Jukjae

Jung Jaewon (정재원; born Jan 26, 1989), better known as Jukjae (also known as Jung JukJae), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and composer under Antenna Music. He is a former member and guitarist of the jazz band JSFA. He made his debut as a solo artist on Nov 10, 2014.



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Stage Name: Jukjae

Full Name: Jung Jaewon

Korean Name: 정재원

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Jan 26, 1989

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Zodiac: Aquarius

• Age trivia: Jukjae is 32 years old as of 2021. He was born in Jan 26, 1989.
• MBTI: INTP
• Education: Yeongdon Middle School, Seoul Institute of the Arts (graduated 2008).
• Hometown: Gwangju, South Korea.
• Instruments: guitar.
• Genre: folk, indie, ballad, blues.
• Role model: John Mayer. Jukjae even bought the same guitar and amp that John Mayer uses.
• He has sung OSTs for several TV shows and dramas including: 18 Again, Traveler – Argentina, XX, At Eighteen.
• His music earned popularity after actor Park Bogum sang his song Let’s Go See The Stars in a 2018 commercial.
• He has made appearances in several TV shows including JTBC’s Begin Again 3.
• He knew that he wanted to pursue music by the end of middle school. Back then, he enjoyed music so much that he had more fun with it than playing at internet gaming cafes.
• Jukjae dropped out of high school. He took the qualification exam and went to college directly.
• His first ever paid performance was at Sejong’s M Theater, where he was invited to play the guitar at Jung Jaehyung’s concert.
• He has worked as a guitarist for well known artists including Phark Hyshin, IU, AKMU, and Taeyeon.
• He composed, performed, sang, and produced his first album that was released in 2014.
• He got his nickname Jukjae from his middle school friends. It was trendy to put a ‘k’ sound on names.