# Ivy (South Korean singer)

Park Eun-hye (Korean: 박은혜; born November 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Ivy (아이비), is a South Korean singer and musical actress.

## Career
### 2005: Debut

A former JYPE trainee, Ivy first appeared in Lee Soo Young's music video "Holding onto the Flowers" in 2005. She officially debuted as a singer in 2005 with the single "What Happened Tonight" (오늘밤 일). Her official second single "A ha" was an uptempo R&B single whose dance routine was famously parodied by Park Kyung-lim on X-Man. Around the same time, Ivy also promoted "I Am a Fool" (바본가봐), a ballad, which was performed in conjunction with "A ha". The album placed 48th for the year. Although inactive for most of 2006, she has collaborated with Shinhwa for their album State of the Art on the track "Highway Star".

### 2007–2008: Breakthrough, controversy and hiatus

On February 12, 2007, Ivy's second album, Vol. 2 – A Sweet Moment, was released, with the lead single "Sonata of Temptation", which sampled Beethoven's Fur Elise, performing very well on the charts. Due to the song's popularity, she received the 2007 M.net KM Music Festival award for Best Female Solo Artist. Despite its success, the song's music video caused controversy, as it recreated a fight scene between Tifa Lockhart and Loz from Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, without proper permission (the disclaimer appearing on the video did not satisfy the rights to use it). In April, the Seoul Central District Court banned the music video from being shown on television, stating that "Most of the clip is noticeably similar to scenes from the film". The story has received coverage on gaming blogs internationally, including Kotaku, which noted that the director has stated that he was unable to find the contact info for Square Enix.
On June 23, 2007, Ivy performed at American singer Christina Aguilera's Seoul concert as part of her Back to Basics Tour. Aguilera reportedly viewed video clips sent in by South Korean artists, as she wanted to choose the best. The artists were viewed for their dancing and singing abilities, as well as album sales. She performed as the opening act for the first concert on the first day, while Lee Min-woo of Shinhwa performed the following day.
In 2008, under the pseudonym "The Lighthouse", she wrote the lyrics for "Dear Mom..." for Girls' Generation's mini album Gee, and "마지막 선물" ("Last Gift") for Shinee's first album The Shinee World. The songs were composed by her boyfriend Kim Tae-Sung.
Ivy had a supporting role in the joint South Korean Japanese 2008 mini-drama series "Tokyo Sun Showers" as Eun Bi, an aspiring singer.
On September 24, 2009, she was announced to feature on MC Mong's repackaged album "Horror Show" in the song "나는..." ("I Am..."). The song was released on October 26, 2009, with a promotional video on the same day.

### 2009: Comeback

After having her comeback further delayed by problems with her management company, Ivy released her third album "I Be..", with contributions from artists such as PSY and Nam Gyuri. She also switched from Fantom Entertainment to De Chocolate E&TF.
The first song released was "눈물아 안녕" ("Goodbye Tears"), along with a promotional video. The song reached No. 1 on various online charts. However, her title song was chosen to be "Touch Me", a techno dance track written by PSY. The music video was released on October 23, 2009. However, it was banned from broadcast three days later for being too inappropriate for viewing of minors with its sexual references.
Ivy also stars in her own 13-episode reality show on M.net called "IVY BACK", the first episode airing on October 27, 2009. After performing a special showcase for her new album, Ivy officially made her comeback debut with "Touch Me" on SBS's Inkigayo on November 1, 2009.
Due to problems between Ivy's ex-management company and MBC and KBS, she is unable to perform on weekly music shows such as "Music Core" and "Music Bank". Instead, she is only allowed to promote on M.net's M!Countdown. However, she was later given approval to perform and appear on SBS programs.
On December 13, 2009, Ivy returned for the second time on Inkigayo since her comeback with "Goodbye Tears". Promotions for her third album ended on January 24, 2010.
On January 10, 2010, Ivy's social security number was leaked onto the internet after an article reporting about an episode of IVY BACK failed to censor it out in a photo of Ivy holding her documents. Her company has stated they will take legal action against the netizens who have hacked into Ivy's personal accounts.

### 2012–present: Comeback

On March 27, 2012, Ivy released a mini album titled Interview which featured five ballad-type songs. The song "찢긴 가슴"("Broken Heart"), which was released with a music video, was chosen as the lead single. It debuted on the Mnet Pop singles chart at 18.
In 2013, Ivy made her comeback with the lead single of her new album titled "I Dance" featuring Yubin of the Wonder Girls.
In 2022, Ivy held a two-day solo concert 'NEXT PAGE' at Nodeul Island Live House in Yongsan District, Seoul on August 13 and 14.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| My Sweet and Free Day | Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Yiga Entertainment Format: CD, cassette Track listing 오늘밤 일 Dawn Dawn Dawn Poison Ivy 난 바본가봐 Do It A-Ha 날 가지려면 기도... (Intro) 기도 고백 One Step 낡은 자전거 델마와 루이스 (feat. Bobby Kim) 다 줄께 | 14 | KOR: 40,420+ |
| A Sweet Moment | Released: February 12, 2007 Label: Fantom Entertainment Format: CD, cassette Track listing Cupido 유혹의 소나타 이럴거면 Ever 1 To 10 이별이 다 그렇죠 그날까지 좋아 The Message (from IVY) 사랑아 어떻게 Nu Trend Gotta Do Antonio's Song I Know | No data | No data |
| I Be.. | Released: October 29, 2009 Label: D.Chocolate E&TF Format: CD, cassette Track listing Sensation Crazy Touch Me 눈물아 안녕 You Are The Ace (feat. JR Groove) Good 왜 나만 아프죠 Adios 여자라서 안돼요 (feat. Day Day) Left 2 Right 어차피 잊어야 할 사람 Zoo (feat. Gil-me) Peek-A-Boo 보란듯이 Touch Me (Electro Mix) | No data | No data |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Interview | Released: April 27, 2012 Label: Polaris Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing 찢긴 가슴 Firefly 꽃 영화처럼 Someday | 12 | KOR: 3,112+ |
| I Dance | Released: June 16, 2013 Label: Polaris Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing Missing You I Dance (feat. Yubin) Complicated Summer Holiday 남자 때문에 아마조네스 | 12 | KOR: 1,579+ |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "I'm A Fool" (바본가봐) | 2005 | — | — | My Sweet And Free Day |
| "Cat's Eye" (캣츠아이) | 2006 | — | — | Cashcat Cosmetic CF BGM |
| "Sonata Of Temptation" (유혹의 소나타) | 2007 | — | — | A Sweet Moment |
| "Touch Me" | 2009 | — | — | I Be.. |
| "Torn Heart" (찢긴 가슴) | 2012 | 4 | KOR: 812,341 | Interview |
| "I Dance" (feat. Yubin) | 2013 | 13 | KOR: 473,855 | I Dance |
| "I'm Fine Thank You" (with Kim Bum-soo, Rumble Fish, Sunwoo, Han Hee-jun, Sojung) | 2015 | — | — | non-album single |
| "The Woman" (with Noday) | 2015 | — | — | Newtype EDM Vol. 2 (NODAY X Ivy) |

