Jung Eun-ji

Jung Eun-ji (born Jeong Hye-rim on August 18, 1993), known mononymously as Eunji, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink. Jung made her acting debut in the coming-of-age television series Reply 1997 in 2012. She has since had roles in That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), Lovers of Music (2014), Cheer Up! (2015), Untouchable (2017), Work Later, Drink Now (2021–2022), Blind (2022), and Miss Night and Day (2024). She released her debut solo extended play Dream in 2016.

Early life and education
Jung Eun-ji was born as Jeong Hye-rim in Haeundae District, Busan on August 18, 1993. Her name was legally changed to Jung Eun-ji when she was in middle school.

Jung attended Hapdo Kindergarten, Shinjae Elementary School, Jaesong Girls' Middle School, and Hyehwa Girls' High School.

2010: Pre-debut
In November 2010, Jung passed the auditions to become the main singer of Apink. She had not received any professional training prior to joining Apink, and trained for only two months with the group before debuting.

2011: Debut with Apink
In March 2011, Jung was revealed to be the fourth member of Apink via an online video of her covering Jennifer Hudson's "Love You I Do". Jung joined the rest of the group to film Apink News prior to their debut. On April 21, 2011, Jung made her debut as a main vocalist of Apink on Mnet's M Countdown with two songs, "Mollayo" and "Wishlist", from the group's debut extended play Seven Springs of Apink.

2012–present: Solo activities and acting debut
Jung has collaborated with various artists for OSTs and promotional songs. For the project A Cube for Season #Green, Jung Eun-ji and fellow Cube artist Yang Yo-seob, sang the duet track "Love Day".

Jung made her acting debut in Reply 1997, a 1990s nostalgic dramedy which became one of the highest-rated Korean series on cable television. She played the female protagonist, a hardcore H.O.T. fan who becomes a TV drama writer. Jung was complimented by critics and audiences for her comedic and emotional acting, which was impressive for a newcomer, as well as for her authentic Busan dialect. The role won her several awards, including the 49th Baeksang Arts Award for Best New TV Actress.

In August 2012, Jung recorded two promotional singles, "All For You" and "Our Love Like This" with Reply 1997 co-star Seo In-guk for the drama's soundtrack. "All For You" became one of the best-selling singles of the year on the Gaon Single Chart.

In October 2012, Jung was then cast in a supporting role in the 2013 melodrama That Winter, the Wind Blows. For her role, she won Best Performance at the 2nd APAN Star Awards and New Star Award at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards. Jung performed in a Korean staging of the Hollywood film-turned-musical Legally Blonde, playing the lead role of Elle Woods. The show ran from November 16, 2012, to March 17, 2013.



In 2013 and 2014, Jung collaborated with label-mate Huh Gak for duets titled "Short Hair" and "Break Up To Make Up" respectively, which were well received by listeners and ranked atop major online music charts in Korea. She released her first solo single titled "Its You" for the soundtrack of Three Days.

In 2014, she starred in another musical, the stage adaptation of 2004 series Full House. Afterwards, Jung starred in the romantic comedy series Lovers of Music, which depicts a female singer's struggles to become successful in the old-fashioned musical genre trot.



In 2015, Jung starred as the female lead in KBS2 high school drama Cheer Up! playing the role of a high school student who ranks at the bottom of her class.

On April 18, 2016, Jung debuted as a solo artist with the EP Dream, which consisted of six songs. The title track "Hopefully Sky" is written by Jung, which recounts the times she spent with her father. "Hopefully Sky" topped eight local music charts, and the album sold 30,000 copies upon release. In April 2017, Jung released her second EP The Space. The title track "The Spring" and its accompanying music video was unveiled on April 10, and debuted within the top ten spots on local music charts. From June 3 to 5, Jung held her first solo concert titled "Attic" at Ewha Womans University's Samsung Hall.



In 2017, Jung was cast in JTBC's action melodrama Untouchable which began airing on November 24. In 2018, Jung was cast in the horror film 0.0MHz, based on the webtoon of the same name.

On October 18, 2018, Jung released a music video for the single "Being There", from her third EP Hyehwa.

In 2020, Jung was cast in the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

On July 15, 2020, Jung released her fourth EP Simple, along with the title track "Away".

In 2021, Jung was cast in TVING's web series Work Later, Drink Now as Kang Ji-goo, an origami YouTuber. The series premiered at the Cannes International Series Festival 2022 from April 1 to April 6, 2022.

On October 30, 2022, IST Entertainment announced that the release of the remake album Log, which was originally scheduled to be released on November 2, has been postponed to November 11 due to the aftermath of the Seoul Halloween crowd crush. On November 17, 2022, IST Entertainment announced that Jung would be holding "Travelog" solo concerts on December 10 and 11.

In 2022, she starred in the mystery thriller television series Blind, portraying the role of a social worker.

On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Jung renewed her contract with the company.

Composition credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.