Bong Jae-hyun (Korean봉재현; 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]

Bong Jae-hyun
봉재현
Jaehyun in 2018.
Born
Bong Jae-hyun

(1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25)
Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
EducationHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsWoollim Entertainment
Member ofGolden Child
Korean name
Hangul
봉재현
Revised RomanizationBong Jaehyeon
McCune–ReischauerPong Chaehyŏn

Early life

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Jaehyun was born on January 4, 1999, Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. He attended Hanlim Multi Art School.

Career

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2017–present: Debut with Golden Child and solo activities

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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

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Filmography

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Film

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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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Revenge of Others Bang Woo Tak (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)
2023 Twinkling Watermelon Eun-ho [16]

Web series

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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

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Year Title Ref.
2017 Woollim pick

References

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  1. ^ "Golden Child Official Homepage". Woolliment.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ danakim5 (May 30, 2016). "Woollim Entertainment Reveals Details For Golden Child's Debut Reality Show". Soompi.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/241/0003087583
  4. ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004341537
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ^ Hada, Isha (April 7, 2023). "Gangster Becomes a Highschooler drama confirms Yoon Chan Young, Bong Jaehyun & Lee Seo Jin as leads". pinkvilla.com.
  7. ^ Kim, S (April 6, 2023). "Yoon Chan Young, Golden Child's Jaehyun, And Lee Seo Jin Confirmed For New Drama". Soompi.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001732192
  10. ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0001436330
  11. ^ 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).
  12. ^ Sarkar, Ishani (September 28, 2023). "Golden Child's Bong JaeHyun Charms With His Natural Acting In "Twinkling Watermelon"". Kpopmap. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ryeoun, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, And Shin Eun Soo Delve Into Characters At "Twinkling Watermelon" Script Reading". Soompi. August 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Jin-ri, Jang (August 22, 2023). "Golden Child's Bong Jae-hyun cast in 'Glittering Watermelon'... Home reception notice". spotvnews.com.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
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