Cho Yong-pil
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Cho Yong-pil (hangul:조용필; hanja: 趙容弼; also written Jo Yong-pil) is a South Korean pop singer born in 1950.
His debut single "Come Back to Busan" brought him to national attention when it was released in 1975, and later became a hit in Japan. His first album, "The Woman Outside the Window", was released in 1980 and has been follow by many others.
Cho performed a concert in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2005, an extremely rare event for a South Korean singer. He performs over 30 concerts per year.
[edit] External links
- Official site (in Korean)
- Yong-pil: Timeless Superstar and King of Singers KBS profile
- S. Korean Singer Melts Northern Hearts Chosun.com review of Pyongyang concert
- S. Korean song works as bridge between young people Asian Political News feature dated March 17, 2000
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