Jessica Jung[1] (born April 18, 1989) is a South Korean and American singer-songwriter, actress, author, and businesswoman.

[2][3][4] As an actress, Jung portrayed Elle Woods in the Korean version of the musical Legally Blonde in 2010 and played a role in the television drama Wild Romance in 2012.

[7][8] While on vacation in South Korea, she and her sister, Krystal, were spotted in a shopping mall by a member of SM Entertainment; she later joined the company in 2000.

In addition to her group activities, Jung released two singles with Seohyun and Tiffany: "Love Hate" (Korean: "오빠 나빠", lit.

In addition, she had various duets — one with Shinee member, Onew, called "One Year Later", and one with Park Myung-soo, "Naengmyeon" as part of a project group in the show Infinite Challenge.

She sang the "Seoul Song" with Super Junior's Leeteuk, Sungmin, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun and fellow group members Taeyeon, Sunny, Sooyoung and Seohyun.

[15] In May 2010, Jung became a regular guest on the show Happy Birthday until she withdrew on June 7, 2010, due to Girls' Generation's overseas activities.

In 2011, Jung participated on the soundtrack of the KBS drama Romance Town with the song "Because Tears Are Overflowing" (Korean: 눈물이 넘쳐서).

[30] Jung's final song with Girls' Generation was "Divine", which was included in the repackaged version of their Japanese greatest hits album, The Best.

In 2015, Jung was confirmed to be the female lead in the Chinese romantic comedy film titled I Love That Crazy Little Thing, alongside William Chan and Nicholas Tse.

[41] The same year, Jung held an Asian fan-meet tour which commenced in Seoul on June 1, continuing on to other countries such as Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan.

Further shows scheduled to take place in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam were cancelled due to health problems and concerns of overwork for Jung before the release of her next album.

[42][43][44][45][46][47] In December, Jung made a comeback with a Christmas EP called Wonderland, composed of six songs, four of which she took part in writing.

[50] In the same month, Forbes included Jung in their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which comprises 30 influential people under 30 years old who have made substantial effect in their fields.

A show scheduled to take place in Hong Kong on October 15, 2017, was cancelled due to Typhoon Khanun affecting the area.

[62] Jung's single, "Call Me Before You Sleep" was digitally released on September 26 and features rapper Giriboy in the Korean version.

[65] She held a fan-meet in Japan, XOXO Jessica Jung Fan Meeting, on October 2, with girl group GWSN appearing as the opening act.

[69] The novel was released on September 30, 2020, debuting at number five on The New York Times Best Seller list for Young Adult Hardcover in the issue dated October 18.

[71] From May 20 to August 5, 2022, Jung participated in the third season of Sisters Who Make Waves, a Chinese survival reality television show where female celebrities over 30 years old compete to debut in a ten-member girl group.

[74] She later reunited with her castmates from Sisters Who Make Waves to star in the reality show Seaside Band, which premiered in November 2022.

[82] Her first restaurant named Clareau opened on January 19, 2021, at the Blanc & Eclare flagship store building in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul.