Kim Hyun-Jung (singer)

For the other Kim Hyun Jung, see Big Mama King.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyun-Jung (singer)
Hangul 김현정
Hanja 金賢政
Revised Romanization Kim Hyeon-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyŏn-chŏng

Kim Hyun-Jung (born April 4, 1976) is a Korean pop singer. Commonly known as the Korean dance-pop queen, she is most famous for energetic dance tunes with influences from traditional Korean melodies. Each of her albums has sold over 500,000 copies, and she has won more than 30 musical awards.

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Biography

Before her musical breakthrough, Kim Hyun-Jung originally wanted to become a ballad artist. However, her first release "그녀와의 이별" (Breakup with Her) with its strong dance beat became such a hit in 1998 that she decided to build a career in dance instead. To date, she has only released two ballads as singles: "거짓말처럼" (Like a Lie) from her third album and "떠난 너" (You Who Left) from the fourth. In addition to her powerful voice, live singing abilities and dance talent, Kim's trademarks include her particularly long legs that tend to get mentioned in just about any context, earning her the title "Miss Long Legs".

The successful first album further produced the second singe "혼자한 사랑" (Lonely Love), and the following year saw the release of Kim's second album A Sea Gull of Dream, continuing with the style she had become known for. The singles of the album were "되돌아온 이별" (Recurring Breakup) and "자유선언" (Declaration of Freedom).

The Third Eye, Kim's third album, is widely considered her best effort, and has so far been the most popular one.[1] The album promotion began with the song "멍" (Bruise), which is still her biggest hit to date. "멍" was followed by two other tracks: "너 정말?" (Are You for Real?) and "거짓말처럼" (Like a Lie).

For the fourth album Wild Beauty, Kim took a more experimental approach. The release was a critical success as well as a commercial one, with the popularity of the songs "놔" (Let Go), a rock-flavoured dance tune, and "떠난 너" (You Who Left), a power-ballad with Irish sounds. Overall, the album's unusual style was reminiscent of that of the innovative Korean techno artist Lee Jung Hyun. In 2001, Kim also won a Bonsang award at the annual SBS Gayo Dae Jun Award Ceremony and the honor of Best Female Soloist in M.NET Music Video Award Ceremony for "떠난 너".

2001 was not, however, only a year of success for the dance diva. First, her album release was delayed by a leg injury that also forced her to postpone her promotion tour to Taiwan and Hong Kong scheduled for July 2001. A month later, she further suffered an even more serious accident. During the shooting of a variety entertainment show, she fell upside down from a slide while dressed up as a tomato and trying to catch a ball. She was hospitalized with disjointed neck bones and strained shoulder ligaments, forcing her to cancel her already delayed promotion plans.

Kim Hyun-Jung's first return to her roots came with the fifth album Diet in 2002. Some critics labelled the album as "eclectic" while its variety of styles was applauded by others. Nevertheless, the song "단칼" (Swift Slash of the Knife), which is included on the album in two differing versions, became a major hit, and the R&B-spirited "현장" (Scene) a minor one. The special feature of Diet was its title track, a megamix of almost 18 minutes including different mixes of most of the album tracks. In 2002, she also won another Bonsang award, this time at the SBS Awards.

Kim launched her sixth album in 2003, which had the single "끝이라면" (If It's the End) that was a throwback to her classic style, even bearing a distinct resemblance to "어쩌면" (Maybe) from her third album. Exceptionally, almost half of the tracks on Hit for 6ix were ballads.

I Love Soul, Kim's seventh album, was in contrast even more experimental than Wild Beauty, not containing any techno-dance tracks. The album is made up of various styles including R&B, jazz, swing, gospel and soul, as the title suggests. The two singles were "B형 남자" ("B Type Man") and "태양 에너지" (Solar Energy).

In 2005, the dance-pop queen made another return to her roots with the special dance remake album Fun Town 20. The album comprised eighteen cover versions of well-known Western, Korean and Japanese dance hits from the 70's, 80's and 90's as well as a Russian folk song. The leading track of the album was "Funky Town", originally performed by Lipps Inc. Other revisited classics included Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and Enrique Iglesias's "Bailamos".

