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Jukjae, 2021 Marie Claire Korea interview

Jukjae

적재

  • Solo · Male
  • Pop
  • Folk
  • Debuted 2014
  • Active

Jukjae, 2021 Marie Claire Korea interview — Photo: Marie Claire Korea · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
201411.10
Birthday
01.261989
Genre
Pop · Folk

Basic info

Jukjae is a singer-songwriter who started out as a guitarist. His signature songs include 〈별 보러 가자〉 and 〈잘 지내〉.

Debut
November 10, 2014 · Debut song 다시
Debut agency
Abyss Company
Current agency
Birthday
January 26, 1989
Years active
2014–
Genre
Pop · Folk
Real name
정재원
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He graduated from the Department of Applied Music at Seoul Institute of the Arts and started out in music as a session guitarist. He debuted as a singer on November 10, 2014 with his first full-length album 《한마디》.

He is a singer-songwriter who writes, composes and arranges his songs and plays guitar himself. He has also released records as a member of the jazz-funk band JSFA.

〈별 보러 가자〉 from his 2017 EP 《FINE》 went viral after a cover by actor Park Bo-gum. In 2020 he signed with Antenna and released the EP 《2006》.

He moved to Abyss Company in July 2023 and released his third full-length album 《CLICHÉ》 in October 2024.

Signature songs

  1. 별 보러 가자 2017 YouTube Spotify
  2. 잘 지내 2019 YouTube Spotify
  3. 반짝 빛나던, 나의 2006년 2020 YouTube Spotify
  4. 그리워 2024 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2014.11 한마디1st studio albumTitle track 〈다시〉
  2. 2017.03 FINEEPIncludes 〈별 보러 가자〉
  3. 2020.11 2006EPTitle track 〈반짝 빛나던, 나의 2006년〉
  4. 2022.11 The LIGHTS2nd studio album
  5. 2024.10 CLICHÉ3rd studio albumTitle track 〈그리워〉

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Major awards

  • 2020 Melon Music Awards Session Award (Guitar)
  • 2023 Brand Customer Loyalty Awards, Male Vocalist category

Key records and stories

  • His real name is Jung Jae-won, and he was born in Gwangju.
  • He was the guitarist in IU's concert band until 2020.
  • He received the Session Award in the guitar category at the 2020 Melon Music Awards.
  • In December 2025 Fender Music Korea released his signature guitar.
  • He played guitar on records and at concerts for artists such as IU, AKMU and TAEYEON.
  • Fender Music Korea introduced this guitar as Fender's first signature model for a Korean artist.

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