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Jang Jae-in
Person · female · South Korea · South Jeolla · born 1991 · recording since 2010
South Korean singer-songwriter
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Also known as Jang Jane · Jaein Jang · Jang Jae In · 張才人
Timeline
1990s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: 'Please' 아테나
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
Biography
Jang Jae-in (Korean: 장재인, born June 6, 1991), also known as Jang Jane, is a South Korean singer-songwriter known for her unique voice. Jang became well known after she finished third in the South Korean reality television series Superstar K 2 in 2010.
Early life
Jang was born in Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, on June 6, 1991. She began writing songs at 15. She was an outstanding student but chose to drop out of high school to pursue a music career. Her original first name was So-min, but she changed her name to Jaein (which means "talented person" in Korean). At 16, she moved to Seoul and spent time busking on the streets of Hongdae. After entering Howon University (music major), Jaein performed regularly in several live clubs in Hongdae., In 2020 her first studio albumThe Quest of Anxiety was released.
Career Beginnings: Superstar K2
In 2010, Jang appeared on Superstar K2, placing third. She led the online poll for four consecutive weeks before entering the Top 3 Week (in which she was eliminated) with second most online votes behind John Park.
In 2013, she was officially diagnosed with stress-related dystonia, she received medication and Pilates therapy.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2019 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 5 tracks · 17:05
1Venus3:122꽃잎점 (Petal Fortune)3:263TEA4:084Water Fall3:515Saturn’s voice2:282020 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 9 tracks · 33:34
1All the lies4:352상상3:483날개3:504한숨으로 나온 후회4:215집 지키기3:066먼지3:357이상견빙지(履霜堅氷至)2:318만월블루스2:589Pale Christmas4:50
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 'Please' 아테나Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:421Please4:22 2Please (Inst.)4:20 | 21 December 2010 | ||
| 2015 | 킬미힐미 OST Part 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:001환청3:30 2환청 (Inst.)3:30 | Soundtrack | 14 January 2015 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 데이 브레이커Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:161장난감 병정들3:54 2I Love Paul3:27 3추억은 수채화처럼4:27 4그대는 철이 없네3:37 5반짝반짝3:51 | 6 May 2011 | ||
| 2012 | 여름밤Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:451여름밤4:07 2Step3:17 3Rainy Day4:23 4굿바이3:36 5Rainy Day (작은방 Ver.)4:22 | 1 August 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jang Jae-in head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jang_Jae_In.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5eb5d4bc-5faa-49c3-bd41-9761b060bd81discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5eb5d4bc-5faa-49c3-bd41-9761b060bd81core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54354genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54354seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Jae-inbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Jae-in
Why this artist is in the database
- List of K-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Jinho.Jinho · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q54354 · MusicBrainz: 5eb5d4bc-5faa-49c3-bd41-9761b060bd81
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