Na Hoon-a

Choi Hong-gi (Korean: 최홍기; February 11, 1951), known professionally as Na Hoon-a (Korean: 나훈아), is a South Korean trot singer who debuted in 1966.^[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Na.

Na Hoon-a
Born	Choi Hong-gi (1947-02-11) February 11, 1947 (age 77) Busan, South Korea
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1966–present
Musical career
Genres	Trot
Instrument	Vocals
Korean name
Hangul	나훈아
Hanja	羅勳兒
Revised Romanization	Na Huna
McCune–Reischauer	Na Huna
Birth name
Hangul	최홍기
Hanja	崔弘基
Revised Romanization	Choe Honggi
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Honggi

Introduction

Na Hoon-a is often referred to as the "Emperor of Trot" due to his charismatic personality and powerful voice.^[2] He was one of the country's most popular singers of the 1970s, alongside his rival Nam Jin.^[3] Na made international headlines in 2008 when he pulled down his pants on live television to dispel rumors that he had been castrated by a Japanese gangster.^[4][5] He is a legendary trot singer, and often appears on the KBS 1TV Golden Oldies (가요무대).^[6]

Albums

Year	Title
1966	《Long-Distance Road》
1969	《Love Is the Seed of Tears》
1969	《I Want To See You, Dear》
1970	《Jeong Hunhui / Na Hoon-a (omnibus)》
1972	《Na Hoon-a 7th》
1972	《Persimmon Tree Village》
1977	《The Way To Find You / Hold Both Hands》
1981	《'81 Na Hoon-a 1st》
1984	《Youth Confession》
1989	《22nd Anniversary New Song》
1990	《Na Hoon-a 25nd Anniversary New Song》
1992	《92 New Album》
1993	《New Song Album Commemorating the Introduction of 2000 Songs》
1995	《30th Anniversary '1995' New Album》
1999	《Life》
2001	《Like Adam and Eve》(with Bae Jong-ok)
2003	《Feeling Album: None》
2005	《Friend - 40th Anniversary Special Album》
	《New Free Style》
2006	《Bonus - 40th Anniversary New Album》
2017	《Man's Life - Dream Again》
2019	《Friend 2》
2020	《Nine Stories》

Filmography

Television show

Year	Title	Network	Role	Ref.
2022	Virtual Song Top Ten	KBS World	Main Cast	[7]

External links

• Korean Wikipedia

References

1. "나훈아 소개" [Na Hoon-a Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
2. Noh Jin Ho (November 4, 2017). "'사나이 눈물' 부르다 울컥한 나훈아...관객도 눈물". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
3. Ko Dong-hwan (April 28, 2016). "Divorcing singer reappears after 8-year hiatus". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
4. Jack Kim; Lee Jae-won (January 25, 2008). "South Korea holds breath as singer drops trousers". Reuters. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
5. "Korean star ends castration claim". BBC News. January 25, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
6. "'가요무대' 신성, 나훈아 '우정' 열창…묵직한 감동". MK뉴스 (in Korean). October 6, 2020.
7. Jung Ji-hyun (March 23, 2022). "나훈아, '버추얼 가요톱텐' 출연…후배들과 같은 무대 선다 [공식]" [Na Hoon-a To Appear in 'Virtual Song Top Ten'... Standing on the same stage as my juniors [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Naver.