Jo Sung-mo

Jo Sung-mo
Jo in 2012.
Background information
Born (1977-03-11) March 11, 1977
Origin South Korea
Genres Pop ballad
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1998–present
Korean name
Hangul 조성모
Hanja 曺誠模
Revised Romanization Jo Seong-mo
McCune–Reischauer Cho Sŏngmo

Jo Sung-mo (Hangul: 조성모; born March 11, 1977) is a South Korean pop ballad singer. He debuted in 1998 with the album To Heaven, and went on to release several of the all-time best-selling albums in South Korea.[1]

Biography

Jo Sung Mo was born in Seoul in 1977.

Shortly after high school, he was part of a dance group called 4004 (also called 4Angels). The dance group never had an official debut before disbanding.

Jo Sung Mo debuted in September 1998. He chose an unconventional method of releasing no information about the album or himself featuring actors (Lee Byeong Heon and Kim Ha Neul) in his debut instead of personally appearing in the video. It was became known as the "mysterious concept",

His gamble paid off, and he became widely popular. Listed as one of the top sellers of Korean albums of all time, he earned the title "Crown Prince of Ballads".

Jo Sung Mo entered mandatory enlistment on 30 March 2006, and completed his service on 23 May 2008.

Jo Sung Mo got married in 2010 to former model and designer, Goo Min Ji. They met in 2007 and dated for 3 years prior.[2] They had their first child, a boy, on 26 October 2015.

His fanclub goes by the name Sungmo Maria

Controversy

In 2015, Jo was taken to court over breech of contract and substandard performances for his 2014-2015 concert tour. He was originally agreed to hold 18 concerts, but he stopped after 16 due to a discrepancy with the performance agency over money. On 25 October 2015, the Seoul Central District Court ruled against Jo and ordered him to pay 100 million won ($890,000 US) to the production house.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[4]
To Heaven
  • Released: September 4, 1998
  • Label: GM (지엠)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 4
  • KOR: 775,126+[5]
For Your Soul
  • Released: September 1, 1999
  • Label: GM
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 1
  • KOR: 2,047,152+[6]
Classic
  • Released: January 26, 2000
  • Label: GM
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2
  • KOR: 1,599,111+[7]
Let Me Love
  • Released: September 1, 2000
  • Label: GM
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 1
  • KOR: 2,042,096+[8]
No More Love
  • Released: September 9, 2001
  • Label: GM
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 1
  • KOR: 979,697[9]
A Singer (歌人) 1
My First
  • Released: February 2, 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 5
Classic 1+1 Grand Featuring
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: Heaven Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 1
Second Half
  • Released: April 9, 2009
 N/A* N/A*
*2009 data not available.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[4][13]
Don't Forget To Remember
  • Released: October 10, 2002
  • Label: GM
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 8
The Essential Jo Sung Mo 9

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[13]
Meet Brave
  • Released: August 11, 2010
  • Label: CJ E & M Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 N/A*
Wind of Change
  • Released: March 24, 2014
  • Label: Synnara Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 9
*2010 sales data not available.

Filmography

Television

Year Program name Channel Note
2009Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2KBS2Cast member[17]
2012–13The Last Audition of My LiveKBS2Singing competition judge[18]
2013Hidden Singer 2JTBCGuest singer[19]
2014Final AdventureMBCCast member
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra Mnet Cameo
2016Fantastic DuoSBSGuest singer

Film

Awards and nominations

Golden Disc Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1999 Album Grand Prize For Your Soul Won [20]
Album Main Prize Won
2000 Album Grand Prize Let Me Love Won
Album Main Prize Won
2003 Album Grand Prize A Singer Won
Album Main Prize Won
2005 My First Won

KBS Music Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1999 Best Song Award "For Your Soul" Won [21]

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1999 Best Ballad Performance"For Your Soul"Won [22]
Best Male ArtistNominated
2000 Music Video of the Year"Do You Know"Won [23]
Best Male ArtistNominated
Best Ballad PerformanceWon
2001 Best Male Artist"Goodbye My Love"Nominated [24]
2003 "Piano" Nominated [25]
Best Ballad Performance Won
2004 Best OST "By Your Side" (Lovers in Paris OST) Won [26]
2005 Best Male Artist "Mr. Flower" Nominated [27]

Seoul Music Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1998 New Artist Award Not applicable Won [28]
1999 Grand Prize For Your Soul Won
Main Prize Won
2000 Grand Prize Let Me Love Won
Main Prize Won

TV music show awards

Inkigayo

Year Date Song
1999 November 14 "For Your Soul"
2000 February 27 "Thorn Tree"
September 24 "Do You Know"
October 8
October 15
2003 April 20 "Piano"
2005 March 20 "Mr.Flower"
April 3
April 10

Music Bank

Year Date Song
1998 November 26 "To Heaven"
1999 October 28 "For Your Soul"
November 4
2000 September 28 "Do You Know"
October 5
October 12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "조성모 소개" [Introduction to Jo Sungmo]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  2. ↑ 20, K. Do June; 2015 (2015-06-20). "Jo Sung Mo to Become a Father After 5 Years of Marriage". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Jo Sung-mo ordered to pay 100m won compensation". koreatimes. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  4. 1 2 "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. ↑ "February 1999 K-Pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. ↑ "March 2000 K-Pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. ↑ "September 2009 K-Pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. ↑ "February 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  9. ↑ "September 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Record Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  10. ↑ "2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  11. ↑ "2005 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  12. ↑ "January 2006 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  13. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  14. ↑ "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  15. ↑ "June 2014 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  16. ↑ "March 2014 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  17. ↑ "<노래 인생> 조성모 '음악은 16년간 손에 안잡힌 애인'". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  18. ↑ "조성모·현진영·손호영, '내마오' 심사위원 확정". SBS Sports (in Korean). 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  19. ↑ "'히든싱어2' 조성모, 2라운드 '투 해븐' 부르고 탈락". YTN (in Korean). 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  20. ↑ "역대수상자 | 골든디스크" [Golden Disc Previous Winners]. Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  21. ↑ "설특집 '다시 부르는 그때 그 노래' 6부 10대가수(2)". YTN Radio (in Korean). 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  22. ↑ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  23. ↑ "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine.. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  24. ↑ "2001 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  25. ↑ "2003 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  26. ↑ "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  27. ↑ "2005 MKMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  28. ↑ "역대 수상자" [Past Winners]. Seoul Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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