Nicole Jung Biography

Name: Jung Nicole [정니콜]
Korean Name: Jung Yong Joo
Birthday: October 7, 1991
Blood Type: A
Birth Place: Glendale, California USA

Schooling:
Attended Global Christian School
Attended Laurel Springs School, finished 11th grade
Received her GED
Preparing for College (Aug '11)

Hobbies:
Reading
Listening to music
Cooking/Baking
Dancing
Watching movies
Food


Favorite Color: Orange and Blue but prefers to wear Purple
Nicknames: MusiCole, Tweety, Cole, Ko Ri, Cole ah, Nicol Nicol Nicolru (Japanese)
Pets: Mocha & Chino (Puppies)

Skills/Talents:
Dancing
Singing
Cooking
Violin
Speaks English, Korean, and Japanese


Resume:

Television:
KBS Star Golden Bell
MBC Nodaji
MBC Star Ranking
Mnet Nicole goes to College
SBS Heroes

Music:

Collaborations:

String - Sunha (Rap by Nicole)
Happy...And - Kang Kyun Sung & Nicole
Whale - Park Myung So, Nicole, & E-Tribe (MyungColeTribe)


Other:
Featured in "Happy...And" MV
Featured for Mighty Mouse in "Love Class" Performances

Endorsements:
Vocamastar - VM 100
Launched her own Baked Goods line called "KuKi Six" at Mango Six Cafes in Korea with plans to expand to China and Japan in 2012

Get to Know Nicole better:
Korean name Yong Joo means "Dragon Ball" in English
Harry Potter & Twilight fan girl
Played Violin for 4 years (4th -8th grades)
Avid Baker and wants to open up her own place in the future
Her mom's Korean BBQ restaurant Aura: The Grill is popular with fans
Chocolate Addict
Learned Korean from her grandmother, but just the basics and in satoori (country accent)
Regimented in working out and keeping fit; does weight lifting, pilates, and yoga for fitness
Loves to eat
Known for having a wide network of celeb friends
Has written her own raps for KARA as well as contributing to KARA's choreography
Voted as the most "sexy" in KARA by her fellow members
Favorite song is "River Flows in You" by Yimura
Participated in sports, band, dance, and choir while in school in the U.S.
Hates to cry in front of people
She is the only child
Says she dislikes people who lie
Writes "Always Smile" with her autographs
Wanted to attend Juliard either for Dance or Violin
Nominated for Mnet 20's choice award 2009 for Hot New Variety Star
Is listed under 2 groups on her Naver profile: KARA & MyungColeTribe (for Park Mung Soo, Nicole, and E-Tribe's collaboration on "Whale")
She hasn't really meant anyone close to her ideal type yet
Nicole's part of a group of idol friends that call themselves the "'91 Line" that consists of 2AM's Jinwoon, Shinee's Key & Minho, FT Island's Jaejin, B2ST's Dongwoon, and MBLAQ's Mir.
Her closest and famous female friends are Miss A's Min, SNSD's Seohyun, and Afterschool's Nana
Loves Winnie the Pooh
The Korean Music Festival influenced her decision to send in her audition to DSP
Likes Hip hop, pop, and jazz type of dances
Considered being a choreographer
She is competitive
She is the FC Men's soccer team "manager" in charge passing out water etc to players

Credit: Haejin, Timstarr, Mae (editing)+ KARAholic