Tae Jin-ah 태진아 |
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Background information | |
Birth name | 조방헌 (Jo Bang-hun) |
Born | April 5, 1953 |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Trot |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1973 - present |
Labels | Jin-ah Entertainment Teichiku (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 |
Tae Jin-ah (Hangul: 태진아; born on April 5, 1953) is the stage name of South Korean veteran trot singer Jo Bang-hun (Cho Bang-hun). He is the father of singer Eru (Cho Song-hyon).
In addition to his singing activities, he also hosts a radio program on KBS Happy FM Radio called 태진아의 쇼쇼쇼 (Tae Jin Ah Show Show Show).
He is also the founder of the group of companies that includes Jin-ah Entertainment (진아기획 jin-ah gihoek, his agency); Eru Entertainment (이루기획 ireu gihoek, Eru's agency); and YMC Entertainment (YMC엔터테인먼트 YMC enteoteinmeonteu, the record label of Ailee, Mighty Mouth, Wheesung, and Jessi which is currently led by his elder son Cho Yu-myung).