Jo Kwan-woo

South Korean singer and actor (born 1965)

Jo Kwan-Woo
Jo in 2012
Born	(1965-08-03) August 3, 1965 (age 58) South Korea
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Years active	1994-present

Korean name
Hangul	조관우
Revised Romanization	Jo Gwan-u
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Kwanu
Birth name
Hangul	조광호^[1]
Revised Romanization	Jo Gwang-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Kwangho

Jo Kwan-woo (Korean: 조관우; born August 3, 1965)^[1] is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 1994 and experienced great success with his second album, 1995's Memory, which sold 3 million copies and is considered one of the best albums of the 1990s by South Korean music critics.^[2] He has released nine full-length albums over the course of his career.^[3]

Personal life

Jo's father is Jo Tong-dal, who is a pansori singer.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[5]^[6]	Sales
My First Story	Released: October 1994 Label: Hanguk Albums Format: CD, cassette	No data	KOR: 1,000,000+^[7]
Memory	Released: November 1995 Label: Doremi Records Format: CD, cassette		KOR: 3,000,000+^[7]
My Third Story About...	Released: November 22, 1996 Label: Doremi Records Format: CD, cassette		KOR: 1,300,000+^[7]
Waiting	Released: November 22, 1997 Label: Cream Records Format: CD, cassette		KOR: 1,000,000+^[2]
Paradise Lost (실락원)	Released: December 1, 1999 Label: Cream Records Format: CD, cassette	5	KOR: 131,078+^[8]
Jo Kwanwoo #6	Released: January 30, 2001 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, cassette	5	KOR: 105,555+^[9]
My Memories 2	Released: May 28, 2002 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, cassette	18	KOR: 64,917+^[10]
Impression	Released: March 7, 2003 Label: Sky Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	10	KOR: 30,645+^[11]
Begin Again	Released: March 17, 2018 Label: Sogno Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	68	—

Filmography

Television show

2011: Sunday Night (우리들의 일밤)
2011: 청담동살아요

Film

2015: Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island
2018: Keys to the Heart

Television series

2011–12: Living Among the Rich
2016: King of Mask Singer

References

^ ^a ^b "조관우 소개". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ ^a ^b Choe, Han-seung (2013-04-26). "마성(魔聲) 조관우 LA 온다". Korea Herald Business (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ Min, Kyeong-won (2018-03-18). "15년만 새 앨범 조관우 '노무현 전 대통령 향한 그리움 담아'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ "'유자식 상팔자' 조관우·조통달·조현, 부자 삼대 합주 '눈길'". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2015-06-10. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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"K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- "Paradise Lost charting". Archived from the original on 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- "Jo Kwanwoo #6 charting". Archived from the original on 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- "My Memories 2 charting". Archived from the original on 2004-09-08. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- "Impression charting". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
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"Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- "Begin Again charting".
^ ^a ^b ^c Yang, Eun-kyeong (2001-03-30). "6집 '연'으로 돌아온 조관우 / 'R&B에 한국적情恨 담았어요'". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ "December 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ "March 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ "August 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
^ "March 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2018-08-31.