Born in 1951 in Korea, the sensitive Jung (who now paints under the pseudonym Lejean) grew up in a world of conflicting ideologies and violence.  This environment became the catalyst that opened Jung to the comforting world of his imagination.  His fertile imagination was instantaneously rewarded the day he discovered drawing.  He could now recreate his world, as he liked; however, true happiness did not come until he discovered that he could manipulate the colors of his universe through paint.  Through the violent destruction of the Korean War, Jung discovered his ablility to create and develop his true passion-art.

He graduated from the Seorabul Art College, where he honed his techniques and discovered occidental art.  The result of this discovery are apparent in his paintings.  From the Impressionists he developed his field palette and his desire to paint "light" itself.  Jung combined these elements with his love of drawing.  The result is distinctly contemporary paintings saturated in light with a strong linear, sometimes almost cloisonne, quality executed in a heavy impasto.