Ji-In Cho
{{Short description|German heavy metal singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Eastern name order|Cho Ji-in}}{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Ji-In Cho
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|12|30|df=y}}
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| birth_place = Leverkusen, West Germany
| genre = Power metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2003–present
| current_member_of = And Then She Came
| past_member_of = Krypteria, Become One
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{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 조지인
| rr = Jo Ji-in
| mr = Cho Chi-in
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Ji-In Cho (born 30 December 1976){{Cite web|url=http://www.krypteria.de/ |title=Krypteria Band Ji-In |accessdate=11 January 2009 |work=Krypteria official website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220111402/http://www.krypteria.de/ |archivedate=20 December 2008 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1218660386761.shtml |title=Das war immer mein Ding |language=German |first=Frank |last=Weiffen |work=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger |date=18 August 2008 |accessdate=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120909185920/http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1218660386761.shtml |archivedate=9 September 2012 }}{{cite web | date = 22 December 2005 | url = http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20051222000067 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194200/http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20051222000067 | archivedate=27 September 2007 | script-title=ja:炭鉱員の娘、ロックでドイツを揺らす | work = Chosun Online | publisher=The Chosun Ilbo | language = Japanese | accessdate = 11 January 2009 }} is a German heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Krypteria since December 2004 until their hiatus after her pregnancy. Following this, she became the lead vocalist of And Then She Came, a band consisting of most of the former members of Krypteria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.andthenshecame.com/en/band-en.html|title=And then She Came}}{{cite web|url=http://www.krypteria.de/?r%3D5 |title=KRYPTERIA – Official Website |accessdate=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023815/http://www.krypteria.de/?r=5 |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}
Biography
Ji-In Cho began an extensive musical education, including piano lessons, when she was six years old.[http://www.krypteria.de/band-jiin.php Krypteria© | official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916185913/http://www.krypteria.de/band-jiin.php |date=16 September 2008 }} Later she studied Music (Cologne music academy) and Theology (University of Cologne).
In 2003, Cho was unwittingly registered by a friend to the German edition of the Fame Academy television show for musical talents. For the show she recorded a cover version of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic" which brought her into the German singles charts.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/FAME+ACADEMY+FEAT.JI-IN+CHO/single |title=Fame Academy featuring Ji-in Cho: Ironic |work=Musicline.de |language=German |publisher=Phononet GmbH |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013230/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/FAME+ACADEMY+FEAT.JI-IN+CHO/single |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} In the end she became a member of the band Become One that was formed by successful contestants of the show.
Since December 2004, Cho has been the lead singer of the band Krypteria, whose single "Liberatio" was used for a charity campaign in aid of the tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. The outcome was proceeds of Euro 11 Million by selling 150,000 singles. "Liberatio" reached the status of a golden record and had the chart position No.3 for many weeks.
File:Ji-in Cho, Amphi Festival 2007 (2).jpg]]
In 2012, Cho and Krypteria celebrated the birth of her first child, and took a break from live shows.{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.krypteria.de/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dkrypteria%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D888|title = Google Translate}}
In 2016, Cho and most of the former Krypteria members formed a new band called And Then She Came.
Discography
= Solo =
= With Become One =
== Studio albums ==
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="30"|Peak positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | GER {{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/BECOME+ONE/?type=longplay |title=Become One Longplay-Chartverfolgung |work=Musicline.de |language=German |publisher=Phononet GmbH |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123195601/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/BECOME+ONE/?type=longplay |archive-date=23 January 2016 |url-status=dead }} |
|---|
| align="center" rowspan="1"|2004
|1 |align="center"|24 |
== Singles ==
= With Krypteria =
== Studio albums ==
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Label ! colspan="3" | Peak positions |
|---|
| width="30"|GER ! width="30"|AUT ! width="30"|SWI |
| style="background: silver; color: black"
| 2005 | Liberatio | SMM | align="center" |24 | align="center" |41 | align="center" |25 |
| 2005
| Synergy | align="center" |66 | align="center" |86 | align="center" |— |
| 2007
| Synergy | align="center" |55 | align="center" |— | align="center" |44 |
| 2009
| align="center" |63 | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |
| 2011
| Liberatio | align="center" |24 | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |
{{color box|silver}} denotes an unofficial release
== EP ==
- Evolution Principle (2006), Synergy Records
== Singles ==
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title ! colspan="3" | Peak positions ! rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| width="30"|GER ! width="30"|AUT ! width="30"|SWI |
| style="background: silver; color: black"
|2005 |"Liberatio" | align="center" |3 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |20 |Liberatio |
| 2005
| align="center" |89 | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |In Medias Res |
| 2007
| align="center" |— | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |Bloodangel's Cry |
| 2009
|"Ignition" | align="center" |— | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |My Fatal Kiss |
| 2009
|"For You I'll Bring the Devil Down" | align="center" |— | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |My Fatal Kiss |
| 2011
|"You Killed Me" | align="center" |— | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |All Beauty Must Die |
| 2011
|"Live to Fight Another Day" | align="center" |— | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |All Beauty Must Die |
| 2011
|"BVB Meisterhymne 2011" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |— | align="center" |— |none, Borussia Dortmund merchandising |
{{color box|silver}} denotes an unofficial release
= With And Then She Came =
== Studio albums ==
;2016
- And Then She Came
- Bonsoir at The Abattoir (live)
- Live MMXVI (DVD)
;2018
- Kaosystematiq
= With Corvus Corax =
== Studio albums ==
;2017
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.ji-in-cho.de|Ji-In Cho's official website}}
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Category:German women heavy metal singers
Category:German heavy metal singers