She returned in May 2006 with Dance with Hyun Jung, an album that continued her dance traditions. However, it has not been as popular as previous albums, last seen on the charts in July, where it only sold one thousand copies; at that time, her album sold 11,232 copies[2]. On the November 26th episode of New X-Man, a SBS variety show, other celebrities voted her as the one most needing an image change, and Kim has said that she will take that into account.

Recently, Kim Hyun-Jung has gone to United States for couple months and she made a statement that she will become an actress soon. In addition, she worked very hard to get into shape and to lose weight.(July, 2007)

Kim Hyun-Jung's "8th" album was released June 9, 2008 with her title song being 살짝 쿵 (Small Boom). The music video for her new single Small Boom (살짝 쿵) is being directed by the same person that created SS501's 'Deja Vu' music video as well as Epik High's 'One'. The album has been said to lean over to a modern rock sound instead of her usual dance music.

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Discography

Showking (1998)

1. 그녀와의 이별 (IVY Remix) Breakup with Her 3:50
2. 혼자한 사랑 Lonely Love 4:01
3. 폭군을 사랑한 여자 Woman Who Loved a Violent Guy 3:09
4. 진실과 테크닉 Truth and Technique 3:47
5. 내안의 너를 The Part of You in Me 4:26
6. 연 Year 4:16
7. 변명 Excuse 3:39
8. The End 5:22
9. 그녀와의 이별 Breakup with Her 4:02

A SeaGull of Dream (1999)

1. 되돌아온 이별 Recurring Breakup 3:29
2. 자유선언 Declaration of Freedom 3:27
3. 훈련소 앞에서 In Front of the School 3:58
4. 실루엣 Silhouette 3:39
5. 벽 Wall 3:23
6. 몽중인 Dreamer 4:30
7. 7일간의 이별 7-Day Breakup 4:07
8. 한번 웃어봐 Try to Smile Sometimes 4:12
9. 러브게임 Love Game 3:26
10. 늦은거야 Too Late 3:44
11. Before and After 3:19
12. A Sea Gull of Dream 3:36

The Third Eye (2000)

1. 미라지 (신기루) Mirage 3:44
2. 고요 Silence 4:03
3. 사실은 In Fact 4:46
4. 너 정말? Are You for Real? 3:44
5. 멍 Bruise 3:25
6. 어쩌면 Maybe 3:48
7. 누군가 했더니 Look What the Cat Dragged In 3:48
8. 자기야 Honey 3:43
9. U-Turn 3:27
10. 거짓말처럼 Like a Lie 4:25
11. Disco Bus 4:11
12. What is it? 3:32

Wild Beauty (2001)

1. Time 1:30
2. 떠난 너 You're Gone 3:56
3. The Night 3:40
4. 놔 Let Go 3:26
5. 그, 너, 나 He, You, Me 3:18
6. Crazy 4:03
7. 괜찮아 It's Ok 4:36
8. Professional 3:21
9. 내 맘 My Heart 3:39
10. Shining Star 3:36
11. White Color 4:00
12. I Love Music 3:36
13. 나에게로의 초대 Invitation to Myself 4:34

Diet (2002)

1. 현장 Scene 3:22
2. 단칼 (acoustic) Swift Slash of the Knife 4:19
3. 나쁜사랑 Bad Love 3:29
4. 예감 Premonition 3:34
5. 나보다 널 ' 3:44
6. 얼음 Ice 3:18
7. 순종 Obedience 3:42
8. 단칼 (dance) Swift Slash of the Knife 3:38
9. 데이지 Daisy 4:42
10. 그녀 She 3:37
11. 니가 사람이니! You're a Man 3:39
12. 거미 Spider 3:36
13. 그대우나봐 ' 3:12
14. Diet (Megamix) 17:42

Hit for 6ix (2003)

