Cho Hye-Ri, (Hangul: 조혜리), born May 31, 1976, who goes by the stage name Wax (Hangul: 왁스), is a South Korean pop singer and actress. She was the lead vocalist of the band Dog in 1998, and then went solo as Wax in 2000. She has released ten albums and digital singles. In addition to her singing, Cho made her acting debut in 2007. She was cast as the main actress in the musical Fixing My Makeup (Hangul: 화장을 고치고), whose plot is based on her song of the same name. Her hit songs include "Fixing My Makeup" and "Please". She has won three Golden Disk Awards, one each year from 2001 to 2003.
Biography
Wax was born on May 31, 1976, with the birth name Cho Hye-Ri. Cho graduated from the Department of Postmodern Music at Kyung Hee University. Although she has been professionally active since 1998, her personal life has been mostly veiled from the public.
Career
Her debut as a singer was as lead vocalist of the band Dog in 1998. The band only released one album, DOG-1st. The title track of the album was "Kyung Ah's Day", and the album also included nine other songs. After Dog disbanded, she made her solo debut with the stage name Wax in 2000. Her debut album as a soloist was Vol. 1: The Diary of Mom, with a debut song called "Oppa", a cover version (without the suggestive lyrics) of Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop". As of 2012, she has released nine full-length albums and nine other albums. In addition, she has released songs for the original soundtracks of several dramas.
In 2007, Wax made her debut as a musical actress. She was cast as the main actress for the musical Fixing My Makeup, which had a plot based on her song of the same name.
Discography
From 2000 to 2003, she published a full-length album each year: Vol. 1: The Diary of Mom, Vol. 2: Fixing My Makeup, Vol. 3: Please, and Vol. 4: Relation. In 2005, she published a comprehensive album that included hit tracks from the four full-length albums as well as new songs. Later that year, she also released her fifth full-length album, Vol. 5: Goodbye. In 2006, she released her sixth full-length album, Vol. 6: Because All Love is Like That. She published her first single, "Love Goes Away Again", with Lee Gi-Chan in 2007. She released Vol. 7: Women Eat Love and a second single, "Lucky", in 2008. In 2009, she released one full-length album, Vol. 8: Always You, and two singles, "Can't You Call Me" and "Don't Cry". In 2010, she released three albums: Wax Unplugged Side A and B, Two Women, and Vol. 9: Fall in... (Part 1). She released a single, "A Heart Was Refreshed", in 2011.
She has released songs for the soundtracks of three dramas: "I Love You", for the drama Lights and Shadows; "Cry but Stay", for the drama Dummy Mommy; and "Falling Tears", for the drama I Miss You.
Albums
| Date |
Title |
| 2000-11-14 |
Vol.1 - 엄마의 일기 (The Diary of Mom) |
| 2001-08-09 |
Vol.2 - 화장을 고치고 (Fixing My Makeup) |
| 2002-07-05 |
Vol.3 - 부탁해요 (Please) |
| 2003-09-18 |
Vol.4 - 관계 (Relation) |
| 2005-02-02 |
Vol.5 - Goodbye |
| 2006-12-01 |
Vol.6 - 사랑은 다 그런거니까 (Because All Love is Like That) |
| 2008-01-10 |
Vol.7 - 여자는 사랑을 먹고 (Women Always Want Love) |
| 2009-07-02 |
Vol.8 - Always You |
| 2010-12-09 |
Fall in... 파트 1 (Fall in... Part 1) (Mini Album) |
| 2012-12-04 |
Vol.9 - Now & Forever |
| 2014-08-26 |
Vol.10 - Special Album Spark (with Ember Glow) |
Compilations
| Year |
Title |
| 2004 |
Wax Best of Best - Best Day & Night |
| 2004 |
The Selection Of Wax |
Remake
| Year |
Title |
| 2010 |
Unplugged Side A (리메이크 앨범) |
| 2010 |
Unplugged Side B (리메이크 앨범) |
Overseas
| Year |
Title |
| 2002 |
02 (Overseas Version) |
Original soundtracks
Awards
- 2001 - KBS: Singer of This Year Award
- 2001 - MBC: Singer of The Teens Award
- 2001 - Mnet: Best Music-video Award
- 2001 - 16th Golden Disk Award
- 2002 - 17th Golden Disk Award
- 2003 - SBS: Field of Ballad Award
- 2003 - KMA: Singer of This Year Award
- 2003 - 18th Golden Disk Award
- 2004 - Achievement Award from Kyung Hee University[citation needed]
See also
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