Jeong Dong-Won (; born March 19, 2007), also known as Jung Dong-won, is a South Korean trot singer and actor under ShowPlay Entertainment. He made his solo debut on December 18, 2019, with the EP ''Miracle''. In 2020, he appeared on the first season of

TV Chosun TV Chosun (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean pay television network and broadcasting company owned by the '' Chosun Ilbo''-led consortium. The headquarters is located in 40 Sejong-daero 21-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul. It began broadcasting on ...

's '' Mr. Trot'' and advanced to the finals at the age of 13, finishing in 5th place. He made his K-pop debut as an "AI Idol" on January 11, 2024 with the single "Who Am I" under the stage name JD1.

Life and career

Early life and debut activities

Jeong Dong-won was born on March 19, 2007, in

Hadong County Hadong County () is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located on the far-west side of the province, bordering South Jeolla Province. The county office is located at Hadeong-eup. History Hadong was originally called ''Dasach ...

South Gyeongsang Province South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple tha ...

, South Korea. Jeong Dong-won graduated from Jingyo Elementary School in Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do in February 2020, and entered Jingyo Middle School in March. Jeong Dong-won was transferred to Seoul after passing the test exam at Seonhwa Arts Middle School in Seoul. In 2018, he appeared on

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's ''

Korea Sings ''Korea Sings'' (), commonly known in English as ''National Singing Contest'', is a South Korean musical TV program. It airs live on KBS 1TV on Sunday at 12:10 beginning November 9, 1980. For South Korean holidays, the show has been hosted over ...

'' (''National Singing Contest'') and won the Excellence Award. He also participated in the year-end finals of ''National Singing Contest'' in December. In July and December 2019, he appeared on SBS's "Gifted Talent Discovery Team", and in December, he appeared on MBC's ''

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'' with

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. In November 2019, he appeared in the KBS1 TV documentary "Human Theater". In June 2020, he participated in a public service advertisement for "Korea Donghaeng Sale" for his first CF, and "Let's Accompany", an adapted version of the lyrics of Jeong Dong-won's debut song "Let's Be Filial", was used as a campaign song. In October 2020, he sang a partner song in a duet with singer

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, a legendary singer and role model, on the opening stage of TV Chosun's 2020 Trot Awards. He appeared on

's ''

Romantic Call Centre ''Romantic Call Centre'' (Korean: 사랑의 콜센타), or the full name ''We Will Sing Your Requested Songs — Romantic Call Centre'' (Korean: 신청곡을 불러드립니다 — 사랑의 콜센타) is a South Korean reality television show. T ...

'', ''Taste of Wife'', and participated as a judge on the second season of ''

Miss Trot ''Miss Trot'' () is a South Korean reality television show. It was aired on TV Chosun every Thursday starting from February 28 and ended on June 1, 2019. The show had a male version spin-off, Mr Trot, premiered on January 2, 2020. The seco ...

''. On September 11, 2021, Jeong Dong-won's contract with New Era Project expired and the management contract between '' Mr. Trot'' and

ended, and he returned to his original agency, ShowPlay Entertainment.

Discography

Studio albums

Single albums

Singles

Filmography

Television shows

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeong, Dong-won 2007 births Living people People from Hadong County Musicians from South Gyeongsang Province Singing talent show contestants Mr. Trot participants Trot singers 21st-century South Korean male singers