Kim Jung-ah

Kim Jung-ah (Korean: 김정아; born on August 2, 1983),[1] known professionally as Jung Ah or Jung A, is a South Korean singer. She was a member of Kiss Five and the former leader of After School. In 2016, Pledis Entertainment announced that her contract had expired and she had graduated from After School naturally.[2]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Jung Ah
김정아
Jung Ah in June 2017
Born	Kim Jung-ah (1983-08-02) August 2, 1983 Incheon, South Korea
Education	Kyungmin College
Occupation	Singer
Spouse(s)	Jung Chang-young (m. 2018)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Ballad
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Pledis B.A.M Company
Associated acts	Kiss Five After School A.S. Red Happy Pledis

Korean name
Hangul	김정아
Hanja	金廷娥
Revised Romanization	Gim Jeong-a
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Jŏng-a

Career

Kim joined with After School's unofficial first appearance on December 29, 2008 at the SBS Song Festival, performing "Play Girlz" with Son Dambi and Kahi. In the beginning on 2009, After School released debut single album New Schoolgirl, with the lead single "AH!" on January 15. After School made their debut stage on MBC's the 17th January episode of Music Core.[3]

Jung Ah became the new leader of the group after Kahi's graduation.[4][5]

On September 2012, it was announced that Jung Ah had been cast[6][7] into MBC Every1's drama Reckless Family 2.

On April 7, 2015, Pledis Entertainment announced that Jung Ah and labelmate Han Dong Geun would be releasing a duet entitled "Between the Two of Us" on April 16.[8][9][10]

On January 28, 2016, Jung Ah's contract with Pledis Entertainment expired and she graduated from After School after seven years of activity.[11][12]

On May 25, 2016, Jung Ah announced she will debut as a solo artist with a new album in June,[13][14] featuring rapper J-STAR.

Personal life

On March 25, 2013, reports surfaced stating that Jungah and SHINee's Onew had been dating for over a year after images were released showing them together.[15][16] In the past, Onew had stated that Jungah was his "ideal girl".[17] Representatives for both Jungah and Onew denied the dating allegations and stated that they are just "close friends".[18][19] However, netizens were not convinced after unveiling Twitter conversations between Jungah and Onew where they had mentioned "buying dinner" and Jungah had mentioned that she had "fallen in love".[20] The tweets were deleted following the reports.[19]

In mid 2015, reports arose stating that Jungah and basketball player Jung Chang Young were dating.[21] Her agency initially denied the reports, however they later confirmed that they were in fact dating.[22][23] On August 24, 2017, a source from her agency stated, “Jung Ah and Jung Chang Young will be holding a wedding ceremony next year. Jung Chang Young's warm heart influenced her decision to marry him.”[24] Jung Chang Young is five years younger than Jung Ah, and they have reportedly been dating for about a year. The pair married on April 28, 2018.[25][26] On October 23, 2019, she announced on social media that their first son was born.[27]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [28]
"Between the Two of Us" (with Han Dong Geun)	2015	—	KOR (DL):	Non-album single
"Spring Summer (S.S)" (with J-STAR)	2016	—	KOR (DL):	Non-album single

Soundtrack singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [28]
2010	"You're Cute"	16 [29]		Pasta OST [30]
2013	"Hero" (Performed by Uee & Jungah)	—		Barefoot Friends OST

Other songs

Year	Title	Album
2011	"My Bell"	Virgin
2012	"Timeless" (Performed by Jungah & Raina)	Flashback
2013	"Crying While Putting Make-up On" (Performed by Jungah & Raina)	First Love

Filmography

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	TV network
2012	Reckless Family 2	herself	MBC every1 [31]

