Hahm Eun-jung

Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988),[2][3] known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie,[3][4] is a South Korean singer and actress. In 1995, she won Little Miss Korea competition at the age of seven and debuted as a child actress in the same year with the television drama A New Generation of Adults (1995). Since then, she has taken on several minor roles in movies, television series and also being cast in various commercial films. After three years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara in July 2009. She debuted as a solo artist by the name Elsie with her EP, I'm Good, on May 7, 2015.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ham.
Hahm Eun-jung
함은정
Hahm during the 2019 S/S Hera Seoul Fashion Week
Born
Hahm Eun-jung

(1988-12-12) December 12, 1988[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesElsie
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1995–present
AgentCabin74
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • MBK
  • UFO Production
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHam Eun-jeong
McCune–ReischauerHam Ŭnchŏng

Biography

Hahm was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her mother, a graduate of Ewha Womans University, is a former piano teacher who works as Hahm's agent.[5] While attending seventh grade, Hahm started taekwondo lessons and won three different competitions. Her mother made the decision to quit teaching and manage her career upon her high school graduation in 2007. Later that year, Hahm enrolled in Dongguk University, where she took performance courses.[6] She is an only child and has been quoted as explaining, "My mother had me 10 years after she was married to my father, which seems more hurtful. Upon watching several famous performers in the past, she wanted to become an actress. Now that I have, she is very pleased I have acting as a priority. She believes her original prayers were answered."[7]

Career

1995–2008: Career beginnings

In 1995, when Hahm was seven years old, she participated in the "Little Miss Korea" pageant and won.[8] That same year, she appeared in the youth drama A New Generation of Adults, which aired on KBS.[7] Afterwards, she had several minor roles in movies and Korean dramas, along with being cast in a handful of commercial films.

In 2007, Hahm appeared in various music videos, namely SG Wannabe's music video "Gasiri" ("가시리") from their 2007 album Story In New York. Later that year, she would also be seen in FT Island's music videos "Thunder" ("천둥"), "Only One Person" ("한사람만"), and "A Man's First Love Follow Him To The Grave" ("남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다").

She also appeared in the 2008 horror film Death Bell, where she plays a student who was murdered by her teacher.

2009–2012: Rising popularity

Hahm originally trained to be an actress, and later debuted as a member of T-ara in July 2009. She was the first leader of the group, until September 2010.[9][10] Hahm featured in Davichi's music video "Time, Please Stop" ("시간아 멈춰라") which was released on May 6, 2010.[11]

Her first major acting role since joining T-ara was in SBS drama Coffee House, which aired on from May 17, 2010, to July 17, 2010.[12][13][14][15][16] That same year, she was cast in the horror film White: The Melody of the Curse.[17][18]

Hahm's popularity began to rise in 2011, when she starred in the teen drama Dream High.[19] The drama was a success, and brought high domestic viewership ratings, and also gaining popularity in other countries and winning several international awards. From 2011-2012, she joined MBC's variety program We Got Married, pairing up with actor Lee Jang-woo. She won the Best Newcomer Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards. Hahm then starred in historical dramas The King of Legend and Insu, The Queen Mother.

In June 2012, Hahm was confirmed to star in the drama Five Fingers. However, on August 22, it was revealed that she had been dropped from the drama. The Korean Actors Labor Union demanded that Hahm be issued an apology by the producer and crew. In February 2013, Yein E&M issued a formal apology for firing Hahm without notice.[20]

2014–2017: Return to acting and solo debut

Hahm made her return to acting in 2014, with SBS' weekend drama Endless Love.

In 2015, it was announced that Hahm would play the lead role in the Thai romantic comedy Micro Love, making her the first female idol to star in a Thai movie.[21]

In May 2015, Hahm made her solo debut under the stage name ELSIE. She released her first mini album I'm Good, with the lead single of the same name featuring K.Will. The Chinese version of her music video peaked at #2 on the Chinese YinYueTai's music video charts. On October 14, Hahm released the song Goodbye, as the soundtrack of T-ara's web-drama Sweet Temptation. The song was also included in her repackaged mini album, Goodbye, released on October 30.

