012. She has since had roles in ''

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'' (2013), ''

Trot Lovers ''Lovers of Music'' (; lit. ''Trot Lovers'') is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Eun-ji, Ji Hyun-woo, Shin Sung-rok and Lee Se-young. It aired on KBS2 from June 23 to August 12, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 epis ...

'' (2014), '' Cheer Up!'' (2015), '' Untouchable'' (2017), ''

Work Later, Drink Now ''Work Later, Drink Now'' () is a South Korean web series based on the Kakao Webtoon's ''Drinker City Women'' by Mikkang, starring Lee Sun-bin, Han Sun-hwa, Jung Eun-ji, and Choi Si-won. The first season aired on TVING from October 22 to Novem ...

'' (2021-2022) and '' Blind'' (2022) in addition to various voice acting roles. She released her debut solo album, ''

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'', in 2016.

Early life and education

Jung Eun-ji was born as Jeong Hye-rim in Haeundae,

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on August 18, 1993. Her name was legally changed to Jung Eun-ji when she was in middle school. She has a younger brother named Jung Min-ki. She attended Hapdo Kindergarten, Shinjae Elementary School, Jaesong Girls' Middle School and Hyehwa Girls' High School. In 2004, Jung won the first place prize in the program ''Exciting Day Enjoyable Day'' () hosted by the KBS network. In November 2010, Jung passed the auditions to become the main singer of

. She had not received any

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prior to joining Apink, and had trained for only two months with the group.

Music career

Apink

In March 2011, Jung was revealed to be the fourth member of Apink via an online video of her covering

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". Jung joined with the rest of the group to film ''Apink News'' prior to debut. On April 21, 2011, Jung made her debut as a main vocalist of Apink on

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's ''

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'' with two songs, "Mollayo" and "Wishlist", from the debut extended play ''

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''.

Solo works

Jung has collaborated with various artists for OSTs and promotional songs. For the project ''A Cube for Season #Green'', Jung Eun-ji and fellow Cube artist

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, sang the duet track "Love Day". In August 2012, Jung recorded two promotional singles, "All For You" and "Our Love Like This" with ''Reply 1997'' co-star

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for the drama's soundtrack. "All For You" became one of the best-selling singles of the year on the

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. In 2013 and 2014, Jung collaborated with label-mate

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for duets titled "Short Hair" and "Break Up To Make Up" respectively, which were well received by listeners and ranked atop major online music charts in Korea. She released her first solo single titled "Its You" for the soundtrack of '' Three Days''. On April 18, 2016, Jung debuted as a solo artist with the EP ''Dream'', which consisted of 6 songs. The title song "Hopefully Sky" is written by Jung, which recounts the times she spent with her father. "Hopefully Sky" topped eight local music charts, and the album sold 30,000 copies upon release. In April 2017, Jung released her second EP ''The Space''. The title track, "The Spring" and its accompanying music video was unveiled on 10 April, and debuted within the top ten spots on local music charts. From 3 to 5 June 2017, Jung held her first solo concert titled "Attic" at

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's Samsung Hall. On October 18, 2018, Jung released a music video for the single "Being There", from her third EP ''Hyehwa''. On July 15, 2020, Jung released her fourth EP ''Simple'', along with the title track "AWay". On October 30, 2022, IST Entertainment Announced that the release of the remake album ''Log'', which was originally scheduled to be released on November 2, has been postponed to November 11 due to the aftermath of the

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.On November 17, 2022, IST Entertainment It has been announced that Jung will be holding solo concerts Travelog on December 10 and 11.

Acting career

Jung made her acting debut in ''

'', a 1990s nostalgic dramedy which became one of the highest-rated

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on cable television. She played the female protagonist, a hardcore

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fan who becomes a TV drama writer. Jung was complimented by critics and audiences for her comedic and emotional acting, which was impressive for a newcomer, as well as for her authentic Busan dialect. The role won her several awards, including the 49th Baeksang Arts Award for Best New TV Actress. Jung performed in a Korean staging of the Hollywood film-turned-musical ''

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'', playing the lead role of

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. The show ran from November 16, 2012, to March 17, 2013. Jung was then cast in a supporting role in the 2013 melodrama ''

''. For her role, she won Best Performance at the

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and New Star Award at the

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. In 2014, she starred in another musical, the stage adaptation of 2004 series ''

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''. Afterwards, Jung starred in the romantic comedy series ''

'', which depicts a female singer's struggles to become successful in the old-fashioned musical genre

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. In 2015, Jung starred as the female lead in KBS2 high school drama '' Cheer Up!'' playing the role of a high school student who ranks at the bottom of her class. In 2017, Jung was cast in

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's action melodrama '' Untouchable'' which began airing on November 24. In 2018, Jung was cast in the horror film ''0.0MHz'', based on the webtoon of the same name. In 2020, Jung was cast in the musical ''Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812''. In 2021, Jung was cast in TVING's web series ''

'' as Kang Ji-goo, an origami YouTuber. The series premiered at the Cannes International Series Festival 2022 from April 1 to April 6, 2022. In 2022, she starred in the mystery thriller television series '' Blind'', portraying the role of a social worker.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Other charted songs

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database unless stated otherwise.

Videography

Music videos

Filmography

Films

Television series

Web series

Television show

Radio show

Hosting

Theatre

Concerts and tours

The Attic (1st Concert)

Hyehwa Station (2nd Concert)

Yeoreum (3rd Concert)

Online Concert : How To Live (2020)

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Eun-ji 1993 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses Apink members Japanese-language singers of South Korea People from Busan South Korean dance musicians South Korean women pop singers Mezzo-sopranos South Korean mezzo-sopranos South Korean female idols South Korean television actresses South Korean television personalities South Korean web series actresses MAMA Award winners IST Entertainment artists Melon Music Award winners