Sim Soo-bong
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Sim Min-kyung is South Korea
n singer known professionally as Sim Soo-bong. When she was a senior at Myongji University
, she debuted in 1978 through MBC
College Song Contest at which she performed her self-composed song "Geuddae Geu Saram" .
. He died when Sim was 3 years old. Her uncle, Sim Sa-geon, was a Pansori
singer and her aunt, Sim Hwa-yeong, was a traditional dancer
, Seungmu. Her mother had been a student of her father.
Sim learned to play the piano when she was an elementary school student in Seosan
, and later she came to Seoul
and attended Eunro Elementary School in Heukseok-dong
after her mother had been divorced from a second husband. By 13, she was adept at playing drum
, piano
, and guitar
.
At that time, she suffered from an unknown disease causing her to quit school. She retreated to a small island near Incheon
, and her mother devoted herself to a new cult
. She graduated from Inhwa Women's High School in Incheon.
singer Nah Hoon-ah in 1975 who was a top singer at that time. Nah was impressed by her singing and introduced to Sinsegi Records but her album was not able to come out to the market because the record company did not think that it would be successful.
In 1976, Sim applied to Sookmyung Women's University
as a composition
major but was rejected. In the following year, she was admitted to Myongji University
with a major of Business Administration.
In 1978, when she was 27, she appeared with her own song she wrote in MBC
College Song Contest, and immediately she got media attention. That year, she made a huge success with her first record which was a new-style trot music.
. Park was a fan of Sim, and Sim had performed for the former president before the assassination. For being a witness to the incident, she was banned from television until 1984. She has said that she was present at his banquet three times. In an interview given during later years, she contested a misconception that he was a fan of enka
. When she sang a song by Misora Hibari ("Kanashii Sake"), he yelled angrily, "Who brought a Japanese girl?" For the first time, she discussed the incident to the Japanese press in November 2006. Her interview was published in Asahi Shimbun
.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n singer known professionally as Sim Soo-bong. When she was a senior at Myongji University
Myongji University
Myongji University was founded in 1948 and is located in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses; one in downtown Seoul, and the other in Yongin, 35km south of Seoul...
, she debuted in 1978 through MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
College Song Contest at which she performed her self-composed song "Geuddae Geu Saram" .
Personal life
She was born to a Korean traditional folk song collector, Sim Jae-deok, who was a Korean traditional music lecturer in Ewha Womans UniversityEwha Womans University
Ewha Womans University is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the city's largest institutions of higher learning and currently the world's largest female educational institute. It is one of the best-known universities in South Korea, and often considered to...
. He died when Sim was 3 years old. Her uncle, Sim Sa-geon, was a Pansori
Pansori
Pansori is a genre of Korean traditional music. It is a vocal and percussional music performed by one sorikkun and one gosu . The term pansori is derived from pan , and sori .- Overview :...
singer and her aunt, Sim Hwa-yeong, was a traditional dancer
Korean dance
Dance in Korea began with shamanistic early rituals five thousand years ago and now ranges from folk dance to newly created and adapted contemporary dance.-Overview:Korean traditional dance originated in ancient shamanistic rituals thousands of years ago...
, Seungmu. Her mother had been a student of her father.
Sim learned to play the piano when she was an elementary school student in Seosan
Seosan
Little is known of the early life of Seosan Daesa other than that he was born in 1520 and that he became a monk. As was common for monks in this time, he travelled from place to place, living in a succession of monasteries...
, and later she came to Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
and attended Eunro Elementary School in Heukseok-dong
Heukseok-dong
Heukseok-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.-External links:*...
after her mother had been divorced from a second husband. By 13, she was adept at playing drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
.
At that time, she suffered from an unknown disease causing her to quit school. She retreated to a small island near Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, and her mother devoted herself to a new cult
Cult (religious practice)
In traditional usage, the cult of a religion, quite apart from its sacred writings , its theology or myths, or the personal faith of its believers, is the totality of external religious practice and observance, the neglect of which is the definition of impiety. Cult in this primary sense is...
. She graduated from Inhwa Women's High School in Incheon.
Career as a singer
She met teuroteuTeuroteu
Trot, pronounced as "teuroteu" in Korean , is the oldest form of Korean pop music. It was developed in the years before and during World War II around the early 1900s. Famous interpreters of this genre are South Korean singers Tae Jin Ah and Song Dae Gwan...
singer Nah Hoon-ah in 1975 who was a top singer at that time. Nah was impressed by her singing and introduced to Sinsegi Records but her album was not able to come out to the market because the record company did not think that it would be successful.
In 1976, Sim applied to Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women's University
Sookmyung Women’s University is a private university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women.- History :...
as a composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
major but was rejected. In the following year, she was admitted to Myongji University
Myongji University
Myongji University was founded in 1948 and is located in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses; one in downtown Seoul, and the other in Yongin, 35km south of Seoul...
with a major of Business Administration.
In 1978, when she was 27, she appeared with her own song she wrote in MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
College Song Contest, and immediately she got media attention. That year, she made a huge success with her first record which was a new-style trot music.
After witnessing the assassination of Park Chung-hee
She was one of the witnesses of the 1979 assassination of South Korean president Park Chung-heePark Chung-hee
Park Chung-hee was a Republic of Korea Army general and the leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He seized power in a military coup and ruled until his assassination in 1979. He has been credited with the industrialization of the Republic of Korea through export-led growth...
. Park was a fan of Sim, and Sim had performed for the former president before the assassination. For being a witness to the incident, she was banned from television until 1984. She has said that she was present at his banquet three times. In an interview given during later years, she contested a misconception that he was a fan of enka
Enka
is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...
. When she sang a song by Misora Hibari ("Kanashii Sake"), he yelled angrily, "Who brought a Japanese girl?" For the first time, she discussed the incident to the Japanese press in November 2006. Her interview was published in Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
.
Awards
- KBS: Rookie of the year, 1979
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
: Top 10 singers of the year, 1979