Contents. Early life and education Jang spent most of her childhood in her birthplace, in, South Korea. She appeared with her father, Ju Heo-seong, who is also an actor, in the play in her primary school days, thus sparking her interest to become an actress. Jang also went on to become a model for some television advertisements in her high school days before entering 's Department of Theater, Faculty of Fine Arts where she majored in Theater and Film on March 2000. Furthermore, she participated in band, performed instruments in musicals and acted in many plays.
She graduated 10 years later, on February 19, 2010. The delay was due to her continuous work since her debut after she entered the university. She also received an alumni association award for her contributions to the university during the graduation rites. Career Music Jang made her debut in the entertainment world as a singer in May 2001. She started her singing career by becoming a trainee and signing a contract with.
It is the Korean drama remake of Taiwanese drama Fated to Love You starring Joe Chen and Ethan Ruan, which received high ratings during its run in 2008. The series also reunited Jang Hyuk and Jang Na-ra, who previously starred together twelve years before on Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002).
However, SM Entertainment dropped her due to assumptions that she would have lesser or no popularity than the other competing artists. Jang released her debut album First Story with the title track Burying My Face In Tears. Initially, it was not well received and only reached number 12 in Korean music charts. After starring in the popular, she became more well known and released the other tracks in the album such as her pop ballad style song, Confession and the April Story, ranked at the top in various music charts. The album sold 300,000 copies.
Jang then became a host for 's music show, Music Camp and 's talk show Love Story. By the end of 2001, she received several New Female Artist awards from year-end Music Awards ceremonies and New MC awards from Entertainment Awards ceremonies.
In 2014 In October 2002, Jang released her second album Jjang Nara Vol.2 Sweet Dream. The song Sweet Dream became immensely popular and reached number 1 in Korean music charts, instantly making Jang a household name. The album also became one of the top selling albums of that year in South Korea. Jang's popularity after the release of Sweet Dream was massive, often dubbed as 'Jang Na-ra Syndrome' and paralleled to that of the which occurred in South Korea that same year.
Due to the success of Sweet Dream, Jang won several awards including two Daesang awards or the Grand Prize (equivalent to Korean Top Artist of the Year) from. She also received the Korean Singer of the Year from China's CCTV-MTV Awards in 2003. In December 2003, Jang released her third album aptly titled 3rd Story which included top tracks I am a Woman Too and Is That True? The music video for Is That True?
Was shot entirely in Switzerland while Jang was there to present an award at the. Jang released a Best Hits Album in 2004 consisting of songs from her 3 previous albums. She followed it up with her 4th album titled My Story released in December 2004, consisting of hit songs such as I Love School and Winter Diary. With her popularity in China, she also made a career in music overseas by releasing Chinese-language albums. Her first Chinese album was a huge success, making her the first foreign artist in China with over 1 million copies sold.
This was followed by the release of two more Chinese albums, Kungfu (2005) and Flying High (2006). She returned to the in 2007 with her fifth Korean album entitled She, which consists of medium tempo Masquerade and the dance piece You & I.
The following year, she released a multi-lingual album titled Dream of Asia, which includes 26 songs in 5 languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese and English. Jang held a mini concert in Beijing to promote the album. During the, Jang was the only singer from a non-Chinese-speaking country to appear in the 2008 Olympic song. In 2009, she released a duet with for the soundtrack of their film Flying With You. The track was produced by famed Singaporean musician. In 2012, four years after releasing Dream of Asia, Jang returned to the Korean music scene with the digital single I Only Think Of You.
The same year, she released her fourth Chinese album Love Journey. Acting Jang also have a successful acting career. She first appeared in the popular TV, and received attention for her cute image.
In 2014 In 2002, Jang landed her first leading role in a drama in 's romantic comedy. The drama is well received and recorded high audience ratings.
She won the Best New TV Actress Award at the 2003. The success of the drama and her hit song 'Sweet Dream' launched her to stardom in South Korea that year. The same year, she starred in another romantic comedy series which also attained high ratings. In 2003, she made her feature film debut in the film Oh! In 2004, she came back to the small screen and starred in 's weekend drama Love Is All Around, followed by ' romance drama. Wedding established Jang as an actress, and she received viewer acclaim for her portrayal of a woman’s growth and identity in marriage.
In 2014 In 2005, with her increasing popularity in China, she made a bold move by moving to China to start her singing and acting career. Her first mainstream Chinese drama is My Bratty Princess. The success of My Bratty Princess catapulted her as a hallyu or star in China. She made several other drama series in China which includes Good Morning Shanghai in 2007, Iron Masked Singer in 2010, and in 2011.
In 2009, she returned to the big screen with Sky and Ocean, playing a gifted violinist with a mental age of 6 years old, diagnosed with. The movie was a commercial failure, and was criticized for Jang's unfair nomination at the even before the movie was released.
