Yangpa | |
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![]() Yangpa in 2016. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Lee Eun-jin |
Born | South Korea | March 17, 1979
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | RBW |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이은진 |
Hanja | 李銀瑨 |
Revised Romanization | I Eun-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | I Ŭnchin |
Lee Eun-jin (Korean: 이은진; born March 17, 1979),[1] better known by her stage name Yangpa (Korean: 양파, lit. Onion), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 1996 with the hit single "Novice's Love."[2]
Yangpa debuted in 1996 with the album Novice's Love, which was the most successful album of her career. Her second album, I Want to Know, was moderately successful, as was her third album, Addio.
Although active at the beginning of the decade, Yangpa began to experience health issues, causing her to go on hiatus. She released an album in 2007 titled The Windows of My Soul and collaborated with the singer Miho,[3] but her activities were short lived and she once again went on a break.
In early 2011, it was announced that Yangpa had signed onto Core Contents Media and would be making her comeback after her four-year absence. Her EP Elegy Nouveau, which contained the self-composed tracks "Bon Appetit" and "그때 그 사람", was released on March 28, 2011.[4] After the concept photos for the album were released, controversy aroused over whether or not the singer had gotten cosmetic surgery. Her agency initially denied the claims, but Yangpa stated in a later interview that she had had some work done.[5]
Yangpa released the song "Sarangeun da Geureongeoraeyo" (Korean: 사랑은 다 그런거래요, "Love Is All the Same") featuring Davichi's Lee Haeri and F-ve Dolls member Han Na-Yeon (HANNA) on April 4, 2012, and announced that she would be releasing a new album titled Together.[6] Shortly after the song's release, an alternative version of the song titled "Ibyeoreun da Geureongeoraeyo" (Korean: 이별은 다 그런거래요, "Parting Is All the Same") featuring Speed's Shin Jong Kook was released.[7]
On October 22, 2016, Yangpa participated in Immortal Song 2 and won that broadcast with 435 points.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [8] | |||
Novice's Love (애송이의 사랑) |
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I Want to Know (알고 싶어요) |
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Addio |
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1 |
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Perfume |
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7 |
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The Windows of My Soul |
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23 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [8] | |||
A Letter From Berkeley |
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9 |
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The Best Album |
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17 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [15] | |||
Elegy Nouveau |
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9 |
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Together |
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11 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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KOR [18] | |||
"Secret" (비밀은 어디에 있나요) with Miho |
2008 | No data | Secret |
"Hurt" (아파 아이야) | 2011 | 4 | Elegy Nouveau |
"Love Is All The Same" (사랑은 다 그런거래요) with Davichi & Hanna |
2012 | 8 | Together |
"Parting Is All The Same" (이별은 다 그런거래요) with Shin Jong-kook |
36 | ||
"I Know" (알아요)
with Lee Bo-ram & Park So-yeon |
12 | ||
"Glory Of Love" (선물) | 2013 | 48 | A Tribute To the Hitman, David Foster |
"Come to Me" (나에게 온다) with Yoon Jong-shin |
79 | Monthly Project June 2013 | |
"L.O.V.E" | 2014 | 18 | Non-album single |
"Hail to the Brightness" | 2015 | — | I Am Melody 3 |
"Trembling" (끌림) | 2017 | — | Non-album single |
"From June to January" (6월부터 1월까지) with 015B |
2018 | — | The Legacy 03 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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KOR [18] | |||
"If I Leave (Clean & White)" | 2001 | No data | Empress Myeongseong OST |
"A Bittersweet Life III" | 2005 | A Bittersweet Life OST | |
"Ghost" (령혼) | 2009 | Soul OST | |
"Can You Hear Me?" | 2010 | 26 | Tears of Heaven OST |
"I'll Remember" (기억할게요) | 2011 | 50 | Deep Rooted Tree OST |
"Love...What To Do?" (사랑...어떡하나요) | 2012 | 13 | A Gentleman's Dignity OST |
"Beyond the Clouds" (태양은 가득히) | 2014 | 49 | Beyond the Clouds OST |
"I'll Be There" | 2015 | — | Aima OST |
"Aurora" (오로라) | 2017 | — | Man to Man OST |
"A Memory In My Heart" (마음의 기록) | 2020 | Find Me in Your Memory OST | |
"The Most Ordinary Day" (보통의 꿈) | Private Lives OST | ||
"A Dazzling Season" (눈부신 계절) | 2022 | The Glory OST |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Yangpa's Music Garden | New DJ of the Year Award | Won | [19][20] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1999 | "아디오"[21] | Best Female Artist | Nominated |
2001 | "Special Night"[22] | Nominated | |
2007 | "Love... What Is It?"[22][23] | Nominated | |
Best Ballad Performance | Won | ||
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
— | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
The Windows of My Soul | Album of the Year | Nominated |