Woong San
Woong San in 2021
Woong San in 2021
Background information
Birth nameKim Eun Young
Born (1973-04-18) April 18, 1973
Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[1]
GenresJazz, blues
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1996~Present
Websitewww.woongsanjazz.com

WoongSan (born Kim Eun Young) is a South Korean musician.[2] She has been a leading figure in the jazz music scene in Korea and Japan for over a decade, having performed live over 500 times since her 1998 Japanese debut. She is the first Korean-born musician to perform at New York City's historic Blue Note Jazz Club and has collaborated with many other well-known jazz musicians including Benny Green, Lonnie Plaxico, Rodney Green, Conrad Herwig and Suzuki Hisatsugu. She is also well known for training Ali (South Korean singer), a popular K-pop singer.

Biography

When she was 18, WoongSan spent a year and a half at a Buddhist temple in the Korean countryside. During her training she had a powerful realization: her calling in life was music.[3] Initially she played in a college rock band, but after a friend played her a Billie Holiday record, she began to dedicate herself to jazz. She spent several years performing as a solo artist then released her first album accompanied by a jazz ensemble in 1996. By the end of 1998 she was a recognizable figure in both Korea and Japan, and since then, she has released six albums, garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim, and continues to tour prolifically. She has also written many songs for films.

Last year, she proved her career was an ongoing path as a music performer on the stage collaborated with Lee Ritenour.[4]

Style

WoongSan's style is a distinctive blend of jazz, blues, Latin and funk style. Her mid-low voice does not span as much tonal ground as other famous singers, but what she lacks in range she more than makes up for in creativity and malleability.[5] As an independent lyricist, Woong San has penned powerful ballads, cozy love numbers and everything in between. Buddhism has played a prominent role in her life, and it shines through in her songwriting: she often explores the themes of freedom, mindfulness and the beauty of change in her songs. Her work has been described as "soulful, fearless, sultry."

Albums

Year Title Details Track listing
2003.12.11. Love Letters 1st album released both in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. I Want To Be Happy
  2. Love Letters
  3. My Funny Valentine
  4. Misty Blue
  5. Fever
  6. Cry Me A River
  7. The Man I Love
  8. Superstition
  9. Once Upon a Summertime
  10. It's All Right With Me
  11. Please Send Me Someone To Love
2005.11.07. The Blues 2nd album released in Korea
Track listing
  1. Call Me
  2. Revolves,but back to beginning...(돈다, 그래도 제자리...)
  3. W-O-M-E-N
  4. I'd Rather Go Blind
  5. Drunk (취하다)
  6. Life(삶)
  7. Fine and Mellow
  8. Cheongryang Lee Blues (청량리 불루스)
  9. Just Like (I Treat You Baby)
  10. If I have to let go (잊어야 한다면)
  11. Daydreaming(몽상)
  12. Rain Bird(비새(雨鳥))
2007.07.24. Yesterday 3rd album released in Korea
Track listing
  1. Don't Say Anything (아무말 말아요) (Feat. Jaeduk Jeon)
  2. I Sing The Blues (Feat. Joohan Lee)
  3. Yesterday
  4. Angel Eyes
  5. Resentment and Loss (미워하고 그리워하며)
  6. Spider Web(거미줄)
  7. The Look of Love
  8. Comes Love
  9. Loving U Was Like Party
  10. Blame It On My Youth
  11. Blue Dawn (파란 새벽)
  12. Love Let You Go (사랑이 널 놓아준다)
  13. All Night Long
2008.09.17. Fall in Love 4th album released both in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. Feel Like Making Love
  2. Don't Cry
  3. My Heart Belong To Daddy
  4. It Was You(어느새)
  5. Sweet Georgia Brown
  6. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
  7. Tell Me All About It
  8. It Had To Be You
  9. On a Sunny Day(매일 그대와)
  10. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  11. Like I Let You Go With Smile (미소를 띄우며 나를 보낸 그 모습처럼)
  12. Yesterday (Trio Ver.) (bonus track)
2009.10.06. Miss Mister 1st special gift album for fans
Track listing
  1. Miss Mister
  2. Deadly Love(지독한 사랑)
  3. Afterimage(잔상)
  4. Woman
  5. Windy Spring
  6. Carmen
  7. Amor
  8. Your Last Word(너의 한마디)
  9. All I Want
2010.03.18. Close Your Eyes 5th album released both in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. Close Your Eyes
  2. Walk on By (Feat. Toku (musician))
  3. Vivaldi's Song
  4. Straighten Up And Fly Right
  5. All I Want
  6. Angel Eyes
  7. Just one Of Those Things
  8. After You've Gone
  9. Fever
  10. Love For Sale
  11. Round Midnight
  12. Sentimental Journey
2010.10.04. Once I Loved 2nd special gift album
Track listing
  1. Once I Loved
  2. As Time Goes By
  3. Never Let Me Go
  4. The Water Is Wide
  5. No Moon At All
  6. Teach Me Tonight
  7. The Lady Wants To Know
  8. The Man I Love
  9. She's Not There
  10. You Don't Know What Love Is
  11. The Lady is A Tramp
  12. What The World Needs now
2011.10.04. Tomorrow 6th album released in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. Tomorrow
  2. Am I Blue
  3. The Boulevard Of Broken Dream
  4. This Masquerade
  5. Like A River
  6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
  7. Tea Cups
  8. Street life
  9. Black Coffee
  10. Loving You Was like A Party
  11. Floral Leaf
  12. You've Got a friend
2013.10.03. I Love You 7th album released in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. I Love You
  2. Smooth
  3. Mr.Blues
  4. Savannah Woman
  5. I Wanna Dance
  6. Asi Que(Spanish Ver.)
  7. Mi Tango Triste(Spanish ver.)
  8. Unchain My Heart
  9. Steamroller Blues
  10. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  11. Una Furtiva Lagrima
  12. I Can't Tell You Why
  13. Asi Que(Korean Ver.)
  14. Mi Tango Triste(Korean ver.)
  15. Yesterday (2013 Ver.)
2014.12.13. THE BEST WOONG SAN THE BEST album released in Korea
Track listing
  1. ON A SUNNY DAY(매일 그대와)
  2. YESTERDAY
  3. STREET LIFE
  4. THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
  5. TOMORROW
  6. VIVALDI'S SONG
  7. I LOVE YOU
  8. WINDY SPRING
  9. THE WATER IS WIDE
  10. SMOOTH
  11. CALL ME
  12. 미소를 띄우며 나를 보낸 그 모습처럼
  13. LOVING YOU WAS LIKE A PARTY
2015.08.12. Temptation 8th album released in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. Use me
  2. The look of love
  3. Get up, Stand up
  4. Light my fire
  5. You hurt me
  6. Black magic woman
  7. Papa was a rolling stone
  8. Night away
  9. Between the sheets
  10. Loving you was like a party
  11. Temptation
  12. Someday
2016.11.01. JAZZ IS MY LIFE MINI ALBUM VOL.1 released in Korea
Track listing
  1. Hey Boy
  2. Crazy Love
  3. Jazz Is My Life
  4. I Can't Help Myself
  5. Beautiful Arirang
  6. Jazz Is My Life [Inst.]
2018.09.05. I'm Alright 9th album released in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  2. Heartless
  3. Bear Walk
  4. Too Far
  5. Love Is A Losing Game
  6. I'm Alright
  7. You And The Night And The Music
  8. Forget Regret
  9. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
  10. I Can't Stand The Rain
  11. Tell Me Why
2020.05.13 Reminiscence of Love 3rd special gift album [3선물]
Track listing
  1. The Day He Loves Me
  2. Behind Of Your Smile
  3. Purple Morning
  4. The Memory Of Old Days
  5. Maybe Tomorrow
  6. Reflection
  7. Tea Story
  8. Feuillle
  9. Don’t Explain
  10. Woman
  11. Somehow Today
  12. Love Let's You Go
2020.10.23 Estate EP released in Korea
Track listing
  1. Estate
  2. Wind Blows
  3. Promise
2022.01.18 Love, Its Longing. Vol. 2 album released in Korea
Track listing
  1. Star Falls
  2. Memory
  3. Lost in My Heart
  4. Promise
  5. Wind Blows
  6. Love, Its Loneliness
  7. Only You
  8. Dreamlike World
  9. Yearning
  10. To You Who Don't Love Me
2022.09.22. Who Stole The Skies 10th album released in Korea and Japan
Track listing
  1. All in a Dream [꿈이로다]
  2. Rain Bird [비새 (雨鳥) 2022 version]
  3. I'm Not a Butterfly
  4. Canadara Blues [가나다라 Blues]
  5. Who Stole The Skies
  6. Today [오늘]
  7. Spread Your Wings [틔우리라]
  8. Four Weeks [사주팔자(四柱八字)]
  9. Song for a Clown [광대가]
  10. Sonnima [손님아]
2020. 11. 8. 가제: Nothing Compares To You

