Biografi and Profile

younha

Profile Ver 1

• Real Name: Go Yoon Ha (고윤하)
• Birthdate: April 29, 1988 (age 24)
• Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
• Blood Type: O
• Family: Father, mother, younger sister, grandmother
• Languages: Korean, Japanese, English
• Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic)
• Talents: Piano, blind touch on the PC, can move her ears
• Hobbies: Piano, PC
• Respected Person: Her father
• Favorite Artists: Alicia Keys, Sung Si Kyung, Hirahara Ayaka, cune, Tokyo Jihen
• Respected Artists: Ray Charles, Lee Seung Chul, Shin Seung Hoon
• Childhood Dream: Become a doctor
• First CDs Purchased: H.O.T.'s We Hate All Kinds of Violence, Beethoven's "Moonlight"
• Best Friend: Ye Eun from Wonder Girls
• First Japanese Artist She Liked: X JAPAN
• Favorite Scent: Tea Tree
• Favorite School Subject: English, history
• Favorite Sport: Skiing
• Favorite Books: "Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, "Le petit prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Favorite Movies: Love Actually, Phantom of the Opera, 내 머리속의 지우개 (A Moment to Remember), The Island
• Favorite Foods: Sushi, takkalbi (닭갈비, Korean barbecue chicken), dukbokgi (떡볶이, rice cakes with spicy sauce) , rabokki (라볶이, rice cakes and noodles in spicy sauce), sukiyaki
• Favorite Places: On set, a club with live music, Apgu-jong (Korea), Denver (USA), in front of the PC
• Motto: "Doing my best today with no expectations for tomorrow" (明日を期待しないで今日をがんばること) [1]

PROFILE Ver 2

• Name: Go Younha | 고윤하 (Kr) | 高允河 (Ch) | ユンナ (Jp—Yunna)
• Birthday: April 29, 1988 (Taurus, Year of the Dragon)
• Blood Type: O
• Height: 157.8cm
• Family: Parents (Go Seungpul, Kim Hyosun), Sister (Go Younjin, b. 1991)
• Languages Spoken: Korean / Japanese / (Basic) English
• Education: Korean University of Foreign Languages (majoring in Japanese)

Labels & Agencies:

•     Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment (Japan, 2005—2007)
•     Stam Entertainment / Lion Media Co. (Korea, 2006—2007)
•     Lion Media (Korea 2008-2010)
•     Geneon Entertainment / Sistus Records (Japan, 2008—2010).

Debut Singles:

•     October 2004, Yubikiri — In Japan (Tokyo Wankei OST)
•     December 2006, Audition(TIME2ROCK) — Korea

INFO:

• Hobbies: Photography, Using the PC
• Misc Talents: Playing the piano, flute, traditional drum & castanets. Can use blind touch on the PC, wiggle her ears, and eat very spicy food.
• Misc Interests: Piano, PC, Collecting candles, stamps, and postcards
• Childhood Dream: To become a doctor
• Respected Artist: Shiina Ringo
• Favorite Artists: P!NK, Tokyo Jihen, Sung Sikyung; Alicia Keys, Hirahara Ayaka, cune
• Favorite Albums: Epik High 『Remapping the Human Soul』 / Sophie Milman 『Sophie Milman』/ Danger Radio 『Used and Abused』/ Tokyo Jihen 『教育 (Education)』
• Favorite Smells: Lavender, Human (LMAO)
• Favorite Numbers: 2, 4
• Favorite Colors: Black, Gray
• Favorite Books: Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s Le petit prince
• Favorite Movies: 『Romantic Holiday』 『Jozee, the Tiger, & the Fish』
• Favorite Food: Mother’s (デンジャンチゲ?), Sushi, Ddukkbokki, 닭갈비 (dakkalbi, Korean barbeque chicken), Sukiyaki
• Favorite Places: On set, Apgu-jong (Korea), in front of the PC, at home, in the driving seat
• Favorite Sport: Skiing
• First CDs Purchased: H.O.T 『Candy』 / Beethoven 『Moonlight』
• First Japanese Artist She Liked: X-Japan
• First Original Composition: Kaerimichi, from the MY☆LOVER Single (Japanese) / Waiting, from the AUDITION Single (Korean). PD: She composed more song too.
• Motto: ”よく寝よう (Sleep well)”

Younha (Korea Hangul: 고윤하; Hanja: 高 润 荷; Go Yoon-ha, Katakana Jepang: ユンナ, Yunna) lahir April 29, 1988, di Seoul, Korea, K-Pop dan J-pop penyanyi Korea Selatan .

