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Jo Jang-hyuk

조장혁

  • Solo · Male
  • Ballad
  • Rock
  • Debuted 1996
  • Active
Debut
1996
Genre
Ballad · Rock

Basic info

Jo Jang-hyuk is a rock-ballad singer-songwriter who debuted in 1996 and writes his own songs. His signature songs include 〈Change〉, 〈중독된 사랑〉 and 〈Love〉.

Debut
1996 · Debut song 그대 떠나가도
Years active
1996–
Genre
Ballad · Rock
Real name
조장혁
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He graduated from the Department of Practical Music at Seoul Institute of the Arts. He debuted in 1996 and made his name with the drama insert song 〈그대 떠나가도〉.

His self-written rock ballads 〈체인지〉, 〈중독된 사랑〉 and 〈Love〉 were loved one after another. His third album from 2000 is also titled 《LOVE》.

After his fifth album 《아직은 사랑할 때》 in 2003, he took a break from music for a while. He returned to the stage in 2012 on MBC's 《나는 가수다 2》.

He released the new song 〈숨 쉴 때마다〉 in 2015. That same year, after appearing on 《복면가왕》, he also served as a panelist.

Signature songs

  1. Change 1996 YouTube Spotify
  2. Love 2000 YouTube Spotify
  3. Love Song 2002 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1996 Change1st studio album
  2. 1998 Inside Your Heart2nd studio album
  3. 2000 LOVE3rd studio album
  4. 2001 Sad...4th studio album
  5. 2003 아직은 사랑할 때5th studio album
  6. 2008 The Present6th studio album
  7. 2015 숨 쉴 때마다Single

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Key records and stories

  • His debut song was 〈그대 떠나가도〉, an insert song for the MBC drama 《별은 내 가슴에》.
  • He composed his signature songs 〈체인지〉, 〈Love〉 and 〈중독된 사랑〉 himself.
  • After his 2003 album he took a long break, then returned in 2012 on MBC's 《나는 가수다 2》.
  • The OST 〈Love Song〉 for the drama 《명랑소녀 성공기》 is a cover of a song by the Japanese duo Chage and Aska.
  • At the 2012 《나는 가수다 2》 guest round, he sang Cho Yong-pil's 〈꿈〉.

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