Yoon Bok-hee
South Korean singer
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| Intro | South Korean singer | |
| Places | South Korea | |
| is | Singer | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 9 March 1946, Seoul | |
| Age | 78 years | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Yoon Bok-Hee (윤복희, 尹福姬, March 9, 1946 - ) is a Korean singer, musical actress, and songwriter. She is known for being an early adopter of the miniskirt in South Korea in the 1960s and for her songs "Everyone" and "I'll Follow You".
Career
She debuted in 1967.
Stage performances
She performed on stage in musical theatre and was an Ambassador for the Musical Festival. In 2006, she starred in Maria, Maria which premiered at the New York Musical Theatre Festival on September 22 through October 15, and was one of the original twenty-five member Korean musical cast which won four awards including the Best Musical, the Best Actress, the Best Book & Lyrics and the Best Composing awards at the Korean Musical Awards in 2004. The popular musical, a story about religious fanatics trying to kill Jesus and a local prostitute Maria, continued its run for over twelve years, showing at the Geochang International Festival of Theater, KIFT in 2014, and included performances by actress Lee So-jung, the first Korean actress to debut on Broadway in the 1990s.
Concerts
On May 3, 2014, she performed with many other popular Korean entertainers at the 12th Korea Times Music Festival in the United States, just weeks after the national tragedy, the Sinking of MV Sewol, and thousands of yellow commemorative ribbons were passed out to the audience.