Award-winning South Korean singer Jang Yun-jeong (February 16, 1980) is often
credited with re-popularizing trot, a subgenre of Korean popular music that
originated in the first half of the 20th century. Born in the city of Chungju,
she began performing in 1999 but it wasn't until 2004 that she finally made her
recording debut with the single "Eomeona!," which shot straight to the top of
the Korean charts. The success of the song instantly catapulted her into the
spotlight and sent its parent album of the same name to Number 8 in South Korea.
Dubbed "The Queen of Trot" by her fan...