Seo Ji-young (born June 2, 1981) is a South Korean former singer. She was formerly a member of pop group
Sharp
Sharp or SHARP may refer to:
Acronyms
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* Self Help Addiction Recovery Program, a charitable organisation founded in 19 ...
. The group released six albums before their breakup in 2002, attributed to the feud between Seo and fellow female member
Lee Ji-hye
Lee Ji-hye (born January 11, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was a member of the pop group Sharp. The group released six albums before their breakup in 2002, attributed to the feud between Lee and fellow female member Seo Ji-yo ...
.
She is daughter of Seo Seung-hwan and his wife Hong Seung-hee. Her father is the 19th president of
Yonsei University
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, and
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport during President
Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges.
Park was the fi ...
's administration (2013-17). Her paternal grandfather, from the large Seo family of Dalseong, was Seo Jeon-chul (1924-2010),
20th Minister of National Defense of South Korea, and president of the
Korea Baseball Association
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.
Sharp was a group that was created by member Seo Jiyoung's influential family, who at the time was one of the wealthiest in the industry.
As a solo artist, she has released two albums, with her last one released in January 2007. Her singles include "Stay in Me" and "Hey Boy".
Seo is married to financier Kim Kyung-gu, who is five years her senior. More than one thousand guests attended their wedding on November 10, 2011 at the
Shilla Hotel
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History
Hotel Shilla started operations in March 1979 at ...
in Seoul, South Korea.
Sharp albums
* ''the sharp'' (1998)
* ''the sharp +2'' (1999)
* ''The Four Letter Word Love'' (2000)
* ''4ever Feel So Good'' (2001)
* ''Flat Album'' (2001)
* ''StYlE'' (2002)
Solo albums
* ''Listen to My Heart'' (2005)
* ''Different This Time'' (2007)
Music video
* "Stay in Me"
* "Hey Boy"
* "Fatigued"
TV appearance
* X-man (SBS)
* Real Romance: Love Letter (SBS)
* Sorry I Love You (KBS, 2004)
References
External links
SEOJIYOUNG.net
1981 births
K-pop singers
South Korean female idols
Living people
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean television actresses
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers
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