Sunwoo Jung-a
{{Short description|South Korean singer and songwriter}}
{{Family name hatnote|Sunwoo|lang=Korean}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sunwoo Jung-a
| image = 선우정아 (SWJA) - GIRLS ON FIRE PRESS CONFERENCE.png
| caption = Sunwoo Jung-a in April 2024
| native_name = 선우정아
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|11}}
| birth_place = Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = {{hlist|Ballad|R&B|dance|jazz|indie|soul|blues|pop}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = Magic Strawberry Sound
| associated_acts = IU, The Barberettes
| website = {{URL|www.msbsound.com}}
| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto
|hangul = %선우_정아
|hanja = 鮮于貞娥
| child =yes}}
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Sunwoo Jung-a ({{Korean|hangul=선우정아}}, born May 11, 1985{{cite web|url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EC%84%A0%EC%9A%B0%EC%A0%95%EC%95%84&os=189338&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService|title=선우정아 프로필|website=Naver|language=ko|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010134931/http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EC%84%A0%EC%9A%B0%EC%A0%95%EC%95%84&os=189338&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService|url-status=live}}), stylized as Sunwoojunga, is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who has worked with numerous Korean artists including IU, Suran, GD & TOP, 2NE1, Lee Haeri, Lee Hi, and San E. She released her debut album Masstige on May 10, 2006.{{cite web|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004513508|title='복면가왕' 휘파람 부른 레드마우스 누구? 선우정아 추측도|website=SBS News|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017|language=ko|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015153732/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004513508|url-status=live}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales |
| KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" | 4X4
|
| 76 | rowspan="4" {{N/A}} |
| scope="row" | After My Death OST {{small|({{lang|ko|죄 많은 소녀 OST}})}} |
| — |
| scope="row" | Stand
|
| 60 |
| scope="row" | Stunning
|
| 90 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL) ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| KOR {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|title=Gaon Digital Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-date=March 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309051712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL}}
|
|---|
| scope="row" | "Purity" ({{lang|ko|순수}})
| 2006 | — | rowspan="8" {{N/A}} | Masstige |
| scope="row" | "The Moment I Destroy You" ({{lang|ko|당신을 파괴하는 순간}})
| rowspan="4" | 2013 | — | rowspan="3" | It's Okay, Dear |
| scope="row" | "A Song of Hero" ({{lang|ko|주인공의 노래}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Baepsae" ({{lang|ko|뱁새}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Rush" {{small|with Kafka}} | — | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Blossom" {{small|with Yeom Shin-hye}} | rowspan="2" | 2014 | — | Riano Poom |
| scope="row" | "Spring Girls" ({{lang|ko|봄처녀}})
| — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Summer Camp" ({{lang|ko|여름캠프 마지막 밤}}) {{small|with Danny Arens, Jinbo}} | 2015 | — |
| scope="row" | "Hello" ({{lang|ko|입김}}) {{small|with Jung Yong-hwa}} | rowspan="5" | 2016 | 45 | | rowspan="2" | Empathy single album |
| scope="row" | "Fireworks" ({{lang|ko|불꽃놀이}}) {{small|with Jung Yong-hwa}} |—"Fireworks" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked 86 position on the Gaon Download Chart | |
| scope="row" | "Stay Put" ({{lang|ko|그러려니}})
| — | rowspan="4" {{N/A}} | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Sooni" ({{lang|ko|순이}})
| — | rowspan="2" | 4X4 |
| scope="row" | "Hot and Cold" ({{lang|ko|츤데레}}) {{small|feat. Yoon Cheol-jong}} | — |
| scope="row" | "Propose" ({{lang|ko|구애}})
