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Actor and singer Park Yong-ha (2009 drama press conference)

Park Yong-ha

박용하

  • Solo · Male
  • Ballad
  • Pop
  • Debuted 2003
  • Deceased

Actor and singer Park Yong-ha (2009 drama press conference) — Photo: 박재환; kinocine.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
200301.24
Birthday
08.121977
Genre
Ballad · Pop

Basic info

Park Yong-ha was an actor and singer who, after working as an actor, released his first album 《기별》 in 2003 and sang in both Korea and Japan. His signature songs include 〈처음 그 날처럼〉 from the OST of the drama 〈All In〉 and the Japanese single 〈가지마세요〉, and he passed away on June 30, 2010.

Debut
January 24, 2003
Birthday
August 12, 1977
Years active
2003–2010
Genre
Ballad · Pop
Real name
박용하
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He began acting in 1994 with MBC's 〈Theme Theater〉. He became hugely popular in Japan through KBS's 〈Winter Sonata〉 in 2002.

He released his first Korean album 《기별》 in January 2003. That same year he sang 〈처음 그 날처럼〉 for the OST of the drama 〈All In〉.

He began releasing Japanese records with Pony Canyon in 2004. The single 〈가지마세요〉 reached No. 10 on Oricon, and from 2005 he won the Japan Gold Disc Award several times.

He returned to Korean dramas in 2008 with 〈On Air〉 and also sang for its OST. After releasing the Japanese album 《Stars》 in June 2010, he passed away on the 30th of that month.

Signature songs

  1. 처음 그 날처럼 2003 YouTube Spotify
  2. 가지마세요 2004 YouTube Spotify
  3. Truth 2005 YouTube Spotify
  4. Behind Love 2008 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2003.01 기별First Korean studio album
  2. 2004.06 期別1st Japanese studio album
  3. 2004.12 Fiction2nd Japanese studio albumIncludes 〈가지마세요〉
  4. 2006.02 Will Be There...Fourth Japanese studio album
  5. 2008.11 LoveFifth Japanese studio albumIncludes 〈Behind Love〉
  6. 2010.06 StarsSeventh Japanese studio album

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Major awards

  • 2004 Seoul Music Awards Korean Wave award
  • 2005 Japan Gold Disc Award New Artist of the Year (Western music category)
  • 2006 Japan Gold Disc Award Song of the Year (Western music category) (Truth)
  • 2007 Japan Gold Disc Award Best Asian Artist
  • 2008 Japan Gold Disc Award Best Asian Artist

Key records and stories

  • He released his first Korean album 《기별》 in January 2003.
  • His 2004 Japanese single 〈가지마세요〉 reached No. 10 on Oricon.
  • He received the New Artist of the Year award at the 2005 Japan Gold Disc Award.
  • He passed away on June 30, 2010.
  • He hosted the radio show 〈Park Yong-ha's TenTen Club〉 in 2004–2005.
  • His 2008 Japanese single 〈Behind Love〉 is the Japanese version of the theme song of the drama 〈On Air〉.

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