In 2016, Hahm was cast in Flowers of Evil, a thriller directed by Cho Sung-kyu.[22]

In 2017, Hahm was cast in MBC's daily drama, Sisters-in-Law, which premiered in April that year.[23]

2018–present: New agency and solo career

In January 2018, Hahm confirmed her departure from MBK after her contract expired. In February 2018, Hahm signed an exclusive management contract with UFO Production, making her the company's first-ever artist. UFO Production, a subsidiary of technology company Pobis TNC, is more known for producing the MBC TV weekend drama Money Flower.[24]

On May 24, 2018, it was confirmed that Hahm was cast in the upcoming KBS's drama Lovely Horribly, starring Park Si-hoo and Song Ji-hyo.[25]

On February 26, 2019, it was announced that Hahm would be the narrator for the Korea-Vietnam co-production documentary named The Muse Story, which will be broadcast on KBS World.[26]

Discography
Main article: T-ara discography
Hahm at 2015 Summer K-pop Festival

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[27]		 JPN
[28]
I'm Good 6—
9—
Desire —176 No data
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
 KOR
Billboard
 CHN
V Chart
"Two As One" 2013 — — — N/A Non-album singles
"I'm Good" 2015 66 — —
  • KOR : 41,346
 I'm Good
"I'm Good (Chinese Version)" — — — N/A
"Goodbye" — — — Goodbye
"Goodbye (Chinese Version)" — — —
"Desire" 2019 — — — Desire
"Sweet Snow" — — — Non-album singles
"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances and collaboration performances
Year Album Title Duration Notes
2009 Non-album singles "N-Time" 2:57 with Hwang Jung-eum and Hyomin
2010 Coffee House OST "Coffee House" 2:57 Solo
Non-album singles "Wonder Woman" 3:38 with Hyomin, Seeya and Davichi
2011 "Crazy4s" 0:00 with Kim Soo-hyun
2013 Bunny Style! "Dangerous Love" 3:40 with Jiyeon and Hyomin
2015 White Snow "Don't Forget Me" 3:58 with various artists
2017 The Best Hit OST Part 8 "My Love" 3:31 With T-ara
2018 My Secret Terrius OST Part 4 "Shout To The Sky" 4:25 Solo
2019 I Hate You Juliet OST Part 3 "You Are My Star" 3:54 Solo

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Note Ref
1999A-rong's Big ExpeditionSong-i
2002 Dodge Go! Go!Min Sang-mi
MadeleineSung-hae (young) [30]
2005The Beast and the BeautyHae-mi [31]
2006 Ice BarMi-sook [32]
World of SilenceMin-hee [33]
2007Dating On EarthYun Yi-soo
2008Death BellKim Ji-wonSupporting role [34]
2011 White: The Melody of the CurseEun-jooMain role [35]
Gisaeng RyungCameo [36]
2017Micro LoveKim Min-jeeMain role [21][37]
Missing 2Sun-youngMain role [38][39][40][41]

Television series
Year Title Role Network Note Ref
1995A New Generation of AdultsJessicaKBS [7]
2004 Little WomenHyun-deuk (young)SBS
Age of HeroesLaylaMBC
Toji, the LandBong-soon (young)SBS [42]
2005 Lovers in PragueCameo [43]
Cute or Crazy
Hello, My Teacher
2006 Princess HoursMBC [44]
My LoveSBS
2010 Master of StudyKBS2
Coffee HouseKang Seung-yeonSBSMain role [45]
2011 Dream HighYoon Baek-heeKBS2 [19][46]
King GeunchogoJin Ah-yiKBS1Supporting role [47]
2012Insu, The Queen MotherIn-soo (young)JTBC [48]
2014Endless LoveTae Cho-aeSBS [49]
2015Love on a RooftopMin Chae-wonKBS2 [50]
Sweet TemptationEun-jinNaver TV CastMain role
2017Sisters-in-LawHwang Eun-byulMBC [51][52][53]
2018Lovely HorriblyShin Yoon-ahKBS2 [54]

Variety shows
YearTitleRolesNetworkNotes
2011–12We Got MarriedMain castMBCwith Lee Jang-woo
2016 Master of Driving Straight [55] tcast TV with Hyomin
2017 Enchanted Lesson Birdie Birdie [56] JTBC Golf
2018King of Mask Singer Contestant MBC as "Strawberry Girl"
2020Law of the Jungle (TV series) Cast member SBS EP. 407-410

Awards
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2010SBS Drama AwardsNew Star Award[57]Coffee HouseWon
2011MBC Entertainment AwardsBest Newcomer (Variety)We Got MarriedWon
47th Baeksang Arts AwardsMost Popular Actress (TV)Dream HighNominated
2016Yinyuetai V-Chart AwardsMost Popular Korean Solo ArtistI'm GoodWon
2017ShinFilms Art Film Festival AwardsPopularity Award for Commercial FilmsN/AWon

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