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Younha (Japanese: ユンナ, Yunna, Korean: 고윤하 Go Youn Ha), born April 29, 1988 in Seoul, Korea, is a Japanese singer. She does have one Korean single, but has yet to officially debut in Korea.
Younha started playing the piano at the age of 4. Younha has released seven singles and one album so far, and an eighth single is slated for release in September, 2006. Her first single, "Yubikiri", contains her only two Korean songs, and was used during the J-Drama series Tokyo Wankei. Her third single was the Bleach anime's 3rd ending theme, "Houkiboshi" ("Comet"). Also on the single "Houkiboshi" was the song Omoide ni Dekinai, used as the ending theme to the movie Tenshi ga Orita hi. Younha also acted in the movie Tenshi ga Orita hi. Younha's debut album included the songs Orenji no Hatsukoi and My Lover, both used in the Game Cube game Bleach GC: Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami.
Her single "Te wo Tsunaide" is used as the ending them for the anime series Jyu Oh Sei. She is relatively new to the J-pop scene and is signed to Sony Records in Japan.
Although she is compared to BoA (because she is a Korean who is active in Japan, speaks Japanese well, and is also one of the few Koreans to rank on the Oricon chart) her style differs greatly in both her music and performance.
Younha also began to compose music recently. The song Kaerimichi released on her sixth single, "My Lover" is the first song released which she wrote the lyrics to and composed the music for. In addition, she composed the music for the song homegirl, released on her single, "Te wo Tsunaide".
Her most recent single, "Ima ga Daisuki (今が大好き)" and its B-side, "Inori", are the opening and ending themes for Shoujo Jang Geum no Yume (Jang Geumi ei Kkoom). Currently, Younha still goes back and forth between Korea and Japan, and she has plans to debut in Korea in the future.
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