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5th album

July 23rd, 2008 by babyjangnara

my 5th album is now available for download

sOmE oF mY bAckGroUnD..

August 29th, 2006 by babyjangnara

my nickname is Jang Nan Han Ya
w/c means Are You playing around?
I was born on March 18th, 1981 in Seoul, Korea.
my motto is without embarassment let’s live with our best

I Appeared in a play, Les Miserables with my dad in my primary school days.
Acted as a model for some CFs in my highschool days.
Entered college on March, 2000 in the Department of Theater,
the Faculty of the Art, Chungang University
Started my singing career with the title song Burying My Face In Tears.
The title song was applauded as harmonized native melody line and my native vocal.
My pop ballad style song, Confession enjoyed much popularity
thanks to the very emotional melody line.
I appeared in a TV Sitcom, New Nonstop, with famous Korean young stars such as
Park Kyung Lim and Yang Dong Goon.
MCed a live music ranking TV program, MBC Music Camp
My other song, April Story as well as Confession
ranked at the top in various Korean music charts.
My first album sold far above 300,000 copies.
I won the several Best New Singer Prize in 2001 awarded by
Korean broadcasting stations and music associations.
I work for Food for the Hungry International(FHI) and proceeds various benefit charities
such as sending powdered milk to the hungry North Korean children.
I played the leading role in a record-breaking TV drama the successful story of a bright girl
which recorded very high audience rating

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abOuT mEe…

August 23rd, 2006 by babyjangnara

Name : Jang Nara
Born : March 18th, 1981
Height : 5.3"
Weight : 100 lbs
Blood Type : A
Religion : Christian
Talent : Ocarina, Dance, Flute, Bothering Dad
Favorite Musician : Park Jin Young, Park Mi Kyung, 1TYM, Faith Evans
Favorite Color : White, Pink, Sky Blue

Jinx : Before she performs or goes on a show she has to joke around back stage and her performance will go well.
Motto : Without embarassment let’s live with our best

FILM:
* Oh! Happy Day!

DRAMA:
* 2005: Mischievous Princess (????)
* 2005 KBS: Wedding
* 2005 CCTV: My Bratty Princess
* 2004 MBC: I’m gonna Fall in Love (Sa-rang-eul Hal-geo-ya)
* 2003 Hello Bal Ba Ri
* 2002 MBC: My Love Patzzi (? ?? ??)
* 2002 SBS: Successful Story of a Bright Girl (???? ???)/ My Fair Lady
* 2001 MBC: New Non Stop (Sitcom)

ALBUMS:
Jang Nara Vol. 1 (May 2001) - First Story
Jang Nara Vol. 2 (Oct 2002) - Sweet Dream
New Nonstop OST (2003)
O Happy Day OST (April 2003)
Jang Nara Vol. 3 (Dec 2003) - Third Story
Jang Nara Vol. 4 (Dec 2004) - Winter Diary

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jang nara music videos

August 23rd, 2006 by babyjangnara

Perhaps It’s Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA6p4t_VKO4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJwmq7D6Plg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AutiU4Jgww8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_BIieEOUJs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mWdYibghcQ

Kungfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=317iWuxsBck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-nYoI6zOUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOcQPVtz6AY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOtHb9wb3A

Sweet Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgc8khMXNgM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIlIX3Iiw8w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25qAmxXeHI4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUFUsDxx8_I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROYhwod58yY

Winter Diary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7IHsnKN2nc

Confession
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtcVtiswt0c

i love school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1M2cj_HuDM

I’ll be there for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQhPVW0YYmk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_ypyLozTg

Mischievious Princess theme song (with alec su)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAXaHzS3c9g

I am a Women Too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vunCvTGVC6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWkzWDivdCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGsY02mgJAk

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successful story of a bright girl

August 23rd, 2006 by babyjangnara

Yang-soon (Jang Nara) is a simple girl living in the countryside with
her grandmother. She dreams of saving a prince from harm with her
martial arts, and living happily with him ever after. Han Gi-tae (Jang
Hyuk) is the president of a successful makeup company. He’s the classic
silver spoon case: spoiled, arrogant, taking everything for granted.
His world changes when he accidentally falls in Yang-soon’s bathtub
(I’m not kidding you). It won’t be her first meeting with Gi-tae,
because she’s forced to move to Seoul to work as a maid. Guess who will
be her new boss?

Yang-soon’s first contact with city life doesn’t begin well. She’s
bullied at school, and doesn’t connect with Na-hee (Han Eun-jung),
Gi-tae’s girlfriend. Thankfully, she also makes new friends. Seok-gu
(Yoon Tae-young) seems attracted to her, and his sister Bo-bae (Chu
Ja-hyun) actually becomes her best friend. But, even more surprising,
Gi-tae seems to slowly warm up to her. When his career completely
changes thanks to rival Joon-tae (Ryu Soo-young) and his father’s
behind the scenes intrigues, his outlook on life and Yang-soon’s
personality evolves. She’s now the one who’s actively trying to help
him start his life from scratch, and make a better future for himself.

