Jung Jin Young was born in Chungju, South Korea. He is the former leader of the Korean boy band B1A4 debuted in 2011 under WM Entertainment. He also has an interest in writing and composing music and was trained in both fields. He made his acting debut in 2013. Since then, he has enjoyed successful careers in both music and acting, He left WM in 2018 and is now under BB Entertainment, who is managing his solo career.
His first acting role was in the 2012 drama “The Thousandth Man” in which he played the guest role of Min Kyu.
He enlisted on June 20, 2019 and was discharged on April 9, 2021.
(Source: Soompi)