21 Facts About Uhm Jung-hwa

Uhm Jung-hwa is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer.

Uhm Jung-hwa began her career in 1989 as a chorus member for the broadcasting company MBC.

Uhm Jung-hwa starred in the 1993 romance drama film, On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong, and released her debut studio album, Sorrowful Secret, that same year.

Uhm Jung-hwa pivoted to dance music with 1996's "Sad Expectation", and found success with "Rose of Betrayal" from her third studio album, After Love.

Uhm Jung-hwa's performance in the 2002 erotic comedy Marriage Is a Crazy Thing won Best Actress at the 39th Baeksang Arts Awards, a category she received another nomination for in 2006 with Princess Aurora and won again in 2012 with Dancing Queen.

Uhm Jung-hwa began experimenting with electronica on Self Control, and funk on Prestige, the latter of which won Best Dance and Electronic Album at the 4th Korean Music Awards.

Uhm Jung-hwa is the second child of Yoo Gyeong-sook and Uhm Jin-ok, a music teacher who died in a motorcycle accident when she was six.

Uhm Jung-hwa's younger and only brother Uhm Tae-woong is an actor.

Uhm Jung-hwa officially debuted as a singer in 1993 with her first studio album Sorrowful Secret.

Uhm Jung-hwa released two of her most recognizable singles of her career, "Poison" and "Invitation".

Uhm Jung-hwa remained successful the following year, in 1999, with her fifth studio album 005.1999.06.

Uhm Jung-hwa began to pursue and experiment with different musical genres, in particular electronica.

Uhm Jung-hwa revealed that she would be releasing the album in two parts, the first part would be released on December 27,2017, and the second part at a later date.

One year after the release of Part 1, Uhm Jung-hwa revealed through her Instagram account that she was in the preparation stage of her comeback with part 2 of The Cloud Dream of the Nine.

Uhm Jung-hwa has established herself as one of South Korea's top actresses.

Uhm Jung-hwa is known for her roles in the films Marriage Is a Crazy Thing, Singles, Princess Aurora, Seducing Mr Perfect, Tidal Wave and Dancing Queen which became one of the highest-grossing movies in Korea.

Uhm Jung-hwa has won two Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actress, in 2002 for Marriage is a Crazy Thing and again in 2012 for Dancing Queen.

In 2022, Uhm Jung-hwa is back on the small screen with the tvN drama Our Blues, which is their comeback on the small screen in 5 years since 2017.

Uhm Jung-hwa launched her new clothing and lingerie line, "Corner Suite" and "ZHUM in New York", which made $10M USD within three months of its release.

Uhm Jung-hwa was diagnosed with thyroid cancer but fully recovered after surgery in May 2010.

Uhm Jung-hwa said she felt a little afraid leading up to the surgery, but rather than being discouraged by the pain she was experiencing, she made up her mind to dedicate herself to helping others by inspiring them.