Lee Jung-hyun

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Lee Jung-hyun
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Lee Jung-hyun in 2018
Born
Lee Jung-hyun

(1980-02-07) February 7, 1980 (age 44)
Other names
  • Ava
  • Hyony
Alma mater Chung-ang University [1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1996present
Spouse
Park Yoo-jung
(m. 2019)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels Banana Culture
Website withava.kr
Korean name
Hangul
이정현
Hanja
Revised Romanization I Jeong-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Yi Chŏnghyŏn

Lee Jung-hyun (born February 7, 1980), also known by her occasional stage name Ava, is a South Korean singer and actress. She was first recognized for her acting abilities with award-winning role in her first film and has been solidified as one of the top international acts from South Korea with her illustrious singing career. She has been known as "the Techno Queen" as she introduced the techno music genre to Korea.[ citation needed ] Lee is also known as "The Queen of Transformation" [2] [3] due to her changing new look for different songs. She is known as one of the first artists who introduced Korean Wave (Hallyu) to China and caused a sensation. [4] [5]

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Career

As actress

Lee Jung-hyun made her acting debut at the age of 16 in A Petal in 1996, which won her 'Best New Actress' at the 34th Grand Bell Awards, 17th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 16th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. The film tells the story of a girl who experienced the Gwangju uprising at the age of 15, and its effect on her life in later years. Since 1996, Lee has had numerous acting roles with projects in South Korea, Japan and China. [6] [7]

In 2010, Lee regained her acting strides with the Chinese series Confucius, playing the role of Nanzi. In 2011, Lee portrayed a shaman in Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong's award-winning fantasy short film Night Fishing , which was shot entirely on an iPhone. [8] [9] Night Fishing won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2012, Lee portrayed a single mother in the coming-of-age film Juvenile Offender , [10] which won Best Feature at the Tokyo International Film Festival. She was next cast in the 2014 period blockbuster The Admiral: Roaring Currents , as the sole female character in the main cast. Lee returned to television in the SBS' drama The Family is Coming . [11]

In 2015, Lee starred in black comedy film Alice in Earnestland , which won her 'Best Actress' at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards & 3rd Wildflower Film Awards. [12] Lee then starred in the bowling film Split in 2016, [13] and war film The Battleship Island in 2017. [14] [15] [16] In 2019, Lee is scheduled to star in the romantic comedy film Shall We Do It Again. [17]

In 2020, Lee starred in the zombie film Peninsula . [18] The following year, she appeared in Park Chan-wook's mystery film Decision to Leave .

As singer

After debuting with an award-winning acting performance, Lee etched her singing career by introducing techno genre to the K-Pop scene and her ever-reinventing styles for each and every song. Lee assumes a unique persona for each release, such as a mermaid, Barbie doll, tribal queen, soldier, Korean folk dancer, belly dancer, or princess of the sea. She has garnered many nicknames over the years, including Techno Queen of Korea, Queen of Performance Art, Ms. Charisma, Little Giant, and Queen of Change. [19] [20]

Before releasing her first solo music she featured as a guest vocalist on the Jo PD single "Fever", also appearing in the music video. She also appeared in the music video for Goofy's "The Rule of the Game". [21]

Her early work is techno-style dance music. Her first single, Wa (와, "Come") topped the Korean charts for three weeks, while her second, Bakkweo (바꿔, "Change") won awards for Best Song and Most Broadcast Song. These two songs were covered by artists throughout Asia and Europe. Many of her earlier songs are sung in an angry mood, from the perspective of a rejected lover. These two singles firmly established Lee as one of the top Korean singers who successfully gained popularity throughout Asia with her strong colorful performances.

Ahead of the 2002 general elections, the singer was asked by political parties if they could use "Change" in their campaigns, to which she declined.

Lee released Japanese versions of her early hits Wa and Heaven in December 2004. The single ranked #26 on Oricon chart in Week 3 of January 2005. Heaven was a theme song for the Korean drama Beautiful Days . The drama became widely popular in Japan. On December 31, 2004, Lee was invited to perform Heaven and Wa-come on- and participate at the 55th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen , an annual New Year's Eve live music show. In 2006, she released her first Japanese album, This is Hyony .

Lee was the first foreigner to participate in singing the Beijing Olympic 2008 Theme Song. [22] In 2008, she released her first Mandarin album with title single "Love Me".

With her fifth album, Passion, she switched to a Latin-influenced sound, complete with Spanish Guitar and flamenco-style tap dance.

In May 2009, she released her first Korean mini album Avaholic, featuring a trio of songs, "Crazy," "Vogue It Girl" and "Miro". [23] The music video "Crazy" was choreographed by Brian Friedman. [24] In September 2009, she was invited to open at Lady Gaga's The Fame Ball Tour in Club Answer, Seoul, South Korea. In December 2009, Lee sung her first ballad for the soundtrack of the Korean TV drama Iris . The song, "How Can I Hold Back Tears," takes her to the ballad genre for the first time in her over 10-year singing career.

In 2010, her seventh album was released on May 11, 2010 with the title song, "Suspicious Man." In this title single's music video, Lee once again showed her dynamic performance range by introducing a vengeful assassin with a short blonde do. The seventh album was entitled, "007th."

