Na-mi

In this Korean name, the family name is Gim.

Gim Myeong-ok (Hangul: 김명옥; born October 9, 1957),[2][3] is a South Korean singer. She is mainly known by her stage name Na-mi (Hangul: 나미). She was considered a "superstar" and "icon" of Korean pop music in the 1980s and early 1990s.[4][1]

Na-mi
Birth nameGim Myeong-ok
Born9 October 1957 (aged 68)
Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea[1]
GenresDance pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1967–present
Korean name
Hangul김명옥
Revised RomanizationGim Myeong-ok
McCune–ReischauerKim Myŏngok

List of albums

Studio albums

  • I Loved You / I Like You (난 사랑했어요 / 좋아해) (1980)
  • International Waiting Room / Always (국제선 대합실 /언제까지나) (1981)
  • Na-mi '83 (1983)
  • Na-mi Vol. 4 (1984)
  • Overture (1987)
  • I Won't Say a Thing / Is This Hate or Longing? (아무말 않으리 / 미움인지 그리움인지) (1989)
  • Chameleon (1992)
  • A Long Winter (1996)

Source: [5]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1987 Golden Disc Awards Main Prize (Bonsang) "Love is a Strange Thing" Won [6]
1990 "Like an Indian Doll" Won

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 [추억의 LP여행 나미(上)] (in ko). Weekly Hankook (2003-09-22). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  2. 나미 (in ko). Daum Encyclopedia (2014-04-07). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  3. 나미 누구? ‘빙글빙글’·‘인디언 인형처럼’ 등 80년대 평정한 여성 댄스 가수 (in ko). Asia Today (2013-11-11). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  4. Lee, Sun-min. '80s star Nami attempting comeback. Korea JoongAng Daily (2013-10-18). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  5. 나미 (여성/솔로) (in ko). K-Pop ArchiveRecording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  6. [추억의 LP여행 나미(下)] (in ko). Weekly Hankook (2003-09-26). Retrieved 2018-12-14.