Wang Su-bok 왕수복 | |
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Background information | |
Born | Kōtō, South Heian Province, Japanese Korea | 5 March 1917
Died | 1 June 2003 Pyongyang, North Korea | (aged 86)
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Voice |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 왕수복 |
Hanja | 王壽福 |
Revised Romanization | Wang Subok |
McCune–Reischauer | Wang Subok |
Wang Su-bok (Korean: 왕수복, Korean pronunciation: [waŋsʰubok̚]; 5 March 1917 – 1 June 2003) was a singer from North Korea, who was the most popular singer in Japanese-occupied Korea in 1935.
She was credited as a ground-breaking female artist, whose work led the way for the modern K-pop phenomenon.