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Choi Yeon-je

최연제

  • Solo · Female
  • Ballad
  • Pop
  • Debuted 1992
  • Retired
Debut
1992
Genre
Ballad · Pop

Basic info

Choi Yeon-je is a ballad singer who was active in the 1990s and is the daughter of actress Sunwoo Yong-nyeo. Her signature songs include 〈너의 마음을 내게 준다면〉 and 〈너를 잊을 수 없어〉.

Debut
1992
Years active
1992–2001
Genre
Ballad · Pop
Real name
김연재
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

The eldest daughter of actress Sunwoo Yong-nyeo, she debuted in 1992 with her first album 《소중한 기억》.

〈너의 마음을 내게 준다면〉 became a big hit in 1993. That year she won several rookie awards.

She released her second album 《I Love For Ever》 in 1994, her third album in 1997 and her fourth album 《Mind Control》 in 2001.

After 2001 she moved to the U.S. to study acupuncture, and she works there as an acupuncturist.

Signature songs

  1. 너의 마음을 내게 준다면 1993 YouTube Spotify
  2. 너를 잊을 수 없어 1994 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1992 소중한 기억1st studio album
  2. 1994 I Love For Ever2nd studio albumIncludes 〈너를 잊을 수 없어〉
  3. 1997 Pure & Simple Heart3rd studio album
  4. 2001 Mind Control4th studio album

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Major awards

  • 1993 KBS Song Festival Rookie Award
  • 1993 Seoul Music Awards Rookie Award

Key records and stories

  • She debuted in 1992 with her first album 《소중한 기억》.
  • She won Rookie Awards at both the 1993 KBS Song Festival and the Seoul Music Awards.
  • She ended her singing career with her fourth album in 2001 and works as an acupuncturist in the U.S.
  • In 2019 she appeared on JTBC's 〈Two Yoo Project Sugar Man 3〉 and took the stage for the first time in a long while.
  • In 2019 she appeared with her family on TV Chosun's 《Wife's Taste》.

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