• Stage Name: Krystal (크리스탈)
  • Birth Name: Chrystal Soo Jung (크리스탈수정)
  • English Name: Krystal Jung (크리스탈정)
  • Also Known as: 정수정;Krystal Jung;크리스탈 정;Jung Krystal;JungSooJung;Soo Jung;Jeong Su Jeong;Keuriseutal
  • Birthplace: San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Position: Lead Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group, Maknae
  • Nationality: Korean/American
  • Birthday: October 24, 1994
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
  • Height: 165 cm (5’5″)
  • Weight: 48 kg (105 lbs)
  • Blood Type: A

Krystal Jung, born Jung Soo Jung but better known as Krystal, is an American-born South Korean idol singer and actress. Discovered by SM Entertainment in 2000, she began filming for commercials and music videos by 2002. She is currently a member of the Korean quintet girl group f(x), formed by SM Entertainment in 2009.

Krystal was born in San Francisco, California, where her family from South Korea settled in the 1980s. During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000 when Krystal was five, she was spotted by talent agency SM Entertainment, which earned her a cameo appearance in Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. The agency saw potential in Krystal and offered her singing and dancing lessons, opting to professionally train her in a singing career. However, the offer was turned down by her parents, reasoning that Krystal was too young. Instead, her parents allowed her older sister Jessica Jung to join the agency, who debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007.
In 2002, Krystal began appearing in television commercials. She first appeared in a Lotte commercial with Korean actress Han Ga In. In 2006, her parents allowed her to join SM Entertainment, and the agency enrolled her in dance classes, including hip hop and jazz.

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