However, despite the controversy, Jang won the Best Actress for a Foreign Film Award at the 19th China. The film also became the first Asian film to be invited to the 8th Tirana International Film Festival in Albania, where it won the Media Award.
In May 2011, Jang starred in romantic-comedy. This marks her return to Korean screens after six years. The series averaged 10% ratings throughout its run and won favorable reviews. She later won the Excellence Award for an Actress in a mini-series at the 2011.
The following year, she filmed her first Chinese movie Flying With You, starring opposite Taiwanese singer and actor. She also made a cameo appearance in another Chinese film starring titled Whoever. The same year, she appeared together with her father in a Chinese drama entitled Race Course. In December 2012, Jang reunited with her co-star for 's teen drama. She received her second consecutive Excellence Award for an Actress in a mini-series at the 2012. After filming for concluded, Jang immediately returned to China to film a drama titled Red Palanquin. In 2014 The year 2014 proved to be a busy year for Jang with three TV projects under network.
In July 2014, Jang played the lead role in, the Korean adaptation of the 2008 Taiwanese hit drama of the. This TV series reunited her with 12 years after both starred in the highly rated drama.
Fated to Love You was a hit in China and gained 200 million views. Shortly after, Jang starred in a one-episode drama special entitled Old Farewell for MBC's Drama Festival, pairing her once again with Jang Hyuk. She then took on the lead role opposite in the fantasy-romantic-comedy drama. She later won the Top Excellence Award at the 2014 for both television series she starred in that year. In 2015, Jang played a police detective in the mystery thriller. In 2016, she starred in the romantic comedy, portraying a former pop idol.
In 2017, Jang was cast in the romantic fantasy drama. The series was a success, and won acclaim from viewers. She also won the Excellence Award for an Actress in a mini-series at the 2017. In 2018, Jang was cast in the mystery triller drama, playing a musical actress who becomes the Empress of a modern-day monarch.
Charity and other activities Jang does many charity work such as sending free powdered milk to the hungry children. She also works with the Charity organization. In 2002, she served as the public relations envoy for fair elections in South Korea.
She renewed this commitment as she was chosen as one of the honorary public relations ambassadors for the. In 2004, Jang was named public relations envoy for China by the Embassy in Korea of the People's Republic of China. In 2007, Jang held a fund-raising concert for child patients of in China. The Jang Foundation was established from the money raised during Jang's fan club meeting at her June 9 concert in Beijing, which was held to mark the 15th year of. Twelve hundred seats at the concert venue sold out early. After the concert on stage, a Chinese charity organization appointed Jang as a goodwill ambassador, making her the first foreigner to receive such an honor. The same year, she was appointed as one of the goodwill ambassadors for the China-ROK Exchange Year.
In the aftermath of the, Jang donated 150,000 dollars to a charity organization in China and 8 billion won of clothing for the victims. In June 2010, Jang was appointed as an associate professor at the. In 2011, Jang was appointed as ’s 's ambassador to promote tourism in the area. Jang is also known to contribute her talent in singing for charitable activities. In 2013, she recorded a TV campaign song named “Nanoom Song” for the.
She also performed with at his charity concert 'Jackie Chan and his friends' on June 24, 2006 at Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China. In 2015, Jang was recognized for her charity activities by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. In 2017, it was revealed that Jang had secretly donated more than 13 billion won or close to 12 million US dollars since her debut in 2001 to various charities, disaster reliefs, and academic organizations. She is also known to have a big affection with animals.
Aside from donating money to animal shelters, she also participates at charity events for animal care and volunteers actively such as cleaning the sick dogs' shelters. Discography Korean studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR First Story. Released: June 18, 2001. Label:.
Formats. CD 1. 신기루 (Mirage).
Jump!!Jump!!. 흉터 (Scar). 미련한 미련이란 것이 (Stupidity What Is Stupidity).
Thinkin’ Of You. 거짓말쟁이 (Liar). Long Good-Bye. 달맞이 꽃 (Evening Primrose). 눈의 아이 (Snow Child). 결혼할래요. Shining Day.
Fairytale English Version. 신기루 Japanese Version. Jump!!Jump!! Japanese Version.
We Japanese Version CD 2. 우리들의 꿈. 독신주의. 신기루. Jump!!Jump!!.
남은 건 추억뿐. 나를 따라 해 봐. 못된 성질. 멈춘 사랑. 조금만. 달빛은 내 마음을 대신해 Cantonese Version.
달빛은 내 마음을 대신해 Mandarin Version 11. KOR: 5,492+.
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Sinopsis Drama Korea Fated to Love You (MBC) A chaebol heir, Lee Gun (Jang Hyuk), and a “post-it” girl, Kim Min Young (Jang Na Ra), are forced to marry after their drunken one night stand resulting to an unexpected pregnancy.