Saori (

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: 張佐緒里,

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: 장은주,

Hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

: 張恩珠), born May 19, 1981, is a third-generation Japanese-born

who gained fame through guest appearances on

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's '' Global Beauties Chat'' (미녀들의 수다).

Career

Saori's work has varied, and she appears on variety shows as well as commercials, mostly in Japan. In Korea, she appeared in MBC reality show ''

We Got Married ''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and i ...

'', where she was paired up with

Jung Hyung Don Jung Hyung-don (; born March 15, 1978) is a South Korean comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles on the variety shows ''Infinite Challenge'' and ''Weekly Idol''. Early life and education Jung was born in Gimcheon in North ...

. However, the couple "divorced" after 8 episodes, Saori left the show while Hyung Don remained behind as a host. Saori became a singer in 2008, releasing her first single ''Happy Virus!'' in May.Saori's New Single
/ref> She quickly gained much popularity.

References

{{reflist 1981 births Living people Kyung Hee Cyber University alumni Zainichi Korean musicians Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese actresses of Korean descent