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The Cloud Dream of the Nine (2017)

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Only four of the nine tracks were first released online, and the full album was partly built from songs already released the previous year.

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The tenth full-length album by Uhm Jeong-hwa
Title track is She
Four songs released online first on 15 December 2017 by Mystic Entertainment
Full album released on CD and online on 26 December 2017
Nine tracks, combining four songs from a mini album released the previous year with She
Tracklist: Oh Yeah (feat. Jonghyun), Dreamer, Watch Me Move, ネットの森 (Korean original title: 버들숲), Delusion (feat. Lee Hyori), So What, Ending Credit (activity track), Photographer (feat. Jung Ryeo-won), She
Featured guests: Jonghyun, Lee Hyori, Jung Ryeo-won
Japanese title: The Cloud Dream of the Nine

Uhm Jung-hwa is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer, born August 17, 1969, in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do.
She began her career in 1989 as a member of the 12th class of the MBC Chorus.
She officially debuted as a singer in 1993 with the studio album Sorrowful Secret.

Known as the "Korean Madonna" and considered one of the most influential women in Korean entertainment.
Mid-1990s hits included "Sad Expectation", "A Love Only Heaven Permits", "Rose of Betrayal" and "Tell Me".
Invitation (1998) introduced a mature image and became one of the year's best-selling albums; "Poison" and "Invitation" became signature songs.
Turned to acting from 2001, winning Best Actress at the 39th Baeksang Arts Awards for Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002).
Experimented with electronica on Self Control (2004) and funk on Prestige (2006), which won Best Dance and Electronic Album at the 4th Korean Music Awards.
Achieved a commercial resurgence in 2008 with "D.I.S.C.O".
Released The Cloud Dream of the Nine in 2017 after a nearly decade-long hiatus from music.
In 2020 joined Lee Hyori, Jessi and Hwasa in the group Refund Sisters.

Izm's Jung Min-jae gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars
Jung Min-jae called it a victory for Uhm Jeong-hwa as a person and a declaration that the singer is still going strong
The unchanging sexy concept and performance drew admiration once again
Jung Min-jae wrote that this result is possible only because it is Uhm Jeong-hwa
Jung Min-jae's review summarizes the album's meaning as a declaration of continued strength
Wave's Choi Ji-sun wrote that a stylish and intense single album was born through the filter of Uhm Jeong-hwa
Choi Ji-sun wrote that the album proves again her present value, showing she may not age even as time passes
Choi Ji-sun's review treats the album as one complete work

Choi Ji-sun selected the album as a nominee for Best Pop Album at the 16th Korean Music Awards

Four songs were released online first on 15 December 2017, before the full album
The title track is She
Three featured artists appear: Jonghyun, Lee Hyori, and Jung Ryeo-won
The track ネットの森 has the Korean original title 버들숲
Ending Credit is listed as an activity track