Dia secara resmi memulai debutnya dengan "-versi Yubikiri-Jepang" tunggal pada Oktober 2004. Dia adalah kedua Korea setelah BoA untuk memasukkan Oricon Album Chart Top 20.

Younha memulai debutnya sebagai seniman muda pada usia enam belas tahun. Dijuluki "Oricon komet" untuk sukses di Jepang, dia telah merilis delapan single dan dua album di sana dengan berbagai tingkat keberhasilan. Beberapa lagu nya telah ditampilkan dalam serial anime dan drama.

Younha ditandatangani untuk Epic Records, cabang dari Sony Music Entertainment Jepang, dari tahun 2004 hingga 2008, setelah itu ia pindah ke Sistus Records, sebuah Geneon Hiburan label. Di Korea Selatan, dia menandatangani kontrak dengan Lion Media dan Stam Hiburan. Dan sekarang younha tidak lagi kerja sama dengan Lion Media, ia dengan label baru.

Biografi

Lahir di Korea Selatan untuk orang tua yang mencintai musik, Younha mulai bermain piano pada usia 4.  Dia mengembangkan minat pada Drama Jepang dan mulai mengajar diri Jepang. Apa yang dimulai sebagai suatu kepentingan dalam drama Jepang berkembang menjadi minat musik Jepang. Dengan rekomendasi dari mahasiswa yang lebih tua di klub penyiaran sekolahnya, ia mulai mendengarkan artis seperti Utada Hikaru dan Misia dan mendapatkan rasa untuk musik Jepang. Younha mulai bermimpi tentang menjadi seorang penyanyi bersama artis kesayangannya.

A.    2004 - 2005: Awal Karir & Moderat Sukses

1.      ゆびきり (Yubikiri) Era

Dalam rangka untuk mencapai impiannya, Younha mulai audisi di Korea. Dia mengatakan bahwa dia pergi melalui sebanyak 20 audisi. Dia juga berkomentar dalam sebuah wawancara bahwa perusahaan tertentu menolak menandatangani ke label mereka karena mereka percaya dia tidak "cantik" cukup, meskipun ia bernyanyi dengan sangat baik.

Setelah produser drama TV mendengar demo tape nya, single, "Yubikiri", dipilih sebagai lagu sisipan untuk Fuji TV drama Tokyo Senin Wankei ~ Destiny of Love ~. Pada bulan Oktober tahun yang sama, ia merilis single pertama resmi nya, "Yubikiri -Japanese version-".

2.      ほうき星 (Houkiboshi) to Go! Younha Era

Younha's single kedua, "Houki Boshi", digunakan sebagai lagu ending untuk anime Bleach TV populer. Ini menjadi hit, memulai debutnya di Oricon chart di # 18 dan memuncak pada # 12, dan mendorong Younha menjadi pusat perhatian. Dengan single ini, ia menjadi yang kedua Korea, setelah BoA, telah rusak atas 20. Chart Oricon's  Antara " Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki" dan "Houki Boshi", dia merilis "Motto Futari de". Ia menjatuhkan diri dan hanya mencapai # 117 di Oricon Charts, mungkin karena kurangnya promosi. kemudian tunggal nya, " Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki", debut di # 15, dan memuncak pada # 11 Setelah merilis lima single,. Younha merilis album pertama berjudul Go! Younha. Ini mencapai tempat # 10 pada tangga lagu mingguan Oricon.

