Table of Biography
Jungwoo is a South Korean pop singer who is s member of the popular K-pop boy band NCT, more specifically the subgroup NCT U. Jungwoo was announced as a new member in January 2018.
Early Life and Childhood
Jungwoo’a age is 26 years old as of 2024. He was born on February 19, 1998, in Sanbon-dong, Gunpo, South Korea under the zodiac sign Pisces. His birth name is Kim Jung-woo. He was born to South Korean parents and admires his parents the most but has not mentioned their names. He has an older sister who is four years older than him.
Likewise, he holds South Korean nationality but his ethnicity is Korean. He has lots of nicknames as Jungwoo-s, Jwoos, Smurf, Snoopy, Number 09, Jungpal, Zeus, Kim Pure, Jung Sunyi, Taemin, The Spring Boy, Chil Jungwoo, Soomjinddo, A.K.A Nam and so on.
Similarly, his dream was to be a football player, an action actor, as well as a chef when he was a child. And currently, he wants to travel around the world.
Education
Moving toward his educational background, he studied at Gimpo Jeil Technical High School and graduated in Mechanical Engineering. He got interested in dancing after watching music broadcast by chance when he was in elementary school.
Professional Life
Talking about his professional life, he was first introduced as part of the SM Rookies class on April 18, 2017. Then, he also featured as a first public appearance in the music video for Super Junior Yesung’s “Paper Umbrella.”
Likewise, before his debut at NCT, he used to get training and also often seemed with the NCT team wearing masks. he used to tell his friend he was going to a cooking class. On February 18, 2018, he made his debut on the sub-unit NCT U with the single “Boss”. Similarly, he made an appearance on the project unit NCT 2018 with the full album, NCT 2018 Empathy on March 14, 2018.
Further, he made his debut on the sub-unit NCT 127 with the mini-album, NCT #127 Regular-Irregular on October 12, 2018. Likewise, his featured popular songs are Regular, Highway to Heaven, CHERRY BOMB, Let’s Shut Up & Dance, What We Talkin’ About, Wakey-Wakey, Superhuman, and many more. His recent Halloween getup was viral.
Caption: Jungwoo along with his NCT 127 Band member (Source:
Gramho)
Health Issues
He had to break due to his health issues in late 2019. On August 16, he was not able to perform at the ‘Spotify on Stage in Midnight Sonic event in Japan with NCT 127. Previously, he was even absent from the ‘Capitol Congress 2019 event and the filming for the ‘2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships’.
Jungwoo – Net Worth 2024
Speaking on his earnings, he is a rising South Korean pop star who has earned a quite considerable sum of money from his work. He is living a good lifestyle through the good fortune earned from his hard work and dedication toward his work.
However, he has not revealed his exact net worth as well as an annual salary. But his band NCT has an estimated net worth of around $1.2 million. Currently, he has not signed brand endorsement deals with any brands. However, it is sure that he will surely be endorsing some of the top brands from around the world soon in the future.
Relationship Status
Reflecting on his relationship status, he might be single currently. He has not married and neither has his kids. He has kept his personal life too private. Similarly, he has not opened up about his relationship. However, he might be busy focusing on his career as well as waiting for his perfect match to pair up with.
Furthermore, He has not been involved in any kind of controversial acts as well as maintained a clean profile.
Jungwoo – Body Measurements
The 22-year-old has a very charming personality. He is handsome and very attractive. He has a tall height and fit body physiques that stand around 5 feet 9 inches with weighs around 58 kgs. Likewise, he has a pair of dark brown eyes with brown hair color but he often experiments with his hair color like orange, blonde, etc.
Caption: Jungwoo posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Jungwoo – Social Media
He is socially active on media sites like Instagram, YouTube, etc. On Instagram, he goes to handles @jungwoonctm with more than 56.6k followers, and around 3.5k followers on Twitter. Likewise, he has about 4.1k followers on his Facebook account.
Likewise, he has over 1.11 million subscribers on his associated NCT 127 YouTube channel.
Caption: Jungwoo captured during his performance (Source: Pinterest )
Interesting facts
Looking up to his interesting fact, he likes having snacks during practice and always brings a lot in his bag to the practice room. Usually, he gets flushed after one drink and has a low alcohol tolerance. His face gets all red after having a drink. His favorite Chinese dishes are hotpot and wu hua rou. He got emotional and cried right before his first performance with NCT U. Justin Bieber’s “All In It” (Apple NCT’s Playlist) is the song that made him want to become a singer.
Furthermore, he said that he would want to switch bodies with Ten because he is charming. He said it during the NCT 2018 Spring Fan Party. Likewise, he is also good friends with Mark and Stray Kids’ Woojin. Moreover, he respects Shinee’s Taemin the most among all the senior artists. He is also very bad at cooking and loves his mother’s chicken dish the most. He also loves puppies and dislikes horror movies. Similarly, he once appeared in Super Junior Yesung’s music video Paper Umbrella.