Pearl (singer) explained

Pearl
Birth Name:	Joo Jin
Othername:	Jinju
Birth Date:	1980 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Suwon, South Korea
Module:	Embed: yes Years Active: 1997–present Module: Child: yes Hangul: 주진 Rr: Joo Jin Mr: Chu Chin

Jinju (; born 4 July 1980^[1]), better known as Pearl, is a South Korean singer.

Career

On 17 December 1997, Pearl debuted under JYP Entertainment with the album Sunflower.^[2]

In 2015, Pearl competed in King of Mask Singer and became the 3rd generation mask king.

To mark her 20th anniversary of her debut, Pearl released her fourth extended play, Sunflower, on December 13, 2017.^[3]

Since March 2018, Pearl has been working as a full-time Professor at Jeonghwa Arts University.^[4]

In 2020, Pearl participated as a contestant in Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[6]
Sunflower (해바라기)	Released: December 17, 1997 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette
Jinju's Soul Music	Released: December 17, 1999 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	31	KOR: 45,879^[7]
Love Is...	Released: March 6, 2001 Label: Starmaker Format: CD, cassette	28	KOR: 21,096^[8]
Chance	Released: December 27, 2001 Label: Kiss Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	31	KOR: 14,884^[9]

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Jinjoo & Wedding	Released: November 22, 2004 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD, cassette
White	Released: January 10, 2008 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD
Pearlfect	Released: January 13, 2009 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD, digital download
Sunflower	Released: December 13, 2017 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"I Will Survive" (난 괜찮아)	1997	Sunflower (1997)
"Everybody"
"Are You Going" (가니)	1999	Jinju's Soul Music
"Gaji mallago" (가지 말라고)
"Love Is..."	2001	Love Is...
"Naega sumswineun iyu" (내가 숨쉬는 이유)		Chance
"Gasiri" (가시리)	2006
"Dasi cheoeumeuro" (다시 처음으로)		White
"Snow X-Mas"	2008
"Maze" (미로) (feat. Uhm Ji-won and TBNY)	2009	Pearlfect
"Neoui yeojaga aniya" (너의 여자가 아니야)	2010	rowspan="2"
"Shout" (소리쳐)	2013
"It Hurts and Hurts" (아프고 아파서)	2014	Hold My Hand OST
"Home" (집으로)	2015	rowspan="2"
"What A Friend We Have in Jesus"
"The Road Not Taken" (가지 않은 길)	2017	Sunflower (2017)
"Run to You" (너에게 달려가)	2019	Blessing of the Sea OST

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2012		contestant	^[10]
2015	King of Mask Singer		^[11]
2020	Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man

Notes and References

1. Web site: 아티스트 채널. Melon.
2. Web site: 진주, 어릴 적 "건반이 너무 갖고 싶었다.". gocj. July 24, 2009.
3. Web site: '데뷔 20주년' 진주, 기념 앨범 'sunflower'가 갖는 의미. MK News. December 13, 2017.
4. Web site: 진주 (주진, JinJu) 가수. Naver. March 9, 2018.
5. Web site: February 7, 2020 . '슈가맨3' 진주, 시즌3 첫 100불…'난 괜찮아'로 소환 . 'Sugar Man 3', Jinju gets first 100 points on season 3...remakes 'I Will Survive' . 2023-06-05 . News 1 . ko.
6. Music Industry Association of Korea monthly chart positions:
   • Jinju's Soul Music: Web site: 2000.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919164227/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200002.htm . 2008-09-19 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
   • Love Is...: Web site: 2001.03월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070718173254/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200103.htm . 2007-07-18 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
   • Chance: Web site: 2001.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605194253/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200112.htm . 2008-06-05 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
   • White: Web site: 2008. 1월 – 가요음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607111149/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200801.htm . 2008-06-07 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
7. Web site: 2000.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919164227/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200002.htm . 2008-09-19 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
8. Web site: 2001.상반기 – 가요 음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717174850/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2001_1h.htm . 2007-07-17 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
9. Web site: 2001.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605194253/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200112.htm . 2008-06-05 . 2023-06-05 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
10. Web site: 2012-12-17 . 진주 '불후의명곡' 출연, 최악 컨디션에도 링거투혼 발휘 . Jinju appears on 'Immortal Songs', shows fighting spirit despite poor condition . 2023-06-05 . Newsen . ko.
11. Web site: 2015-05-24 . '복면가왕' 루나 이겼던 종달새, 정체는 진주 . The skylark who beat Luna on 'King of Mask Singer' is Jinju . 2023-06-05 . Star News . ko.