3 Facts About Jin Young, The Genius Hacker in 'POLICE UNIVERSITY'

Kapanlagi.com - After completing his mandatory military service, Jin Young immediately made a comeback in the Korean drama POLICE UNIVERSITY. This drama tells the story of a chaotic investigation due to a professor at the Police University working together with his students. 

Jin Young himself will portray a former hacker who eventually enters and becomes a student at the Police University. His character in the drama is someone who lacks ambition and emotions, but this will change after meeting other characters in the drama. 

So, what are the other facts about Jin Young? Let's find out below! 

1. Talented

Jung Jin Young (Credit: Instagram.com/jinyoung0423)

In addition to being an actor, Jin Young also has a career as a singer, songwriter, and record producer. In the music field, Jin Young is active as an idol, leader, lead vocalist, composer, and main producer with his group, B1A4. 

There are many songs that Jin Young has released up until now. One of them is I'm into You, I Mean Love You by Jinyoung in the Ost YEONNOM - Webtoon (2021).

Furthermore, in 2018, Jin Young was included in one of the 8 hidden gems for music producers. Jin Young joined with Kwon Soon Il of Urban Zakapa, Jong Yong Hwa of CNBLUE, and other producers from major agencies such as SM Ent and Big Hit Ent. 

2. Dramas Starring

Jung Jin Young (Credit: Instagram.com/jinyoung0423)

Actor Jin Young made his acting debut in 2012 as a cameo in the Korean drama THE THOUSANDTH MAN. He will play the character Min Kyu, a young man who suffers because of his first love.

After his debut, Jin Young began actively starring in several drama titles. Among them are WARM AND COZY as Jung Poong San (2015), LOVE IN THE MOONLIGHT as Kim Yoon-Sung (2016), and the latest is POLICE UNIVERSITY as Kang Sun Ho (2021).

For his acting activities in films, Jin Young is also actively participating. Examples of films he starred in include MISS GRANNY as Ji Ha (2014) and THE DUDE IN ME as Kim Dong Hyun (2019).

3. Awards

Jung Jin Young (Credit: Instagram.com/jinyoung0423)

Besides being known as a talented individual with a bundle of talents, Jin Young also has impressive achievements in the field of acting. This is because Jin Young has worked hard and continuously honed his skills.

Certainly, Jin Young is very deserving of receiving awards. There are 3 awards that he has, including Best New Actor at the 30th KBS DRAMA AWARDS (2016), Choice Award at the 3rd ASIA ARTIST AWARD (2018), and Best Dramatic Performance at the MINNESOTA WEBFEST AWARDS (2019).

The first two awards (2016 and 2018) come from Jin Young's success in acting in the Korean drama LOVE IN THE MOONLIGHT. Meanwhile, the third award (2019) comes from his acting in WIND-BELL. 

This article was written by Aprilia Ratna Ningtyas

(kpl/mag)