Jessica Jung on the Girls’ Generation Moments That Inspired Her New Book & How BTS Changed K-Pop
For K-pop fans, Jessica Jung is a household name. As a former member of Girls’ Generation (a.k.a. SNSD)—the first K-pop group to reach 100 million views on YouTube with their song “Gee” in 2013—Jung is familiar with the ins and outs of the K-pop industry, and she’s ready to tell her side of the story in her new book, Shine.
Jung, who was born and raised in San Francisco, joined SM Entertainment (Girls’ Generation’s management company) as a trainee in 2000. She was chosen as one of Girls’ Generation’s nine members in 2007 and debuted with the band that same year. In 2014, SM Entertainment and Jung confirmed that she was no longer a member of Girls’ Generation after...
