Chrystal Soo Jung 

(born October 24, 1994),[4][5] professionally known as Krystal, Krystal

Jung or Jung Soo-jung (Korean: 정수정), is a Korean-American singer and actress based in
South Korea. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and has
further participated in SM Entertainment's project group SM the Ballad. Aside from group
activities, she has also acted in various South Korean drama series such as The
Heirs (2013), My Lovely Girl (2014), Prison Playbook (2017), The Bride of
Habaek (2017), Player (2018) and Search (2020). Early life[edit]
Jung was born as Chrystal Soo Jung in San Francisco, California, where her family settled from
South Korea in the 1980s.[6][5]
During a family trip to South Korea in early 2000, at the age of five, Jung and her sister Jessica
Jung were spotted by talent agency S.M. Entertainment, which earned her a cameo appearance
in Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. The agency offered Jung and her sister singing and
dancing lessons in order to professionally train them for a music career. However, the offer was
turned down by her parents, who reasoned that she was too young, so they only allowed her sister
to join the agency at first. Her sister later debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation.
They have since appeared together in many events.[7][8]
In 2002, Jung began appearing in television commercials. She first appeared in a Lotte commercial
with South Korean actress Han Ga-in.[9] In 2006, her parents finally allowed her to join S.M.
Entertainment, and the agency then enrolled her in dance classes. She was trained for 3 years
before debuting as a part of f(x) in 2009.[10][11]
After moving to South Korea, Jung attended Korea Kent Foreign School, [12] then graduated
from Hanlim Multi Art School on February 7, 2013, where she was honored with an achievement
award.[13] She is currently attending Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in theatre.[14]