Tae Jin-ah

Tae Jin-ah
Tae in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJo Bang-heon
Born (1953-02-16) February 16, 1953
Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
OriginSouth Korea
GenresTrot, Dance-pop
OccupationSinger
Years active1973–present
LabelsJin-ah Entertainment
Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan)
Tae Jin-ah
Hangul
조방헌
Hanja
曺芳憲
RRJo Bangheon
MRCho Panghŏn
Stage name
Hangul
태진아
Hanja
太進兒
RRTae Jina
MRT'ae China

Jo Bang-heon (Korean: 조방헌; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah (태진아), is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer. He debuted in 1973 with the song, "My Heart Express Train," and rose to fame soon after with the song, "Memory of a Blue Hill." Since 2002, he has hosted a radio program on KBS Radio 2 called the Tae Jin Ah Show Show Show. He often appears on the KBS 1TV 'Golden Oldies(Korean: 가요무대)'.