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Park Sun-joo

박선주

  • Solo · Female
  • R&B
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 1990
  • Active
Debut
1990
Birthday
02.241971
Genre
R&B · Ballad

Basic info

Park Sun-joo is a singer who came out of the Riverside Song Festival and is also renowned as a vocal trainer. Her signature songs include 〈귀로〉 and 〈소중한 너〉.

Debut
1990
Birthday
February 24, 1971
Years active
1990–
Genre
R&B · Ballad
Real name
박선주
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

In 1989, while studying in the Department of Practical Music at Seoul Institute of the Arts, she won the Silver Prize at the MBC Riverside Song Festival with 〈귀로〉. The following year she officially debuted with her first album.

Her duet with Jo Kyu-chan, 〈소중한 너〉, on her first album became a hit and earned her recognition as a vocalist. On her 1993 second album she deepened her R&B and urban sound.

After her second album she lived in the U.S., then released her third album 《Alphabet Soup》 in 1995. After an 11-year hiatus, she released her fourth album 《A4rism》 in 2006 and her fifth album 《Dreamer》 in 2007.

She has worked as a vocal trainer who has taught many singers and actors. She has also served as a professor of practical music and as a judge on audition programs.

Signature songs

  1. 귀로 1989 YouTube Spotify
  2. 소중한 너 1990 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1990 하루 이틀 그리고...1st studio albumIncludes '소중한 너'
  2. 1993 내가 그리고 싶었던 그림2nd studio album
  3. 1995 Alphabet Soup3rd studio album
  4. 2006 A4rism4th studio albumFirst full-length album in 11 years
  5. 2007 Dreamer5th studio album

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Major awards

  • 1989 10th MBC Riverside Song Festival Silver Prize (귀로)

Key records and stories

  • She won the Silver Prize at the 10th MBC Riverside Song Festival in 1989 with 〈귀로〉.
  • She officially debuted in 1990 with her first album 《하루 이틀 그리고...》.
  • From 2020 to 2021 she appeared as a judge on TV Chosun's 〈Miss Trot 2〉.
  • 〈소중한 너〉 is a duet she sang with Jo Kyu-chan.
  • At New York University in the U.S., she studied business and psychology rather than music.

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