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "Good Person" (좋은 사람) | 2012 | 54 | KOR: 126,359+ | The Chaser OST Part 3 |
| "Memories of You" (너였나봐) | 2013 | 18 | KOR: 167,857+ | Incarnation of Money OST Part 4 |
| "Do You Know My Heart?" (내 맘을 아나요) | 2014 | 91 | KOR: 23,682+ | Gunman in Joseon OST Part 5 |
| "When The Cold Wind Blows" (찬바람이 불면) | 2017 | — | — | The Lady in Dignity OST Part 1 |
| "Day by Day" | 2017 | — | — | Bravo My Life OST Part 1 |
| "The Land I Long For" (그리운 땅) (with Ensemble) | 2019 | — | — | Ben-Hur: The Musical OST |

### Compilation appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "Invitation" (초대) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Uhm Jung-hwa Part.2) |
| "Love is Like a Glass" (사랑은 유리 같은 것) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Youth Parade Special) |
| "White Butterfly" (하얀 나비) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Jun-ho) |
| "Again" (또) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (In Sooni) |
| "Soyanggang Girl" (소양강 처녀) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Lunar New Year Special) |
| "Beautiful Pain" (아름다운 아픔) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Min-jong) |
| "Windmill that Doesn't Spin" (돌지 않는 풍차) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Moon Joo-ran) |
| "If I Had a Lover" (나에게 애인이 있다면) | 2013 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Heartthrob Special with Nam Jin) |
| "When We Meet Again" (우리 다시 만나면) | 2016 | — | — | United Korea 4 the World |
| "Cheer Up" | 2016 | — | — | Singderella Special Song Vol.4 |
| "Your Eyes" (눈동자) (with Min Woo-hyuk) | 2017 | — | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Uhm Jung-hwa) |
| "I" (난) (as Gypsy Woman) | 2018 | — | — | King of Mask Singer: Episode 140 |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2005 | Nonstop 5 | Herself |
| 2005 | Banjun Drama | Herself |
| 2006–2007 | High Kick! | special patient (ep.97) |
| 2008 | Tokyo Sun Shower | Eun-bi |
| 2013 | Monstar | Shim Eun-ha (adult / ep.5) |
| 2017 | Borg Mom | Do Do-hye |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Kiss Me Kate | Lois Lane |
| 2012 | Chicago | Roxie Hart |
| 2013–2014 | Ghost the Musical | Molly Jensen |
| 2014–2016 | Chicago | Roxie Hart |
| 2015 | Urinetown | Hope Cladwell |
| 2016 | Wicked | Glinda |
| 2016–2017 | Aida | Amneris |
| 2017 | Ben-Hur the musical | Esther |
| 2017–2018 | Memories of Matsuko the musical | Matsuko Kawajiri |
| 2018 | Red Book | Anna |
| 2018–2019 | Chicago | Roxie Hart |
| 2018–2019 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy |
| 2019–2020 | Aida | Amneris |
| 2020 | Rent | Mimi Marquez |
| 2020–2021 | Ghost the Musical | Molly Jensen |
| 2021 | Chicago | Roxie Hart |
| 2021 | Red Book | Anna |
| 2021–2022 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy |
| 2022 | Aida | Amneris |
| 2022–2023 | Moulin Rouge | Satine |
| 2023 | 2:22 A GHOST STORY | Jenny |
| 2023–2024 | Dracula | Mina Murray |
| 2024 | Chicago | Roxie Hart |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Golden Disc Awards | Rookie of the Year | "What Happened Tonight" (오늘밤 일) | Won |
| 2005 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Rookie Award | — | Won |
| 2007 | Cyworld Digital Music Awards | Song of the Month (March) | "Sonata of Temptation" | Won |
| 2007 | Golden Disc Awards | Digital Song of the Year (Daesang) | "If You're Gonna Be Like This" (이럴 거면) | Won |
| 2007 | Golden Disc Awards | Digital Song Bonsang | "If You're Gonna Be Like This" (이럴 거면) | Won |
| 2007 | Mnet Km Music Festival | Best Female Artist | "Sonata of Temptation" | Won |
| 2007 | Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Most Popular Female Artist | — | Won |
| 2012 | Korean Musical Awards | Best New Actress | Chicago | Won |
| 2018 | Yegreen Musical Award | Best Actress | Red Book | Won |