Krystal Jung

Birth name     :  Jung Soo-jung
Also known as :  Krystal
Born                 :  October 24, 1994 San Francisco, California, USA
Genres             :  K-pop, dance
Occupations   :  Singer, dancer, actress, model
Instruments     :  Vocal

Personal Life

Krystal Jung Korean name: Jung Soo-jung 정수정 born October 24, 1994, better known mononymously as Krystal, is an American-born South Korean idol singer and actress. Discovered by SM Entertainment in 2000, she began filming for commercials and music videos by 2002. She is currently a member of the Korean quintet girl group f(x), formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. Krystal was born in San Francisco, California, where her family from South Korea settled in the 1980s. During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000, when Krystal was five years old, she and her sister Jessica Jung were spotted by a talent agency SM Entertainment, which earned her a cameo appearance in Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. The agency saw potential in both Krystal and her sister and offered them singing and dancing lessons, opting to professionally train them in a singing career. However, the offer was turned down by her parents, reasoning that Krystal was too young. Therefore, her parents at first only allowed her older sister to join the agency, who debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007. In 2002, Krystal began appearing in television commercials. She first appeared in a Lotte commercial with Korean actress Han Ga-in. In 2006, her parents allowed her to join SM Entertainment, and the agency enrolled her in dance classes, including hip hop and jazz. Education She attended an international school, Korea Kent Foreign School, and is currently attending Hanlim Multi Art School, a high school specializing in entertainment and arts.