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Lee Jae-young

이재영

  • Solo · Female
  • Dance
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 1990
  • Active
Debut
1990
Birthday
06.231968
Genre
Dance · Ballad

Basic info

Lee Jae-young is a singer and musical actress who was loved in the early 1990s for 〈유혹〉. Her signature songs include 〈유혹〉, 〈집시〉 and 〈대단한 너〉.

Debut
1990-09 · Debut song 유혹
Birthday
June 23, 1968
Years active
1990–
Genre
Dance · Ballad
Real name
이재영
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

She is from Daegu and graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University. She won the Bronze Prize at the 1989 MBC College Music Festival with 〈그대 떠나도〉.

She debuted as a singer in September 1990 with her first album 〈유혹〉, and that same year she also took the stage in a musical as Mary in 〈Jesus Christ Superstar〉. In 1991 she won the Best New Female Singer award at the MBC Top 10 Artists Song Festival.

After releasing her second album 〈집시〉 in 1992 and her third album 〈대단한 너〉 in 1996, she worked as a musical actress from 1997. She appeared in 〈42nd Street〉, 〈Mamma Mia!〉 and others.

In 2018 she returned to television after a long absence on SBS's 〈Burning Youth〉. In 2021 she released the new song 〈끗발〉.

Signature songs

  1. 유혹 1990 YouTube Spotify
  2. 집시 1992 YouTube Spotify
  3. 대단한 너 1996 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1990.09 이재영 1집1st studio albumIncludes '유혹'
  2. 1992.10 이재영 2집2nd studio albumIncludes '집시'
  3. 1996.06 이재영 3집3rd studio albumIncludes '대단한 너'
  4. 2021 끗발EPFirst new song in 25 years

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Major awards

  • 1989 MBC College Music Festival Bronze Prize (그대 떠나도)
  • 1991 MBC Top 10 Artists Song Festival Best New Female Singer

Key records and stories

  • She won the Bronze Prize at the 1989 MBC College Music Festival.
  • She officially debuted in September 1990 with her first album.
  • After 1997 she stopped working as a singer and devoted herself to musicals.
  • In 2021 she released 〈끗발〉, her first new song in 25 years.
  • In 2019, on MBC's Lunar New Year special 《지금 1위는?》, MAMAMOO's Solar sang 〈유혹〉.
  • After stopping her singing career, she performed on the musical stage for more than 20 years.

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