Hahm Eun-jung

Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988),[3][4] known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie,[4][5] is a South Korean singer and actress. In 1995, she won Little Miss Korea competition at the age of seven and debuted as a child actress in the same year with the television drama A New Generation of Adults (1995). Since then, she has taken on several minor roles in movies, television series and also being cast in various commercial films. After three years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara in July 2009. She debuted as a solo artist by the name Elsie with her EP, I'm Good, on May 7, 2015.

In this Korean name, the family name is Ham.
Hahm Eun-jung
Hahm in 2019
Born (1988-12-12) December 12, 1988[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesElsie
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1995–present
AgentManagement Koo
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHam Eun-jeong
McCune–ReischauerHam Ŭnchŏng

Biography

Hahm was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her mother, a graduate of Ewha Womans University, is a former piano teacher who works as Hahm's agent.[6] While attending seventh grade, Hahm started taekwondo lessons and won three different competitions. Her mother made the decision to quit teaching and manage her career upon her high school graduation in 2007. Later that year, Hahm enrolled in Dongguk University, where she took performance courses.[7] She is an only child and has been quoted as explaining, "My mother had me 10 years after she was married to my father, which seems more hurtful. Upon watching several famous performers in the past, she wanted to become an actress. Now that I have, she is very pleased I have acting as a priority. She believes her original prayers were answered."[8]

Career

1995–2008: Career beginnings

In 1995, when Hahm was seven years old, she participated in the "Little Miss Korea" pageant and won.[9] That same year, she appeared in the youth drama A New Generation of Adults, which aired on KBS.[8] Afterwards, she had several minor roles in movies and Korean dramas, along with being cast in a handful of commercial films.

In 2007, Hahm appeared in various music videos, namely SG Wannabe's music video "Gasiri" ("가시리") from their 2007 album Story In New York. Later that year, she would also be seen in FT Island's music videos "Thunder" ("천둥"), "Only One Person" ("한사람만"), and "A Man's First Love Follow Him To The Grave" ("남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다").

She also appeared in the 2008 horror film Death Bell, where she plays a student who was murdered by her teacher.

2009–2012: Rising popularity

Hahm originally trained to be an actress, and later debuted as a member of T-ara in July 2009. She was the first leader of the group, until September 2010.[10][11] Hahm featured in Davichi's music video "Time, Please Stop" ("시간아 멈춰라") which was released on May 6, 2010.[12]

Her first major acting role since joining T-ara was in SBS drama Coffee House, which aired on from May 17, 2010, to July 17, 2010.[13][14][15][16][17] That same year, she was cast in the horror film White: The Melody of the Curse.[18][19]

Hahm's popularity began to rise in 2011, when she starred in the teen drama Dream High.[20] The drama was a success, and brought high domestic viewership ratings, and also gaining popularity in other countries and winning several international awards. From 2011 to 2012, she joined MBC's variety program We Got Married, pairing up with actor Lee Jang-woo. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards. Hahm then starred in historical dramas The King of Legend and Insu, The Queen Mother.

In June 2012, Hahm was confirmed to star in the drama Five Fingers. However, on August 22, it was revealed that she had been dropped from the drama. The Korean Actors Labor Union demanded that Hahm be issued an apology by the producer and crew. In February 2013, Yein E&M issued a formal apology for firing Hahm without notice.[21]

2014–2017: Return to acting and solo debut

Hahm made her return to acting in 2014, with SBS' weekend drama Endless Love.

In 2015, it was announced that Hahm would play the lead role in the Thai romantic comedy Micro Love, making her the first female idol to star in a Thai movie.[22]

In May 2015, Hahm made her solo debut under the stage name ELSIE. She released her first mini album I'm Good, with the lead single of the same name featuring K.Will. The Chinese version of her music video peaked at #2 on the Chinese YinYueTai's music video charts. On October 14, Hahm released the song Goodbye, as the soundtrack of T-ara's web-drama Sweet Temptation. The song was also included in her repackaged mini album, Goodbye, released on October 30.

In 2016, Hahm was cast in Flowers of Evil, a thriller directed by Cho Sung-kyu.[23]

In 2017, Hahm was cast in MBC's daily drama, Sisters-in-Law, which premiered in April that year.[24]

2018–present: New agency and solo career

In January 2018, Hahm confirmed her departure from MBK after her contract expired. In February 2018, Hahm signed an exclusive management contract with UFO Production, making her the company's first-ever artist. UFO Production, a subsidiary of technology company Pobis TNC, is more known for producing the MBC TV weekend drama Money Flower.[25]

On May 24, 2018, it was confirmed that Hahm was cast in the upcoming KBS's drama Lovely Horribly, starring Park Si-hoo and Song Ji-hyo.[26]

On February 26, 2019, it was announced that Hahm would be the narrator for the Korea-Vietnam co-production documentary named The Muse Story, which will be broadcast on KBS World.[27]

On October 14, 2020, her label announced that Hahm will star in upcoming film called “I will sing” as a singer.[28]

As of February 2021, she is cast in the leading role of the upcoming TV drama A Fool's Dream, which will be aired on KBS1 on March 29, 2021.[29]

On July 15, 2021, Hahm left Cabin 74 after her contract expired.[30]

On September 27, 2021, Hahm signed an exclusive contract with Management Koo.[31]

Discography
Main article: T-ara discography
Hahm at 2015 Summer K-pop Festival

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[32]		 JPN
[33]
I'm Good 6—
  • Re-released: October 30, 2015 (Goodbye)
  • Label: MBK Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9—
Desire
  • Released: June 12, 2019
  • Label: Akatsuki
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —176 N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
 CHN

V Chart (Main)

 CHN

V Chart KOR

"I'm Good" 2015 66 1 1
  • KOR : 41,346
 I'm Good
"Goodbye" — — 1 Goodbye
"Desire" 2019 — — 1 Desire
"Sweet Snow" — — Non-Album Single
"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Original soundtracks
Year Title Album Notes
2010 "Coffee House" Coffee House OST Solo
2018 "Shout To The Sky" My Secret Terrius OST Part 4 Solo
2019 "You Are My Star" I Hate You Juliet OST Part 3 Solo
2021 "Coincidence" Recipe of Youth OST Part 1 With Basick

Promotional singles & collaborations
Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album Notes
KOR KOR (Hot 100)
2009 "N-Time" — — Non-Album Single with Hwang Jung-eum and Hyomin
2010 "Wonder Woman" 6 — with Hyomin, Seeya and Davichi
2011 "I Love You! Always Happy!" 69 58 as featured artist in BGH To's single
2012 "Cotton Candy" 68 42 as featured artist in BGH To's single
2013 "Dangerous Love" — — Bunny Style! with Jiyeon and Hyomin
"Two As One" — — Solo
2015 "Don't Forget Me" — — White Snow (Single) with various artists

Filmography
Main article: Hahm Eun-jung fimography

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2004 SBS Drama Awards Child Actor Award[35] Land Won
2010New Star Award[36]Coffee HouseWon
2011MBC Entertainment AwardsBest Newcomer (Variety)We Got MarriedWon
Best Couple Nominated
47th Baeksang Arts AwardsMost Popular Actress (TV)Dream HighNominated
2016Yinyuetai V-Chart AwardsMost Popular Korean Solo ArtistI'm GoodWon
2017ShinFilms Art Film Festival AwardsPopularity Award for Commercial FilmsN/AWon
36th MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera Herself Nominated
Best New Actress Nominated
2021KBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressBe My Dream Family [37]Won
2022World Creators Awards Korea-China Culture Exchange Award - Grand Prize[38] Herself Won

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