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Cho Dong-jin (September 27, 1947 – August 28, 2017) was a South Korean singer-songwriter and folk pop musician.

Life
Cho Dong-jin, dubbed "Gordon Lightfoot of Korea," was born in Seoul and entered Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater and Film in 1966, but dropped out in 1968, the previous year, and made his debut as a guitarist and vocalist for the jazz rock band "She Green" in 1967, and later joined his friends. He began his career as a guitarist and composer for the Eighth Army rock band. In 1979, he made his official debut in the popular music field with his first album "Jo Dong-jin" (Happy Person), and was active mainly in the folk genre. Cho Dong-ik, a member of the folk group One Day, is Cho Dong-jin's real brother.

The first album "Cho Dong-jin" was selected as the "100 Greatest Korean Popular Music Album" by Kyunghyang Shinmun and Gasum Network. In 1982, the first album was re-produced by Dong-A Planning, and in the 1980s, junior singers influenced by Cho Dong-jin released the album at Dong-A Planning, a record production company, and the word "Cho Dong-jin Division" came out. He died of bladder cancer on August 28, 2017. (He will be 70 years old)

educational background

 * Graduated from Bangsan Elementary School
 * Graduated from Daegwang Middle School
 * Graduated from Daegwang High School
 * Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Film, Chung-Ang University

Album

 * 1979 1st album "Cho Dong-jin" (Happy Person)
 * 1980 2nd album "Cho Dongjin 2" (Suddenly)
 * 1985 3rd album "Cho Dongjin 3" (Violet)
 * 1990 4th album "Cho Dongjin 4" (Sunday morning)
 * 1995: 5th album "Cho Dongjin 5" (dawn fog)
 * 2016 6th album "Becoming a Tree" (Angel)
 * Popular song. Through the leaves

Family
Cho Geung-ha is the father of Cho Dong-jin, a film director, and Cho Dong-jin's older brother is Cho Dong-wan, and Cho Dong-ik and Cho Dong-hee, who are engaged in music activities, are Cho Dong-jin's younger brothers. His spouse is Kim Nam-hee.


 * Father: Cho Geung-ha (16 August 1919 to 28 January 1982)
 * Wife : Kim Nam-hee
 * Brother: Cho Dong-wan
 * Younger brother: Cho Dong-ik (born March 16, 1960 - )
 * Younger brother: Cho Dong-hee (born April 25, 1973 - )

prize

 * The 9th Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards in 2018 Eungwan Order of Culture