Hahm Eun-jung

Hahm Eun-jung

Eunjung performing in June 2017
Native name 함은정
Born Hahm Eun-jung
(1988-12-12) December 12, 1988[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Other names Elsie
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active 1995–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2009–present
Labels MBK Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 함은정
Hanja 咸𤨒晶[2]
Revised Romanization Ham Eun-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Ham Ŭnchŏng

Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988), better known by the mononym Eunjung, also known as Elsie,[3] is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a member of South Korean girl group T-ara. In May 2015, she made her solo debut as Elsie with mini album I'm Good.

Biography

Eun-jung was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her mother, a graduate of Ewha Womans University, is a former piano teacher who works as Eun-jung's agent.[4] While attending seventh grade, Eun-jung started taekwondo lessons and won three different competitions. Her mother made the decision to quit teaching and manage Eun-jung's career upon her high school graduation in 2007. Later that year, Eun-jung enrolled in Dongguk University, where she took performance courses.[5] She is an only child and has been quoted as explaining, "My mother had me 10 years after she was married to my father, which seems more hurtful. Upon watching several famous performers in the past, she wanted to become an actress. Now that I have, she is very pleased I have acting as a priority. She believes her original prayers were answered."[6]

Career

1995–2009: Career beginnings

In 1995, when Eun-jung was seven years old, she participated in the "Little Miss Korea" pageant and won.[7] That same year, she appeared in the youth drama "A New Generation of Adults", which aired on KBS.[6] Afterwards, she had several minor roles in movies and Korean dramas, along with being cast in a handful of commercial films.

Eun-jung's acting debut was in Hello, My Teacher! where she appeared as a high school student who was unfairly cheated out of a grade which could have put her above the top 40 point. She also appeared in the horror film Death Bell, where she plays a student who was murdered by her own teacher.

Eun-jung also appeared in music videos, namely SG Wannabe's music video "Gasiri" ("가시리") from their 2007 album Story In New York. Later, she would also be seen in FT Island's music videos "Thunder" ("천둥"), "Only One Person" ("한사람만"), and "A Man's First Love Follow Him To The Grave" ("남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다").

Eun-jung original trainee to be an actress along with Jiyeon. She later debut as a member of T-ara in July 2009 and became the first leader for the group started from July 29, 2007 to September 2010.[8][9]

2010–2012: Rising popularity

Eun-jung featured in Davichi's music video "Time, Please Stop" ("시간아 멈춰라"; "Sigana Meomchwora") which was released on May 6, 2010.[10]

Eun-jung's first major acting role since joining T-ara was in SBS drama Coffee House, which aired on from May 17, 2010, to July 17, 2010.[11][12][13][14][15] The same year, she was cast in the horror film White: The Melody of the Curse.[16][17] Directed by Kim Gok and Kim Sun, filming began in November 2010 and the film premiered on June 9, 2011.[18]

Eun-jung's popularity started to rise in 2011, when she starred in the teen drama Dream High.[19] The drama was a success, and brought high domestic viewership ratings. It also gained popularity in other countries and won several international awards. From 2011-2012, she also joined MBC's variety program We Got Married, pairing up with actor Lee Jang-woo.[20] She won the Best Newcomer Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards. Eun-jung then starred in historical dramas The King of Legend and Queen Insoo.

In June 2012, Eun-jung was confirmed to star in the drama Five Fingers.[21] However, on August 22, it was revealed that Eun-jung had been dropped from the drama.[22] The Korean Actors Labor Union demanded that Eun-jung be issued an apology by the producer and crew.[23] In February 2013, Yein E&M issued a formal apology for firing Eun-jung without notice.[24]

2014–present: Return to acting and Solo debut

Eun-jung made her return to acting in 2014, with SBS' weekend drama Endless Love.[25]

In 2015, it was announced that Eun-jung would play the lead role in the Thai romantic comedy Micro Love, making her the first female idol to star in a Thai movie.[26]

In May 2015, Eun-jung made her solo debut under the stage name ELSIE. She released her first mini album I'm Good, with the lead single of the same name featuring K.Will, under her new stage name ELSIE.[27] The Chinese version of her music video peaked at #2 on the Chinese YinYueTai's music video charts.[28] On October 14, Eun-jung released the song "Goodbye", as the soundtrack of T-ara's web-drama Sweet Temptation. The song was also included in her repackaged mini album, Goodbye, released on October 30.

