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Singer Jang Hye-jin

Jang Hye-jin

장혜진

  • Solo · Female
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 1991
  • Active

Singer Jang Hye-jin — Photo: 여니수니 · CC BY 2.0 kr · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
1991
Genre
Ballad

Basic info

Jang Hye-jin is a ballad singer known for her husky tone and wide vocal range. Her signature songs include 〈1994년 어느 늦은 밤〉, 〈내게로〉 and 〈아름다운 날들〉.

Debut
1991 · Debut song 이젠
Years active
1991–
Genre
Ballad
Real name
이남미
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

After working as a gymnast and quitting because of an injury, she joined the MBC Choir in 1987. She began her singing career with her first album in 1991.

She was recognized for her singing ability with the second-album title track 〈키 작은 하늘〉. 〈내게로〉 from her third album 《Before The Party》, produced by Kim Hyun-chul in 1994, was a major hit.

On her 1996 fourth album 《Temptation》 she tried a transformation with upbeat songs. 〈아름다운 날들〉 from her 2001 sixth album was also greatly loved.

She studied at Berklee College of Music and has taught practical music at university since 2006. She appeared on 《나는 가수다》 in 2011.

Signature songs

  1. 내게로 1994 YouTube Spotify
  2. 1994년 어느 늦은 밤 1994 YouTube Spotify
  3. 아름다운 날들 2001 YouTube Spotify
  4. 마주치지 말자 2006 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1991 꿈속에선 언제나1st studio albumDebut album
  2. 1994 Before The Party3rd studio album〈내게로〉 and 〈1994년 어느 늦은 밤〉
  3. 1996 Temptation4th studio album
  4. 1998 Dream5th studio album
  5. 2001 It's My Life6th studio album〈아름다운 날들〉
  6. 2006 4 Season Story7th studio album〈마주치지 말자〉

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Major awards

  • 2011 Korea Entertainment Arts Awards Ballad Singer Award
  • 1996 Asia Song Festival Special Award

Key records and stories

  • A former MBC Choir member, she released her first album in 1991.
  • 〈키 작은 하늘〉 is also counted among her signature songs.
  • Since 2006 she has served as a professor in the Department of Practical Music at Hanyang Women's University.
  • In 2011, he appeared on MBC's 《나는 가수다》.
  • Jellyfish Entertainment CEO Hwang Se-jun took part in composing 〈아름다운 날들〉.
  • She sang several drama OSTs, including 《유리구두》 and 《내 이름은 김삼순》 (My Name Is Kim Sam-soon).

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