Tae Jin-ah

Jo Bang-heon (Hangul: 조방헌; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah (Korean: 태진아), is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer. He debuted in 1973 with the song, "My Heart Express Train," and rose to fame soon after with the song, "Memory of a Blue Hill." Since 2002, he has hosted a radio program on KBS Radio 2 called the Tae Jin Ah Show Show Show. He often appears on the KBS 1TV 'Golden Oldies(Korean: 가요무대)'.

Tae Jin-ah
Tae in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJo Bang-heon
Born (1953-02-16) February 16, 1953
Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
OriginSouth Korea
GenresTrot, Dance-pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1973–present
LabelsJin-ah Entertainment
Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan)
Stage name
Hangul
태진아
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTae Jin-a
McCune–ReischauerT'ae China
Birth name
Hangul
조방헌
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Bang-heon
McCune–ReischauerCho Panghŏn
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