In 2016, Eun-jung was cast in Flowers of Evil, a thriller directed by Cho Sung-kyu.[29]

In 2017, Eun-jung was cast in MBC's daily drama, Sisters-in-Law. The drama is slated to premiere in April 2017.[30]

Discography

Hahm at 2015 Summer K-pop Festival

EPs

Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[31]
I'm Good 6
9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon Chart
[31]		 CHN
Billboard V Chart
2013 "Two As One" – Digital single
2015 "I'm Good" 66 1[33] KOR (DL): 41,346 I'm Good
"Good Bye" – 1[34] Goodbye
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Chinese Singles

Year Title Peak positions Sales Album
CHN
Billboard V Chart
2015 "I'm Good (Chinese Version)" 2[35]
  • CHI (DL):
Goodbye
"Good Bye (Chinese Version)" 3[36]
  • CHI (DL):
 Goodbye
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Soundtracks

Year Album Title Duration
2010 SBS Coffee House OST "Coffee House" 2:57

Collaborations

Year Album Song Duration Artist
2009 N/A "N-Time" (엔 타임) 0:00 with Hwang Jung-eum
2010 N/A "Wonder Woman 3:38 with Hyomin, Seeya and Davichi.
2011 N/A "Crazy4s" 0:00 with Kim Soo-hyun
2013 Bunny Style! "Dangerous Love" 3:40 with Jiyeon and Hyomin
2015 White Snow "Don't Forget Me" (나를 잊지 말아요) 3:58 with various artists

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note
1999 A-rong's Big Expedition Song-i
2002 Dodge Go! Go! Min Sang-mi
Madeleine Sung-hae (young)
2005 The Beast and the Beauty Hae-mi
2006 Ice Bar Mi-sook
World of Silence Min-hee
2007 Dating On Earth Yun Yi-soo
2008 Death Bell Kim Ji-won
2011 White: The Melody of the Curse Eun-joo Main Role
Gisaeng Ryung Cameo
2017 Micro Love[37] Kim Min-jee Main Role
Flowers of Evil[38][39] Sun-young Main Role

Television drama

Year Title Role Network Note
1995 A New Generation of Adults Jessica KBS
2004 Little Women Hyun-deuk (young) SBS
Age of Heroes Layla MBC
Toji, the Land Bong-soon (young) SBS
2005 Lovers in Prague SBS Cameo
Cute or Crazy SBS
Hello, My Teacher SBS
2006 Princess Hours MBC
My Love SBS
2010 Master of Study KBS2
Coffee House Kang Seung-yeon SBS Main Role
2011 Dream High Yoon Baek-hee KBS2 Main Role
King Geunchogo Jin Ah-yi KBS1
2012 Queen Insoo In-soo (young) JTBC
2014 Endless Love Tae Cho-ae SBS Secondary Role
2015 Love on a Rooftop Min Chae-won KBS2 Secondary Role
Sweet Temptation Eun-jin Web Drama Main role
2017 Sisters-in-Law[40][41] Hwang Eun-byul MBC Main Role

Variety shows

Year Title Roles Network Notes
2011–12 We Got Married Main Cast MBC with Lee Jang-woo
2016 Master of Driving[42] Main Cast tcast TV
2017 Enchanted Lesson Birdie Birdie [43] Main Cast JTBC Golf

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2010 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Coffee House Won
2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer (Variety) We Got Married Won
47th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Dream High Nominated
2016 Yinyuetai V-Chart Awards Most Popular Korean Solo Artist I'm Good Won