B.     2006: Kemudian Perjuangan dan Korea Debut

手 を つない で (Te wo Tsunaide) untuk 儚く 強く (Hakanaku Tsuyoku) Era

"My Lover" adalah kembali dipotong tunggal dari Go! Younha, album debutnya, dan kembali dipotong karena tema ke videogame Bleach GC: Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami. Itu terbatas 70.000 eksemplar dan menjatuhkan diri, menjual hanya sekitar 2 000 eksemplar dan peringkat di # 58. Karena cetak terbatas, bagaimanapun, telah menjadi sangat berharga dan langka untuk fans-nya. Younha juga dipilih untuk menyanyikan lagu penutup untuk anime Jyu Oh Sei (獣 王星). Single, "Te wo Tsunaide" tidak sedikit lebih baik daripada "My Lover", memuncak pada # 50.

"Ima ga Daisuki" (今 が 大好き) telah dirilis, dengan pertunjukan hidup lebih dari "Te wo Tsunaide." Itu adalah dia kedua terburuk peringkat tunggal, di # 71. "Ima ga Daisuki" juga digunakan sebagai lagu pembuka untuk animasi Jang Geum's Dream sedangkan b-side "Inori" digunakan untuk lagu animasi ini berakhir.

Younha merilis sebuah single digital Korea berjudul "Audition". Single termasuk "Audition (Time 2 Rock)", sebuah lagu pop-rock dan " Waiting " (기다리다), sebuah balada. Meskipun dirilis sebagai, salinan single digital keras sangat terbatas dari single yang tersedia juga. Banyak pertunjukan lagu ini ditampilkan di TV Korea. Single ini menerima banyak promosi dan sebagai hasilnya, "Audition" charted selama lebih dari 3 bulan pada semua grafik Korea.

Younha sekali lagi dipilih untuk menyanyikan lagu tema untuk anime Kiba. Lagu "Hakanaku Tsuyoku" (儚く 強く) digunakan sebagai pembukaan kedua untuk pertunjukan. Single ini dirilis pada tanggal 17 Januari 2007. Tidak seperti single yang lain, "Hakanaku Tsuyoku" hanya memiliki 3 trek.

C.    2007 - 2009: Sukses Besar di Korea & Kembali ke Jepang

1.      고백 하기 좋은 날 (The Perfect Day to Say 'I Love You') Era

Tepat dua bulan setelah "Hakanaku Tsuyoku", Younha kembali ke Korea untuk merilis album pertama Korea yang berjudul 고백 하기 좋은 날 (Gobaekhagi Nal Jo-eun, diterjemahkan " The Perfect Day to Say I Love You "). Album ini sukses, memuncak pada # 1 pada grafik. Lagu pertama dipromosikan dari album ini "비밀 번호 486" (Bimilbeonho 486, "Secret Number 486"), dimana dia memenangkan penghargaan SBS Inkigayo Mutizen dua kali. Lagu kedua dipromosikan adalah "연애 조건" (Yeonaejogeon, " Love Condition "). Dia membuat sebuah video musik untuk "번호 비밀 486", yang dibintangi artis sesama Stam Yoon Ji-hoo. video ini menampilkan banyak perubahan gambar Younha. Album ini juga memiliki fitur kolaborasi dengan Wheesung.

Pada tanggal 14 Juli 2007, Younha muncul di Korea MSL GomTV Grand Final (sebuah turnamen StarCraft) dan dilakukan dalam upacara pembukaan.

Pada 2007 MKMF diadakan pada tanggal 17 Nopember 2007, Younha memenangkan penghargaan Solo Best New Artist.

2.      Younha Vol. 1.5 Album

Dengan keberhasilan-nya meningkat, Younha merilis versi dari Go! Younha rerecorded di Korea. Album, dengan perubahan tracklist, adalah berjudul 혜성 (Hyeseong, "Comet"), dan dirilis pada tanggal 23 Oktober.

3.      Kembali Untuk Jepang pada paruh pertama tahun 2008

Pada tanggal 18 Januari, Younha meninggalkan Korea untuk melanjutkan karir musiknya di Jepang. Dia merilis album Best Of Jepang / musik video DVD, SONGS -Teen's Collection-, pada 26 Maret. Dia juga kembali dirilis pertama Korea single "Audition" pada tanggal 14 Maret sebagai CD offline. Seoul Records adalah membatasi jumlah "Audition" untuk 10.000 CD.

