| Jung Da-yeon | |||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 정다연 | ||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 27 November 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Known For: | Bodybuilding | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | fitness personality, diet writer, YouTuber | ||||||||||||||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jung Da-yeon is a South Korean health influencer widely known as a Korean popular culture figure under the moniker "Auntie with a striking body" .
Jung's popularity has since spread to other Asian regions. She has become a fitness phenomenon in Japan, following her appearance on NHK by the year 2004 and her books on diet have become bestsellers; her second book "Momjjang Diet Premium" sold 200,000 copies in just two weeks after publication in Japan.[1] The success of her books was followed by Mom-chan Diet Wii Figureobics by Jung Da-Yeon, a fitness game released by Wii in December 2010.[2]
Jung also starred in a series of television commercials for Hong Kong-based retail chain Mannings, in which she trains with an overweight cat mascot.[3]