Younha began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for her success on the Japanese music chart.
21 Facts About Younha
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Younha was born in South Korea on April 29,1988, where she began to play the piano at the age of 5.
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Younha started singing in elementary school and later began to teach herself Japanese after watching the popular Japanese drama, Gokusen.
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Younha later attended Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, where she majored in Japanese.
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Younha found mainstream success with her second Japanese single, "Houkiboshi," which was included on the soundtrack of the anime series Bleach.
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Less than 2 months after the success of Houkiboshi, she released "Motto Futari de", to little fanfare, with minimal promotion, and Younha made no TV appearances to promote the single live.
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Exactly two months after "Hakanaku Tsuyoku", Younha returned to Korea to release her first Korean album entitled The Perfect Day to Say I Love You.
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On July 14,2007, Younha appeared on the Korean GomTV MSL Grand Finals and performed in the opening ceremony.
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At the 2007 MKMF held on November 17,2007, Younha won the Best New Solo Artist award.
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In early 2009, Younha made her comeback to the Japanese music industry, now signed with Sistus Records, with a Japanese version of "Memory", titled "Kioku", tying in as the ending theme to the Rideback anime.
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Younha went on to release 2 physical singles, "Girl" and "Sukinanda", however both failed to chart in the top 100.
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On May 9,2011, Younha became the 22nd host of MBC FM radio program, "Starry Night".
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On July 12,2011, it was revealed that Younha was suing her company, Lion Media, to request a termination of contract due to questionable validity, through the legal courts, though further revelations showed that these proceedings had started since April.
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Younha released her fourth album Supersonic on July 3,2012, featuring artists such as Jay Park, Tiger JK, and John Park.
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Younha joined the cast of I Am a Singer, a show based around professional singers remaking songs, ranging from old to current hits.
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On May 2,2013, Younha released her second EP, Just Listen receiving rave reviews.
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On December 6,2013, Younha released her third EP, Subsonic, featuring the lead-in single "It's Okay" and follow up "Not There" featuring Eluphant.
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On November 11,2015, Younha released her single "Thinking About You", produced by Lee Chanhyuk of Akdong Musician.
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Younha released her fifth album, RescuE, on December 27,2017.
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Younha released her sixth album, End Theory on November 16,2021, and a repackaged version with 3 additional songs, End Theory: Final Edition, was released on March 30,2022.
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On June 30,2022, Younha released the digital single "Rain Song", which is a remake of Epik High's single of the same name.