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Jung, meaning “affection” in Korean, is much more than faceless producers with a pretty vocalist. A trio of equal merits, they each bring a hefty contribution to the artist. Norty Cotto and Yianni Papadopoulos are the studio wizards, crafting the beats and sound that is the core of the Jung experience. And then there is Hope - Lisa Nicole Molina - the centerpiece, the focal point, the inspiration.
Lisa Nicole (a.k.a. Hope) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in many cities in the early stages of her career including New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Colorado. As she began singing at a very young age, her parents recognized their daughter’s up and coming talents and entered Hope in pageant shows. During this same time period, Lisa tried out for a part in a regional production of the Broadway show “Annie", where she received her first theatrical experience and won Best Supporting Actress for the entire Northwest Ohio region.
Living in Colorado, Lisa also had the opportunity to sing for former U.S. President Gerald Ford on July 4th, 1988 in Vail (Colorado). She was selected as the National Anthem singer for the New York Rangers farm team, the Denver Rangers, and sang the anthem many times for the NBA team, the Denver Nuggets. Lisa also sang for the World Fencing Championships held annually in Denver. In addition to the list of sports events, a real special treat for Lisa was when she traveled east coast to sing the Anthem before 55,000 spectators at Fenway Park for a Boston Red Sox game.
Throughout Lisa's fun filled career, she performed at various organizations such as the Leukemia Society of America, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS benefits. Before settling down in New York City, she also performed in the new musical production of "Annie II" (a.k.a. Annie Warbucks) at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and later toured on to the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut (where the original Annie production debuted). Altogether, she performed over 70 performances; unfortunately, the play never made it to Broadway.
Lisa has performed many jingles for several TV commercials such as AT&T, Playskool’s Krystal Princess, and Hawaiian Punch; as well as voiceovers for Mattel Toys’ Barbie commercials. Within the last few years, Lisa was in the Broadway Musical of "The Goodbye Girl", starring Martin Short and Bernadette Peters. Most recently, Lisa was involved in the recordings of Bingo and Molly, based on the television series on The Learning Channel.
Previously, Lisa had been the opening act for Lee Curreri (fans of the film and television series FAME will recognize him as the actor who portrayed the arrogant, aspiring keyboard player and composer “Bruno”) and Dance recording artist Brenda K Starr in the late 1980's.
Today you will find her as the feature vocalist in the group ‘JUNG’ and her debut single titled
'You Mean The World to Me' whereas she tears it up like an old pro. Hope has finally found her new home!!
JUNG available for download on 
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