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Singer-songwriter Oh Ji-eun (2015 Christmas concert)

Oh Ji-eun

오지은

  • Solo · Female
  • Indie
  • Folk
  • Rock
  • Debuted 2007
  • Active

Singer-songwriter Oh Ji-eun (2015 Christmas concert) — Photo: @secret_icecream · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
200701.26
Birthday
09.201981
Genre
Indie · Folk · Rock

Basic info

Oh Ji-eun is an indie singer-songwriter who writes and sings her own songs. Her signature songs include 〈화〉 and 〈고작〉.

Debut
January 26, 2007
Debut agency
Happy Robot Records
Birthday
September 20, 1981
Years active
2007–
Genre
Indie · Folk · Rock
Real name
오지은
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

She was born in Seoul and attended Korea University. She won the Bronze Prize at the Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest in 2006.

In January 2007 she released her first album 《지은》 on Soundnieva, the label she founded herself. The bold love song 〈화〉 on the album drew attention.

In 2009 she released her second album 《지은》 on Happy Robot Records. In 2010 she formed the band Oh Ji-eun and the Wolves and released an album.

She released her third album 《3》 in May 2013. The title track 〈고작〉 completes a trilogy that follows 〈화〉 and 〈널 사랑하는 게 아니고〉.

Signature songs

  1. 화 2007 YouTube Spotify
  2. 널 사랑하는 게 아니고 2009 YouTube Spotify
  3. 고작 2013 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2007.01 지은1st studio album
  2. 2009.04 지은2nd studio album
  3. 2010.12 오지은과 늑대들The band's first full-length album
  4. 2013.05 33rd studio albumTitle track 〈고작〉
  5. 2020.05 물고기Digital singleNew arrangements of songs from the third album

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Major awards

  • 2006 17th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest, Bronze Prize

Key records and stories

  • In 2007 she released her first album 《지은》 on Soundnieva, the label she created.
  • Both her first and second albums are titled 《지은》.
  • Her third album 《3》 in 2013 was her first studio album in four years.
  • Besides music, she writes essays and has translated Japanese manga.
  • The title of her third album, 《3》, signifies the completion of a trilogy of love songs.
  • She has published travel books and essays, including 《홋카이도 보통열차》.
  • She is a different person from the actress Oh Ji-eun, who has the same name.

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