- He was born in Jinhae-gu, Changwon city, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
- Family: mom, dad, and 2 older sisters.
- He attended Yongwon Elementary School, Angolpo Middle School, and later Kyunggi High School. Junior then took up Performance at Howon University
- He debuted as Jr./ Junior but changed to his real name, Jinyoung, back in August 2016.
- He became a JYP trainee in 2009 when he tied for first place with JB in JYP’s 2009 Open Auditions.
- He was a trainee for 2 years and 6 months before debuting.
- His contract with JYP Ent. expired on January 19, 2021, and he decided not to renew.
- On January 28, 2021, it was announced that he signed an exclusive contract with BH Entertainment, an agency founded by actor Lee Byung-hun, following his departure from JYP Entertainment.
- He made his film debut in the independent film A Stray Goat (2016).
- Among the list of his acting works are “Dream High 2” (2012), “When a Man Loves” (2013), “My Love Eun-Dong” (2015), “Legend of the Blue Sea” (2017), “He Is Psychometric” (2019), "When My Love Blooms" (2020), and Devil Judge (2021)
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