Joo Hyun Mi (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The ...

: 주현미, born September 27, 1961) also known as Choo Hyun-mi, Ju Hyun-mi, Zhou Xuanmei or Chow Shiuan-mei, is a South Korean legendary singer, who is one of the nation's most successful

trot The trot is a ten-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat. It has a wide variation in possible speeds, but averages about . A very slow trot is someti ...

singers. She debuted in 1984, but her big break came in 1985 when she released the song, "Rainy Yeongdong Bridge." Joo Hyun Mi has released more than 40 albums during her career. She often appears on the KBS 1TV ' Golden Oldies( ko, 가요무대)'.

Early life

Joo Hyun Mi was born in 1961 to Korean-Chinese parents from Shandong in

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial offic ...

, South Korea. She attended Seoul Chinese Primary School and studied pharmaceuticals at

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and ...

. While in university, she received an award for competing in the MBC Riverside Song Festival. Upon graduating, she worked as a pharmacist.

Career

Joo debuted in 1984 with the trot medley album ''Couple's Party''. The album established her reputation as a singer and sold 1 million copies. The following year, in 1985, she released the single, "The Rainy Yeongdonggyo Bridge," which became one of her most popular songs. Her second album, ''Joo Hyun Mi 2,'' won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 1988

Golden Disc Awards The Golden Disc Awards (, formerly spelled the Golden Disk Awards before 2015) is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honors achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose to promo ...

Personal life

Joo is married to singer and guitarist Im Dongsin (

: 임동신), who performed on Cho Yong Pil's album ''Cho Yong Pil and the Great Birth.'' They have two children.

Filmography

Television shows

Awards

Golden Disc Awards

Other awards

State honors

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Official YouTube Channel
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