Tae Jin-ah
Tae Jin-ah | |
|---|---|
Tae in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jo Bang-heon |
| Born | February 16, 1953 Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | Trot, Dance-pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Jin-ah Entertainment Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan) |
| Tae Jin-ah | |
| Hangul | 조방헌 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 曺芳憲 |
| RR | Jo Bangheon |
| MR | Cho Panghŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 태진아 |
| Hanja | 太進兒 |
| RR | Tae Jina |
| MR | T'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)'.