Bong Jae-hyun
- Singer
- actor
Bong Jae-hyun (Korean: 봉재현; born January 4, 1999), known mononymously as Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer, actor and known for his work as a member of boy group Golden Child. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Twinkling Watermelon (2023) and High School Return of a Gangster (2024).[1]
Early life
Jaehyun was born on January 4, 1999, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He attended Hanlim Multi Art School.
Career
2017–present: Debut with Golden Child and solo activities
He made his debut as a member of Golden Child in the reality series Woollim Pick in 2017. Later, he officially debuted with his group release of the first EP 'Gol-Cha!' on August 28, 2017.[2]
Jaehyun was appeared in the first episode of Dingo web drama Convenience Store Fling on January 23, 2021, marking his acting debut.[3][4]
On April 6, 2023, Jaehyun was confirmed to cast members on web drama High School Return of a Gangster[5] scheduled to premiere in 2024.[6][7][8] Later that months, he made his screen debut in horror film Urban Myths premiered on April 27.[9][10]
On August 22, 2023, Jaehyun was confirmed to cast as Eunho[11] in the drama Twinkling Watermelon, which aired on September 25.[12][13][14]
Discography
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 4th Place | Unknown | Guest role | |
2018 | Golden Child: Miracle | Bong Jae-hyun (Himself) | Support role | |
2022 | Urban Myths | Young-min | [15] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Revenge of Others | Bang Woo Tak | (Ep. 7) (Guest Role) | |
2023 | Twinkling Watermelon | Eun-ho | [16] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Crash! Insignificant Roommates | Bong Jae-hyun (Himself) | |
2020 | Crash! Insignificant Reunion | Bong Jae-hyun (Himself) | |
2021 | Convenience Store Fling | Bong Jae-hyun (Himself) | |
2024 | High School Return of a Gangster | Choi Se-kyung | [17] |
Variety show
Year | Title | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2017 | Woollim pick |
References
- ^ "Golden Child Official Homepage". Woolliment.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ danakim5 (May 30, 2016). "Woollim Entertainment Reveals Details For Golden Child's Debut Reality Show". Soompi.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/241/0003087583
- ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004341537
- ^ Bo-ra, Kang (September 15, 2023). 윤찬영·봉재현·이서진, ‘조폭인 내가’ 내년 웨이브 단독공개 확정 [Yoon Chan-young, Bong Jae-hyun, Lee Seo-jin, 'I am a gangster' confirmed to be released exclusively in next year's wave]. Single List (in Korean).
- ^ Hada, Isha (April 7, 2023). "Gangster Becomes a Highschooler drama confirms Yoon Chan Young, Bong Jaehyun & Lee Seo Jin as leads". pinkvilla.com.
- ^ Kim, S (April 6, 2023). "Yoon Chan Young, Golden Child's Jaehyun, And Lee Seo Jin Confirmed For New Drama". Soompi.
- ^ I-seul, No (September 1, 2023). [웨이브] "BL원작"...윤찬영X봉재현 '조폭인 내가 고등학생이…' 2024년 단독공개 [[Wavve] "BL original"... Chan-young Yoon ' Exclusively released in 2024]. SportsW (in Korean).
- ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001732192
- ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0001436330
- ^ So-young, Park (September 26, 2023). 골든차일드 봉재현, 수어까지 잘하다니..연기돌 한명 추가요 (반짝이는 워터멜론) [Golden Child's Bong Jae-hyun is even good at sign language.. Add another acting idol (Sparkling Watermelon)]. ChosunBiz (in Korean).
- ^ Sarkar, Ishani (September 28, 2023). "Golden Child's Bong JaeHyun Charms With His Natural Acting In "Twinkling Watermelon"". Kpopmap. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ryeoun, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, And Shin Eun Soo Delve Into Characters At "Twinkling Watermelon" Script Reading". Soompi. August 18, 2023.
- ^ Jin-ri, Jang (August 22, 2023). "Golden Child's Bong Jae-hyun cast in 'Glittering Watermelon'... Home reception notice". spotvnews.com.
- ^ Kwon Hyeon-jin (April 18, 2022). "'서울괴담' 주역들 한 자리에" [The main characters of 'Seoul Ghost Story' in one place]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Hwang Hye-jin (August 18, 2023). 최현욱→신은수 '반짝이는 워터멜론' 대본리딩 포착, 찬란한 청춘들 [Choi Hyun-wook→Shin Eun-soo captured the script reading of 'Glittering Watermelon', brilliant youth] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Myung-mi (April 6, 2023). "'조폭인 내가 고등학생이 되었습니다' 윤찬영X봉재현X이서진 캐스팅[공식]" ['I, a gangster, became a high school student' Yoon Chan-young X Bong Jae-hyun X Lee Seo-jin cast [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
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- Bong Jae-hyun at IMDb
- Bong Jae-hyun on Instagram
- Bong Jae-hyun at HanCinema