Younha

Also known as Go Younha

Ko Younha (; born April 29, 1988), known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for her success on the Japanese music chart. In 2006, she debuted in South Korea, where she is regarded as one of the country's best singer-songwriters.

Film & TV

Acting · Seoul, South Korea

Known for

Duckbap House — Self2025
Universe Ticket — Unicorn2023
The Seasons — Self2023
청춘스타2022
Music Universe K-909 — Self2022
IU's Palette — Self2020
How Do You Play? — Self2019
Late Night Restaurant — Da-young2015
Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man — Self2015
The Suicide Forecast — Ahn So-hyeon2011

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: South Korea
Active from: 1988

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 402,108
Total plays: 14,177,063

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Glucose-dependent control of leucine metabolism by leucyl-tRNA synthetase 1
· 2020 · cited 102x
Caspase-8 controls the secretion of inflammatory lysyl-tRNA synthetase in exosomes from cancer cells
· 2017 · cited 89x
Contributions of international sources to PM2.5 in South Korea
· 2021 · cited 83x
A top-down assessment using OMI NO 2 suggests an underestimate in the NO x emissions inventory in Seoul, South Korea, during KORUS-AQ
· 2019 · cited 82x
Development of the CREATE Inventory in Support of Integrated Climate and Air Quality Modeling for Asia
· 2020 · cited 78x

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Key facts

Musical artist.name: Younha
Musical artist.image: Younha at Incheon Airport on 050123 (2).png
Musical artist.caption: Younha in 2023
Musical artist.alt: Younha at Incheon Airport in January 2023
Musical artist.birth_name: Ko Younha
Musical artist.birth_place: Cheongju, South Korea
Musical artist.years_active: 2004–present
Korean name/auto.child: yes
Korean name/auto.headercolor: transparent
Korean name/auto.hangul: %고윤하
Korean name/auto.hanja: 高潤荷

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Ko
Gender: female
Citizenship: South Korea
Place of birth: Seoul
Occupation: songwriter
Educated at: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Languages spoken: Japanese
Religion: Catholicism
Genre: pop music
Instrument: voice
Record label: C9 Entertainment
Official website: www.wealive.co.kr
Image: Younha at Incheon Airport on 050123 (2).png

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date of birth: 1988-04-29
Commons category: Younha
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Ko Younha
Revised Romanization: Go Yun-ha
start of work period: 2004-00-00
birth name: 고윤하
social media followers: 250232

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

Early life and education
Career
2004–2005: Debut in Japan
2006–2007: Later struggles and Korean debut
2007–2009: Crossover to Korea and return to Japan
2009–2012: Decline and legal troubles
2012–present: Comeback and ''Growth Theory''
Personal life
Discography
Korean albums
Japanese albums
Filmography
Films
Television shows
Awards and nominations
References
External links

== Early life and education == Younha was born in South Korea on April 29, 1988, where she began to play the piano at the age of 5. She started singing in elementary school and later began to teach herself Japanese after watching the popular Japanese drama, Gokusen. As a teenager, Younha said she went to as many as 20 auditions with South Korean record labels but was rejected because she wasn't "pretty enough to become a star." As a result, she dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to pursue a singing career in Japan. Younha later attended Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, where she majored in Japanese.

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