2023, The Year of Uhm Jung-hwa

"2023 is the year of Uhm Jung-hwa", Uhm Jung-hwa, who captivated the small screen with her acting and singing activities, is drawing interest in whether or not she will take over the film industry as well.

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In 2023, Uhm Jung-hwa hit the jackpot, producing unprecedented results for both actor and singer activities. In "Doctor Cha", which ended in June, Uhm Jung-hwa played Cha Jung-sook, who has lived as an ordinary housewife for more than 20 years since graduating from medical school but decides to resume the residency course she gave up 20 years ago after wandering and agonizing over her husband's affair.

Uhm Jung-hwa enjoyed her second heyday by realistically expressing the concerns of a woman who gives up her career for a family, the reality and the emotions she faced. The story of Cha Jung-sook, someone's wife, daughter-in-law, and mother, who came to find her true self only after the crossroads of life and death, summoned all Cha Jung-sook in the world to inspire support beyond empathy, and "Doctor Cha" which started with a 4.9% rating, broke its own highest rating of 18.5% in the last episode, causing the 'Cha Jung-sook' syndrome.

Since then, Uhm Jung-hwa has even taken over the stage with "Dancing Urangdan". "Dancing Urangdan" is a tvN entertainment show in which artists from Kim Wan-sun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Hyori, BoA, and Hwasa, who continue to be dance singers, travel around the country and hold tour concerts.

Uhm Jung-hwa has proven to be a 'current progressive' diva who encompasses generations through her charisma and passion and has not changed over the years. In particular, Uhm Jung-hwa, who had her second heyday led by exciting dance songs, appeared at a university festival for the first time in 20 years and received explosive cheers from the MZ generation. Since then, Sandara Park, a former member of 2NE1, trot singer Kim Yang, and group Big Mama member Park Min-hye have demonstrated the impact of 'singer Uhm Jung-hwa' by challenging her hit songs with their respective styles and emotions.

As such, Uhm Jung-hwa, who had the best year in 2023 catching more than two birds with one stone, will try to accept the screen as the main character of the movie "Miss Fortune" which will be released on the 11th. "Miss Fortune" is a movie about what happens when professional operative Ji-hye (Uhm Jung-hwa) plans the last big round.

In "Miss Fortune", Uhm Jung-hwa plays Ji-hye, an operative who is always vain but grabs the opportunity of a lifetime. As Ji-hye is a master of disguise who digests new and attractive faces every time, Uhm Jung-hwa will show a new and eccentric appearance in the movie.

In addition, Uhm Jung-hwa plans to sing the OST of "Miss Fortune" which will be released on the 6th, with Bang Minah to show off her charm as a singer, and attention is growing on whether Uhm Jung-hwa will be able to successfully end the year by taking over the screen.