Im Chang-jung
{{Short description|South Korean actor and singer (born 1973)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Im||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lim Chang-jung
| image = 20161009 임창정 김창렬의 올드스쿨 공개방송.jpg
| caption = Im in 2016.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|30}}
| birth_place = Icheon, South Korea
| othername =
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|actor}}
| education = ChungAng University – Theater and Film{{cite web|title=Lim Chang-Jung (임창정)|url=http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/HA/content/cms_view_940200.jsp|website=Korea Tourism Organization|access-date=November 19, 2012|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116004251/http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/HA/content/cms_view_940200.jsp|url-status=dead}}
| yearsactive = 1990–present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Kim Hyun-joo|2006|2013|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Seo Ha-yan|2017}}}}
| children = 5
| website =
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = %임창정
| hanja = 任昌丁
}}
}}
Lim Chang-jung ({{Korean|hangul=임창정}}; born November 30, 1973) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor.{{Cite web|url=http://100.daum.net/encyclopedia/view/33XXXXX19302|script-title=ko:임창정|website=Daum Encyclopedia|language=ko|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916141313/https://search.daum.net/search?w=profile2&q=%EC%9E%84%EC%B0%BD%EC%A0%95&sct=person&sck=datahub_homo/person/19302|url-status=live}} He is often referred by Koreans as "the original multi-entertainer" for being active in all three fields: music, film and entertainment. He made his acting debut in 1990 and his singing debut in 1995. Im has since released 17 full-length albums{{Cite news|url=http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20180927000911155|script-title=ko:임창정, '하루도 그대를 사랑하지 않은 적이 없었다' 퍼펙트 올킬 달성|last=Kim|first=Yeong-jin|date=September 27, 2018|work=Asia Today|access-date=September 27, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927120229/http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20180927000911155|url-status=live}} and is known for his hit songs that are vocally challenging to sing.{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171024000607|title=Veteran balladeer Im Chang-jung returns with heart-wrenching EP|last=Hong|first=Dam-young|date=October 24, 2017|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=August 26, 2018|archive-date=August 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214350/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171024000607|url-status=live}} He is the only artist in South Korea who has songs that reached number one on the local music charts in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.{{Cite news|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3067631|title=Thirty years in, Im Chang-jung is still smiling: The veteran singer's latest album 'Never Ending' has a song for every month|last=Yoon|first=So-yeon|date=September 5, 2019|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=October 12, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925112354/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3067631|url-status=live}} He was selected as Singer of the Year and his song "The Love I Committed" was selected as Song of the Year in the surveys conducted by Gallup Korea in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20161220/81956192/2|script-title=ko:올해를 빛낸 가수·노래 2위 '트와이스'· '치어 업'…1위는?|last=Park|first=Ye-seul|date=December 20, 2012|work=The Dong-A Ilbo|language=ko|trans-title=2nd place for singers and songs that shined this year 'TWICE', 'Cheer Up'... 1st place?|access-date=June 13, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611110504/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20161220/81956192/2|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Im married professional golfer Kim Hyun-joo in 2006.{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101210000933|title=Celebrities say age-gap makes no difference in planning marriage|last=Ryu|first=Jeong-hyun|date=December 10, 2010|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001003710/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101210000933|url-status=live}} The couple, who have three sons together, divorced in 2013.{{Cite news|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/04/2013040401007.html|title=Singer Im Chang-jung Files for Divorce|date=April 4, 2013|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304055151/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/04/2013040401007.html|url-status=live}} Im married a woman named Seo Ha-yan in 2017. The couple have 2 children together.{{Cite news|url=https://news.joins.com/article/22240308|script-title=ko:베트남 푸꿕 찾은 임창정·장동건·고소영|date=December 28, 2017|work=JoongAng Ilbo|access-date=August 24, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002641/https://news.joins.com/article/22240308|url-status=live}}
On November 9, 2021 it was confirmed that Im had tested positive for COVID-19, and has since halted all promotions for his 17th album Nothing Special With The Day.{{Cite news|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=015&aid=0004626500|title=임창정, 코로나19 확진 판정…컴백 8일만에 활동 중단|date=November 9, 2021|work=Hankook Kyungje|access-date=November 14, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916141317/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/015/0004626500?sid=103|url-status=live}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales |
KOR {{Cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/navigator.php?contents=html&usemode=list&DB=117|title=K-pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219201306/http://www.miak.or.kr/navigator.php?contents=html&usemode=list&DB=117|archive-date=February 19, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=August 24, 2018}}
Studio albums:
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scope="row" |Already to Me ({{Korean|hangul=이미 나에게로|labels=no}}) |
|rowspan="3" {{N/A|No data}} |rowspan="3" {{N/A|No data}} |
scope="row" |Because I'm Not with You
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scope="row" |Again
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scope="row" |Become a Star ({{Korean|hangul=별이 되어|labels=no}}) |
|5 | |
scope="row" |Story Of...
