Born Paku Pushin (朴 冨心) in Osaka, Japan on 26 November 1975, Pushim is a
Zainichi Korean reggae artist who cut her teeth in Japan's Kansai reggae scene
during the mid-1990s. Kansai is a culturally rich region of Japan known for
nurturing Jamaican-influenced sounds, with various artists leading the way.
Pushim recorded her debut 2000 album Say Greetings! in Jamaica for Sony Music
Japan and went to number four in Japan that year. The follow-up, Colors, arrived
in 2001 and reached number 13. Pushim's 2004 album Queendom saw her re-enter the
Japanese Top 10 while her 2006 album Sing ...