Jang Yoon-ju

Jang Yoon-ju
Jang in September 2022
Born (1980-11-07) November 7, 1980 (age 43)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)Model, television personality, singer-songwriter, actress
Years active1997–present
Agents
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
SpouseJung Seung-min (m. 2015)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
장윤주
Hanja
張允朱
Revised RomanizationJang Yun-ju
McCune–ReischauerChang Yunju
Websitehttp://www.jangyoonju.com
Signature

Jang Yoon-ju (Korean장윤주; born November 7, 1980) is a South Korean model, television personality, singer-songwriter and actress. Yoon-ju began modeling in 1997 when she was 17 years old, and became one of the most successful Korean fashion models, with a career spanning almost two decades.[1][2][3] She also hosts Korea's Next Top Model, and won Best Radio DJ at the 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards for KBS Cool FM's Rooftop Radio. As a singer-songwriter, Jang has released two albums, Dream (2008) and I'm Fine (2012).[4] She made her acting debut in 2015, playing a detective in Ryoo Seung-wan's crime thriller Veteran.[5]

  1. ^ "Model Jang Yoon-ju to have May wedding". The Korea Times. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Yoon, Sarah (March 23, 2015). "Supermodel Jang Yoon-ju to marry in May". K-pop Herald. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (May 29, 2015). "Jang Yoon-ju is getting married today". Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Model Jang Yoon-ju Shifts Career Toward True Passion, Music". The Chosun Ilbo. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Yoon, Sarah (June 24, 2015). "Jang Yoon-ju makes acting debut in Veteran". K-pop Herald. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2015.