Summary
Kim Jung Hwa (born June 10, 1987),[1] better known by her stage name J.Fla, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. She signed with Sony Music Japan, and later Ostereo Records.[3]
J.Fla | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 김정화 (Kim Jung Hwa) June 10, 1987[1] Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 17.6 million[2] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 3.68 billion[2] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: OMy birthday, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||
| Hangul | 제이플라 | ||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Jeipeulla | ||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'eipŭlla | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 김정화 | ||||||||||||
| Hanja | 金貞華 | ||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong-hwa | ||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏnghwa | ||||||||||||
| Website | jflasong | ||||||||||||
Music career edit
On August 22, 2011, J.Fla created her YouTube channel, JFlaMusic, and uploaded her first song, a cover of Beyonce's "Halo".[4] Over the next five months she uploaded 15 more cover songs.
Subsequently, on February 17, 2012, a collection of 8 tracks entitled "JFla's Cover 1" was released on the internet.
In mid-2013, she released her official debut album, an original EP titled Babo Kateun Story (바보 같은 Story).[5][6]
Then, from late 2014 to mid-2016, she released at least six additional EPs (mostly covers of songs in English, but also some original, Korean language songs).
Early in 2017, she released her first full-length covers album, Blossom.[7] By November of the same year, she had released five additional EPs and her YouTube channel had surpassed 5 million subscribers.
80 tracks from more than 10 of her EPs were then re-released in April 2018 as Rose: The J.Fla Collection. Also during 2018, J.Fla released two all-new full-length albums, covering a diverse array of artists, including Taylor Swift, ABBA, The Chainsmokers, Ariana Grande, and Queen.
On November 16, 2018, J.Fla became the first independent South Korean YouTuber to achieve more than 10 million subscribers.[8][9] As of March 2021, she has more than 17 million subscribers.[10]
In late 2019, J.Fla released several new original songs with accompanying music videos, starting with "Good Vibe" on September 6.
In September of 2022, J.Fla announced the formation of her own record company, GOODSEN ENTERTAINMENT, based in South Korea. An original 10-track album was announced, with the lead single "Bedroom Singer" having its international debut on October 7 at 12:00 KST.[11]
Discography edit
Collaborations edit
- 진돗개 feat. J.Fla - 틱톡 (Jin Doggae feat. J.Fla - Tic Toc) (August 14, 2013)
Singles and original songs edit
- My Tiny Miracle (September 1, 2014)
- Why (February 16, 2015)
- 너에게 닿기를 / Hoping To Reach You (May 2, 2016)
- Baby Baby Baby (June 13, 2016)
- Good Vibe (September 6, 2019)
- Are You My Villain (October 11, 2019)
- Starlight (November 8, 2019)
EPs and mini-albums edit
- 바보 같은 Story / Stupid Story / Foolish Story (July 26, 2013)
- 화살 (Arrow) (December 15, 2014)
- Cover Sessions (November 27, 2015)
- 찬란육리 / Merry (March 21, 2016)
- Cover Sessions 2 (April 29, 2016)
- Grey Skies (July 29, 2016)
- Say Something (February 16, 2017)
- Inspiration (February 24, 2017)
- Orchid (May 26, 2017)
- Gold (June 9, 2017)
- New Rules (November 21, 2017)
Albums edit
- Blossom (March 10, 2017)
- Rose: The J.Fla Collection (April 26, 2018)
- Believer (August 17, 2018)
- Natural (December 7, 2018)
- Memories (March 31, 2023)
- Burn The Flower (June 8, 2023)
References edit
- ^ a b "제이플라(j.Fla), 영국에서의 일상 공개...'구독자 천만 유튜버'의 청초한 비주얼". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b "About JFlaMusic". YouTube.
- ^ ""デビュー目前"J.Fla、日本で作曲家として活動していたキャリアが話題 - MUSIC - 韓流・韓国芸能ニュースはKstyle". Kstyle. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ JFlaMusic, Beyonce - Halo ( cover ), archived from the original on 2019-04-23, retrieved 2018-12-14
- ^ "데뷔 임박' 제이플라, 유튜브 스타·일본 작곡가 이색 이력 눈길". Sports Chosun. 2013-07-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "'데뷔 임박' 제이플라, 유튜브 스타·일본 작곡가 이색 이력 눈길". 이투데이 (in Korean). 2013-07-18. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Blossom, archived from the original on 2018-12-14, retrieved 2018-12-14
- ^ "J.Fla becomes first Korean YouTuber to reach 10m subscribers". The Korea Herald. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ J.Fla (◕‿◕✿) (16 November 2018). "10,000,000 Subscribers! It's incredible! I didn't expect this to happen so soon". Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "JFlaMusic's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "GOODSEN Entertainment". Twitter.
External links edit
- J.Fla's Official Site