Yes, it all sounds terribly predictable, but don’t worry. Bright Girl
smartly takes its paper-thin plot and develops it around the
characters, instead of shameless manipulation and/or ultra-convoluted
plot developments. This might just be the funniest drama I’ve seen all
year, because it never takes itself seriously. This positively affects
the more dramatic portions of the series, so that they become actually
touching. Also, while the characters are broad caricatures and follow
the dichotomy of the genre, they’re treated with such a lighthearted
approach that it’s hard to not be charmed by Jang Nara and company.

Displaying a quite impressive Chungcheong-do accent (at least from a
non-native speaker’s p.o.v.), she makes Yang-soon emerge from the
walking cliche she seems at the beginning. Her stubborn insistence on
only calling Gi-tae ‘ajusshi’ instead of ‘oppa,’ up till the end. Her
devotion to her parents (no matter how often they get in trouble), and
her manners perfectly convey her country girl upbringing, never mocking
it (think of it as an affectionate tribute). Jang Nara might not be a
great actress, but she has an addictive personality, a tremendous
energy and screen presence which is evident from the first episode. Her
chemistry with Jang Hyuk couldn’t be better. He overacts a little too
much, but most of the time that turns into laughter, too

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mY LoVe paTzZi

August 23rd, 2006 by babyjangnara

One might try to relate this show to the Korean fairytale, "Kongji and Patji", a sort of Korean version of Cinderella. Kongji is the nice girl in the story, whereas Patji is the mean sister. However, in this series, it comes with a twist, in which Patji, who is the hot-tempered and nasty girl that everyone detests, is in fact a kind-hearted girl deep down. Kongji on the contrary, appears to be the nice, kind, friendly girl, but in fact is jealous of Patji and tries hard to scheme against her.

Jang Nara is Yang Song-yee, the so-called Patji in the show. She is hot-tempered and does not hide her thoughts. Hence, her forthright personality often brings her loads of trouble, as many misunderstandings are caused by her candidness. Kim Jae Won is Kang Seung-joon, who is the son of a rich amusement park owner. He falls in love with Song-yee as he thinks that she is a good girl who does not try to hide her real self. Kim Rae Won is Kim Hyun-sung, a seal trainer working at the amusement park. He has a heart problem and hides it from others and also vows not to fall in love again, as he thinks that his ill health will bring agony to the other party. Another main character that must not be missed is Eun Hee-won, ( played by actress Hong Eun-hee ) the nice, pretty Konji that everybody likes. However, deep down, she is scheming, and tries in lots of ways to hurt Song-yee.

The show starts with a younger version of Song-yee, Hee-won and Hyun-sung at elementary school. Song-yee likes Hyun-sung, and when Hee-won finds out about it, she tells Song-yee that she will not like the same guy Song-yee likes. Later, during a class exercise one day, when the teacher asks the children to choose a boy they like, Song-yee immediately grabs Hyun-sung’s hand. However, at the same time, Hee-won goes forward to Hyun-sung as well. Hyun-sung then breaks away from Song-yee’s grip and grabs Hee-won. Song-yee, furious with her friend for snatching the boy she likes, throws a shoe at her and beats her up. The same thing repeats as they grow up…

The show then fast forwards years later, when the children have grown up. Hee-won helps Song-yee to get a job at the amusement park, after Song-yee screws up at her previous job. However, as Hee-won snatches the guy that Song-yee likes from her again, Song-yee then plans for revenge. However, she commits arson unknowingly, and Seung-joon is trapped inside a parade vehicle. She then saves him and runs away. After the incident, Seung-joon keeps looking for the "angel" who saved him. At the same time, Hyun-sung also falls in love with Song-yee, and Hee-won schemes to snatch Seung-joon away from her once more…

This is a typical Korean drama. Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, third party comes in. However, this is no tragic fairy tale like Autumn Fairy Tale or Glass Slippers. Director Lee Jin-suk (of All about Eve and A Star in My Heart fame) might have decided to give the drama an ambiguous ending, leaving the audience hanging at the end of the show. To conclude, My Love Patji is as good a comedy as has come out for a long time. If you are in need for a quick, good laugh, My Love Patji is the show for you.

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weDDinG

August 23rd, 2006 by babyjangnara

It is a story of finding out who is your friend, your lover and your destiny.
The drama starts with Sena (Jang Nara) and darren (Ryu Shi-Won) meeting through matchmaking. Sena instantly got attracted with darren, who asks her what she thinks is the most important in marriage. Even though they don’t love each other, they agree to marry since they seem to be compatible, based on what they wrote on their profiles and what they discuss through their meeting.
As the two families prepare for the wedding however, Sena begins to wonder if she will ever receive true love from her husband-to-be, while darren would rather not think about love.
Furthermore the two begin to clash when their background and personality differences begin to surface, and to complicate the situation. And as the marital discord grows, the two of them continue to grow, and together they start to question their wedding vows. Will there be a "happily ever after"?

The premise of the story is about true love that is hard to figure out. The characters are faced with obstacles in their relationships, and are unable to express their true feelings
due to their status, pride, and misunderstandings. The script is a lot like other dramas by author Oh. The women are emotional, pure, and selfless, while the men are protective of their love and romantic even though they can’t express it. It’s full of romantic moments, albeit cliché and forcedly delivered. If you’re a hopeless romantic or a big fan of the stars it’s worthwhile checking out.

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