JeA
{{Short description|South Korean singer}}
{{Other uses|JEA (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Family name hatnote|Kim|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = JeA
| image = 180317 제아 05 (cropped).jpg
| image_upright = 1.15
| caption = JeA in March 2018
| birth_name = Kim Hyo-jin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|09|18}}
| alias = JeA
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = Green Snake E&M
| current_member_of = Brown Eyed Girls
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = %김효진
| hanja = 金孝珍
| hangulstage = %_제아
}}
}}
Kim Hyo-jin ({{Korean|hangul=김효진}}; born September 18, 1981), better known by her stage name JeA ({{Korean|hangul=제아}}),{{in lang|ko}} [http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201109210000000000012556&ServiceDate=20110921 아걸 가인-제아 동시 생일파티 사진 대방출 "민낯가리기 개성넘쳐" (Brown Eyed Girls Members Gain and Jea Joint Birthday Party Pictures Released, "Covered Faces Overflow with Personality")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085758/http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201109210000000000012556&ServiceDate=20110921 |date=December 22, 2015 }}. The Chosun Ilbo. September 21, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012.{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=201008081136465583 8월 25일 앨범 발매, 소녀시대, 카라와 정면 승부! (Album Release Date August 25, Duking it Out with Girls' Generation and Kara!)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112057/http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=201008081136465583 |date=December 22, 2015 }}. Mydaily. August 8, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2012. is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls.[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1173042/1/.html Brown Eyed Girls' Ga-In signs solo album deal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114175108/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1173042/1/.html |date=January 14, 2012 }}. Channel NewsAsia. December 23, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012. As a solo artist, she has contributed numerous songs to various soundtracks.{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2010021884357&sid=83&nid=000<ype=1 브아걸 제아, 추노OST `미아`로 뜨거운 인기몰이 (BEG's Jea Earns Hot Popularity with "Mia" from Chuno Soundtrack)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083055/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2010021884357&sid=83&nid=000<ype=1 |date=December 22, 2015 }}. Korea Economic Daily. February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2012.{{in lang|ko}} Lee, Jun-bae. [http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=625235 '트러블메이커' 아이유 꺾고 정상 ("Troublemaker" Beats IU to the Top)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222165904/http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=625235 |date=December 22, 2015 }}. Kyeongin Ilbo. December 28, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012.{{in lang|ko}} Jo, Eun-yeong. [https://archive.today/20120712155452/http://news.mk.co.kr/v3/view.php?sc=30000002&year=2010&no=536131&relatedcode=&sID=300 `도망자 PlanB` OST 13일 발매 (The Fugitive: Plan B OST Released on the 13th)]. Maeil Business Newspaper. October 5, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
Career
=Brown Eyed Girls=
{{Main|Brown Eyed Girls}}
JeA is the one responsible for the creation of Brown Eyed Girls and was actively involved in the selection of the other members besides herself. The four members – JeA, Narsha, Gain and Miryo – performed several small shows under the name "Crescendo" before officially debuting as Brown Eyed Girls in 2006. JeA is the leader and main vocalist of the group.
=Solo career=
JeA released her first solo album, "Just JeA", in 2013. She is the last of the members of Brown Eyed Girls to release a solo album.
Aside from being a singer she's also a composer and producer. She started composing for her group with their second album and later on wrote songs for other artists also. She expanded her resume by trying her hand on producing with the Brown Eyed Girls' The Original and her solo album.
On August 4, 2021, Mystic Story's contract with JeA expired.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:브아걸 제아, '미스틱스토리' 떠난다..."계약 종료, 활동 응원|trans-title=Brown Eyed Girl Jea leaves 'Mystic Story'... "Termination of contract, support for activities"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=433&aid=0000076301|work=dispatch|publisher=Naver|language=ko|last=Song|first=Soo-min|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804024403/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=433&aid=0000076301|url-status=live}} In November 2022, Jea signed with Green Snake E&M.{{cite web|script-title=ko:브아걸 제아, 초록뱀이앤엠 전속계약... 장윤정·이찬원과 한솥밥|trans-title=Brown Eyed Girls' JeA signs an exclusive contract with Green Snake E&M... Jang Yoon-jung·Lee Chan-won and Hansotbap|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000322553|via=Naver|work=JTBC|language=ko|last=Park|first=Sang-hu|date=November 23, 2022|access-date=December 10, 2022|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210163223/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000322553|url-status=live}}
Song writing
JeA is an avid songwriter, and has written many songs for herself, Brown Eyed Girls and other artists.