1. 못 Nail 4:05
2. 끝이라면 If It's the End 3:49
3. Hit Me 3:44
4. 풍선과 커플링 Balloon and Couple Ring 3:30
5. Happy Birthday 3:41
6. 돈텔마마 Don't Tell Mama 3:37
7. 남자의 유혹 Temptation of Men 3:32
8. Stop It 3:41
9. 그놈의 결혼식 His Wedding 4:03
10. 첫 날 First Day 3:39
11. 자신없는 이별 Breakup without Confidence 4:30
12. Not Alone 4:45
13. The Ring Around My Balloon 3:30
14. 끝이라면 If It's the End 3:42

I Love Soul (2004)

1. 태양 에너지 Solar Energy 3:25
2. Like a Virgin 3:27
3. 중독 Addiction 4:07
4. Don't You Follow Me 3:44
5. No.No.No 4:01
6. 2nd Round 3:47
7. B형 남자 B Type Man 4:30
8. 연습 (Coma…) Exercise 4:05
9. Acoustic Love 3:48
10. 길 (그대로 오는길) The Way (To Come to You) 4:15
11. Outro 3:26
12. B형 남자 (MR) B Type Man 4:30

Fun Town 20 (2005)

1. 아파요 It Hurts 3:25
2. Funky Town 3:40
3. 번뇌 Agony 3:40
4. 어떤 기다림 Some Waiting 4:00
5. 내사랑 (Don't Go) My Love 3:05
6. 어느새 Preconscious 4:10
7. Only You 3:40
8. 7년간의 사랑 7 Years' Love 3:55
9. 정거장 Station 3:10
10. Let's Go Diva 3:45
11. Fantasy 3:47
12. 버스 안에서 In the Bus 3:30
13. 한 송이 저 들국화처럼 A Flower like a Wild Chrysanthemum 4:05
14. 어쩌다 마주친 그대 ' 3:25
15. 유혹 Temptation 3:55
16. 별처럼 Like a Star 3:25
17. I Wanna Dance With Somebody 3:47
18. 친구를 다이알을 타고 ' 4:00
19. Remix (Fantasy, 진이, 버스 안에서) 6:05

Dance with Hyun Jung (2006)

1. Reverse (feat. Gio, Crown J) 1:13
2. 더 잘해봐 Do It Better 3:50
3. 굳세어라 현정아 Be Strong Hyun Jung 3:36
4. 바로그녀 (Nanta Version) As It Were Her 4:01
5. 상상해봐 (feat. 창진) Try to Imagine 3:37
6. 키스를 훔쳐보며 Stealing a Kiss 4:06
7. 이별을 배워 Learn the Breakup 3:55
8. 트집 Fault 3:31
9. 7년간의 사랑 7 Years' Love 3:57
10. 못 Nail 3:54
11. Only You 3:43
12. 번뇌 (feat. Gio) Agony 3:44
13. 진실과 테크닉 Reality and Technique 3:50
14. 바로 그녀 (Folk Version) As It Were Her 3:35
15. 더 잘해봐 (Underground Mix Version) Do It Better 3:24

In N Out (2008)

1. 살짝 쿵 Small Boom
2. Night Club (Bling Bling)
3. 사랑해 그리고 미안해 I Love You And I'm Sorry
4. Comeback to me
5. 보고 싶을 때 보는 사람 A Person I See Whenever I Want To
6. 멍 (Remix Version) Bruise
7. 살짝 쿵 (Simple Version) Small Boom
8. 울다 울다 Cry and Cry
9. 재 Ashes (Burning the Memory)
10. 반겨 주겠다 Will Be Delighted
11. 쉬고 싶어 Want to Rest
12. 못된 버릇 Bad Habit
13. 그렇게 몇 날 Several Days Like That
14. 살짝 쿵 (MR) Small Boom
15. 사랑해 그리고 미안해 (MR) I Love You And I'm Sorry

1 MINUTE 1 SECOND (2011)

1. 1분 1초 1Minute 1Second
2. 1분 1초 (Remix) 1Minute 1Second (Remix)

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