Kim Jung Mi (singer)

Kim Jung Mi (Korean: 김정미; born 23 April 1953) is a South Korean psychedelic rock singer.

Life

Kim was born on April 23, 1953, in Seoul, as the second daughter of Kim Sun Sung, an entrepreneur who owned a transportation company. In 1971, when she was in her last year of high school, Kim joined Shin Jung-hyeon's band to record film soundtracks for The Women in the Waiting Room and Wolves and Cats. She continued her singing career as a vocalist for Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns, and recorded Now. However, after six years of musical success, Kim was forced to leave the scene in 1977 due to repetitive censorship criticizing her "vulgar voice".[1] During the 1975 Marijuana Incident, Kim was arrested[2] and all the music albums she produced were believed to have been discarded.[3]

References
  1. "김정미 : Kim, Jung-Mi". maniadb.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. Lee, Young Mee (2015). "The 1975 Marijuana Incident and its meaning". 역사비평 – via KCI.
  3. "신중현의 3대 명반 꼽히는 '김정미 NOW'". Seouland.


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