Nam Jin (Korean: 남진; born September 27, 1946) is a South Korean
trot singer. He debuted in 1965 with the album Seoul Playboy, and
became one of South Korea's most popular singers of the 1960s and
1970s.Nam Jin was born Kim Nam-jin (Hangul: 김남진) in 1946 in
Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. His father Kim mun ok, was
a publisher for the 'mokpo daily', and was a notable figure for the
opposition as a member of parliament, which made his family rich. His
mother was jang gi soon.Originally Nam jin wanted to be an actor, but
he trained in handonghoon's music academy for two years..Handonghoon
eventually produced Nam's pop debut album Seoul playboy which was
released in 1965 and failed commercially.After moving to oasis
records, his 2nd album "Did I come here to cry?" became a huge hit.
Since 1967 he also started his acting career with the 1967 film the
hear ache. His film 'geuriumeun gaseummada' attracted 100,000
audiences in theaters. In 1968 he enlisted in the blue dragon korean
marine corp for the vietnam war.
trot singer. He debuted in 1965 with the album Seoul Playboy, and
became one of South Korea's most popular singers of the 1960s and
1970s.Nam Jin was born Kim Nam-jin (Hangul: 김남진) in 1946 in
Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. His father Kim mun ok, was
a publisher for the 'mokpo daily', and was a notable figure for the
opposition as a member of parliament, which made his family rich. His
mother was jang gi soon.Originally Nam jin wanted to be an actor, but
he trained in handonghoon's music academy for two years..Handonghoon
eventually produced Nam's pop debut album Seoul playboy which was
released in 1965 and failed commercially.After moving to oasis
records, his 2nd album "Did I come here to cry?" became a huge hit.
Since 1967 he also started his acting career with the 1967 film the
hear ache. His film 'geuriumeun gaseummada' attracted 100,000
audiences in theaters. In 1968 he enlisted in the blue dragon korean
marine corp for the vietnam war.
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