Jang Jae-in (, born June 6, 1991), also known as Jang Jane, is a South Korean singer-songwriter known for her unique voice. Jang became well known after she finished third in the South Korean reality television series Superstar K 2 in 2010.
Life and career Early life Jang was born in Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, on June 6, 1991. She began writing songs at 15. She was an outstanding student but chose to drop out of high school to pursue a music career. Her original first name was So-min, but she changed her name to Jaein (which means "talented person" in Korean). At 16, she moved to Seoul and spent time busking on the streets of Hongdae. After entering Howon University (music major), Jaein performed regularly in several live clubs in Hongdae., In 2020 her first studio albumThe Quest of Anxiety was released.
Career Beginnings: Superstar K2 In 2010, Jang appeared on Superstar K2, placing third. She led the online poll for four consecutive weeks before entering the Top 3 Week (in which she was eliminated) with second most online votes behind John Park.
In 2013, she was officially diagnosed with stress-related dystonia, she received medication and Pilates therapy.
Round Song choice Original artist Theme ResultAudition"Head Over Feet" "The Place"Alanis Morissette Jaein JangN/AAdvancedSuper Week"Old Love" "2 Different Tears" "Cinderella"Lee Moon Sae Wonder Girls Seo In-YoungN/AAdvancedTop 11"With You"Nam JinN/A1st Place(Super Save)Top 8"When I stand under the shade of roadside tree"Lee Moon SaeLee Moon Sae weekSafeTop 6"The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael JacksonMichael Jackson weekSafeTop 4"Invitation"Uhm Jung HwaJudge's WeekSafeTop 3"Lemon Tree"Fool's GardenN/AEliminated
Discography Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR The Quest Of AnxietyReleased: November 18, 2020 Label: New Era Project Formats: CD, digital download —
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Day BreakerReleased: May 26, 2011 Label: Kiwi Music Formats: CD, digital download — Summer Night ()Released: August 1, 2012 Label: Stone Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 26 LiquidReleased: June 11, 2015 Label: Mystic Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 15KOR: 19,627+ INNER SPACEReleased: December 18, 2019 Label: New Era Project Formats: CD, digital download –
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR As lead artist "That Place" () 201127KOR: 295,660+Cumulative sales of That Place: Early Days single album "You Are So Childish" ()30KOR: 246,763+Cumulative sales of You Are So Childish: Day Breaker "Winter Night" ()9KOR: 782,655+Cumulative sales of Winter Night: rowspan="4" "No One Else But You" () 201221KOR: 616,854+Sales of No One Else But You: "0 (zero)" 2013— "Love Me Do" 2015— "My Satellite" () 85KOR: 19,627+Sales of My Satellite: Liquid "Carmin" () 2017—rowspan="6" "Velvet"— "Button" 2018— "Seoul Noir" ()— "Tell me It's Okay" ()2019— "Cactus" ()— Collaborations "Gimbap" ()2013— "Christmas Wishes" ()— Mystic Holiday 2013 "Memory"2015— Monthly Project Yoon Jong-shin 2015: March "Dumb Dumb"2017— "Amateur" ()— Monthly Project Yoon Jong-shin 2017: September "Do You Have A Moment" ()2018— rowspan="4" "Dinner"— "Sangsu Station Exit 2" ()— "Camellia" ()2019— Soundtrack appearances "Please" 2010— Athena: Goddess of War OST "Fantasy" () 2012— Arang and the Magistrate OST Part 1 "The Day For You" () 2013— Incarnation of Money OST Part 1 "Hallucination" () 201512 Kill Me, Heal Me OST Part 1 "Secret Paradise" ()— The Scholar Who Walks the Night OST Part 1 "Don't You Know" () 2016— Remember OST Part 4 "When I Dream"— The Good Wife OST Part 3 "Fine"— Shopping King Louie OST Part 8 "Far Away" () 2017— Queen of Mystery OST Part 1 "Must Have"— Strongest Deliveryman OST Part 1 "Again" 2018— Return OST Part 2 "Shame On You" 2019— VIP OST Part 4"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Awards Mnet Asian Music Awards
| 2011 | "장난감 병정들" | Best New Female Artists"2011Mnet Asian Music Awards part 1" . MAMA. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
Seoul Music Awards
| 2016 | Jang Jae-in - Kill Me, Heal Me OST | OST Award
References
External links