Jung Jae-hyung (; born January 12, 1970) is a South Korean pop singer-songwriter, pianist and

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composer. Currently, his agency is the Antenna.

Biography

Jung Jae-hyung was born in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

and graduated from

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양 ...

's College of Music, with a major in

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. Before his debut, he was not affected by any kind of pop music and immersed only in classical music. He made his debut in K-pop in 1995 as part of the group 'Basis(베이시스)' with his college classmates. Basis had its heyday with the success of several titles across three albums. In 1999, the band split and Jung went to France to attend

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Eng ...

. During his staying in Paris, he specialized in film music and piano performance and participated in four film productions in South Korea. In 2008 he returned to Korea and released his third album entitled "For Jacqueline", six years after his last album dedicated to the public. In April 2009 he released regular album entitled "Promenade" and in 2010, the piano music album "Le Petit Piano" was released. In 2010 he made an appearance in IU's MV Good Day. From March 4, 2012, with the all-time top K-pop star

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(2012-2020), and Kim Tae-woo (2018-2020), before leaving the show after 8 years, on August 22, 2020. In December 2021, Jung is the music director for the exhibition 'Henri Matisse: Life and Joy' and introduces new songs.

Discography

* Avec Piano (2019) * Le Petit Piano (2010) * Promenade (2009) * For Jacqueline (2008) *

Seducing Mr. Perfect ''Seducing Mr. Perfect'' (Mr. 로빈 꼬시기), alternatively known as ''Seducing Mr. Robin'', is a South Korean film, released on December 7, 2006. It was written and directed by Kim Sang-woo and stars Uhm Jung-hwa as Min Joon and Daniel Henney a ...

/ Soundtrack (2006) * Princess Aurora / Soundtrack (2005) * Addicted / Soundtrack (2002) * Jung Jae-hyung 2 (2002) * Jung Jae-hyung 1 (1999) * Basis 3 (1997) * Basis 2 (1996) * Basis 1 (1995)

Filmography

Television shows

Web shows

Bibliography

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Jae-hyung 1970 births Living people École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni Hanyang University alumni K-pop singers Musicians from Seoul South Korean expatriates in France South Korean Roman Catholics South Korean pop singers South Korean pop pianists Antenna Music artists Male pianists 21st-century South Korean male singers 21st-century pianists South Korean male singer-songwriters