Park Jung-ah (; also spelled as Park Jeong-ah, Park JungA; February 24, 1981) is a South Korean entertainer.

Career

2000-present: Career beginnings, breakthrough success and Jewelry

Park graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in Applied Musicology and is also able to play the piano. First debuting as a member of the

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Jewelry Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western ...

in 2001, she became the group leader. In 2003, she debuted as an actress and has since appeared in a handful of movies and dramas. Since Jewelry went on hiatus, Park took the opportunity to debut as a solo singer. Her first solo album ''Yeah'' was released in the fall of 2006, showing an edgier side that Jewelry single "Superstar" hinted at. The title song Produced and Co-Written by Hit American Producers Ian (iRok) Scott and Mark (MJ) Jackson A.K.A. MJ&iRoK was her first single, and it allowed Park to become more of a rock singer. The album also featured production from #1 Billboard Producer, Eddie Galan of Mach 1 Music. To move away from the manufactured pop image she developed in Jewelry, she has performed this single live at every performance, and it has subsequently made the song a strong chart hit. From November 2006 to 2009, she had been hosting her own radio show, ''On a Starry Night''. In 2013, Jung-ah left Star Empire and entered a new contract with ''WM Company''. Their new partnership was announced on May 10, 2013. In June 2014, Park released ''Because of You'' which is part of South Korean drama

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's OST. On December 15, 2015

Jellyfish Entertainment Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea. Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery and formerly gug ...

released their '' Jelly Christmas 2015 – 4랑'' single album featuring the song, "Love In The Air" (). The announced participating the Jellyfish artists were Park Jung-ah,

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VIXX VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...

, and former ''

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'' contestant

Park Yoon-ha Park Yun-ha (Hangul: 박윤하, (also known as Park Yoon-ha) (born April 17, 1999) is a South Korean singer signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is known for reaching the TOP 6 in the fourth season of the South Korean reality television c ...

. The single placed at 14 on the digital

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. Park participated in

's winter project, '' Jelly Christmas 2016'', with her label mates

Gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP '' Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group ...

, Kim Gyu-sun, Kim Ye-won and

Jiyul Jiyul (born 1957) is a South Korean Buddhist nun belonging to the Jogye Order, the largest in Korean Buddhism. She garnered national and international attention for her environmental activism, which has included dramatic and controversial metho ...

. The title track, "Falling" () was released digitally on December 13, 2016.

Personal life

Park was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and received surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in May 2013. On May 15, 2016 Park married pro-golfer Jeon Sang-woo and gave birth to a daughter in March, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Yeah'' (released on August 25, 2006)

Collaborations

Show hosting

Television show

Radio show

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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