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|2 | |
scope="row" |White
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|2 | |
scope="row" |www.love.7th
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|2 | |
scope="row" |Different Color
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scope="row" |C.J.2002
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{{hidden|Track listing|
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scope="row" |Bye
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{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |2 | |
scope="row" |Return to My World
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{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |3 |{{N/A|No data}} |
scope="row" |Ordinary Song, Ordinary Melody (흔한 노래... 흔한 멜로디...) |
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |8 | |
scope="row" |I'm
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{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |2 | |
scope="row" |There Has Never Been a Day I Haven't Loved You ({{Korean|hangul=하루도 그대를 사랑하지 않은 적이 없었다|labels=no}}) |
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |14 | |
scope="row" | Never Ending ({{Korean|hangul=십삼월|labels=no}}) |
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |8 | |
scope="row" | Love Should Not Be Harsh on You ({{Korean|hangul=힘든건 사랑이 아니다|labels=no}}) |
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |21 | |
scope="row" | Nothing Special with the Day ({{Korean|hangul=별거 없던 그 하루로|labels=no}}) |
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |56 |{{N/A|No data}} |
=Extended plays=
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KOR |
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scope="row" |Best Man ({{Korean|hangul=친한사람|labels=no}})
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|14 | |
scope="row" |Love Again ({{Korean|hangul=또 다시 사랑|labels=no}})
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|8 | |
scope="row" |Do You Know That Person? ({{Korean|hangul=그 사람을 아나요|labels=no}})
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|18 | |
scope="row" |I'm A Fool ({{Korean|hangul=멍청이|labels=no}})
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|29 |
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=Singles=
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!Title !Single details |
scope="row" |Brave Brothers 10th Anniversary Project, Part 01 (용감한형제 10주년 앨범 Part.1) {{hidden|Track listing|
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scope="row" |A Guy Like Me ({{Korean|hangul=나란놈이란|labels=no}})
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scope="row" |Open the Door ({{Korean|hangul=문을 여시오|labels=no}})
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scope="row" |We Were...{{small|(with Xia)}}
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=Album appearances=
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!Title !Year !Album |
scope="row" |Gone with the Wind ({{Korean|hangul=바람과 함께 사라지다|labels=no}}) |2013 |Hot Summer Cool Music |
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=Soundtrack appearances=
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!Title !Year !Album |
scope="row" |슬픈연가 ({{Korean|hangul=환규의 테마|labels=no}})
|1997 |Beat OST |
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scope="row" |언제나 같은 생각
| rowspan="2" |2012 | rowspan="2" |Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck OST |
scope="row" |Way Back Home ({{Korean|hangul=집으로 가는 길|labels=no}}) |
scope="row" |Goodbye
| rowspan="2" |2014 |Three Days OST |
scope="row" |Wait ({{Korean|hangul=기다리라 해요|labels=no}})
|Gunman in Joseon OST |
scope="row" |It will be Alright ({{Korean|hangul=괜찮아질텐데|labels=no}})
|2015 |Sweet, Savage Family OST |
scope="row" |You Tell Me ({{Korean|hangul=그대 내게 말하길|labels=no}})
|2017 |Man to Man OST |
scope="row" |Repeatedly ({{Korean|hangul=되풀이|labels=no}})
| rowspan="2" |2021 | rowspan="2" |Penthouse 2 OST |
scope="row" |This Is What I Am ({{Korean|hangul=이게 바로 나야|labels=no}}) |
Filmography
=Film=
=Television series=
=Television show=
= Web shows =
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scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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2022
| Host | Season 2 – episode 17 | {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004601666|author=Ha Su-jeong|script-title=ko:임창정, 'SNL코리아2' 호스트 출격..크루진 위협할 웃음 베테랑 뜬다 [공식]|trans-title=Lim Chang-jung, 'SNL Korea 2' host sortie .. A veteran laughing to threaten Crujin rises [Official]|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|via=Naver|date=April 27, 2022|access-date=April 27, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916142340/https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/109/0004601666|url-status=live}} |
Musical theatre
File:Lim Chang-Jung from acrofan.jpg in 2012]]
Awards and nominations
=As a singer=
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!Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref. |
rowspan="3" |1997
|Bonsang (Main Award) |"Again" |{{won}} |{{Cite web|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/goldendisc/kr/previous|script-title=ko:역대수상자|website=Golden Disc Awards|language=ko|trans-title=Past Winners|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-date=February 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100341/http://isplus.live.joins.com/goldendisc/kr/previous|url-status=live}} |
Seoul Music Awards
|Bonsang (Main Award) | |{{won}} | |
KBS Music Festival
|Daesang (Grand Prize) |"Again" |{{won}} | |
1999
|Seoul Music Awards |Bonsang (Main Award) | |{{won}} | |
rowspan="2" |2000
|Seoul Music Awards |Bonsang (Main Award) | |{{won}} | |
Mnet Music Video Festival
|"My Love" |{{nom}} | |
rowspan="3" |2001
|Golden Disc Awards |Bonsang (Main Award) |"Reason to Wait" |{{won}} |
KBS Music Festival
|Top 10 Singers | |{{won}} | |
Seoul Music Awards
|Bonsang (Main Award) | |{{won}} | |
2002
|"Sad Monologue" |{{nom}} | |
2014
| |{{nom}} | |
rowspan="2" |2015
|"Love Again" |{{nom}} | |
Seoul Music Awards
|Performance Award | |{{won}} | |
2016
|Best Ballad Award | rowspan="2" |"The Love I Committed" |{{won}} | |
2017
|Golden Disc Awards |Digital Bonsang (Main Award) |{{won}} |
2018
|Ballad of the Year Award |Himself |{{won}} | |
= As an actor =
References
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External links
- [http://yesiment.com/portfolio/changjungim/ Official website]
{{Paeksang Arts Award Best Actor Film}}
{{Paeksang Arts Award Best New Actor Film}}
{{Baeksang Arts Award for Most Popular Actor}}
{{Circle Chart Music Awards for Artist of the Year – Digital Music}}
{{Melon Music Award for Ballad}}
{{Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Male actors from Gyeonggi Province
Category:Singers from Gyeonggi Province
Category:South Korean male pop singers
Category:South Korean singer-songwriters
Category:Melon Music Award winners
Category:South Korean male singer-songwriters
Category:South Korean male film actors
Category:South Korean male television actors
Category:South Korean male musical theatre actors