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Hahm Eun-jung
Hahm during the 2019 S/S Hera Seoul Fashion Week
Native name	함은정
Born	Hahm Eun-jung (1988-12-12) December 12, 1988 (age 29)[1] Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Elsie
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	1995–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	UFO Production MBK Entertainment
Associated acts	T-ara T-ara N4

Hahm Eun-jung (born December 12, 1988),^[2][3] known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie,^[3][4] is a South Korean singer and actress. In 1995, she won Little Miss Korea competition at the age of seven and debuted as a child actress in the same years with starred in television dramas A New Generation of Adults (1995), afterwards she had several minor roles in movies, television dramas, being cast in commercial films.
After several years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara in July 2009. She debuted as a solo artist by the name Elsie with her debut mini album, I'm Good, on May 7, 2015.

Biography

Hahm was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her mother, a graduate of Ewha Womans University, is a former piano teacher who works as Hahm's agent.^[5] While attending seventh grade, Hahm started taekwondo lessons and won three different competitions. Her mother made the decision to quit teaching and manage her career upon her high school graduation in 2007. Later that year, Hahm enrolled in Dongguk University, where she took performance courses.^[6] She is an only child and has been quoted as explaining, "My mother had me 10 years after she was married to my father, which seems more hurtful. Upon watching several famous performers in the past, she wanted to become an actress. Now that I have, she is very pleased I have acting as a priority. She believes her original prayers were answered."^[7]

Career

1995–2008: Career beginnings

In 1995, when Hahm was seven years old, she participated in the "Little Miss Korea" pageant and won.^[8] That same year, she appeared in the youth drama "A New Generation of Adults", which aired on KBS.^[7] Afterwards, she had several minor roles in movies and Korean dramas, along with being cast in a handful of commercial films.

Hahm's acting debut was in Hello, My Teacher! where she appeared as a high school student who was unfairly cheated out of a grade which could have put her above the top 40 point. She also appeared in the horror film Death Bell, where she plays a student who was murdered by her teacher.

Hahm also appeared in music videos, namely SG Wannabe's music video "Gasiri" ("가시리") from their 2007 album Story In New York. Later, she would also be seen in FT Island's music videos "Thunder" ("천둥"), "Only One Person" ("한사람만"), and "A Man's First Love Follow Him To The Grave" ("남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다").

2009–2012: Rising popularity

Hahm originally trained to be an actress, and later debuted as a member of T-ara in July 2009. She was the first leader of the group, until September 2010.^[9][10]
Hahm featured in Davichi's
music video "Time, Please Stop" ("시간아 멈춰라"; "Sigana Meomchwora") which was released on May 6, 2010.^[11]

Her first major acting role since joining T-ara was in SBS drama Coffee House, which aired on from May 17, 2010, to July 17, 2010.^{[12][13][14][15][16]} The same year, she was cast in the horror film White: The Melody of the Curse.^[17][18]

Hahm's popularity began to rise in 2011, when she starred in the teen drama Dream High.^[19] The drama was a success, and brought high domestic viewership ratings, and also gaining popularity in other countries and winning several international awards.^{[citation needed]} From 2011-2012, she joined MBC's variety program We Got Married, pairing up with actor Lee Jang-woo.^{[citation needed]} She won the Best Newcomer Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards.^{[citation needed]} Hahm then starred in historical dramas The King of Legend and Insu, The Queen Mother.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2012, Hahm was confirmed to star in the drama Five Fingers.^{[citation needed]} However, on August 22, it was revealed that she had been dropped from the drama.^{[citation needed]} The Korean Actors Labor Union demanded that Hahm be issued an apology by the producer and crew.^{[citation needed]} In February 2013, Yein E&M issued a formal apology for firing Hahm without notice.^[20]

2014–2018: Return to acting and solo debut

Hahm made her return to acting in 2014, with SBS' weekend drama Endless Love.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, it was announced that Hahm would play the lead role in the Thai romantic comedy Micro Love, making her the first female idol to star in a Thai movie.^[21]

In May 2015, Hahm made her solo debut under the stage name ELSIE. She released her first mini album I'm Good, with the lead single of the same name featuring K.Will, under her new stage name ELSIE.^{[citation needed]} The Chinese version of her music video peaked at #2 on the Chinese YinYueTai's music video charts.^{[citation needed]} On October 14, Hahm released the song "Goodbye", as the soundtrack of T-ara's web-drama Sweet Temptation. The song was also included in her repackaged mini album, Goodbye, released on October 30.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Hahm was cast in Flowers of Evil, a thriller directed by Cho Sung-kyu.^[22]

In 2017, Hahm was cast in MBC's daily drama, Sisters-in-Law, which premiered in April that year.^[23]

2018–present: New agency

In February 2018, Hahm signed an exclusive management contract with UFO Production, making her the company's first-ever artist. UFO Production, a subsidiary of technology company Pobis TNC, is more known for producing the MBC TV weekend drama Money Flower.^[24]

Discography

Hahm at 2015 Summer K-pop Festival

EPs

Singles

Chinese Singles

Soundtracks

Collaborations

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Variety shows

Awards

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hahm Eun-jung.

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  Hahm Eun-jung on IMDb


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  Hahm Eun-jung at HanCinema