Music video

Year	Song	Artist
2011	"Bangkok City"	Orange Caramel

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2009	1000 Song Challenge	with Kahi, Uee
2010	1000 Song Challenge	with Nana
	Quiz to Change the World	with Kahi
	Radio Star	with Son Dam-Bi, Kahi, Nana
2011	1000 Song Challenge	with E-Young, Nana, Raina
	Quiz to Change the World	with Lizzy
2012	Strong Heart	with Lizzy
	Hello Counselor	with Lizzy
2013-2014	After School's Beauty Bible	with After School

References

1. "Profile After School" (in Japanese). Avex Japan. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
2. "Jung Ah graduates from After School". Allkpop.com. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
3. "Let's Boogie Down! After School Debut Performance". Allkpop.com. 2009-01-17. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
4. "Jung-Ah to become After School's new leader". Allkpop.com. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
5. "Jung Ah officially confirmed as the new leader of After School".
6. "After School's Jungah and ZE:A's Heechul cast as siblings in 'Reckless Family 2'".
7. "Jungah to Cast in "Reckless Family 2" :: Daily K Pop News | Latest K-Pop News". M.dkpopnews.fooyoh.com. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
8. "After School's Jung Ah and Han Dong Geun to collaborate for duet song".
9. "Han Dong Geun And Jung-ah Released Their Duet Song". BNTNews UK.
10. "Han Dong Geun and Jungah release collaboration track "Parting"". 16 April 2015.
11. "Jungah "Graduates" From After School, Contract With Agency Ends - Soompi". www.soompi.com.
12. "Jungah Thanks After School Fans and Says Goodbye - Soompi". www.soompi.com.
13. "Update: Former After School Member Jungah Teases Collaboration With J-STAR - Soompi". www.soompi.com.
14. "[단독] 애프터스쿨 정아, 랩퍼 제이스타와 '새 앨범으로 컴백'".
15. "샤이니 온유-AS 정아, 압구정 데이트 '누난 너무 예뻐'". Nate (in Korean). March 25, 2013.
16. "샤이니 온유·애프터스쿨 정아, 1년째 '열애 중'". Nate (in Korean). March 25, 2013.
17. "온유, 과거발언 화제 "정아 누나가 이상형"". Nate (in Korean). March 25, 2013.
18. "SM·플레디스 "온유와 정아 연인 아냐…친한 동료" 해명". Nate (in Korean). March 25, 2013.
19. "온유-정아, 열애설 부인했지만 목격담 봇물 '팔짱은 왜?'". Nate (in Korean). March 25, 2013.
20. "Netizens Dig Up Past Twitter Conversations Between Onew and Jungah". Soompi. March 25, 2013.
21. "애프터스쿨 정아, 5세 연하 정창영과 '핑크빛 만남'". Nate (in Korean). June 11, 2015.
22. "정아 측, 정창영과 열애설에 "연인아냐…친한 사이일 뿐"". Naver (in Korean). June 11, 2015.
23. "애프터스쿨 정아 측 "정창영 열애? 호감 갖고 만나는 중" 공식입장". Nate (in Korean). June 11, 2015.
24. "Former After School Member Jung Ah To Get Married Next Year | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
25. "애프터스쿨 정아 '신랑 정창영 에스코트 받으며 등장'". Nate (in Korean). April 28, 2018.
26. "정아-정창영, 행복하게 살게요!". Naver (in Korean). April 28, 2018.
27. "정아 Jung_A on Instagram: "아기를 낳고 나니 저를 되돌아보는시간을 갖게되었습니다. 앞으로는 정말 더 감사하면서 살겠습니다. 꿀복아~많이 미안하고 고맙고 사랑해❤️ 쩡창아~시즌중에 많이 힘들텐데 그런 내색도없이 옆에 있어줘서고마워❤️ 이모삼촌들. 우리 꿀복이 이름은 정주훈…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
28. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
29. "2010년 05주차 Digital Chart".
30. "OST album for MBC drama 'Pasta' released". Allkpop.com. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
31. "After School's Jungah and ZE:A's Heechul cast as siblings in 'Reckless Family 2'".

External links

• Kim Jung-ah on Twitter