10th album을 기다리며ㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍ

뜨거운 화살처럼 네게로 가리(WoongSanLOVE)

P.S. 웅산 님의 노래를 좋아하고 웅산 님에게 관심을 갖고 자료수정요청을 해주신 큰산 객 님에게도 감사드립니다.
Track listing
  1. Nothing Compares To You

Awards

  1. 1993 MBC Korean Popular Music Festival's "Best Singer' award
  2. 2001 MM Jazz's (jazz magazine), "best Artist" award
  3. 2003 MM Jazz's "Best Musician" award
  4. 2008 Korean Popular Music Awards' "Best Jazz & Crossover Album" award
  5. 2008 Reader Poll magazine's "best Vocalist" award
  6. 2010 Swing Journal's "Gold Disc" award for her album <Close Your Eyes>
  7. 2011 Jazz Criticism's "Jazz Disc Grand Prize" award

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Year Honor Ref.
South Korea[note 1] 2021 Prime Minister's Commendation [9]

Soundtracks

  1. "Elegy" for Korean TV show, Kyungsung Scandal
  2. "I Think I Loved You" for Korean TV show, Mother, Sister
  3. Participated in OST for Korean TV show, Lema Lee, the Sun
  4. "Destiny" for Korean TV show, Ill Ji Mae
  5. "In the Mood" for Korean film, Who Slept With Her?
  6. "Pierro's Mask" for Korean film, The Shadow Murder
  7. "Outrageous Love" on soundtrack for Korean TV show, Chuno
  8. "You Make Me" on soundtrack for Korean TV Show, Kiss Sixth Sense

Notes

  1. ↑ Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[6][7] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "재즈 뮤지션 웅산, 문경시 홍보대사 위촉". 경북일보 (in Korean). 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Profile of Woong San". Woong San Jazz. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Beautiful, Brooding Sound". Bubblews. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Collaboration of Eastern and Western Musicians: WoongSan & Lee Ritenour". YTN. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Styles of Woong San Music". Japan beyond 3.11 Stories of Recovery. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
  8. ↑ Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ Jo Eun-mi (October 28, 2021). "'2021년 대한민국 대중문화예술상' 오늘(28일) 개최..윤여정, 금관문화훈장 수훈" [‘2021 Republic of Korea Popular Culture and Arts Award’ held today (28th)..Yeojeong Yoon, awarded with the Order of Cultural Merit] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Naver.
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