Jessica Jung is a singer, actress, and fashion designer who was born in San Francisco on April 18, 1989. She is probably best known for being a member of the South Korean girl group ‘Girls’ Generation’. However, she is also a solo artist and has forged a career as an actress. As a solo artist, she has released four solo albums, two of which reached peak position in the Korean album charts. As an actress, she is best known for her role in ‘Wil Romance’. While Jung has now achieved international fame due to working in different areas of the entertainment industry, there are lots of things that people do not know about this talented performer. Here are 10 interesting facts about Jessica Jung that you probably did not know.
1. Her Sister is Krystal Jung
Jessica Jung is not the only famous member of her family as her sister, Krystal Jung, is also famous. Just like Jessica, Krystal was in a South Korean girl group. The group of which she was a member was called ‘f(x)’. Krystal has also worked as part o ‘SM The Ballad’, which is s project group of her record label SM Entertainment.
2. She Was Talent Spotted While on Vacation
Jung was talented spotted at a young age but then had a long and hard road to success. She was taking a vacation to South Korea with her family when she and Krystal were talented spotted by the record label SM Entertainment in a shopping mall. To sign up with the label, the girls and their family had to move to South Korea, where Jessica underwent seven years of training before joining Girls’ Generation. During her teens and while she was training, she attended the Korea Kent Foreign School.
3. Jung Was in the Musical ‘Legally Blonde’
Although she is best known for being a singer in a girl band and as a solo artist, Jessica Jung has also done some musical theater. In 2010, she played the lead role of Elle Woods in the Korean version of the musical adaptation of ‘Legally Blonde’.
4. She Has Won Multiple Awards
In recognition of her talents, Jessica Jung has won multiple awards throughout her career. She won her first award in 2012, which was the Korean Barbie Award. A year later, she won a Popularity Award at the 7th Musical Awards for her role in ‘Legally Blonde’. 2014 was a very good year for Jung as she won three awards. These included the Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am Popularity Award, the Yahoo Buzz Award for the Most Searched Korean Female Artist, and the Sohu Fashion Award for Asian Fashion Icon. In 2015, she won the Asian Popularity Award for the second time, and she won the YinYue Tai 4th V Chart Award for Hot Trend Artist of Korea in 2016.
5. She Was Born in the Same Hospital as One of Her bandmates
According to SBS, Jessica Jung was born in the same hospital as one of her eight Girls’ Generation Bandmates, Tiffany. The fact that they were both born at the same San Francisco hospital is amazing considering they were in a South Korean-based group together.
6. Her First Clothing Store Opened in New York in 2016
In addition to her successful career in entertainment, Jessica Jung is also a successful fashion designer and entrepreneur. In 2014, she founded her own fashion company called ‘BLANC & ECLARE’. Her first store opened in New York in 2016. This sells clothing, accessories, and cosmetics.
7. Jung Makes a Weird Noise When She is Scared
An unusual fact about Jessica Jung is that she makes a strange noise when she is excited or scared. Her friends have likened the noise she makes to that of a dolphin as it is a high-pitched shriek. When she has made the noise unexpectedly, it has frightened many of her friends and it startles people who do not know her.
8. She is a Big Fan of Sleep
The thing that Jessica Jung likes to do the most in her free time is sleep. Her friends all know that she sleeps whenever she can, and she has even described sleep as one of her hobbies in interviews. If possible, she tries to get at least 12 hours of sleep every day. Learning that she has this amount of sleep may surprise many of her fans because she seems such a lively and active woman.
9. She is a Fan of Sophie Kinsella Books and American Music
Amino says that Jung’s favorite author is Sophie Kinsella and that she especially likes the ‘Secrets of a Shopaholic’ series that this author has written. She also loves other Kinsella books, such as ‘Remember Me’ and ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’. In terms of her musical tastes, she likes American music the best. Some of her favorite artists include Frank Sinatra and DeBarge, who have rather contrasting styles. She also likes the music of George Michael, an English artist who died in 2016.
10. Jessica Has Millions of Social Media Followers
As she is famous across all four corners of the globe and she has worked in music, film, television, and fashion, it is hardly surprising that Jessica Jung has a huge fan base. Her Instagram account has a whopping 8.7 million followers. She posts a combination of personal and work-related photographs on this page. Some of the photographs she posts feature the stunning locations she visits while traveling for her career. Her Twitter account (https://twitter.com/syjessicca?lang=en) has less of a following as she has just over five thousand followers on this social media platform. Since joining Twitter in July 2012, she has posted more than six thousand photographs and videos. Many of these show her having fun in her spare time.
