キム・ヨンジャ(金蓮子、김연자、Kim Yeon-ja) is a Korean singer born 25 January 1959. She made her professional début on Korean television in 1974. In 1977, she released her first Japanese single, "
女の一生" (Onna no isshou, A woman's lifetime). She scored her first and greatest hit in 1981 with "
歌の花束" (Uta no hanataba, Song bouquet), which sold 3.6 million copies, making it the best-selling single in the history of Korean music. In 1988, she recorded the song "
朝の国から (Asa no kuni kara, From the land of the morning) for the Seoul Olympics, which also marked her return to th…
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