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Baek Ji-young (, born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean pop ballad singer. ==Career== Baek began her music career in 1999, entering the South Korean dance scene with her first album ''Sorrow''. The first single, "선택" (''Choice''), was unusual in that it was one of the first Korean pop songs to feature Latin beats. However, this single proved to be popular and charted very well. She quickly followed this album with a second, ''Rouge'', which came out in April 2000, selling 360,000 copies, and cementing her status as one of South Korea's most popular female dance artists. Two years after the release of ''Tres'', Baek released her fourth album ''Smile'' in September 2003. Although not a runaway success, it managed to sell a decent number of copies, placing 46th for the year. However, her real comeback occurred in 2006, when Baek released her fifth album ''Smile Again'' in March. "사랑 안해" (''I Won't Love''), her first single from the album, was a ballad, unlike the rest of her Latin-style singles. Although this was a significant change, it proved to be a very popular song, getting to the top spot on certain performance show charts. This change was not a permanent one, as there were many Latin/dance tracks on the album. In fact, the second single has seen Baek going back to her musical roots, as ''Ez Do Dance'' is a sexy Latin number. She performed this single until the end of summer 2006, at which point she finished promotional activities for the album. In November 2006, Baek won Best Female Solo Singer at the MKMF Awards and was nominated for the Overseas Viewer Award.〔("Shinhwa Chosen Best Korean Singer Overseas" ). ''KBS Global''. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-22.〕 On September 7, 2007, Baek's sixth album, ''The Sixth Miracle'', was released, with the lead single "사랑 하나면 돼" (''I Only Need One Love''). She won an award for the album at the Seoul Music Awards in January 2008.〔("서울가요대상 백지영 두 번째 본상 수상" ). ''Sportsseoul'' (in Korean). 31 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-16.〕 Baek underwent vocal cord surgery to remove a cyst some time in February 2008. Although there were fears that her singing voice may change, the fear of losing her voice entirely is what prompted her to go ahead with the operation.〔("백지영, 가수생명 걸고 성대낭종 제거수술" ). ''Star News'' (in Korean). 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-28.〕 After recuperating from her surgery, Baek returned with her seventh album, ''Sensibility'', released on November 14, 2008. It was reported that she would come back with a dance single to showcase her strengthened voice,〔Han, Sang-hee (11 November 2008). ("Male, Female Singer Alike Returning to Fans" ). ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved 2008-11-25.〕 but instead came back with "총 맞은 것처럼" (''Like Being Hit by a Bullet''), a mid-tempo ballad. The single hit #1 on various online music sites〔Lee, Hye-rin (25 November 2008).("백지영 음원 1위① '싹쓸이' "농담이 현실됐다"(인터뷰)" ). ''Asia Economy'' (in Korean). Retrieved 2008-11-25.〕 and hit #1 on KBS's music program ''Music Bank''.〔Park, Gun-wook (5 December 2008). ("백지영, '뮤뱅'서 첫 정상 차지" ) (Baek Ji-young, ''Music Bank'' First Place). ''Gwangnam Ilbo'' (in Korean). Retrieved 2008-12-05.〕 On August 9, 2009, Baek signified her comeback by announcing a collaboration with 2PM member Taecyeon for the title track of her mini-album ''EGO'' called "내 귀에 캔디" (''My Ear Candy''). Unlike her previous songs, ''My Ear Candy'' is a pop-dance track that includes techno beats. They first performed the song on ''Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate'', although the episode did not air until a week later after her official comeback on ''Show! Music Core''. ''EGO'' was released on August 14, 2009. On November 21, 2009, Baek won Best Female Solo Artist at Mnet Asian Music Awards. She collaborated with Mighty Mouth for their comeback single "사랑이 올까요" (''Will Love Come''), released on March 12, 2010 along with a music video. This is her second collaboration with the group; she was previously featured on their mini-album ''Love Class'' in the track ''Miss U'', released on August 6, 2009. Her single ''Over Time'' topped various music charts on the day of its release on July 1, 2010, and Baek's greatest-hits album ''Timeless: The Best'' also sold very well. With the success of her eighth album ''Pitta'' in 2011, music industry critics found it remarkable for a female singer in her mid-30s to continue to shine and appeal to fans in an industry dominated by teen bands. Baek has also participated in numerous soundtracks for TV dramas, most of which have proven to be very popular, including ''Don't Forget'' for ''IRIS'', ''Love Is Not a Crime'' for ''Ja Myung Go'', ''Love and Love'' for ''Arang and the Magistrate'', and ''Spring Rain'' for ''Gu Family Book''. The most famous thus far has been ''That Woman'' from ''Secret Garden'', which won Outstanding Korean Drama OST at the 2011 Seoul International Drama Awards.〔Hong, Lucia (1 September 2011) ("Chinese series ''Three Kingdoms'' wins grand prize at Seoul Drama Awards" ). ''10Asia''. Retrieved 2013-06-03.〕 Baek said, "I love to participate in producing music for soaps if I like the female lead after reading the script. It's a thrill to hear my song played during melodramatic moments in soaps."〔 She later released an album in 2013 titled ''Flash Back'', a collection of the television drama soundtracks she recorded. In 2012, Baek announced that she was releasing her first dance album in three years. She also became a judge/coach on ''The Voice of Korea'', the local version of reality singing competition ''The Voice''. On May 7, she released a ballad from the mini-album entitled ''Voice'', featuring Gary from Leessang. On the 17th, her ''Good Boy'' mini-album was released, including the dance title track of the same name featuring Yong Jun-hyung of B2ST. On February 16, 2013, Baek held her first solo concert in seven years at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, followed by a nationwide tour in March. She performed for the first time in Japan at a sold-out concert in May. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baek Ji-young」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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