Biography
Jessica (born Jessica Sooyeon Jung; April 18, 1989 in San Francisco, California), is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She is a former member of the South Korean idol group, Girls' Generation, where she assumed the position of main vocalist, alongside 태연. She is also the older sister of f(x)'s member Krystal Jung.
Having moved to South Korea when she was 11, Jessica trained for 7 years before being placed in Girls' Generation, and went on to debut in 2007. She has been praised for her talent on stage and exceptional vocals. In 2009, Jessica did a duet with Park Myungsoo titled 냉면 (Cold Noodles), which stayed at #1 for weeks. Alongside band members Seohyun and Tiffany, Jessica has released two singles: "오빠 나빠" ("Bad Oppa") (collaborating with RoomMate) and "마비노기 (It's Fantastic!)". She left Girls' Generation for unclear reasons in September 2014.
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In 2009-2010 she was the lead role of the Korean adaptation of "Legally Blonde: The Musical", performing the acclaimed role of "Elle Woods". Due to her acclaimed success during the first run, she was invited back to reprise her role in Korea's 2012-2013 edition of the musical.
Jessica also starred in music videos such as SHINee's "Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)", Super Junior M's "Super Girl" and 김조한's "사랑이 늦어서 미안해" and is featured in 8Eight's song, "I Love You".
Jessica founded and is the CEO of BLANC & ECLARE, a designer fashion brand. The move to form the company is suspected to be the main reason behind her fissure and departure from Girls' Generation and SM Entertainment. The brand's mission is to showcase clear, classic designs that are fashion-forward at the same time.
Jessica has always been known as a fashion-forward fashionista. She was even named the "Korean Barbie" at the 3rd Annual Barbie & Ken Awards by Matel in 2012.
For her solo music recording endeavours, on May 2016, she released her debut EP album called With Love, J, featuring debut single, Fly (feat. Fabolous). December that year, she released Wonderland. Both albums have English and Korean versions available with the same name.
Jessica released her 3rd EP, My Decade on August 9th, 2017.
She further released two singles, One More Christmas in 2018 and in 2019, Call Me Before You Sleep (Korean version, Call Me Before You Sleep (feat. GIRIBOY) and Japanese version, Call Me Before You Sleep (feat. CrazyBoy)).
During the COVID-19 years, Jessica turned to writing novels to expand her repertoire, Shine (2020), Bright (2021), which landed her on the New York Times bestselling list.
After a 6-year break from releases, Jessica released her 4th EP, BEEP BEEP on 22 November 2023. The mini album featured Amber Liu, a member of f(x)'s member.
2026 marked an important year for Jessica. Jessica embarked on the Reflections Tour that visited many stops across Asia. It generated significant buzz and positive media attention, particularly for marking the historic milestone where she performed her past Girls' Generation hits live for the first time since her departure from the group in 2014, reminding her pivotal vocal role within the group.
Jessica Jung also reunited with Park Myung-soo to perform their iconic 2009 hit "Naengmyeon" at the 2026 Infinite Challenge Run in Gyeongju on September 19, 2026.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.