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Hahm Eun-jung

South Korean singer and actress
This is a Korean name; the family name is Ham.

Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988),[2][3] is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known by the stage name Eunjung and also as Elsie.[3][4] She has been a member of the girl group T-ara since 2009. She also performs as a solo artist and is an actress in movies and television.

Hahm Eun-jung
함은정
Eunjung in 2018
Born
Hahm Eun-jung

(1988-12-12) December 12, 1988 (age 35)[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesElsie
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1995–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
함은정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHam Eun-jeong
McCune–ReischauerHam Ŭnchŏng

Life

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Hahm was born in Seoul, South Korea. When in seventh grade, Hahm took taekwondo lessons and won three competitions. Later that year, Hahm went to Dongguk University.[5] She is an only child.

Work

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1995–2008

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In 1995, when Hahm was seven years old, she participated in the "Little Miss Korea" pageant and won.[6] That same year, she was in the youth drama A New Generation of Adults.[7] Later, she had several minor roles in movies and Korean dramas. She was also in a few commercials.

In 2007, Hahm was in a few music videos. One was SG Wannabe's music video "Gasiri" ("가시리") from their 2007 album Story In New York. Others were FT Island's music videos Thunder ("천둥"), Only One Person ("한사람만"), and A Man's First Love Follow Him To The Grave ("남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다").

She also was in the 2008 horror film Death Bell. She plays a student who is murdered by her teacher.

2009–2012

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Hahm in 2012

Hahm became a member of the girl group T-ara in 2009.[8][9] Hahm featured in Davichi's music video "Time, Please Stop" ("시간아 멈춰라") which was released on May 6, 2010.[10]

Her first major acting role after joining T-ara was in the SBS drama Coffee House, in 2010.[11][12][13][14][15] That same year, she was in the horror film White: The Melody of the Curse.[16][17]

In 2011 she had a leading role in the teen drama Dream High.[18] From 2011-2012, she was in MBC's variety program We Got Married. Hahm was also in dramas The King of Legend and Insu, The Queen Mother.

2014–2017

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Hahm at 2015 Summer K-pop Festival

In 2014 she was in the SBS' drama Endless Love.

In 2015, she had the lead role in the Thai comedy Micro Love.[19]

In May 2015, Hahm made her solo debut as a singer with the name ELSIE.

In 2016, Hahm was in Flowers of Evil, a thriller.[20]

In 2017, Hahm was in MBC's daily drama Sisters-in-Law.[21]

2018–present

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In 2018, Hahm was cast in the KBS's drama Lovely Horribly.[22]

In 2019, Hahm was announced as the narrator for the documentary The Muse Story.[23]

List of albums

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See also: T-ara albums

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[24]
I'm Good 6
9
Desire[26]
  • Released: June 12, 2019
  • Label: Akatsuki
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

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Hahm singing in 2017
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
 KOR
Billboard
 CHN
V Chart
"Two As One" 2013 — — — No data non-album single
"I'm Good" 2015
  • KOR (DL): 41,346+
 I'm Good
"I'm Good (Chinese Version)" No data
"Goodbye" No data Goodbye
"Goodbye (Chinese Version)" No data

Soundtracks and solo performances

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Year Album Title Duration Notes
2009 non-album single "N-Time" 2:57 with Hwang Jung-eum and Hyomin
2010 Coffee House OST "Coffee House" 2:57 Solo
non-album single "Wonder Woman" 3:38 with Hyomin, Seeya and Davichi
2011 non-album single "Crazy4s" 0:00 with Kim Soo-hyun
2013 Bunny Style! "Dangerous Love" 3:40 with Jiyeon and Hyomin
2015 White Snow "Don't Forget Me" 3:58 with various artists
2018 My Secret Terrius OST Part 4 "Shout To The Sky" 4:25 Solo
2019 I Hate You Juliet OST Part 3 "You Are My Star" 3:54 Solo

Music videos

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Year Music video Director Notes
2015 "I'm Good" Original Version
"Goodbye" Original Version
Chinese Version

