Tae Jin-ah

Tae Jin-ah
Tae in 2012
Tae in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJo Bang-heon
Born (1953-02-16) February 16, 1953 (age 71)
Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea[1]
OriginSouth Korea
GenresTrot, Dance-pop
OccupationSinger
Years active1973–present
LabelsJin-ah Entertainment
Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan)
Stage name
Hangul
태진아
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTae Jin-a
McCune–ReischauerT'ae China
Birth name
Hangul
조방헌
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Bang-heon
McCune–ReischauerCho Panghŏn

Jo Bang-heon (Hangul: 조방헌; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah (Korean태진아), is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer.[2] He debuted in 1973 with the song, "My Heart Express Train," and rose to fame soon after with the song, "Memory of a Blue Hill."[3] Since 2002, he has hosted a radio program on KBS Radio 2 called the Tae Jin Ah Show Show Show.[4][5] He often appears on the KBS 1TV 'Golden Oldies(Korean: 가요무대)'.[6]

  1. ^ "가수 태진아씨 보은군 홍보대사". Naver News (in Korean). August 13, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "태진아" [Tae Jin-ah]. Daum 100 (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.[dead link]
  3. ^ "태진아 소개" [Tae Jin-ah Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Lee, Gyeong-ran (December 28, 2003). "트로트 황제 태진아, 최고 DJ되다". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "태진아 쇼쇼쇼" [Tae Jin-ah Show Show Show]. KBS (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "'가요무대', 가수 송대관-하춘화-태진아-삼총사-정정아 등 출연". 엑스포츠뉴스 (in Korean). July 27, 2020.