Ji-Nee Lo is a seventh grade student at Manalapan Englishtown Middle School. She has been playing the piano since she was five and is currently studying with Ingrid Clarfield of Princeton. Ji-Nee also studied piano with Chiu-Tze Lin of Manalapan. Her piano accomplishments include winning first place at the New Jersey Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition when she was eight. In addition, she received consecutive high honors in the Music Teacher Association’s annual audition for seven years. Ji-Nee has performed in the Battleground Young Artists Showcase, which was featured on a local television program. As a Cecilian Young Artist, she performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. In addition, Ji-Nee has achieved Distinction in the Royal School Examinations. Her love of music also extends to the violin and dance. Ji-Nee plays violin in her school orchestra and is the school’s concertmaster. She has also won numerous medals and awards in tap and jazz solos. Ji-Nee’s other interests include reading, painting, drawing, and dancing. Ji-Nee also loves to go shopping.

Ji Nee-Lo was a winner in the 2002 Fourth Annual Andrew De Grado Piano Competition in the soloist category with her performance of Chopin's Nocturne in F sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2.