| Jang Jae-in | |
| Alias: | Jang Jane, Jane Jang |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1991 |
| Origin: | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Genre: | Neo soul, ballad, folk |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument: | Piano, guitar, vocals |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Label: | New Era Project |
Jang Jae-in (born June 6, 1991), also known as Jang Jane, is a South Korean singer-songwriter known for her unique voice. Jang became well known after she finished third in the South Korean reality television series Superstar K 2 in 2010.
Jang was born in Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, on June 6, 1991.[1] She began writing songs at 15. She was an outstanding student but chose to drop out of high school to pursue a music career. Her original first name was So-min, but she changed her name to Jaein (which means "talented person" in Korean). At 16, she moved to Seoul and spent time busking on the streets of Hongdae. After entering Howon University (music major), Jaein performed regularly in several live clubs in Hongdae., In 2020 her first studio albumThe Quest of Anxiety was released.
In 2010, Jang appeared on Superstar K2,[2] placing third. She led the online poll for four consecutive weeks before entering the Top 3 Week (in which she was eliminated) with second most online votes behind John Park.[3]
In 2013, she was officially diagnosed with stress-related dystonia, she received medication and Pilates therapy.
| Round | Song choice | Original artist | Theme | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | "Head Over Feet" "The Place" | Alanis Morissette Jaein Jang | N/A | Advanced | |
| Super Week | "Old Love" "2 Different Tears" "Cinderella" | Lee Moon Sae Wonder Girls Seo In-Young | N/A | Advanced | |
| Top 11 | "With You" | Nam Jin | N/A | 1st Place(Super Save) | |
| Top 8 | "When I stand under the shade of roadside tree" | Lee Moon Sae | Lee Moon Sae week | Safe | |
| Top 6 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson week | Safe | |
| Top 4 | "Invitation" | Uhm Jung Hwa | Judge's Week | Safe | |
| Top 3 | "Lemon Tree" | Fool's Garden | N/A | Eliminated |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [5] | |||
| Day Breaker |
| — | |
| Summer Night (여름밤) |
| 26 | |
| Liquid |
| 15 |
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| INNER SPACE |
| – | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [7] | |||||
| As lead artist | |||||
| "That Place" (그 곳) | 2011 | 27 |
| Early Days single album | |
| "You Are So Childish" (그대는 철이 없네) | 30 |
| Day Breaker | ||
| "Winter Night" (겨울밤) | 9 |
| rowspan="4" | ||
| "No One Else But You" (다른 누구도 아닌 너에게) | 2012 | 21 |
| ||
| "0 (zero)" | 2013 | — | |||
| "Love Me Do" | 2015 | — | |||
| "My Satellite" (나의 위성) | 85 |
| Liquid | ||
| "Carmin" (까르망) | 2017 | — | rowspan="6" | ||
| "Velvet" | — | ||||
| "Button" | 2018 | — | |||
| "Seoul Noir" (서울 느와르) | — | ||||
| "Tell me It's Okay" (괜찮다고 말해줘) | 2019 | — | |||
| "Cactus" (선인장) | — | ||||
| Collaborations | |||||
| "Gimbap" (김밥) | 2013 | — | |||
| "Christmas Wishes" (크리스마스 소원) | — | Mystic Holiday 2013 | |||
| "Memory" | 2015 | — | Monthly Project Yoon Jong-shin 2015: March | ||
| "Dumb Dumb" | 2017 | — | |||
| "Amateur" (아마추어) | — | Monthly Project Yoon Jong-shin 2017: September | |||
| "Do You Have A Moment" (실례해도 될까요) | 2018 | — | rowspan="4" | ||
| "Dinner" | — | ||||
| "Sangsu Station Exit 2" (상수역 2번 출구) | — | ||||
| "Camellia" (동백꽃) | 2019 | — | |||
| Soundtrack appearances | |||||
| "Please" | 2010 | — | OST | ||
| "Fantasy" (환상) | 2012 | — | Arang and the Magistrate OST Part 1 | ||
| "The Day For You" (그대 위한 날에) | 2013 | — | Incarnation of Money OST Part 1 | ||
| "Hallucination" (환청) | 2015 | 12[13] | Kill Me, Heal Me OST Part 1 | ||
| "Secret Paradise" (비밀낙원) | — | The Scholar Who Walks the Night OST Part 1 | |||
| "Don't You Know" (모르나요) | 2016 | — | Remember OST Part 4 | ||
| "When I Dream" | — | The Good Wife OST Part 3 | |||
| "Fine" | — | Shopping King Louie OST Part 8 | |||
| "Far Away" (멀리서) | 2017 | — | Queen of Mystery OST Part 1 | ||
| "Must Have" | — | Strongest Deliveryman OST Part 1 | |||
| "Again" | 2018 | — | Return OST Part 2 | ||
| "Shame On You" | 2019 | — | VIP OST Part 4 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
|-| 2011| "장난감 병정들"| Best New Female Artists[14] |
|-| 2016| Jang Jae-in - Kill Me, Heal Me OST| OST Award|