4.      Younha Vol.2 Album: Someday

Pada 28 Agustus 2008 Younha merilis album kedua Korea, Someday, terdiri dari 17 lagu termasuk 2 instrumental. Juga memiliki fitur hit single "텔레파시" ("Telepati") dan juga kerjasama kedua dengan Tablo disebut "기억 (" Memory ") (Rap Mix)".

Sebuah versi Jepang "기억 (Rap Mix)", berjudul "Kioku", digunakan sebagai lagu penutup anime  Rideback.

5.      Album Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream

yang sangat diantisipasi album ketiga Her Bagian A: Peace Love & Ice Cream dirilis pada tanggal 16 April 2009. Ini menampilkan gambar, manis lebih girly dari Younha saat ia berubah ke gambar segar untuk album baru.

Pada tanggal 11 Desember 2009, dia merilis Bagian B ke album ketiga berjudul "Growing Season". Lagu-lagu dalam album ini kembali ke tua pianonya gaya pop rock dan gaya balada. Ada total 9 lagu di album ini, dua di antaranya adalah instrumental. Juga memiliki fitur hit single "오늘 헤어 졌어요" (We broke up today).

6.      Part B: Growing Season dan comeback di Jepang

Younha mengumumkan bahwa ia akan merilis album Jepang baru setelah album ketiga Korea, Bagian A: Peace Love & Ice Cream. Younha juga menyelesaikan syuting film full-length pertama Jepang-nya, "今度 の日曜日 に" (Kondo no Nichiyoubi ni, This Sunday) yang dirilis pada April 2009. Dia juga telah menghasilkan lagu untuk film, berjudul "虹 の 向こう 側" (Niji tidak Mukougawa, On the Other Side of the Rainbow) dan telah dirilis sebagai single.

D.    Dia merilis sebuah comeback tunggal untuk Jepang pada tanggal 22 Juli 2009, berjudul "Girl".

Jepang single terbarunya, "Sukinanda" dirilis pada tanggal 18 November 2009. Single ini juga termasuk lagu lain Jepang baru berjudul " Sunday ".

Pada 11 Desember 2009 Younha merilis Bagian B untuk Album terbarunya Korea, " Part B: Growing Season ". Nya hanya satu untuk tanggal dari album ini "Broke Up Today (오늘 헤어 졌어요)".

1.      Fourth Album: Under the Same Sky

Album terbaru nya Jepang “Under the Same Sky”  (ひとつ 空 の 下)" adalah mengumumkan akan dirilis pada tanggal 22 September 2010 di Jepang  dan 29 September 2010 di Korea. Album ini akan mengumpulkan beberapa lagu yang penyanyi telah dirilis untuk televisi dan juga akan memberikan beberapa pekerjaan kolaborasi besar. Bekerja sama, i-dep dan Sotte Bosse's Hiroshi Nakamura akan ditampilkan pada album. Juga, populer gitar akustik duo Depapepe akan muncul sebagai tamu khusus dan akan melakukan sebuah lagu dengan Younha. Daftar trek tersebut belum bersifat final dan tunduk pada perubahan dan penambahan, tapi situs resmi Younha's tidak mengatakan bahwa album ini akan berisi total 12 lagu.

Akan ada dua versi yang tersedia untuk para penggemar, edisi regular dan edisi terbatas. Edisi terbatas akan berisi sebuah DVD dengan lima video musik. Untuk membantu mempromosikan pengumuman, ia akhirnya merilis sebuah video musik untuk lagu nya "Soratomo ~ Sora wo Miagete" yang berfungsi sebagai tema SOLIVE nya. Trek belum dikonfirmasi untuk rilis pada album baru, tapi karena dia mempromosikan itu, lagu kemungkinan akan ditambahkan ke daftar lagu di masa depan.

English Translate:

Younha (Korean Hangul: 고윤하; hanja: 高潤荷; Go Yoon-ha, Japanese Katakana: ユンナ, Yunna) born April 29, 1988 in Seoul, Korea, is a K-Pop and J-Pop South Korean singer.

