Lee Nan-young explained

Lee Nan-young
Native Name:이난영(李蘭影)
Native Name Lang:KOR
Birth Name:Lee Ok-rye(이옥례, 李玉禮)
Lee Ok-soon(이옥순, 李玉順)
Alias:Ranko Oda(Japanese: 岡 蘭子)
Birth Date:June 6, 1916
Birth Place:Mokpo, Zenranan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Death Place:Seoul, South Korea
Genre:Trot
Occupation:Singer, Actress
Associated Acts:1930 ~ 1965

Lee Nan-young (; June 6, 1916 – April 11, 1965) was a Korean singer and actress most famous for the 1935 hit trot song "Tears of Mokpo", which sold 50,000 copies.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Lee was born in Mokpo, Zenranan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. Her name at birth was Lee Ok-soon, but it was later changed to Lee Ok-rye .[4] Her father's name was Lee Nam-soon and she had a brother,, who was a composer.[5] She had a difficult childhood and did not graduate from school. She became an actress in 1930, and debuted as a singer under OK Records in 1932, with the stage name Lee Nan-young. She was also a member of Jeogori Sisters, considered to be Korea's first girl group.[6] [7] She was the original singer of "Tears of Mokpo," one of the hit songs in the history of Korean popular songs.[8]

Personal life

She married, a singer, composer and a conductor, in 1937. The couple had seven children, including Sook-ja Kim and Ai-ja Kim of The Kim Sisters.[1] During the Korean War, the family lost their home in the bombing, and Kim Hae-song was captured and killed by the North Korean army. To earn money, Lee and her children sang for the American troops. She later performed in Busan nightclubs with her oldest daughters, Young-ja and Sook-ja.[9]

She died in 1965 in Seoul, and is buried in Lee Nan-young Park in Samhakdo, Mokpo.[10]

In popular culture

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hallyu in the Sixties . Duffy . Michael . . October 6, 2013 . April 20, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Origins of Korean pop . Park Jeong-ho . . February 5, 2016 . April 20, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Roots of K-pop . Park Si-soo . . October 31, 2013 . April 19, 2016 .
  4. Web site: 항구의 딸로 목포에서 태어나다. Choi Seong-hwan. March 30, 2006. OhmyNews. ko. Born in Mokpo as daughter of port. April 20, 2016.
  5. Web site: From Seoul to Las Vegas: story of the Kim Sisters . Teszar . David . . September 21, 2011 . April 20, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Girl Groups in Korean Pop Music History . . May 29, 2012 . April 20, 2016 .
  7. Web site: History of K-pop girl bands (from 1930s to present) . Bahk Eun-ji . . March 24, 2016 . April 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327231013/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/vpage-pt.asp?categorycode=669&newsidx=201044&mode=1 . dead . March 27, 2016 .
  8. Book: Hearts of Pine: Songs in the Lives of Three Korean Survivors of the Japanese "Comfort Women". 9780199759576. Pilzer. Joshua D.. 2012. Oxford University Press, USA.
  9. Han . Benjamin . June 16, 2014 . Before K-pop Hit U.S. Shores, The Kim Sisters Were An American Musical Sensation . October 13, 2023 . KoreAm.
  10. Web site: Embracing pain, looking ahead in Mokpo . Lee Joo-hee . . March 30, 2010 . April 20, 2016 .