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Pearl
Pearl
Born	Joo Jin; 4 July 1980 (age 44); Suwon, South Korea
Other names	Jinju
Occupations	Singer; professor;
	Musical career
Genres	Pop; R&B/Urban; hip hop;
Instrument	Vocals;
Years active	1997–present
Labels	JYP Entertainment (1997–2000); Follow Entertainment;
Korean name
Hangul	주진
Revised Romanization	Joo Jin
McCune–Reischauer	Chu Chin

Jinju (Korean: 진주; born 4 July 1980^[1]), better known as Pearl, is a South Korean singer.

Career

On 17 December 1997, Pearl debuted under JYP Entertainment with the album Sunflower.^[2]

In 2015, Pearl competed in King of Mask Singer and became the 3rd generation mask king.

To mark her 20th anniversary of her debut, Pearl released her fourth extended play, Sunflower, on December 13, 2017.^[3]

Since March 2018, Pearl has been working as a full-time Professor at Jeonghwa Arts University.^[4]

In 2020, Pearl participated as a contestant in Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[6]	Sales
Sunflower (해바라기)	Released: December 17, 1997 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	—
Jinju's Soul Music	Released: December 17, 1999 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	31	KOR: 45,879^[7]
Love Is...	Released: March 6, 2001 Label: Starmaker Format: CD, cassette	28	KOR: 21,096^[8]
Chance	Released: December 27, 2001 Label: Kiss Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	31	KOR: 14,884^[9]

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Jinjoo & Wedding	Released: November 22, 2004 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD, cassette
White	Released: January 10, 2008 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD
Pearlfect	Released: January 13, 2009 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD, digital download
Sunflower	Released: December 13, 2017 Label: Follow Entertainment Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"I Will Survive" (난 괜찮아)	1997	Sunflower (1997)
"Everybody"	1997	Sunflower (1997)
"Are You Going" (가니)	1999	Jinju's Soul Music
"Gaji mallago" (가지 말라고)	1999	Jinju's Soul Music
"Love Is..."	2001	Love Is...
"Naega sumswineun iyu" (내가 숨쉬는 이유)	2001	Chance
"Gasiri" (가시리)	2006	Non-album single
"Dasi cheoeumeuro" (다시 처음으로)		White
"Snow X-Mas"	2008	Non-album single
"Maze" (미로) (feat. Uhm Ji-won and TBNY)	2009	Pearlfect
"Neoui yeojaga aniya" (너의 여자가 아니야)	2010	Non-album singles
"Shout" (소리쳐)	2013	Non-album singles
"It Hurts and Hurts" (아프고 아파서)	2014	Hold My Hand OST
"Home" (집으로)	2015	Non-album singles
"What A Friend We Have in Jesus"	2015	Non-album singles
"The Road Not Taken" (가지 않은 길)	2017	Sunflower (2017)
"Run to You" (너에게 달려가)	2019	Blessing of the Sea OST

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2012	Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend	contestant	^[10]
2015	King of Mask Singer		^[11]
2020	Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man		^[5]

References

^ "아티스트 채널". Melon.
^ "진주, 어릴 적 "건반이 너무 갖고 싶었다."". gocj. July 24, 2009.
^ "'데뷔 20주년' 진주, 기념 앨범 'sunflower'가 갖는 의미". MK News. December 13, 2017.
^ "진주 (주진, JinJu) 가수". Naver. March 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "'슈가맨3' 진주, 시즌3 첫 100불…'난 괜찮아'로 소환" ['Sugar Man 3', Jinju gets first 100 points on season 3...remakes 'I Will Survive']. News 1 (in Korean). February 7, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^
Music Industry Association of Korea monthly chart positions:
- Jinju's Soul Music: "2000.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- Love Is...: "2001.03월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- Chance: "2001.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- White: "2008. 1월 – 가요음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "2000.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "2001.상반기 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "2001.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "진주 '불후의명곡' 출연, 최악 컨디션에도 링거투혼 발휘" [Jinju appears on 'Immortal Songs', shows fighting spirit despite poor condition]. Newsen (in Korean). December 17, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "'복면가왕' 루나 이겼던 종달새, 정체는 진주" [The skylark who beat Luna on 'King of Mask Singer' is Jinju]. Star News (in Korean). May 24, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2023.