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | — | rowspan="6" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Cat" ({{lang|ko|고양이}}) {{small|feat. IU}} | 64 | |
| scope="row" | "Fine" ({{lang|ko|남}})
| rowspan="4" |2018 | rowspan="12" {{N/A}} |
| scope="row" | "Outside the Chart" ({{lang|ko|차트밖에서}}) {{small|with The Barberettes}} | — |
| scope="row" | "Eternity" ({{lang|ko|백년해로}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Heaven Is Mine" ({{lang|ko|천국은 나의 것}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Sam Sam" ({{lang|ko|쌤쌤}})
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | — |Stand |
| scope="row" | "Classic"
| — |Stunning |
| scope="row" | "Run with Me"
| rowspan="5" | 2020 | 114 | rowspan="2" |Serenade |
| scope="row" | "Serenade"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Idle Idle" ({{lang|ko|뒹굴뒹굴}})
| — |Idle Idle single album |
| scope="row" | "Idle Idle (Piano Trio ver.)" ({{lang|ko|뒹굴뒹굴 (Piano Trio ver.)}})
| — |Our Spring That Rolled and Rolled Over single album |
| scope="row" | "So We for Now" ({{lang|ko|우리 이제}})
| — |The late Kim Hyun-sik's 30th anniversary |
| scope="row" | "In the Bed" ({{lang|ko|동거}})
|2021 |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| colspan="5" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Other charted songs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL) ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" |"To My Ex-Girlfriend" (전 여자친구에게) {{small|San E feat. Sunwoo Jung-a}} |2013 |24 |
|Not Based on a True Story |
| scope="row" | "Always Being Strangers" (언제나 타인) {{small|with Toy}} | 2014 | 24 |
|
| scope="row" |"Boredom Addiction" (권태중독) {{small|MC Mong feat. Sunwoo Jung-a}} |2015 |8 |
|Song For You |
| scope="row" | "Secret Garden" {{small|IU feat. Sunwoo Jung-a (uncredited)}} |2017 | 10 |
|
| scope="row" | "In Seoul" {{small|Epik High feat. Sunwoo Jung-a}} | rowspan="2" |2019 | 8 | rowspan="2" {{N/A}} |
| scope = "row" | "Hitch Hiding" {{small|Heize feat Sunwoo Jung-a}} | 161 | She's Fine |
| colspan="5"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
= Soundtrack appearances =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! style="width:25em;"| Title ! Year ! Album |
| scope="row" | "Love Is Like the Rain Over the Window" {{small|({{lang|ko|사랑은 창밖에 빗물 같아요}})}}
| 2007 |
|---|
| scope="row" | "City Sunset"
| 2016 |
| scope="row" | "Pretend Not to Know" {{small|({{lang|ko|모른 척}})}}
| 2017 | Queen of Mystery OST |
| scope="row" | "Journey" {{small|({{lang|ko|여정}})}}
| rowspan="3"| 2018 | Mother OST |
| scope="row" | "Upside Down (2018 Ver.)" {{small|({{lang|ko|삐뚤어졌어 (2018 Ver.)}})}}
| Just One Bite OST |
| scope="row" | "Now Young-Hee Is"
|After My Death OST |
| scope="row" | "Only He" {{small|({{lang|ko|오직}})}}
| 2019 | Save Me 2 OST |
| scope="row" | "Embrace" {{small|({{lang|ko|온기}})}}
| rowspan="6"| 2020 | Nobody Knows OST |
| scope="row" | "You Can't Stop It from Bloomming" {{small|({{lang|ko|꽃이 피는 걸 막을 순 없어요}})}} |
| scope="row" | "Crisis"
| Stranger 2 OST |
| scope="row" | "Sunset" {{small|({{lang|ko|노을}})}}
| Hush OST |
| scope="row" | "Island" {{small|({{lang|ko|섬}})}}
| No, Thank You OST |
| scope="row" | "Time to Realize"
| Maple Story M OST |
| scope="row" | "Your Eyes"
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | L.U.C.A.: The Beginning OST |
| scope="row" | "The Road" {{small|({{lang|ko|향해}})}}
| Beyond Evil OST |
| scope="row" | "Beyond My Dreams" {{small|({{lang|ko|상상}})}}
| 2022 |Extraordinary Attorney Woo OST Part.2 |
| scope="row" | "Tell Me" {{small|({{lang|ko|말해요}})}}
| 2023 |Agency OST |
Production credits
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Artist(s) ! Song ! Role |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 2010
! 2NE1 | "It Hurts (Slow)" | co-composer, co-lyricist |
| rowspan="2" |GD & TOP
| "Oh Yeah (feat. Park Bom)" | co-composer |
| "What Do You Want?" (어쩌란 말이냐?; Eojjeoran Marinya?; G-Dragon solo)
| co-composer |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
! rowspan="2" |Lee Hi | "One Sided Love" | lyricist, composer |
| "Am I Strange?"
