Park Jung-ah (Korean: 박정아; also spelled as Park Jeong-ah, Park JungA; February 24, 1981) is a South Korean singer, actress, entertainer, and radio DJ.[1][2]
Career
2000—2014: Career beginnings, breakthrough success and Jewelry
First debuting as a member of the girl groupJewelry in 2001, she became the group leader. In 2003, she debuted as an actress and has since appeared in a handful of movies and dramas.
Since Jewelry went on hiatus, Park took the opportunity to debut as a solo singer. Her first solo album Yeah was released in the fall of 2006, showing an edgier side that Jewelry single "Superstar" hinted at. The title song Produced and Co-Written by Hit American Producers Ian (iRok) Scott and Mark (MJ) Jackson A.K.A. MJ&iRoK was her first single, and it allowed Park to become more of a rock singer. The album also featured production from #1 Billboard Producer, Eddie Galan of Mach 1 Music. To move away from the manufactured pop image she developed in Jewelry,[4] she has performed this single live at every performance,[citation needed] and it has subsequently made the song a strong chart hit.[citation needed]
From November 2006 to 2009, she had been hosting her own radio show, On a Starry Night.
In 2013, Jung-ah left Star Empire and entered a new contract with WM Company. Their new partnership was announced on May 10, 2013.[5][6]
2014–present: Solo activities and acting
In June 2014, Park released Because of You which is part of South Korean drama Doctor Stranger's OST.[7]
^Lee Ho-young (November 24, 2021). "애프터스쿨 가희·원더걸스 선예·쥬얼리 박정아, 아이돌 재데뷔" [After School Kahi, Wonder Girls Sunye, Jewelry Park Jung-ah, idol re-debut] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Naver.
^Son Jin-ah (February 9, 2022). "박정아, '올리뷰쇼' MC 발탁" [Park Jung-ah selected as MC for ‘Olive Show’] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Soo-jin (August 26, 2022). "박정아, 동아TV '올리뷰쇼2' MC 발탁 [공식]" [Park Jung-ah selected as MC for Dong-A TV's 'Olive Show 2' [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.