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Yangpa

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Yangpa
Yangpa in 2016.
Yangpa in 2016.
Background information
Birth nameLee Eun-jin
Born (1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 (age 45)
South Korea
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active1996–present
LabelsRBW
Korean name
Hangul
이은진
Hanja
李銀瑨
Revised RomanizationI Eun-jin
McCune–ReischauerI Ŭnchin

Lee Eun-jin (Korean: 이은진; born March 17, 1979),[1] better known by her stage name Yangpa (Korean: 양파, lit. Onion), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 1996 with the hit single "Novice's Love."[2]

History

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1990s

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Yangpa debuted in 1996 with the album Novice's Love, which was the most successful album of her career. Her second album, I Want to Know, was moderately successful, as was her third album, Addio.

2000s

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Although active at the beginning of the decade, Yangpa began to experience health issues, causing her to go on hiatus. She released an album in 2007 titled The Windows of My Soul and collaborated with the singer Miho,[3] but her activities were short lived and she once again went on a break.

2010s

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In early 2011, it was announced that Yangpa had signed onto Core Contents Media and would be making her comeback after her four-year absence. Her EP Elegy Nouveau, which contained the self-composed tracks "Bon Appetit" and "그때 그 사람", was released on March 28, 2011.[4] After the concept photos for the album were released, controversy aroused over whether or not the singer had gotten cosmetic surgery. Her agency initially denied the claims, but Yangpa stated in a later interview that she had had some work done.[5]

Yangpa released the song "Sarangeun da Geureongeoraeyo" (Korean: 사랑은 다 그런거래요, "Love Is All the Same") featuring Davichi's Lee Haeri and F-ve Dolls member Han Na-Yeon (HANNA) on April 4, 2012, and announced that she would be releasing a new album titled Together.[6] Shortly after the song's release, an alternative version of the song titled "Ibyeoreun da Geureongeoraeyo" (Korean: 이별은 다 그런거래요, "Parting Is All the Same") featuring Speed's Shin Jong Kook was released.[7]

On October 22, 2016, Yangpa participated in Immortal Song 2 and won that broadcast with 435 points.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[8]
Novice's Love (애송이의 사랑)
  • Released: November 1, 1996
  • Label: Shinchon Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
Track listing
  1. 애송이의 사랑
  2. 비타민
  3. Forever With You (천사의 시)
  4. Don't U Want Me
  5. 괜찮아
  6. 뱀파이어
  7. Internet Girl (야후)
  8. Heart Beat Away (애송이의 사랑)
 No data
  • KOR: 820,000[9]
I Want to Know (알고 싶어요)
  • Released: January 1, 1998
  • Label: Shinchon Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
Track listing
  1. Intro
  2. Sweet 19 Funky (Blue Birthday)
  3. 알고 싶어요!
  4. 소유
  5. Neverland
  6. 믿지 못할 세계
  7. Stay With Me
  8. That's Ok!
  9. 다시 우리 (feat. Kim Jo-han)
  10. 소녀가... 소년에게...
  11. Overlap
  • KOR: 320,000[9]
Addio
  • Released: June 26, 1999
  • Label: Yangpa Production
  • Format: CD, cassette
Track listing
  1. 그녀안의 나
  2. 오늘만
  3. Addio
  4. 愛易不非
  5. 나쁜혈통
  6. 평온
  7. 지구에서 보낸 한 철
  8. 머뭇머
  9. 그대 아니었다면 (duet with Lee Seung-Hwan)
  10. 나비의 비행
  11. 요술공주
  12. Missing You
 1
Perfume
  • Released: March 15, 2001
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
Track listing
  1. 고백
  2. Special Night
  3. 그대 없는 나
  4. Daydreamer
  5. Deepest in Your Heart
  6. Drive
  7. My Song
  8. One Fine Day
  9. 님
  10. 피안화
  11. 본능
  12. 불언
 7
The Windows of My Soul
  • Released: June 25, 2007
  • Label: Phantom Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
Track listing
  1. Marry Me
  2. 나 때문에
  3. 사랑..그게 뭔데
  4. 한사람
  5. 그대를 알고
  6. Love Letter
  7. La vie en rose
  8. 울지 않는 법
  9. 기억해
  10. 잃어버린 시간을 찾아서
  11. 그녀를 버려요
  12. 친절하네요
 23

