Jaehyun

Who they were

Personal life Military service On September 26, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Jaehyun had started the enlistment process to carry out his mandatory military service . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jaehyun enlisted in the Republic of Korea Army on November 4, to fulfill his military service as a member of the army band and was discharged on May 3, 2026. [ 3 ] ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (September 26, 2024). "NCT 재현, 11월 4일 군대 간다...SM "육군 군악대 합격"[공식]" [NCT Jaehyun goes to the army on November 4th...

Jeong Yun-o, known professionally as Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung. He made his solo debut on August 26, 2024, with the studio album J.

Early life

Educated at: Seoul Sindong Elementary School, Shindong Middle School, and School of Performing Arts Seoul.

Early life and education Jaehyun was born on February 14, 1997, in Seocho District , Seoul , South Korea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although he was born with the name Jeong Jae-hyun ( 정재현 ), he later legally changed his name to Jeong Yun-o ( 정윤오 ). [ 3 ] At the age of five, Jaehyun moved to Connecticut, USA with his parents, where he went by the English name Jay Jeong. [ 4 ] As a result, he is fluent in both English and Korean. He revealed that while studying in Connecticut,

Path and career

Career 2012–2016: Pre-debut activities Jaehyun was cast by SM Entertainment in 2012, discovered by street scouts in front of his school. He auditioned with a performance of " Mama " by Exo . [ 1 ] On December 9, 2013, he was introduced as a member of the pre-debut trainee team SM Rookies . [ 2 ] In 2014, he participated with fellow NCT members on the show Exo 90:2014 , where they performed songs from the 1990s. [ 3 ] From January 21 to July 1, 2015,

Why this date

Jaehyun appears on our February 14 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.