The One (singer)

The One
Background information
Born (1974-03-26) March 26, 1974 (age 50)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1997–present
Korean name
Hangul
정순원
Revised RomanizationJeong Sun-won
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Sunwŏn

Jeong Soon-won (Korean정순원; born March 26, 1974), better known by his stage name The One (Korean더 원) is a South Korean singer and vocal coach.[2] He debuted in 1997 as a member the group Space A and released his first solo album in 2002. He has released a total of five albums in Korean and one in Mandarin.[3][4] As a vocal coach, he has taught K-pop singers including members of Girls' Generation (most notably Taeyeon) and Super Junior.[5]

He won the second season of the Korean version of I Am a Singer in 2012,[6] and finished in third place in the third season in the Chinese version of I Am A Singer in 2015.[7]

  1. ^ Park So-young (November 2, 2021). "가수 더원, 조인성x고현정과 한솥밥..아이오케이行 [공식입장]" [The One, Jo In-seong x Ko Hyeon-jeong and Hansotbap.. IOK 行 [official position]] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Go, Hyeon-sil (2012-10-05). "더원 "'나가수'로 음악인생이 본궤도에 올랐죠"". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  3. ^ Kwon, Seok-jeong (2014-12-18). "더원, 크리스마스 공연 '스토리 어바웃 더 원' 개최". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  4. ^ "The One郑淳元发新专辑 收录多首中文名曲(图)". China News Service (in Chinese). 2015-09-15. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  5. ^ Sin, Hyeon-jeong (2011-03-18). "'택시' 더 원, 태연·신동·이특 연습생 시절 비하인드 스토리 공개". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  6. ^ Go, Hyeon-sil (2012-12-30). "더원, MBC '나는 가수다 2' 가왕전 우승". Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  7. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (2016-09-15). "가수 더원의 진심". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2019-09-17.