Ahyoomee
Korean name
Hangul:	이아유미
Hanja:	李亞由美
Revised Romanization:	I A-yu-mi
McCune-Reischauer:	Yi A-yu-mi

Ahyoomee Lee (Hangul: 이 아유미, born August 25, 1984, Tottori Prefecture, Japan^[1]) is a K-pop singer, dropping her surname for the music industry. Although Korean, she was raised in Japan for much of her younger life and is the reason for her Japanese accent; Ahyoomee is now fluent in both languages. Although Ahyoomee's name is commonly believed to be Japanese in origin, she has explained that her name is hanja-based ^[2]. She has also attended Korea Kent Foreign School^[3]. Image File history File linksMetadata Ahyoomee2ndSingle. ... For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県; Tottori-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... K-pop is an abbreviation for Korean popular music, specifically from South Korea (as there is practically no popular music industry in North Korea). ...

Music

Ahyoomee stated on the 66th episode of SBS's Xman that she was discovered at a H.O.T. concert. The singer debuted in 2002 as part of the girl group Sugar, contributing to their four albums. She has recently branched out as a solo artist, releasing two digital singles. The first, a cover of Japanese classic, Cutie Honey, which was also covered by Koda Kumi, came out in the summer of 2006 with a lot of fanfare, as Ahyoomee was criticized for her heavy accent and the overall Japanese feel of performances on the various Korean music shows^[4]. However, the song became a hit online, and Lee performed the song for much of the summer. Her second digital single, "잘못된 만남" (Wrongful Meeting) was released in early November of 2006, and is a cover of Kim Gun Mo's hit from 1995. SBS can refer to: Special Book Services - SBS is the leading distributor of language teaching materials in Brazil Special Broadcasting Service - Australian government-funded Radio and TV network Shaken baby syndrome Said Business School - Oxford Universitys business school. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Girl group UC3 sing The Star-Spangled Banner for U.S. troops in Afghanistan A girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. ... Sugar (슈가) is Korean female band. ... Cutey Honey or Cutie Honey ) is a widely known anime and manga series created by Go Nagai in 1973. ... On the cover of the October 2005 issue of Popteen Kumi Koda (倖田 來未 Kōda Kumi, born November 13, 1982), is a Japanese solo rhythm and blues singer. ... Kim Gun Mo (김건모) is a Korean singer. ...

References

1. ^ Sugar profile at Toy's Factory
2. ^ Ahyoomee explains the origin of her name on KBS's Star Golden Bell.
3. ^ http://people.empas.com/people/info/ah/yo/ahyoomi/
4. ^ Chosun Ilbo. Ayumi's Hit Solo Debut Divides Online Critics. Retrieved 10 November, 2006.