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Uhm Jung-hwa

Uhm Jung-hwa
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Background information
Born (1969-08-17) August 17, 1969 (age 47)
Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Origin South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 1993–present
Labels
Website ilovejunghwa.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Eom Jeong-hwa
McCune–Reischauer Ŏm Chŏnghwa

Uhm Jung-hwa (Hangul엄정화; Hanja嚴正化; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean actress, singer, and lingerie designer. Uhm began her career as a chorus member of MBC, one of the three major South Korean broadcasting companies, from 1987 until 1990. She made her film debut in a 1991 to 1994 film Marriage Story, and released her first studio album Sorrowful Secret the same year.

Considered to be one of the most influential women and the evergreen in the Korean entertainment industry, many of Korean female artists recognise her as their role model.

Uhm was born in Jecheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She is the second child of Yoo Gyeong-sook and Uhm Jin-ok, a music teacher who died in a motorcycle accident when she was six. Her younger and only brother Uhm Tae-woong is an actor. Following her father's death, her family struggled financially.

Uhm Jung-hwa officially debuted as a singer in 1993 with her first studio album Sorrowful Secret. By the mid-90s she established herself as one of the top Korean female singers and entertainers, with a series of hit singles: "Sad Expectation" (Hangul슬픈 기대; RRSeulpeun Gidae), "A Love Only Heaven Permits" (Hangul하늘만 허락한 사랑; RRHaneulman Heorakan Sarang), "Rose of Betrayal" (Hangul배반의 장미; RRBaeban-ui Jangmi), and "Tell Me" (Hangul말해 줘; RRMalhae Jwo).


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