Younha

Younha (Korean Hangul: ; hanja: ); Go Yoon-ha, Japanese Katakana: ユンナ, Yunna) born April 29, 1988 in Seoul, Korea, is a K-Pop and J-Pop South Korean singer.

Younha made her debut as an artist at the young age of sixteen. Nicknamed the "Oricon comet" for her success in Japan, she has released eight singles and two albums there with varying degrees of success. Several of her songs have been featured in anime and drama series.

Younha was signed to Epic Records, a branch of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, from 2004 to 2008, after which she moved to Sistus Records, a Geneon Entertainment label. In South Korea, she is signed to Lion Media and Stam Entertainment.

Early life

Born in South Korea to music-loving parents, Younha began to play the piano at the age of 4.

After a TV drama producer heard her demo tape, her single, "Yubikiri", was chosen as the insert song for the Fuji TV Monday drama Tokyo Wankei ~Destiny of Love~. In October of the same year, she released her official first single, "Yubikiri -Japanese version-^{Yubikiri (Japanese)}".

ほうき星 (Houkiboshi) to Go! Younha Era

Younha's second single, "Houki Boshi", was used as an ending song for the popular TV anime Bleach^{Bleach (manga)}. It became a hit, debuting on the Oricon chart at #18 and peaking at #12, and propelled Younha into the limelight. With this single, she became the second Korean, after BoA, to have broken the Oricon chart's top 20. Between "Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki" and "Houki Boshi", she released "Motto Futari de". It flopped and only reached #117 on the Oricon Charts, possibly due to a lack of promotion. Her later single, "Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki", debuted at #15, After releasing five singles, Younha released her first album entitled Go! Younha^{Go! Younha (album)}. It reached the #10 spot on the Oricon weekly charts.

Third Album

Her highly-anticipated third album Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream^{Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream (Younha album)} was released on April 16, 2009. It features a cuter, more girly image of Younha as she transforms to a fresh image for the new album.

On December 11, 2009, she released Part B to the third album titled "Growing Season". The songs in this album go back to her older piano pop rock style and the ballad style. There are a total of 9 tracks in this album, two of which are instrumentals. It features the hit single "오늘 헤어졌어요" (We broke up today).

Plans after the Third album

Younha announced that she will be releasing a new Japanese album after her third Korean album, Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream^{Part A: Peace Love & Ice Cream (Younha album)}. Younha also finished filming her first full-length Japanese movie, ”今度の日曜日に” (Kondo no Nichiyoubi ni, This Sunday) which was released in April of 2009. She has also produced a song for the movie, titled "虹の向こう側" (Niji no Mukougawa, On the Other Side of the Rainbow) and has been released as a single.

She released a comeback single for Japan on July 22, 2009, titled "Girl".Yubikiri^{Yubikiri (Japanese)}, Houkiboshi^{Houki Boshi}, Motto Futari de, Touch / Yume no Tsuzuki, My Lover
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| Other info = First Singles Collection Album in Japan
}}Younha sang the song Boku wa Koko ni Iru on the tribute album to Masayoshi Yamazaki, One More Time, One More Track. (12.21.05)

Younha was selected as one of 14 female artists to perform in the omnibus album 14 Princess ~Princess Princess Children~, a collection of the most famous songs by the top girls band Princess Princess^{Princess Princess (band)} of late 80's and early 90's. Younha performed the song Diamonds, which was the #1 seller of the year during 1989 in Japan. (03.08.06)

Younha has been featured on the following albums:

*Wheesung's 5th album, Eternal Essence of Music, in the song "만져주기"
*Toy's 6th album, Thank You, in the song "오늘 서울 하늘은 하루종일 맑음" ("Today Seoul's skies are sunny all day long")
*Epik High's 5th album, Pieces, Part One, in the song "우산" ("umbrella")
*Ajoo's 2nd single, Paparazzi, in the song "Paparazzi"
*Kim Bum Soo's 6th album, Kim Bum Soo, in the song "줄다리기"
*Kim Dong Wan's single, Promise, in "약속"