Tae Jin-ah | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jo Bang-heon |
Born | Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea[1] | February 16, 1953
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Trot, Dance-pop |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1973–present |
Labels | Jin-ah Entertainment Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan) |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 태진아 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Tae Jin-a |
McCune–Reischauer | T'ae China |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 조방헌 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jo Bang-heon |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Panghŏn |
Jo Bang-heon (Hangul: 조방헌; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah (Korean: 태진아), 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]