Jung Gunjoo Profile
- Birth Name: 정건주 (Jung Gunjoo)
- Nationality: South Korean
- Date of Birth: 1995.05.26
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Chinese Zodiac: Pig
- Height: 188 cm (6’17”)
- Weight: N/A
- Blood Type: O
- Agency: Blossom Entertainment
- Debut: 2017
- Personal Social Media: Instagram
Jung Gunjoo Facts & TMI
- Jung Gunjoo was born and grew up in Seoul.
- His family members consist of mother, father, and an older brother.
- He dropped out of Korea Polytechnic University.
- He has completed his military duty, he enlisted as an active duty soldier when he was 20.
- He debuted in 2017 by starring in DAY6’s music video ‘I Like You’.
- Before joining Blossom Entertainment, he was under JYP Entertainment so he was quite close to JYP artists such as 2PM members Nichkhun and Chansung.
- Jung Gunjoo, 2PM’s Nichkhun, and 2PM’s Chansung appeared together in a web travel show called ‘Nemo Travel’.
- In 2019, Jung Gunjoo rose to fame after portraying the role of Lee Dohwa in the drama ‘Extraordinary You’.
- He became the CF model for the instant noodle brand Nongshim Jjapagetti (in 2018) and cosmetics shop Olive Young (in 2019).
- His shoe size is 280 mm.
- His eyesight is 1.0 for both eyes.
- He thinks that he has big hands.
- He loves excercising, especially cyling and basketball.
- His maximum alcohol tolerance is one bottle of soju, he said that he will get more excited when he’s drunk.
- His favorite food is salmon, while the food the hates the most is spoon worm.
- His favorite season is spring, while the season he hates the most is winter.
- His favorite color is blue.
- His favorite animal is dogs.
- He loves people who are on the same frequency as him.
- He shared that he was an active kid when he was a child.
- His childhood hero was footballer Park Jisung.
- His closest friends are the ‘Extraordinary You’ casts.
- His favorite fashion item is training suit.
- He thinks that his face somehow resembles birds, he also mentioned that he wants to be a bird in his next life.
- Three things that he wants to bering to a deserted island: family, his puppy, and manager.
- His life motto is “Let’s have a fun life”.
- There are many opinions that he resembles footballer Ki Sungyueng.
- He worked part time at a cafe, he also has basrista certificate.
- Aside from acting, he took many lessons such as hapkido, cooking, and off-road driving.
TV Drama
‘Should We Kiss First?’ as Man at rest area (SBS/ 2018)
‘Fork You Boss 2’ as Intern (JTBC/ 2018)
‘The Third Charm’ as MJ | (JTBC/ 2018)
‘Drama Special: The Tuna and the Dolphin’ as Joo Woojin (KBS2/ 2018)
‘Extraordinary You’ as Lee Dohwa (MBC/ 2019)
‘Oh My Baby’ as ChoiKang Euddeum (tvN/ 2020)
‘True Beauty’ as Ryu Hyungjin (tvN/ 2021/ Cameo, ep.7)
‘Monthly Magazine Home’ as Shin Gyeom JTBC/ 2021)
Web Drama
‘Flower Ever After’ as Choi Woong (Naver TV Cast/ 2018)
‘A-TEEN’ as PE teacher (Naver TV Cast/ 2018)
‘WHY’ as Yeon Woo (Naver TV Cast/ 2018)
‘The Best Ending’ as Choi Woong (Naver TV Cast/ 2019)
‘Ending Again’ as Choi Woong (Naver TV Cast/ 2020/ Cameo)
Music Video
I Like You – DAY6 (2017)
Song
Must Come – Kebee, Kim Myunghoon, Park Kyuyoung, Jung Gunjoo, Bae Jihwan (2018)