Who is Jungwoo?
Jungwoo is a member of NCT 127, the seven-member group under SM Entertainment. ORICON NEWS gives his birthday as 19 February 1998. He was first introduced as a new member in the NCT 2018 Yearbook, released on 31 January 2018. According to Seoul Economic Daily, he debuted with NCT U that February and joined NCT 127 in October. Star News reported that he was joining the team from its first full-length album, NCT #127 Regular-Irregular.
Saturdays at Music Core
In August 2021 he became a host of MBC’s Show! Music Core. “I’ll work hard to be a host who brings everyone happiness, lively and cheerful every week,” he told Seoul Economic Daily. According to Star News, he held the seat for about two years and three months, with his last broadcast on 4 November 2023. “It seems to have become a memory I won’t forget,” he said.
His hosting carried on to YouTube. As the regular host of Nopogi, a web show on the KBS Kpop channel, he won the digital content award at the 2024 KBS Entertainment Awards on 21 December 2024. Ilgan Sports noted that it was the first award he had received for a variety show since his debut. “I’ll work even harder because of this award,” he said.
DOJAEJUNG and a first solo song
On 17 April 2023 he released Perfume, the first mini album of NCT DOJAEJUNG, the unit he formed with Doyoung and Jaehyun. My Daily reported the album’s first-week sales on Hanteo Chart at 672,374 copies. On 29 April he stood on Show! Music Core as a winner rather than a host, taking the number-one trophy. “I’ll take it as a sign to work that much harder, and I’ll promote even harder,” he said.
That September Newsis reported that he had become the first Korean male ambassador for the Italian brand TOD’S, and the following February he attended the brand’s show during Milan Fashion Week. He sang for the SBS documentary about the panda Fu Bao in March 2024, and on 28 December 2024 released his first drama song since his debut, ‘같이 걸을래’ (Gachi Georeullae) for Channel A’s Check-in Hanyang.
His first solo song, ‘SUGAR’, came out on 28 November 2025. That day he held his first solo fan meeting, Golden Sugar Time, at Ticketlink Live Arena in Olympic Park, where he performed the song for the first time; both shows sold out, according to Star News. “Starting with this song, I’ll keep finding colours of my own, so please look forward to it,” he said.
To the army band
In a Weverse notice SM said that he had applied to the army band and received his final acceptance on 29 October 2025. He enlisted on 8 December, saying that day, “I won’t forget the love you’ve given me, and I’ll come back looking even better,” CBS NoCut News reported. Sports Kyunghyang wrote in July 2026 that he was serving alongside Doyoung.