Jeong Dong-Won (; born March 19, 2007), also known as Jung Dong-won, is a South Korean trot singer and actor under ShowPlay Entertainment. He made his solo debut on December 18, 2019, with the EP Miracle. In 2020, he appeared onÃÂ the first season of TV Chosun'sÃÂ Mr. Trot and advanced to the finals at the age of 13, finishing in 5th place. He made his K-pop debut as an "AI Idol" on January 11, 2024, with the single "Who Am I" under the stage name JD1.
Jeong Dong-won was born on March 19, 2007, inÃÂ Hadong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Jeong Dong-won graduated from Jingyo Elementary School in Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do in February 2020, andÃÂ enteredÃÂ Jingyo Middle School in March. Jeong Dong-won was transferred to Seoul after passing the test exam at Seonhwa Arts Middle School in Seoul.
In 2018, he appeared onÃÂ KBS 1TV's Korea Sings (National Singing Contest) and won the Excellence Award. He also participated in the year-end finals of National Singing Contest in December. In July and December 2019,ÃÂ he appeared onÃÂ SBS'sÃÂ "Gifted Talent Discovery Team", and in December, he appeared onÃÂ MBC'sÃÂ Hangout with Yoo with Yoo Jae-suk. In November 2019,ÃÂ heÃÂ appeared in the KBS1 TVÃÂ documentary "Human Theater".
In June 2020,ÃÂ he participated in a public service advertisement for "Korea Donghaeng Sale" for his firstÃÂ CF, andÃÂ "Let's Accompany", an adapted version of the lyrics of Jeong Dong-won's debut song "Let's Be Filial", was used as a campaign song.
In October 2020, heÃÂ sang a partner song in a duet with singerÃÂ Nam Jin, a legendary singer and role model, on the opening stage of TV Chosun's 2020 Trot Awards.
He appeared onÃÂ TV Chosun's Romantic Call Centre,ÃÂ Taste of Wife, and participated as a judge on the second season of Miss Trot.
On September 11, 2021,ÃÂ Jeong Dong-won's contract with New Era Project expired and the management contract between Mr. Trot and TV Chosun ended, and he returned to his original agency, ShowPlay Entertainment.