In 2013, she released her single entitled "V", featuring Jin Goo in a music video directed by Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong, with whom she'd previously worked on Night Fishing . [25] [26] [27]

Cultural ambassador

In August 2007, singer-actress Lee was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. [28]

On June 22, 2012, Lee was appointed as an honorary ambassador for the Korea-China Cultural Industry Conference, called CICON. [29] [30]

Personal life

Lee married orthopedic doctor Park Yoo-jung in a private ceremony in 2019. [31] [32] During her appearance on Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant , her husband, whose face was censored due to privacy concerns, was dubbed as "Baby". His face was eventually revealed on her re-appearance on the show in 2023. [33]

On December 7, 2021, Lee announced that she is pregnant on her YouTube channel. [34]

On April 23, 2022, Lee's agency confirmed that Lee gave birth to her first daughter, Park Seo-ah on April 20, 2022. [35]

In music arcade games

Lee's music has been featured in rhythm games. "Wa" and "Bakkwo" were included in the Korean dance games "Let's Dance" and "TechnoMotion". These songs were also featured in the Korean releases of Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix , as well as the Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix games. Also, "Nuh" (Trance Mix) was featured in EZ2Dancer.

Her song "Come On!" is featured in the Pump It Up NX Absolute dance machine, both a short Chinese version and the full song version appearing in it.

Currently, "I'll Give", "Going Crazy" and other songs are featured on Audition, an online dance-rhythm game. [36]

Discography

Korean

Japanese

Chinese

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1996 A Petal 꽃잎Girl
1997Maria and the Inn마리아와 여인숙18-year-old Maria Guest appearance
1999Scent of Love침향Im Sun-hee
2000Harpy하피Song Soo-yeon
2011 Night Fishing 파란만장Female shaman
2012 Juvenile Offender 범죄소년Jang Hyo-seung
2014 The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량Mrs. Jung
2015 Alice in Earnestland 성실한 나라의 앨리스Jung Soo-nam
2016 Split 스플릿Joo Hee-jin
2017 The Battleship Island 군함도Oh Mal-nyeon
The Running Actress 여배우는 오늘도HerselfCameo appearance
2019Shall We Do It Again두번할까요Park Seon-young
The Night of the Undead죽지않는 인간들의 밤So-hee
2020 Peninsula 반도Min-jeong
2022 Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심Jung-an [37]
Limit 리미트So-eun [38]

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1996Open Your Heart가슴을 열어라Yoo Seo-young
Seven Spoons일곱개의 숟가락Jo Jung-hye
1998Legendary Ambition야망의 전설Lee Jung-hee
One Day Suddenly어느날 갑자기Eun-mi
2001 Beautiful Days 아름다운 날들Kim Se-na
2003Beautiful Heart美麗心靈Cheng Hui Chinese series
2006Rondo輪舞曲Choi Yoon-hee Japanese series
2008 The Great King, Sejong 대왕 세종Yi-seon (later Sinbin Kim)
2010Confucius孔子NanziChinese series
2015 The Family Is Coming 떴다! 패밀리Na Joon-hee (Susan Johnson)
2024 Parasyte: The Grey 기생수: 더 그레이Choi Jun-kyung Netflix series [39]

Television show

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019–2020 Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant Cast MemberEpisode 8–29 [40]

Video games

Awards and nominations

Acting Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
199617th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress A Petal Won
34th Grand Bell Awards Best ActressNominated
Best New ActressWon
16th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Won
1997 Cine 21 AwardsWon
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Juvenile Offender Nominated
56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best ActressNominated
2014 23rd Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Admiral: Roaring Currents Nominated
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (Film) Nominated
23rd SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special The Family Is Coming Nominated
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards [41] Best Leading Actress Alice in Earnestland Won
35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best ActressNominated
201611th Max Movie AwardsNominated
7th KOFRA Film AwardsNominated
3rd Wildflower Film Awards [42] Won
21st Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated
25th Buil Film Awards Nominated
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Nominated
201725th Korea Culture & Entertainment AwardsBest Actress The Battleship Island Won
6th Korea Film Actors Association Awards [43] Top Star AwardWon
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
1st The Seoul Awards Best Supporting ActressWon
201823rd Chunsa Film Art Awards [44] Nominated
20th Asian Film Critics Association AwardsNominated
2022 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards [45] Best Supporting Actress Decision to Leave Nominated

Music awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
19998th Seoul Music Awards Best New Artist"Come"Won
14th Golden Disk Awards Won
KMTV Music AwardsWon
KBS Song Festival Won
MBC Top 10 Artists Awards Won
Top 10 AwardsWon
SBS Music Awards New Solo ArtistWon
1999 Mnet Asian Music Awards [46] Best New Solo Artist Won
Best Dance Performance Won
20009th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Prize)"You" & "Peace"Won
15th Golden Disk Awards Won
KBS Song Festival Won
SBS Music Awards Top 10 AwardsWon
KMTV Music AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Won
Music Video of the Year"Peace"Nominated
2000 Mnet Asian Music Awards [47] [48] Best New Solo Artist Nominated
Korea Best Dresser AwardsBest Dressed Female Singer
Herself
Won
200110th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Prize)"Going Crazy" & "Half"Won
KBS Song Festival Won
16th Golden Disk Awards Best Female Solo ArtistNominated
SBS Music Awards Top 10 AwardsWon
KMTV Music AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Won
200210th Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsNew Generation Artist"Half"Won
2002 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance Nominated
17th Golden Disk Awards Popularity Award
Herself
Won
KMTV Music Awards [49] Artist of the Year (Main Prize)"Ari Ari"Nominated
KBS Song Festival Bonsang (Main Prize)Won
SBS Music Awards Won
200312th Seoul Music Awards "Summer Dance"Nominated
SBS Music Awards Nominated
KBS Song Festival Artist of the Year (Main Prize)Won
2003 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance Nominated
200513th Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsHallyu All Star AwardHerselfWon
2006China Fashion AwardsKorean Artist of the YearWon
20126th Huading Awards Best International ArtistWon
2013 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Red Carpet Special PrizeWon
2015Korea Culture and Tourism Industry AwardsHallyu Star AwardWon

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