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'''Lena Park''', also Park Jung Hyun (박정현 or リナ・パーク), is a Korean American R&B singer/songwriter. She was born March 23, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. She has albums released in both Korea and Japan. She's currently under [[T-Entertainment|T-Entertainment]] and [[Universal Music Japan]].
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'''Lena Park''', also '''Park Jung Hyun''', is a Korean-American R&B singer/songwriter. She was born March 23, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. Park has released albums in both Korea and Japan. She is currently under [[T-Entertainment|T-Entertainment]] and [[Universal Music Japan]].
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* '''Name'''<nowiki>: Lena Park or Park Jung Hyun </nowiki>
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* '''Name''': Lena Park or Park Jung Hyun (박정현 or リナ・パーク)
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* '''Nicknames'''<nowiki>: Grandmother, Creed Busily </nowiki>
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* '''Nicknames''': Grandmother, Creed Busily
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* '''Birthday'''<nowiki>: March 23, 1976 </nowiki>
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* '''Birthday''': March 23, 1976
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* '''School'''<nowiki>: Colombia University in New York </nowiki>
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* '''School''': [[Wikipedia:Columbia University|Columbia University]]
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* '''Instruments'''<nowiki>: Saxophone, Piano </nowiki>
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* '''Hobbies'''<nowiki>: Cooking, Chatting with friends, Reading, and Chewing gum. </nowiki>
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==Trivia==
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* '''Motto'''<nowiki>: Let's live busy lives without regrets </nowiki>
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* Can play the Saxophone and Piano  
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* Hobbies are Cooking, Chatting with friends, Reading, and Chewing gum.
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* Motto is "let's live busy lives without regrets"
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
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Born Park Jung Hyun, Lena Park showed her talent for singing at a very young age. In 1993, at the age of 16, she released an amateur gospel album in the US. By 1998, she moved to Korea to begin her professional singing career and at the same year, she released her first album ''[[Piece (Lena Park)|Piece]]''. Although her album was a huge success, Park still didn't feel comfortable singing in Korean at that time. The album sold over 300,000 copies despite being released during the [Wikipedia:East Asian Financial Crisis|East Asian financial crisis]. Her next two albums, ''[[A Second Helping]]'' and ''[[Naturally]]'' weren't confined to the R&B genre as Park's first album but became just as successful.
  
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Born Park Jung Hyun, Lena Park showed her talent for singing at a very young age. In 1993, at the age of 16, she released an amateur gospel album in the US. By 1998, she moved to Korea to begin her professional singing career and at the same year, she released her first album [[Piece]]. Although her album was a huge success, Park still didn't feel comfortable singing in Korean at that time. The album sold over 300,000 copies despite being released during the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_financial_crisis East Asian financial crisis]. Her next two albums, [[A Second Helping]] and [[Naturally]], were as successful as the first and weren't confined to the R&B genre as the first.
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In 2002, Park along with [[Brown Eyes]], [[CHEMISTRY]] and [[Sowelu]] formed the special unit conveniently called "[[Voices of Korea/Japan]]" and made the title song for the [[Wikipedia:2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 FIFA World Cup]]. She later debuted in the Japanese music industry where she received moderate success.
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In 2002, Park along with [[Brown Eyes]], [[CHEMISTRY]] and [[Sowelu]] formed the special unit conveniently called "Voices of Korea/Japan" and made the title song for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup Official Album - Songs of Korea/Japan]]. She later debuted in the Japanese music industry where she received moderate success.
 
  
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She is especially proud of her lastest Korean album, [[On & On]], because she felt that she is finally comfortable and confident in singing and composing in Korean. It took her about one whole year to make the album and during the time she became very involved with the production and creative work behind the album; she helped with a lot of the song arrangements, played the piano for some of the tracks and composed four of the songs in the album.
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Park is especially proud of her fifth Korean album, ''[[On & On]]'', because she felt that she was finally comfortable and confident in singing and composing in Korean. It took her about one whole year to make the album and during the time she became very involved with the production and creative work behind the album; she helped with a lot of the song arrangements, played the piano for some of the tracks and composed four of the songs in the album.
  
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To date she has released 9 Korean albums, 2 Korean singles, 3 Japanese albums and 6 Japanese singles, with her last japanese single, [[Inori~You Raise Me Up]], cover of a very famous english song, released on June 20, 2007. And in December 11, 2007 was released her new korean album, [[Come To Where I Am]], with all songs written and produced by Lena herself. In Febuary 2009, she came back with a new album, [[10 Ways to Say I Love You|10 ways to say I love you]], containing 9 new tracks. The album was rereleased after with a new package and 2 new tracks.
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Park's seventh Japanese single "[[Inori~You Raise Me Up]]" released on June 20, 2007 was a cover of the song [[Wikipedia:You Raise Me Up|You Raise Me Up]] originally sung by [[Wikipedia:Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy]]. The song was reissued in Korean on Park's sixth Korean album ''[[Come To Where I Am]]'' on December 11, 2007. In February 2009, Park came back with a new album, ''[[10 Ways to Say I Love You|10 ways to say I love you]]'', containing 9 new tracks. The album was reissued with a new package and 2 new tracks.
 
