Jo Jin Ho

Other Name: 조진호

Age: 32

Birthday: April 17, 1992

Nationality: South Korean

Gender: Male

Jo Jin Ho is a South Korean singer, lyricist, dancer, composer, vocal coach, musical actor and member of PENTAGON (펜타곤) and crossover group CREZL (크레즐). He graduated from Cheongryang High School and, in 2008, he was the winner of the SM "Everysing" Contest, beating EXO's Xiumin and earning a spot as a trainee. He debuted in November 2010 (under the stage name Jino) as a member of the project group SM the Ballad alongside Super Junior's Kyuhyun, Shinee's Jonghyun, and TraxX's Jay with the EP "I Miss You". He was supposed to join another group, but plans fell through, and instead, he debuted as a musical actor in 2013 with a role in "Summer Snow". He left SM Entertainment in 2015 and became a singing tutor. He was encouraged to audition at CUBE Entertainment and eventually joined the company as part of a vocal project group, Seorin-dong Children, alongside Hui and another female singer. He participated in Mnet's survival show "Pentagon Maker" and was chosen as one of the original 7 members of the new boy group to be managed by CUBE Entertainment (큐브엔터테인먼트). He made his debut in October 2016 as PENTAGON's main vocalist with their self-titled debut EP. He also releases covers, continues to act in musicals, and has also become a vocal coach. He has trained labelmates (G)I-dle and former singer now-turned-actor Yoo Seon Ho, among others. He enlisted for his mandatory military service on May 11, 2020, and was officially discharged on November 14, 2021. In 2023, he entered the singing competition "Phantom Singer 4" and advanced to the late rounds, where he was grouped with 3 other singers and formed CREZL. They ended up in 3rd place and made their official debut in April 2024 with their first mini-album, "CRE:㘉". (Source: MyDramaList).