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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A Letter From Berkeley
  • Released: December 28, 1999
  • Label: Yanga Production
  • Format: CD, cassette
Track listing
  1. 다 알아요
  2. 애송이의 사랑
  3. Forever With You
  4. 알고 싶어요
  5. 소유
  6. Addio
  7. 그녀안의 나
  8. 괜찮아
  9. Stay With Me
  10. 소녀가 소년에게
  11. 애이불비
  12. 그대 아니었다면 (with Lee Seung-Hwan)
  13. 너를 지켜줄께 (with Lee Ji-hoon)
  14. 미로
  15. Missing You
  16. Heart Beat Away
  17. 애송이의 사랑 (Inst.)
  18. 알고 싶어요 (Inst.)
  19. Addio (Inst.)
 9
The Best Album
  • Released: November 13, 2003
  • Label: Yanga Production
  • Format: CD, cassette
Track listing
  1. 그대 없는 나
  2. 소유
  3. Daydreamer
  4. Special Night
  5. My Song
  6. 나 가거든
  7. 피안화
  8. Addio
  9. 다 알아요
  10. 그녀안의 나
  11. 알고 싶어요
  12. 애이불비
  13. 믿지 못할 세계
  14. 어쩔 수 없는 (feat. Kim Jo Han)
  15. 애송이의 사랑
  16. Addio (Inst.)
  17. 다 알아요 (Inst.)
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Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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Elegy Nouveau
Track listing
  1. 너라면 좋겠어
  2. 아파 아이야
  3. 그때 그 사람
  4. 본 아뻬띠 (Bon Appetit – 맛있게 드세요) (feat. Yoon Doo-joon)
  5. 친구야
  6. 너라면 좋겠어 (Inst.)
  7. 아파 아이야 (Inst.)
  8. 그 때 그 사람 (Inst.)
  9. 본 아뻬띠 (Bon Appetit – 맛있게 드세요) (Inst.)
  10. 친구야 (Inst.)
 9
Together
  • Released: May 9, 2012
  • Label: Core Contents Media
  • Format: CD, Digital download
Track listing
  1. 알아요
  2. 사랑은 다 그런거래요
  3. 이별은 다 그런거래요
  4. My Love
  5. Wonderful Girl
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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
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"Secret" (비밀은 어디에 있나요)
with Miho 		2008 No data Secret
"Hurt" (아파 아이야) 2011 4 Elegy Nouveau
"Love Is All The Same" (사랑은 다 그런거래요)
with Davichi & Hanna 		2012 8 Together
"Parting Is All The Same" (이별은 다 그런거래요)
with Shin Jong-kook 		36
"I Know" (알아요)

with Lee Bo-ram & Park So-yeon

12
"Glory Of Love" (선물) 2013 48 A Tribute To the Hitman,
David Foster
"Come to Me" (나에게 온다)
with Yoon Jong-shin 		79 Monthly Project June 2013
"L.O.V.E" 2014 18 Non-album single
"Hail to the Brightness" 2015 — I Am Melody 3
"Trembling" (끌림) 2017 — Non-album single
"From June to January" (6월부터 1월까지)
with 015B 		2018 — The Legacy 03

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
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"If I Leave (Clean & White)" 2001 No data Empress Myeongseong OST
"A Bittersweet Life III" 2005 A Bittersweet Life OST
"Ghost" (령혼) 2009 Soul OST
"Can You Hear Me?" 2010 26 Tears of Heaven OST
"I'll Remember" (기억할게요) 2011 50 Deep Rooted Tree OST
"Love...What To Do?" (사랑...어떡하나요) 2012 13 A Gentleman's Dignity OST
"Beyond the Clouds" (태양은 가득히) 2014 49 Beyond the Clouds OST
"I'll Be There" 2015 — Aima OST
"Aurora" (오로라) 2017 — Man to Man OST
"A Memory In My Heart" (마음의 기록) 2020 Find Me in Your Memory OST
"The Most Ordinary Day" (보통의 꿈) Private Lives OST
"A Dazzling Season" (눈부신 계절) 2022 The Glory OST

Awards

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KBS Entertainment Awards

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Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Yangpa's Music Garden [ko] New DJ of the Year Award Won [19][20]

Mnet Asian Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 "아디오"[21] Best Female Artist Nominated
2001 "Special Night"[22] Nominated
2007 "Love... What Is It?"[22][23] Nominated
Best Ballad Performance Won
Artist of the Year Nominated
— Song of the Year Nominated
The Windows of My Soul Album of the Year Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "양파". Daum Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Hong, Dam-young (January 9, 2018). "[Herald Interview] Out of dark tunnel, Yangpa sings to send message of 'comfort'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  3. ^ 비밀 : 네이버 뮤직 (in Korean). Music.naver.com. n.d. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Singer Yangpa to make a comeback after 4 years". allkpop.com. March 22, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "[UPDATE] Yangpa denies plastic surgery rumors?". allkpop.com. March 29, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Yangpa releases MV for 'Love is All the Same', featuring Davichi's Haeri and HANNA". allkpop.com. April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "Yangpa releases MV for 'Parting Is All The Same', featuring Speed's Shin Jong Kook". allkpop.com. April 23, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "가수 양파 근황 공개…99년 돌연 미국행 결정한 이유는? '충격'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). January 13, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "September 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "May 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "June 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "April 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "November 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  16. ^ "2011년 04월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  17. ^ "2012년 05월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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  19. ^ "[KBS연예대상] 이영자, KBS 첫 여성 연예대상…새 역사 썼다 (종합)". mydaily.co.kr. December 23, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  20. ^ "[종합] '2018 KBS 연예대상' 이영자 데뷔 27년만에 첫 대상 "웃기고 뭉클" (수상소감)". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). December 23, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  21. ^ "1999 Video Music Award part 1" Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  22. ^ a b "2001 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  23. ^ "2007 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.