She officially debuted with the single "Yubikiri -Japanese version-" in October of 2004. She is the second Korean after BoA to enter the Oricon Chart's Album Top 20.   

Younha made her debut as an artist at the young age of sixteen. Nicknamed the "Oricon comet" for her success in Japan, she has released eight singles and two albums there with varying degrees of success. Several of her songs have been featured in anime and drama series.

Younha was signed to Epic Records, a branch of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, from 2004 to 2008, after which she moved to Sistus Records, a Geneon Entertainment label. In South Korea, she is signed to Lion Media and Stam Entertainment.

Biography

Born in South Korea to music-loving parents, Younha began to play the piano at the age of 4.She developed an interest in Japanese Drama and began to teach herself Japanese. What began as an interest in Japanese dramas developed into an interest in Japanese music. With the recommendation of an older student in her school's broadcasting club, she began listening to artists such as Hikaru Utada and Misia and acquired a taste for Japanese music. Younha began to dream about becoming a singer alongside her favorite artists.

A.                      2004 - 2005: Early Career & Moderate Success

1.                       ゆびきり (Yubikiri) Era

In order to accomplish her dreams, Younha began to audition within Korea. She says that she went through as many as 20 auditions. She also commented in an interview that certain companies refused to sign her to their labels because they believed she was not "pretty" enough, although she sang very well.[4]

After a TV drama producer heard her demo tape, her single, "Yubikiri", was chosen as the insert song for the Fuji TV Monday drama Tokyo Wankei ~Destiny of Love~. In October of the same year, she released her official first single, "Yubikiri -Japanese version-".

2.                       ほうき星 (Houkiboshi) to Go! Younha Era

Younha's second single, "Houki Boshi", was used as an ending song for the popular TV anime Bleach. It became a hit, debuting on the Oricon chart at #18 and peaking at #12, and propelled Younha into the limelight. With this single, she became the second Korean, after BoA, to have broken the Oricon chart's top 20.[3] Between "Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki" and "Houki Boshi", she released "Motto Futari de". It flopped and only reached #117 on the Oricon Charts, possibly due to a lack of promotion. Her later single, "Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki", debuted at #15,[3] and peaked at #11.[5] After releasing five singles, Younha released her first album entitled Go! Younha. It reached the #10 spot on the Oricon weekly charts.[5]

B.                      2006: Later Struggles and Korean Debut

手をつないで (Te wo Tsunaide) to 儚く強く (Hakanaku Tsuyoku) Era

"My Lover" was a re-cut single from Go! Younha, her debut album, and was re-cut because it was the theme to the videogame Bleach GC: Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami. It was limited to 70,000 copies and flopped, selling only about 2 000 copies and ranking at #58. Because of its limited print, however, it has become extremely valuable and rare to her fans. Younha was also chosen to sing the ending theme to the anime Jyu Oh Sei (獣王星). The single, "Te wo Tsunaide" did slightly better than "My Lover", peaking at #50.

"Ima ga Daisuki" (今が大好き) was released, with more live performances than "Te wo Tsunaide." It was her second worst ranking single, at #71. "Ima ga Daisuki" was also used as an opening song for the animation Jang Geum's Dream while the b-side "Inori" was used for the animation's ending song.

Younha released a digital Korean single titled "Audition". The single includes "Audition (Time 2 Rock)", a pop-rock song and "Waiting" (기다리다), a ballad. Although it was released as a digital single, very limited hard copies of the single were available as well. Many performances of this song were shown on Korean TV. The single received a lot of promotion and as a result, "Audition" charted for over 3 months on all Korean charts.

Younha was once again chosen to sing an anime theme song for Kiba. The song "Hakanaku Tsuyoku" (儚く強く) was used as the second opening for the show. The single was released on January 17, 2007. Unlike her other singles, "Hakanaku Tsuyoku" only has 3 tracks.