Movies and Television

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Movie

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Year Title Role Note Ref
1999 A-rong's Big Expedition Song-i
2002 Dodge Go! Go! Min Sang-mi
Madeleine Sung-hae (young) [27]
2005 The Beast and the Beauty Hae-mi [28]
2006 Ice Bar Mi-sook [29]
World of Silence Min-hee [30]
2007 Dating On Earth Yun Yi-soo
2008 Death Bell Kim Ji-won Supporting role [31]
2011 White: The Melody of the Curse Eun-joo Main role [32]
Gisaeng Ryung Cameo [33]
2017 Micro Love Kim Min-jee Main role [19][34]
Missing 2 Sun-young Main role [35][36][37][38]

Television series

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Hahm at Love Jinx premier in 2014
Year Title Role Network Note Ref
1995 A New Generation of Adults Jessica KBS [7]
2004 Little Women Hyun-deuk (young) SBS
Age of Heroes Layla MBC
Toji, the Land Bong-soon (young) SBS [39]
2005 Lovers in Prague Cameo [40]
Cute or Crazy
Hello, My Teacher
2006 Princess Hours MBC [41]
My Love SBS
2010 Master of Study KBS2
Coffee House Kang Seung-yeon SBS Main role [42]
2011 Dream High Yoon Baek-hee KBS2 [18][43]
King Geunchogo Jin Ah-yi KBS1 Supporting role [44]
2012 Insu, The Queen Mother In-soo (young) JTBC [45]
2014 Endless Love Tae Cho-ae SBS [46]
2015 Love on a Rooftop Min Chae-won KBS2 [47]
Sweet Temptation Eun-jin Naver TV Cast Main role
2017 Sisters-in-Law Hwang Eun-byul MBC [48][49][50]
2018 Lovely Horribly Shin Yoon-ah KBS2 Supporting role [51]

Variety shows

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Year Title Roles Network Notes
2011–12 We Got Married Main cast MBC with Lee Jang-woo
2016 Master of Driving [52] tcast TV
2017 Enchanted Lesson Birdie Birdie [53] JTBC Golf
2018 King of Mask Singer Contestant MBC as "Strawberry Girl"

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2010 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award[54] Coffee House Won
2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer (Variety) We Got Married Won
47th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Dream High Nominated
2016 Yinyuetai V-Chart Awards Most Popular Korean Solo Artist I'm Good Won
2017 ShinFilms Art Film Festival Awards Popularity Award for Commercial Films — Won

