Pearl (singer)

Pearl
Born
Joo Jin

(1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 44)
Suwon, South Korea
Other namesJinju
Occupations
  • Singer
  • professor
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active1997–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
주진
Revised RomanizationJoo Jin
McCune–ReischauerChu Chin

Jinju (Korean: 진주; born 4 July 1980[1]), better known as Pearl, is a South Korean singer.

Career

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On 17 December 1997, Pearl debuted under JYP Entertainment with the album Sunflower.[2]

In 2015, Pearl competed in King of Mask Singer and became the 3rd generation mask king.

To mark her 20th anniversary of her debut, Pearl released her fourth extended play, Sunflower, on December 13, 2017.[3]

Since March 2018, Pearl has been working as a full-time Professor at Jeonghwa Arts University.[4]

In 2020, Pearl participated as a contestant in Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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Sunflower (해바라기) —
Jinju's Soul Music
  • Released: December 17, 1999
  • Label: JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
 31
Love Is...
  • Released: March 6, 2001
  • Label: Starmaker
  • Format: CD, cassette
 28
Chance
  • Released: December 27, 2001
  • Label: Kiss Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
 31

Extended plays

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Title Album details
Jinjoo & Wedding
  • Released: November 22, 2004
  • Label: Follow Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
White
  • Released: January 10, 2008
  • Label: Follow Entertainment
  • Format: CD
Pearlfect
  • Released: January 13, 2009
  • Label: Follow Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
Sunflower
  • Released: December 13, 2017
  • Label: Follow Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

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Title Year Album
"I Will Survive" (난 괜찮아) 1997 Sunflower (1997)
"Everybody"
"Are You Going" (가니) 1999 Jinju's Soul Music
"Gaji mallago" (가지 말라고)
"Love Is..." 2001 Love Is...
"Naega sumswineun iyu" (내가 숨쉬는 이유) Chance
"Gasiri" (가시리) 2006 Non-album single
"Dasi cheoeumeuro" (다시 처음으로) White
"Snow X-Mas" 2008 Non-album single
"Maze" (미로) (feat. Uhm Ji-won and TBNY) 2009 Pearlfect
"Neoui yeojaga aniya" (너의 여자가 아니야) 2010 Non-album singles
"Shout" (소리쳐) 2013
"It Hurts and Hurts" (아프고 아파서) 2014 Hold My Hand OST
"Home" (집으로) 2015 Non-album singles
"What A Friend We Have in Jesus"
"The Road Not Taken" (가지 않은 길) 2017 Sunflower (2017)
"Run to You" (너에게 달려가) 2019 Blessing of the Sea OST

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2012 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend contestant [10]
2015 King of Mask Singer [11]
2020 Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man [5]

References

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  1. ^ "아티스트 채널". Melon.
  2. ^ "진주, 어릴 적 "건반이 너무 갖고 싶었다."". gocj. July 24, 2009.
  3. ^ "'데뷔 20주년' 진주, 기념 앨범 'sunflower'가 갖는 의미". MK News. December 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "진주 (주진, JinJu) 가수". Naver. March 9, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "'슈가맨3' 진주, 시즌3 첫 100불…'난 괜찮아'로 소환" ['Sugar Man 3', Jinju gets first 100 points on season 3...remakes 'I Will Survive']. News 1 (in Korean). February 7, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Music Industry Association of Korea monthly chart positions:
  7. ^ "2000.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "2001.상반기 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "2001.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "진주 '불후의명곡' 출연, 최악 컨디션에도 링거투혼 발휘" [Jinju appears on 'Immortal Songs', shows fighting spirit despite poor condition]. Newsen (in Korean). December 17, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "'복면가왕' 루나 이겼던 종달새, 정체는 진주" [The skylark who beat Luna on 'King of Mask Singer' is Jinju]. Star News (in Korean). May 24, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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