Wang Su-bok

Wang Su-bok
왕수복
Background information
Born(1917-03-05)5 March 1917
Kōtō, South Heian Province, Japanese Korea
Died1 June 2003(2003-06-01) (aged 86)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVoice
Labels
  • Colombia
  • Polydor
Partners
Korean name
Hangul
왕수복
Hanja
王壽福
Revised RomanizationWang Subok
McCune–ReischauerWang Subok

Wang Su-bok (Korean왕수복, 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.