Tae Jin-ah

In this Korean name, the family name is Tae.

Jo Bang-heon (Hangul: 조방헌; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah (Korean: 태진아), is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer.^[2] 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."^[3] Since 2002, he has hosted a radio program on KBS Radio 2 called the Tae Jin Ah Show Show Show.^[4][5] He often appears on the KBS 1TV 'Golden Oldies(Korean: 가요무대)'.^[6]

Tae Jin-ah
Tae in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Jo Bang-heon
Born	(1953-02-16) February 16, 1953 (age 71) Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea[1]
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Trot, Dance-pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Jin-ah Entertainment Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan)

Stage name
Hangul	태진아
Hanja	太進兒
Revised Romanization	Tae Jin-a
McCune–Reischauer	T'ae China
Birth name
Hangul	조방헌
Hanja	曺芳憲
Revised Romanization	Jo Bang-heon
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Panghŏn

Personal life

Tae has two sons.

• Eru (birth name Jo Sung-hyun), K-pop singer-songwriter^[7]
• Jo Yoo-myeong, founder of YMC Entertainment and CEO of Swing Entertainment^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2000	Taga King (타가킹)	cameo	[9]
2006	Hotel M: Gangster's Last Draw (마강호텔)

Awards

Golden Disc Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1989	Main Prize	"Ok Kyung-yi" (옥경이)	Won	[10]
1990		"Woman Who Doesn't Even Look at a Mirror" (거울도 안 보는 여자)	Won
1995		"Love Is Gone" (가버린 사랑)	Won
1998		"Lover" (애인)	Won
1999	Achievement Award	—	Won
2000	Main Prize	"Not Everyone Can Fall in Love" (사랑은 아무나 하나)	Won
2001	Trot Award	"Good For You" (잘났어 정말)	Won
2002		"Love Is Not A Joke" (사랑은 장난이 아니야)	Won
2003		"Fool" (바보)	Won
2004		"Companion" (동반자)	Won

Seoul Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1991	Grand Prize	Woman Who Doesn't Even Look at a Mirror (거울도 안보는 여자)	Won	[11]
	Main Prize	—	Won
2000		—	Won
2001		—	Won
2016	Trot Award	—	Won

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2000	Judges' Choice Award	"Not Everyone Can Fall in Love" (사랑은 아무나 하나)	Won	[12]
2010	Adult Music Award	—	Won	[2]

Ambassadorship

• Daesong (DS) SLK Group Ambassador (2021)^[13]

References

1. "가수 태진아씨 보은군 홍보대사". Naver News (in Korean). August 13, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
2. "태진아" [Tae Jin-ah]. Daum 100 (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.^{[dead link]}
3. "태진아 소개" [Tae Jin-ah Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
4. Lee, Gyeong-ran (December 28, 2003). "트로트 황제 태진아, 최고 DJ되다". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
5. "태진아 쇼쇼쇼" [Tae Jin-ah Show Show Show]. KBS (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
6. "'가요무대', 가수 송대관-하춘화-태진아-삼총사-정정아 등 출연". 엑스포츠뉴스 (in Korean). July 27, 2020.
7. Park, Si-soo (February 25, 2014). "Eru, Tae Jin-ah to represent Indonesian Embassy". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
8. Lee, Hee-joo (June 27, 2017). "워너원 공식 팬카페에 태진아 사진만 등장하는 이유". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
9. "태진아 (Tae Jin-ah)". Korean Movie Database (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
10. "Previous Winners". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
11. "Past Winners". Seoul Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
12. "Winners from Past Years: 2000". Mnet Asian Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
13. Hwang Hye-jin (November 17, 2021). "태진아, 대송(DS) SLK그룹 홍보대사 임명 "K문화 발전에 기여" [Jinah Tae, Daesong (DS) appointed as SLK group ambassador “Contribute to the development of K culture] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Naver.