Jung Yong Joo

Birth name   :  Nicole Yong-Joo Jung
Born             :  October 7, 1991 Los Angeles, California, US
Origin           :  Seoul, South Korea
Genres         :  K-pop, dance-pop
Occupations :  Singer, dancer, rapper
Instruments  :  Vocals, violin

Personal Life

Nicole Jung Korean name: Jung Yong-Joo, better known mononymously as Nicole, born on October 7, 1991, is a Korean-American idol singer. She is best known as the member of the girl group Kara formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.
Nicole was born on October 7, 1991 in Los Angeles, California to Korean parents. She attended Mark Keppel Elementary School and Toll Middle School in Glendale, California; however, she lived in downtown Los Angeles. Nicole was into the visual and performing arts while in school. She participated in choir, drill team, played the violin for 4 years and took dance classes. She auditioned for DSP by sending a video of her singing an Ivy and Black Eyed Peas song. Her mom was very supportive and told her that it was her decision and whatever decision, she would fully support her. Nicole made the decision to go to Korea and experienced hardships such as adjusting to the culture and missing her friends terribly. She accepted DSP's offer, her mom moved with her to Korea and has opened up a successful Korean BBQ restaurant called "Aura The Grill" that is often frequented by Nicole and KARA fans alike.  She was on a show called "KAIST" (portrayed a celebrity's life as a college student) which was renamed to "Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science" in Konkuk University since Nicole would not be attending KAIST. The first episode aired on November 12, 2009. She "graduated" from college in January 2010. She is known to be close to the '91 Line which contains people from popular groups such as Girls' Generation's Seohyun, 2AM's Jin Woon, FT Island's JaeJin, BEAST's Dong Woon, MBLAQ's Mir and Shinee's Key. In April 2010, Nicole and Key were spotted walking in Apgujeong-dong. It was assumed that Nicole was in the middle of a study session with Key as a textbook was in her hands. It was later revealed by DSP Media that "Nicole is currently studying for the high school exit exam. However, she is not studying for the national Korean exam but is prepping for the American high school exit exam." While SM Entertainment added “Key and Nicole are so close that they fool around even on camera. To our knowledge, the two meet often to talk and drink tea.” Nicole was seen holding a stack of books, one of which was "ACROPREP" on June 16, 2011 at the Gimpo International Airport. A further investigation found that Acroprep was a prep course for College.