Im Chang-jung

Im Chang-jung earning the nickname "the original multi-entertainer" in Korea is one of those rare labels that's actually accurate. Acting debut in 1990, singing debut in 1995, seventeen full-length albums, and songs famous for being vocally brutal to cover, that's a four-decade body of work most people couldn't sustain in one lane, let alone three. I love that he writes his own material too. There's a warm, slightly unguarded quality to him that I think explains the cross-generational loyalty. He can make you laugh and tear up, and he almost never misses. A genuine veteran.

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Name (English)

Im Chang-jung

Name (Japanese)

イム・チャンジョン

Reading

いむ・ちゃんじょん

Born

November 30, 1973 (age 52)

Origin

Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

actor / singer / film actor / composer / songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

University

Chung-Ang University

• Official sitehttp://nhemg.com/?page_id=2274/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/imchangjung3309/
• Xhttps://x.com/ImChangJung
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im%20Chang-jung
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625944

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• actor
• singer
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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