Kim Jung Mi (singer) explained

Kim Jung Mi (; born 23 April 1953) is a South Korean psychedelic rock singer.

Life

Kim was born on April 23, 1953, in Seoul, as the second daughter of Kim Sun Sung, an entrepreneur who owned a transportation company. In 1971, when she was in her last year of high school, Kim joined Shin Jung-hyeon's band to record film soundtracks for The Women in the Waiting Room and Wolves and Cats. She continued her singing career as a vocalist for Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns, and recorded Now. However, after six years of musical success, Kim was forced to leave the scene in 1977 due to repetitive censorship criticizing her "vulgar voice".[1] During the 1975 Marijuana Incident, Kim was arrested[2] and all the music albums she produced were believed to have been discarded.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 김정미 : Kim, Jung-Mi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918124053/http://www.maniadb.com/artist.asp?p=102197 . 18 September 2008 . 1 April 2023 . maniadb.com.
  2. Lee . Young Mee . 2015 . The 1975 Marijuana Incident and its meaning . 역사비평 . KCI.
  3. News: 신중현의 3대 명반 꼽히는 ‘김정미 NOW’ . Seouland .