C.                     2007 - 2009: Great Success in Korea & Return to Japan

1.                        고백하기 좋은 날 (The Perfect Day to Say 'I Love You') Era

Exactly two months after "Hakanaku Tsuyoku", Younha returned to Korea to release her first Korean album entitled 고백하기 좋은 날 (Gobaekhagi Jo-eun Nal, translated "The Perfect Day to Say I Love You"). The album was a success, peaking at #1 on the charts. The first song promoted from the album was "비밀번호 486" (Bimilbeonho 486, "Secret Number 486"), for which she won the SBS Inkigayo Mutizen award twice. The second song promoted was "연애조건" (Yeonaejogeon, "Love Condition"). She made a music video for the "비밀번호 486", which stars fellow Stam artist Yoon Ji-hoo. The video featured many image changes for Younha. The album also features a collaboration with Wheesung.

On July 14, 2007, Younha appeared on the Korean GomTV MSL Grand Finals (a StarCraft tournament) and performed in the opening ceremony.

At the 2007 MKMF held on November 17, 2007, Younha won the Best New Solo Artist award.

2.                       Younha Vol. 1.5 Album

With her increasing success, Younha released a version of Go! Younha rerecorded in Korean. The album, with tracklist changes, is titled 혜성 (Hyeseong, "Comet"), and was released on October 23.

3.                       Return To Japan in the first half of 2008

On January 18, Younha left Korea to continue her music career in Japan. She released a Best Of Japanese album/music video DVD, SONGS -Teen's Collection-, on March 26. She also re-released her very first Korean single "Audition" on March 14 as an offline CD. Seoul Records is limiting the amount of "Audition" to 10,000 CDds.

4.                       Younha Vol.2 Album: Someday

On August 28, 2008 Younha released her second Korean album, Someday, comprising 17 tracks including 2 instrumentals. It features the hit single "텔레파시" ("Telepathy") as well as her second collaboration with Tablo called "기억 ("Memory") (Rap Mix)".

A Japanese version of "기억 (Rap Mix)", titled "Kioku", was used as the ending theme to the anime Rideback.

5.                       Third Album Part. A

Her highly-anticipated third album Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream was released on April 16, 2009. It features a cuter, more girly image of Younha as she transforms to a fresh image for the new album.

On December 11, 2009, she released Part B to the third album titled "Growing Season". The songs in this album go back to her older piano pop rock style and the ballad style. There are a total of 9 tracks in this album, two of which are instrumentals. It features the hit single "오늘 헤어졌어요" (We broke up today).

6.                       Part B: Growing Season and Japanese comeback

Younha announced that she will be releasing a new Japanese album after her third Korean album, Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream. Younha also finished filming her first full-length Japanese movie, ”今度の日曜日に” (Kondo no Nichiyoubi ni, This Sunday) which was released in April 2009. She has also produced a song for the movie, titled "虹の向こう側" (Niji no Mukougawa, On the Other Side of the Rainbow) and has been released as a single.

D.                     She released a comeback single for Japan on July 22, 2009, titled "Girl".

Her latest Japanese single, "Sukinanda" was released on November 18, 2009. The single also included another new Japanese song titled "Sunday".

On December 11, 2009 Younha released the B Part to her latest Korean Album, "Part B: Growing Season". Her only single to date from the album is "Broke Up Today (오늘 헤어졌어요)".

Fourth Album: Under the Same Sky

Her newest Japanese album "Under the Same Sky (ひとつ空の下)" is announced to be released on September 22, 2010 in Japan[9] and September 29, 2010 in Korea.[10] The album will collect several songs that the singer has released for television and will also provide some great collaboration work. Working together, i-dep and Sotte Bosse’s Nakamura Hiroshi will be featured on the album. Also, popular acoustic guitar duo Depapepe will appear as special guests and be doing a song with Younha. The track list isn’t final and is subject to changes and additions, but Younha’s official site does say that the album will contain 12 songs total.

There will be two versions available for fans, a regular edition and a limited edition. The limited edition will contain a DVD with five music videos. To help promote the announcement, she has finally released a music video for her song “Soratomo ~ Sora wo Miagete” that served as her SOLIVE theme. The track has not yet confirmed for release on the new album, but since she is promoting it, the song will likely be added to the track list in the future.