Cho Yong-pil Musical artist

Cho Yong-pil (hangul: 조용필; hanja: 趙容弼; also written Jo, Yong-pil) is a South Korean pop singer born in 1950. Many Korean Pop fans believe that Cho is one of the most influential figures in Korean pop music and has produced many hits of Korean pop music history, including "Return to Busan Port", "Dear Friend" and "The Lady Outside the Window".

Personal facts

Cho Yong-pil
Alias (AKA)Gawang(Singing King)
Birth dateMarch 21, 1950
Birth place
South Korea , Hwaseong Gyeonggi

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Musical artist

Career started1968
associated musical artist
25si
Atkins (Korean band)
Five Fingers (Korean band)
Geurimjadeul
Kim trio
Widaehan tansaeng
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
New wave music
K-pop
Trot (music)
Korean rock
instrument
Guitar
Singing
record label
Universal Music Group
Pil Record
Jigu Record

Cho Yong-pil on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://english.kbs.co.kr/society/people/1351324_11774.html
  2. http://www.choyongpil.com
  3. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/04/178_22652.html
  4. https://twitter.com/hello_ypc