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==Japanese Discography==
 
==Japanese Discography==
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[[File:Lenaparkpromo.jpg‎|right|220px|thumb|Lena Park promoting "[[Ai no Jealousy]]" (2006)]]
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===Albums===
 
===Albums===
 
* [2004.11.25] [[Another Piece|another piece]]
 
* [2004.11.25] [[Another Piece|another piece]]
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* [2003.04.20] [[Na Won Ju|Na Won Ju]] - [[No Place For You]]
 
* [2003.04.20] [[Na Won Ju|Na Won Ju]] - [[No Place For You]]
 
* [2003.05.12] [[Kim Jin Pyo|Kim Jin Pyo]] - [[Jp4]] (''#6 Time Is Needed (feat. Park Jung Hyun)'')  
 
* [2003.05.12] [[Kim Jin Pyo|Kim Jin Pyo]] - [[Jp4]] (''#6 Time Is Needed (feat. Park Jung Hyun)'')  
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* [2003.12.10] [[VOICE OF LOVE POSSE]] - [[Voice of Love ~Ue wo Muite Arukou|VOICE OF LOVE ~Ue wo Muitearukou]]
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* [2003.12.10] [[VOICE OF LOVE POSSE]] - [[Voice of Love ~Ue wo Muite Arukou|VOICE OF LOVE ~Ue wo Muite Arukou]]
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* [2004.04.xx] [[Kim Jin Pyo|Kim Jin Pyo]] - [[Remastering All About JP|Remasatering All about JP]]
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* [2005.03.24] [[Jhett]] - [[JHETT aka YAKKO for AQUARIUS]] (''#11 Everything Inside Of Me (feat. Park Jung Hyun)'')
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* [2005.03.24] [[Jhett]] - [[JHETT aka YAKKO for AQUARIUS]]
 
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** Track 11 [[Everything Inside Of Me|Everything Inside Of Me]] feat. Lena Park
 
  
 
==External links==
 
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* [http://www.lenapark.jp/ Official Japanese Site]
 
* [http://www.lenapark.jp/ Official Japanese Site]
 
* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/lenapark/ Official Universal Music Japanese Site]
 
* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/lenapark/ Official Universal Music Japanese Site]
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* [http://www.peachstorm.com/ Official Discography Site]
 
 
* [http://www.pieceoflena.com/ Lena's Official Fanclub: Piece of Lena]
 
* [http://www.pieceoflena.com/ Lena's Official Fanclub: Piece of Lena]
  

Revision as of 06:28, 15 July 2010

Lena Park promoting 10 ways to say I love you (2009)

Lena Park, also Park Jung Hyun, is a Korean-American R&B singer/songwriter. She was born March 23, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. Park has released albums in both Korea and Japan. She is currently under T-Entertainment and Universal Music Japan.

Profile

  • Name: Lena Park or Park Jung Hyun (박정현 or リナ・パーク)
  • Nicknames: Grandmother, Creed Busily
  • Birthday: March 23, 1976
  • School: Columbia University

Trivia

  • Can play the Saxophone and Piano
  • Hobbies are Cooking, Chatting with friends, Reading, and Chewing gum.
  • Motto is "let's live busy lives without regrets"

Information

Born Park Jung Hyun, Lena Park showed her talent for singing at a very young age. In 1993, at the age of 16, she released an amateur gospel album in the US. By 1998, she moved to Korea to begin her professional singing career and at the same year, she released her first album Piece. Although her album was a huge success, Park still didn't feel comfortable singing in Korean at that time. The album sold over 300,000 copies despite being released during the [Wikipedia:East Asian Financial Crisis|East Asian financial crisis]. Her next two albums, A Second Helping and Naturally weren't confined to the R&B genre as Park's first album but became just as successful.

In 2002, Park along with Brown Eyes, CHEMISTRY and Sowelu formed the special unit conveniently called "Voices of Korea/Japan" and made the title song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. She later debuted in the Japanese music industry where she received moderate success.

Park is especially proud of her fifth Korean album, On & On, because she felt that she was finally comfortable and confident in singing and composing in Korean. It took her about one whole year to make the album and during the time she became very involved with the production and creative work behind the album; she helped with a lot of the song arrangements, played the piano for some of the tracks and composed four of the songs in the album.

Park's seventh Japanese single "Inori~You Raise Me Up" released on June 20, 2007 was a cover of the song You Raise Me Up originally sung by Brian Kennedy. The song was reissued in Korean on Park's sixth Korean album Come To Where I Am on December 11, 2007. In February 2009, Park came back with a new album, 10 ways to say I love you, containing 9 new tracks. The album was reissued with a new package and 2 new tracks.

Korean Discography

Studio Albums

Other albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Japanese Discography

Lena Park promoting "Ai no Jealousy" (2006)

Albums

Singles

Collaborations

External links

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