Uhm Jung-hwa (born August 17, 1971) is a South Korean female Korean pop artist and actress. Uhm is known for her roles in the films Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (which earned her a Best Actress Award at the Paeksang Arts Awards), All for Love and Princess Aurora. Actor Uhm Tae-woong is her younger brother.
As a singer she is recognized as a 90s k-pop icon. Uhm debuted in 1989 on MBC’s 합창단 (Chorus). She then received attention as a singer in 1993 with the song 눈동자 Nundongcha. She is presently under contract to Trifecta Entertainment.
In 2006, she courted controversy by wearing revealing outfits for her performances in support of her Prestige album, causing Netizens to heavily criticize her.
On July 1, 2008, Uhm Jung Hwa released an EP titled D.I.S.C.O. It was entirely produced and marketed by YG Entertainment despite the fact that she is signed under a different management company. Uhm made her return on MBC’s 쇼! 음학중심 (Show, Music Core) on July 5, 2008. She also held a pool party concert on July 13, 2008, performing live in front of 2,000 fans at the Walker Hill Hotel in Seoul.
Apart from singing and acting, Uhm Jung-hwa launched a lingerie line, Zuhm in New York, which raked in over 10 million USD within months of its release.
Other Information
- Name: 엄정화 / Uhm Jung Hwa (Eom Jeong Hwa)
- Profession: Actress and singer
- Birthdate: 1971-Aug-17
- Height: 164cm
- Weight: 47kg
- Star sign: Leo
- Blood type: A
Television
- The Man Who Can’t Get Married (KBS2, 2009) –
Cho Jae Hee is a man in his 40s who is very stubborn and hasn’t gotten married yet. His personality is so unbearable that women don’t find him attractable nor a good candidate for marriage. However, Jae Hee, is perfect in everything that he does. His life will be surrounded by three different women. Jang Moon Jung is a doctor that he meets one day, Jung Yoo Jin is his neighbor whom he meets due to a disturbance, and Yoon Ki Ran is his colleague at work. - Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung (SBS, 2007)
- Tropical Nights in December (MBC, 2004)
- Wife (KBS, 2003)
Movies
- Haeundae (2009)
- Five Senses of Eros (2009)
- Insadong Scandal (2009)
- Changing Partners (2007)
- Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006)
- For Horowitz (2006)
- Princess Aurora (2005)
- My Lovely Week (2005)
- Mr. Handy (2004)
- Singles (2003)
- Crazy Marriage (2002)
- How to Top My Wife (1994)
- Blue Seagull (1994)
- On a Windy Day, We Should Go to Apgujeong (1993)
- Marriage Story (1992)
Links
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Music and Me (Album)