Jessica Jung Celebrates Release of Her Novel ‘Shine’
On October 1, Jessica posted various celebratory photos of herself as she wrote in the captions "Shine is finally out!" Jessica was seen posing next to huge pink and golden congratulatory balloons that said, "You were born to shine" referencing her novel and "Shine like Jessica".
Jessica's novel was under a bit of controversy before its final release as it was unclear whether the book was autobiographical or not. For obvious reasons, were the book to be completely autobiographical, it would probably be a problem for everyone involved.
This was perhaps why there was a slight delay in publication. However, Jessica clarified that her book was just a work of fiction right out of her imagination. The novel tells the story of a young girl who goes to Korea and is scouted by a top entertainment agency. It explores all the difficulties and harsh judgement and criticism that a K-Pop trainee has to go through while also being a coming of an age genre piece.
Fans are delighted to be getting their hands on the novel and are excited to read it. They're also visibly proud of their idol for writing a book so happily. We wish Jessica all the success!
Jessica Jung, known mononymously as Jessica, is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. As an actress, Jung portrayed Elle Woods in the Korean version of the musical Legally Blonde in 2010 and played a role in the television drama Wild Romance in 2012. In early 2014, she established a fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare.
Later that year, she left Girls' Generation due to conflicts between the group's schedule and her business activities. Following the dismissal, Jessica ended her contract with SM Entertainment and signed with Coridel Entertainment in 2016, before the release of her debut solo album With Love, J. In May 2018, Jessica signed a contract with United Talent Agency. The agency will represent her in North America for music, film, television and endorsements.
In October, Jung held a second mini-concert in Taiwan titled "Golden Night". On December 14, Jessica released a Christmas single titled "One More Christmas" in collaboration with South Korean makeup brand Amuse Cosmetics.
In June 2019, Jessica and Krystal filmed their second reality show in the United States. Jessica's single, "Call Me Before You Sleep" was digitally released on September 26 and features rapper Giriboy in the Korean version. The Japanese version was physically released on October 9 and featured Sandaime J Soul Brothers' CrazyBoy. The song was produced by Cha Cha Malone. She held a fan-meet in Japan, XOXO Jessica Jung Fan Meeting, on October 2, with girl group GWSN appearing as the opening act.
Further shows were held in Taiwan and Thailand, on October 19 and 27 respectively. In the same month, it was announced that Jung would publish her debut novel, Shine, in fall 2020 as part of a two-book deal with Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Glasstown Entertainment has sold the novel to eleven foreign countries and is developing a film adaptation produced by Matthew Kaplan of ACE Entertainment.