References

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  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ "Ham Eun-jeong (함은정, Korean actress, singer)". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "함은정 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ↑ "T-ARA's Eunjung Explains The Meaning Behind Her 'ELSIE' Stage Name". 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  5. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 은정 "가장 해보고 싶은 것은 액션 영화" (T-ara's Eunjung wants to act in action movies) Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. Sportsseoul.com. July 4. 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  6. ↑ (in Korean) Baek Jieun: 티아라 은정, 가수 데뷔 전 드라마 '궁' 출연? 화제 (Eun-jeong debuted as an actor before a singer). SportsChosun.com. October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (in Korean) 티아라 은정 “이대 음대 나온 엄마께 죄송하고 감사해요” (Eunjung: "I'm sorry and thankful towards my mother") Archived 2022-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. ISplus. March 25, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ Lynn Kim & Jessica Kim: T-ara to become 7-member group Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. 10asia. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라, 은정→보람 리더 교체 왜? ("Why did T-ara change its leaders from Eunjung to Boram?"). StarNews. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  10. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 은정, 다비치 ‘시간아멈춰라’ 뮤비 출연 ‘불량 백설공주 변신’ (T-ara's Eunjung to appear as a 'Snow White turned bad' in Davichi's new music video). Newsen. May 3, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  11. ↑ (in Korean) 함은정, "티아라 인기 업고 주인공 발탁? 너무 억울해요" Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine. Chosun.com. May 16, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  12. ↑ New drama brewing. Yonhap/JoongAng Daily. May 11, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  13. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 은정, '한효주 언니처럼 좋은 배우, 되겠죠?' Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. The Star. May 31, 2010. July 27, 2010.
  14. ↑ Han Sang-hee: New drama to bring more than coffee. The Korea Times. May 16, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  15. ↑ (in Korean) ‘커피하우스’ 아쉬운 시청률 ‘신선한 장르+연기력 빛났다’(종영) Archived 2012-07-11 at Archive.today. Newsen/Joins.com. July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  16. ↑ (in Korean) 김기방 공포영화 ‘화이트’ 출연 Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. Daum.net. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  17. ↑ (in Korean) ‘아이스크림소녀’ 최아라, 티아라 은정과 스크린 걸그룹 호흡 Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. Daum.net. June 25, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 PREVIEW: KBS TV series "Dream High" Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, 10.asiae.co.kr, 28 December 2010.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Eunjung to Play the Lead Role in Thai Movie 'Micro Love'". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  20. ↑ "[단독] 티아라 은정, 영화 '악의꽃' 통해 배우로 돌아온다". Naver.
  21. ↑ "[단독]티아라 은정, MBC '별별 며느리' 주인공". Naver.
  22. ↑ "[단독]함은정, 박시후 드라마 '러블리 호러블리'로 안방극장 복귀". newsen.
  23. ↑ "함은정, 한국-베트남 공동제작 다큐 내레이션". Yonhap.
  24. ↑ "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Gaon Album Ranking Monthly (7/2015)" (in Korean). Gaon.
  26. ↑ "Eunjung teases her solo Japanese debut with 'Desire'". allkpop. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "Madeleine Cast (Korean Movie - 2002) - 마들렌". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  28. ↑ "The Beast and the Beauty Cast (Korean Movie - 2005) - 야수와 미녀". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  29. ↑ "Ice Bar Cast (Korean Movie - 2006) - 아이스케키". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  30. ↑ "The World of Silence Cast (Korean Movie - 2006) - 조용한 세상". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  31. ↑ "Death Bell Cast (Korean Movie - 2008) - 고사: 피의 중간고사". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  32. ↑ "White: The Melody of the Curse Cast (Korean Movie - 2011) - 화이트: 저주의 멜로디". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  33. ↑ "Ghastly Cast (Korean Movie - 2011) - 기생령". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  34. ↑ "Eunjung to be the first Korean female idol to star in a Thai movie; filming begins Nov 1st". Tiaradiadem.com. 2015-10-15. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  35. ↑ 기사입력2016.09.25 오전 11:41 (2016-09-25). "[단독] 티아라 은정, 영화 '악의꽃' 통해 배우로 돌아온다 :: 네이버 TV연예". Entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  36. ↑ "Eunjung to make a big screen return with thriller film, Flowers of Evil | Diadem". Tiaradiadem.com. 2016-09-25. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  37. ↑ "함은정, '실종2'로 스크린 컴백…제2의 추자현 될까?" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  38. ↑ "Missing 2 (Korean Movie - 2017) - 실종2". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  39. ↑ "Toji, the Land Cast (Korean Drama - 2004) - 토지". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  40. ↑ "Lovers in Prague Cast (Korean Drama - 2005) - 프라하의 연인". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  41. ↑ "Princess Hours Cast (Korean Drama - 2006) - 궁". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  42. ↑ "Coffee House Cast (Korean Drama - 2010) - 커피하우스". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  43. ↑ "Dream High Cast (Korean Drama - 2011) - 드림하이". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  44. ↑ "King Geunchogo Cast (Korean Drama - 2010) - 근초고왕". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  45. ↑ "Queen Insoo Cast (Korean Drama - 2011) - 인수대비". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  46. ↑ "Endless Love Cast (Korean Drama - 2014) - 끝없는 사랑". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  47. ↑ "Love From Today Cast (Korean Drama - 2015) - 오늘부터 사랑해". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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  50. ↑ "기획의도 - 별별 며느리". Imbc.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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  52. ↑ "T-ara EunJung and HyoMin at the PressCon of 'Master of Driving Straight'". www.t-araworld.net. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  53. ↑ "한영, 최여진·은정과 골프 인증샷 공개 "추억 모두 담아 왔습니다"". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. 2017-04-17. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  54. ↑ Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

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