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This is a Korean name; the family name is Ock.

Ok Ju-hyun (옥주현)
Birth name	Hangul: 옥주현; Hanja: 玉珠鉉; RR: Ok Ju-hyeon; MR: Ok Chuhyŏn
Born	March 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) (age 29)
Origin	Seoul, Korea
Genres	Kpop
Years active	1998–Present
Labels	MNET Entertainment
Website	http://mini.dspenter.com/juhyun

Ock Ju-hyun (옥주현, born March 20, 1980), officially Oak Joo Hyun, is a K-pop singer, known mostly for her role as the lead singer for South Korean girl group Fin.K.L. After their unofficial breakup in 2002, Ock released three solo albums and has participated in musicals, namely Chicago, Aida, and Cats.^[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Fin.K.L 1.2 Solo career 1.2.1 Music 1.2.2 Other works 2 Personal 3 References

[edit] History

[edit] Fin.K.L

Fin.K.L debuted in 1998 and quickly became popular, catapulting all its members into stardom. Ock served as the lead singer for Fin.K.L until its unofficial breakup in 2002; she has since taken part in Fin.K.L's digital single "Fine Killing Liberty" in fall of 2005, including filming the music video.

[edit] Solo career

[edit] Music

Starting her solo career in summer of 2003, Ock came out with a ballad called "난..." ("Nan...", meaning "I..."), which entered the top 10 of Korea's music charts. By her second album, which came out in the fall of 2004, the public was startled by the sudden change in appearance, as she had experienced a significant weight loss; Ock attributed to her intense yoga training. Her popularity rose and she was able to perform on various music shows for a lengthy period with her singles "Catch" and "Sweet Rainyday".

Her third album, titled Remind, was released on June 12, 2008. The first single off the album is "Honey", which is a departure from her previous singles as it incorporates R&B. She began her comeback performances the following weekend on the major music shows.

Her next album is due in mid-2009.^[1]

[edit] Other works

In addition to launching three albums, Ock has worked as a radiostation DJ for MBC, and as an emcee for Korean networks SBS, MBC, and KBS. She has also received an award for "Best Radio DJ" during the MBC awards of 2003. She obtained the main role in the Korean version of Tim Rice's musical Aida, starting in September 2005.

Ock has also done television work as a permanent member on various variety shows. In addition to being one of the main girls on Heroine 5 (now Heroine 6), she was part of Goldfish, an MBC show, in 2006.

Ock has continued to further her "yoga celebrity" career, even helping to open up a yoga studio. She has also released her own yoga video and photobook.

In March 2009, it was revealed that Ock would be teaching classes in music at Dong Seoul University.^[1]

[edit] Personal

Ock graduated from Kyung Hee University with Sung Yuri and Gong Yoo in February 2005. She is currently signed with M-Net Entertainment, an affiliate of CJ.^[2]

In 2007, Ock acknowledged on a talk show that she had been dating a Korean man in Los Angeles.^[3]

[edit] References

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