=List of songs written by JeA=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="1" style="width:3em" | Year ! rowspan="1" style="width:15em" | Artist ! rowspan="1" style="width:29em" | Title ! rowspan="1" style="width:22em" | Lyrics ! rowspan="1" style="width:22em" | Composition |
| 2006
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | Brown Eyed Girls | style="text-align:left" | "Far Away (feat. MC Mong)" | {{Ya}} | {{na}} |
| 2007
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|최면}}" {{small|(Hypnosis)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|잘할게요}}" {{small|(JeA's Wedding Song)}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:center" | Gain, Jo Kwon
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|우리 사랑하게 됐어요}}" {{small|(We Fell in Love)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| 2010
| style="text-align:center" | Miryo, JeA | style="text-align:left" | "Love Is..." | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| 2011
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Brown Eyed Girls | style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|불편한 진실}}" {{small|(An Inconvenient Truth)}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|한 여름 밤의 꿈}}" {{small|(A Midsummer Night's Dream)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:center" | B1A4
| style="text-align:left" | "Be My Girl (Jinyoung solo)" | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="7" | 2013
| style="text-align:center" | JeA | style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|안아보자}} (feat. Jeong Yeop)" {{small|(Let's Hug)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:center" | Gain, {{interlanguage link|Cho Hyung-woo|ko|조형우}}
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|2시의 데이트}}" {{small|(2 o'clock Date)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:center" | Ailee
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|열애설}}" {{small|(Scandal)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | Brown Eyed Girls
| style="text-align:left" | "After Club" | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|날아갈래}}" {{small|(I'm Going to Fly)}}
| {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:left" | "KILL BILL"
| {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:center" | M&N
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|오늘밤}}" {{small|(Tonight)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| 2014
| style="text-align:center" | Sunny Hill | style="text-align:left" | "Paradise (feat. JeA)" | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| style="text-align:center" | Laboum | style="text-align:left" | "Fantasy" | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Brown Eyed Girls
| style="text-align:left" | "Light" | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:left" | "Fractal"
| {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | JeA | style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|눈물섬}}" {{small|(Island of Tears)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|겨울 너야}}" {{small|(Winter, It's You)}}
| {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:left" | "You o'clock"
| {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| style="text-align:left" | "Dear. Rude (Feat. Cheetah)" | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:left" | "Newself (With JINBO)"
| {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| style="text-align:center" | April
| style="text-align:left" | "Feeling" | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |
| 2020
| style="text-align:center" | Brown Eyed Girls | style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|2019년 겨울 첫눈으로 만든 그댈 2020년 눈으로 다시 만들 순 없겠지만}}" {{small|(Snowman)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
| 2021
| style="text-align:center" | Weeekly | style="text-align:left" | "{{lang|ko|나비 동화}}" {{small|(Butterfly)}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} |
Discography
{{Main|Brown Eyed Girls discography}}
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
=Soundtrack appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year ! Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Sales ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album |
| style="width:3em" | {{small|KOR Gaon}} |
|---|
| colspan="5" | Credited as Kim Hyo-jin |
| scope="row" | "Please Stay by My Side" ({{lang|ko|내 곁에 남아달라고}}) {{small|(with Guk Tae Ha)}} | rowspan="2" | 2003 | rowspan="3" {{N/A}} | | Escape from Unemployment OST |
| scope="row" | "I Told You I Love You" ({{lang|ko|사랑한다고 말했잖아요}})
| | Bodyguard OST |
| scope="row" | "Feeling of Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑느낌}})
| 2004 | | Lovers in Paris OST |
| colspan="5" | Credited as JeA |
| scope="row" | "Have Sorrow" ({{lang|ko|애상가}})
| 2007 | rowspan="3" {{N/A}} | | The King and I OST |
| scope="row" | "Hateful Love" ({{lang|ko|미운 사랑}}) {{small|(with Black Pearl)}} | rowspan="2" | 2008 | | East of Eden OST |
| scope="row" | "Much Love" ({{lang|ko|다애}}/{{lang|zh|多愛}})
| | The Kingdom of the Winds OST |
| scope="row" | "Harmony" ({{lang|ko|하모니}}) {{small|(with Lee Young Hyun of Big Mama)}} | rowspan="3" | 2010 | 24 | | Harmony OST |
| scope="row" | "Stray Child" ({{lang|ko|미아}})
| 26 | | The Slave Hunters OST |
| scope="row" | "Poison"
| — | | The Fugitive: Plan B OST |
| scope="row" | "Fool For You" ({{lang|ko|그대 바보}})
| 2011 | 10 | | Padam Padam OST |
| scope="row" | "Because of You" ({{lang|ko|너 때문에}})
| 2012 | 23 | | History of a Salaryman OST |
| scope="row" | "Secret Note" ({{lang|ko|비밀노트}})
| 2013 | 97 | | When a Man Falls in Love OST |
| scope="row" | "Want it" ({{lang|ko|원해}}) {{small|(with Cho PD)}} | 2016 | — | | Sweet Stranger and Me OST |
| scope="row" | "Alone"
| 2018 | — | | Ms. Ma, Nemesis OST |
| scope="row" | "I Know It's You" ({{lang|ko|알 것 같아}})
| 2019 | — | | Welcome 2 Life OST |
| scope="row" | "Because I Miss You" ({{lang|ko|보고 싶은 그대니까요}})
| 2020 | — | | Born Again OST |
=Other charted songs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year ! Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Sales ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album |
| style="width:3em" | {{small|KOR Gaon}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Love Is..." {{small|(with Miryo)}} | 2010 | 18 | | Blue Band Trauma Part 1 |
| scope="row" | "Be My Girl" {{small|(Jinyoung of B1A4 feat. JeA)}} | 2012 | 86 | |
Filmography
=Television shows=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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Category:South Korean female idols
Category:South Korean rhythm and blues singers