| lyricist, composer |
| 2016
! Junsu | "Is You..." | co-lyricist, composer |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| "Pattern" | co-lyricist, co-composer |
| rowspan="2" | IU
| "Jam Jam" | composer, co-lyricist, co-arranger{{cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 아이유X선우정아 뭉쳤다...'잼잼' 파격적 콜라보 완성|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000718257&gid=999339&cid=1058857|website=Naver|access-date=January 2, 2018|language=ko}} |
| "Secret Garden"
| arranger, composer |
| rowspan="5" | 2018
|"Star” |lyricist |
| Jung Eun-ji
|"The Box” |lyricist, arranger |
| Lee Moon-sae
|"Between Us" (우리 사이) |co-lyricist, co-arranger, background vocals |
| Mothervibes
|"Hippie Morning" (히피의 아침) |background vocals |
| Lena Park
|"The End" |lyricist |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
|"Plant" |composer, producer, lyricist |
| Kim Sung-kyu
|"Room" |co-lyricist, co-composer, co-arranger |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
! Hyuna |"Dinga Dinga" |co-lyricist, co-composer, co-arranger |
| Huh
|"Ugly Duckling" |co-lyricist, co-arranger |
| rowspan="3" | 2023
! rowspan="2" | Sandara Park |"Play!" |co-lyricist |
| "Happy Ending"
|co-lyricist, co-composer, co-arranger |
| Ive
|"Either Way" |lyricist |
Filmography
=TV programs=
| class="wikitable" style="witdh:700px; text-align:center;" | |||
| width=10|Year
! Title Program ! Episode ! Song Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=8|2017–2018 | rowspan=8|King of Mask Singer | 129 | "Myself Reflected in My Heart" (내 마음에 비친 내 모습) {{small|(duet with Jo Woo-Jong)}} |
| 130 | "Um Ah Oh Yeah" {{small|(Mamamoo)}} "Whistle" {{small|(Blackpink)}} | ||
| 132 | "Dear" (The Man from Nowhere OST) {{small|(Mad Soul Child)}} | ||
| 134 | "Winter Rain" {{small|(Sinawe)}} | ||
| 136 | "The Innocent Macho" {{small|(Parasian)}} | ||
| 138 | "Reset" {{small|(Toy ft. Lee Juck)}} | ||
| 140 | "Peek-a-boo" {{small|(Red Velvet)}} | ||
| 145–146, 171–172 | As panelist | ||
| 2018
| KPOP Cover Battle | – | "My Day" {{small|(Lena Park)}} |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2023
|One Day Off |Bodhisattva | Cameo |{{cite web |author=Kim Bo-ra |title='박하경 여행기' 이나영→구교환 캐스팅 확정...웨이브 공개[공식] |trans-title='Park Ha-kyung's travelogue' Lee Na-young → Koo Hwan-hwan casting confirmed... Wave Reveal [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004790598 |publisher=OSEN |via=Naver |date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |language=ko |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216001625/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004790598 |url-status=live }} |
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| rowspan="10" | Korean Music Awards | Musician of the Year | {{n/a}} | {{won}} | rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2014-02-28|title=[한국대중음악상] 선우정아, 올해의 음악인상..2관왕|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/02/28/2014022803611.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815104519/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/02/28/2014022803611.html|archive-date=August 15, 2021|access-date=2021-01-26|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|url-status=live}} |
| Best Pop Album
| rowspan="2" | It's Okay, Dear | {{won}} |
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}} |
| 2016
| Best Pop Song | "Spring Girls" (봄처녀) | {{nom}} |
| 2020
| Best R&B & Soul Song | "Classic" | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="5" |2021
|Best R&B & Soul Album |Serenade |{{Won}} |
| Musician of the Year
| {{n/a}} | {{nom}} | rowspan="4" |{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-26|title=BTS·백예린·이날치 등 5팀, '한국대중음악상' 최다 후보|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210126128400005|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko}} |
| Album of the Year
| Serenade | {{nom}} |
| Song of the Year
| rowspan="2" | "Run With Me" (도망가자) | {{nom}} |
| Best R&B & Soul Song
| {{nom}} |
| 2022
|Best Composer - Vocal Category |Aroma |{{nom}} |