Jung Mina

Jung Mina
정민아
Jung performing at an art gallery in July 2013
Background information
Born (1979-01-31) January 31, 1979 (age 45)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Gayageum player
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2005–present
Korean name
Hangul
정민아
Revised RomanizationJeong Min-a
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Mina

Jung Mina (born January 31, 1979) is a South Korean musician, known as the first gayageum singer-songwriter.[1][2] She sings contemporary music and uses non-traditional techniques in her gayageum playing.[3]

  1. ^ "Fantastic Journey of The Modern Gayagumer (2011)". KoBiz. Korean Film Council. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Jeong, Sang-young (March 3, 2014). ‘가야그머’ 정민아 “내게 가야금은 어쿠스틱 기타”. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Jackson, Julie (February 25, 2014). "Jung Mina looks to usher in modernized sounds of the gayageum". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2016.