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ T-ARA Official (2014-10-17). "Eun-Jung hanja birth name.". Official T-ara (Facebook Posts).
  3. ↑ "T-ARA's Eunjung Explains The Meaning Behind Her 'ELSIE' Stage Name". Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. ↑ "티아라 은정 “이대 음대 나온 엄마께 죄송하고 감사해요” "I'm sorry, Mom, and thank you for your help". isplus. March 25, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011. "...Because of Eun-jeong her mother had to end her music career. Eun-jeong revealed in a March 24th interview with Daily Sports, "She was a graduate from Ewha Womans' University with a degree in music, she quit giving piano lessons to become my manager. Back then I didn't know much, but now I feel sorry," she said."
  5. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 은정 "가장 해보고 싶은 것은 액션 영화" (T-ara's Eunjung wants to act in action movies). Sportsseoul.com. July 4. 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  6. 1 2 (in Korean) 티아라 은정 “이대 음대 나온 엄마께 죄송하고 감사해요” (Eunjung: "I'm sorry and thankful towards my mother"). ISplus. March 25, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ (in Korean) Baek Jieun: 티아라 은정, 가수 데뷔 전 드라마 '궁' 출연? 화제 (Eun-jeong debuted as an actor before a singer). SportsChosun.com. October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ Lynn Kim & Jessica Kim: T-ara to become 7-member group. 10asia. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라, 은정→보람 리더 교체 왜? ("Why did T-ara change its leaders from Eunjung to Boram?"). StarNews. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  10. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 은정, 다비치 ‘시간아멈춰라’ 뮤비 출연 ‘불량 백설공주 변신’ (T-ara's Eunjung to appear as a 'Snow White turned bad' in Davichi's new music video). Newsen. May 3, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  11. ↑ (in Korean) 함은정, "티아라 인기 업고 주인공 발탁? 너무 억울해요". Chosun.com. May 16, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  12. ↑ New drama brewing. Yonhap/JoongAng Daily. May 11, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  13. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 은정, '한효주 언니처럼 좋은 배우, 되겠죠?'. The Star. May 31, 2010. July 27, 2010.
  14. ↑ Han Sang-hee: New drama to bring more than coffee. The Korea Times. May 16, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  15. ↑ (in Korean) ‘커피하우스’ 아쉬운 시청률 ‘신선한 장르+연기력 빛났다’(종영). Newsen/Joins.com. July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  16. ↑ (in Korean) 김기방 공포영화 ‘화이트’ 출연. Daum.net. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  17. ↑ (in Korean) ‘아이스크림소녀’ 최아라, 티아라 은정과 스크린 걸그룹 호흡. Daum.net. June 25, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  18. ↑ (in Korean) 함은정·메이다니·황우슬혜 등 공포영화 <화이트> 캐스팅. koreafilm.co.kr. June 23, 2010. July 27, 2010.
  19. ↑ PREVIEW: KBS TV series "Dream High", 10.asiae.co.kr, 28 December 2010.
  20. ↑ "Eunjung's husband for "We Got Married" revealed!". Allkpop.
  21. ↑ "T-ara’s Eunjung Confirmed for Joo Ji Hoon’s “Five Fingers”". Soompi.
  22. ↑ "T-ara's Eunjung drops out of 'Five Fingers'". Allkpop.
  23. ↑ "Korean Actors Labor Union demands 'Five Fingers' PD & SBS issue a public apology to T-ara's Eunjung". Allkpop.
  24. ↑ "Drama apologizes to T-ara member". JoongAng Ilbo.
  25. ↑ "T-ara’s Eunjung to Join Cast of SBS Drama “Endless Love,” Possible Love Triangle in the Works?". Soompi.
  26. ↑ "Eunjung to Play the Lead Role in Thai Movie ‘Micro Love’". Yahoo News.
  27. ↑ "ELSIE (Eunjung) drops the original MV for 'I'm Good'". allkpop.com.
  28. ↑ "Eunjung (ELSIE) releases Chinese MV version of 'I'm Good' + ranks 2nd on Chinese MV site". allkpop.com.
  29. ↑ "[단독] 티아라 은정, 영화 ‘악의꽃’ 통해 배우로 돌아온다". Naver.
  30. ↑ "[단독]티아라 은정, MBC '별별 며느리' 주인공". Naver.
  31. 1 2 "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
  32. 1 2 "Gaon Album Ranking Monthly (7/2015)" (in Korean). Gaon.
  33. ↑ "Elsie Enjoying Huge Popularity in China". Soompi.
  34. ↑ "V Chart".
  35. ↑ "Eunjung (ELSIE) releases Chinese MV version of 'I'm Good' + ranks 2nd on Chinese MV site". Allkpop.
  36. ↑ "V Chart".
  37. ↑ "Eunjung to be the first Korean female idol to star in a Thai movie; filming begins Nov 1st". Tiaradiadem.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  38. ↑ 기사입력2016.09.25 오전 11:41 (2016-09-25). "[단독] 티아라 은정, 영화 ‘악의꽃’ 통해 배우로 돌아온다 :: 네이버 TV연예". Entertain.naver.com (in (in Korean)). Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  39. ↑ "Eunjung to make a big screen return with thriller film, Flowers of Evil | Diadem". Tiaradiadem.com. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  40. ↑ "[단독]티아라 은정, MBC '별별 며느리' 주인공 :: 네이버 TV연예". Entertain.naver.com (in (in Korean)). 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  41. ↑ "기획의도 - 별별 며느리". Imbc.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  42. ↑ "T-ara EunJung and HyoMin at the PressCon of 'Master of Driving Straight'". www.t-araworld.net. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  43. ↑ "한영, 최여진·은정과 골프 인증샷 공개 "추억 모두 담아 왔습니다"". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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