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Wax
Wax in January 2020
Background information
Birth name	Cho Hye-ri
Born	(1972-05-31) May 31, 1972 (age 52) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop R&B Ballad
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1998–present

Cho Hye-ri (Korean: 조혜리; born May 31, 1972), better known by her stage name Wax (왁스), is a South Korean pop singer. She debuted in 1998 as the lead vocalist of the rock band DOG. She released her first solo album, The Diary of Mom, in 2000. Wax made her acting debut in 2007 with a main role in the musical Fixing My Makeup, the plot of which is based on her hit song of the same name.

Biography

Wax was born Cho Hye-ri on May 31, 1972. She 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

Studio albums

OST and Singles

Compilations

Remake

Overseas

Awards

• 2001 – KBS: Singer of The Year Award
• 2001 – MBC: Best Top Ten Musicians 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
• 2009 – Achievement Award from Kyung Hee University

Mnet Asian Music Awards

See also

• K-pop
• Korean rock

References

1. "왁스 소개" [Wax Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
2. Yang, Seung-jun (February 9, 2018). "북 예술단 선곡에 놀란 왁스 '누가 '여정' 골랐을까요?'". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2018.
3. "왁스와 함께 하는 로맨틱 뮤지컬 '화장을 고치고'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 29, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
4. "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
   • "The Diary of Mom charting". Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
   • "Fixing My Makeup charting". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
   • "Please charting". Archived from the original on November 12, 2008.
   • "Relation charting". Archived from the original on November 19, 2005.
   • "Women Live Off Love charting". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
5. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
   • "Fall In... charting".
   • "Now And Forever charting".
6. "February 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
7. "October 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
8. "March 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
9. "November 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
10. "January 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
11. "Wax releases her OST track for SBS drama 'Dummy Mommy'". Allkpop. March 30, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
12. Ho, Stewart (October 30, 2012). "Wax Sings for the First Part of I Miss You's OST". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
13. Lee Joon-hyun (August 24, 2021). "왁스, 26일 새 싱글 '그립고 그립다' 발매…'히트곡 메이커' 심현보와 의기투합" [Wax releases new single 'I miss you and miss you' on the 26th... 'Hit song maker' Shim Hyeon-bo and teamwork]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
14. ^ "2001 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
15. "2002 MMF part 1" Archived August 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
16. "2003 MMF part 1" Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

External links

• Official iME KOREA Profile

• 1972 births
• Living people
• K-pop singers
• South Korean women pop singers
• South Korean female idols
• 21st-century South Korean singers
• 21st-century South Korean women singers
• MAMA Award winners