South Korean singer (born 1986)
Kim Yeon-ji
(
Korean
:
김연지
; born October 30, 1986)
[1]
is a South Korean singer. She was the lead vocalist of South Korean vocal group
SeeYa
[2]
until becoming a solo artist after SeeYa's disbandment in 2011. During her tenure with the group, Kim was noted for her dynamic vocal style and wide
vocal range
.
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Biography
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Kim Yeonji was raised in
Anyang, Gyeonggi
in South Korea, where she attended
Pyeongchon Management High School
.
Yeonji entered the Postmodern Music Department at
Kyung Hee University
in 2008. Yeonji returned to Kyung Hee University's Postmodern Music Department as a full-time student in 2011, focusing on absorbing the department's orientation toward jazz, blues, and cross-cultural music.
[4]
In 2013, Yeonji graduated from Kyung Hee University with an unusually high
GPA
for an entertainment figure after having submitted a portfolio of musical arrangements and a thesis on the songs in which she had participated.
[5]
Career
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Predebut
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Yeonji won awards in various singing and dancing talent contests
[6]
and was eventually scouted by the record label and management company GM (currently
MBK Entertainment
).
[7]
After more than a year of training under the label's auspices,
[7]
Yeonji debuted as part of the
K-pop
Pop group
SeeYa
in 2006.
SeeYa (2006?2011)
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Yeonji debuted as lead vocalist of the group
SeeYa
in 2006. The group officially disbanded on January 30, 2011, after the group final performance on Inkigayo.
Solo career
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At the end of 2011, Yeonji appeared during the
2011 SBS Drama Awards
as actor
Lee Jaeyoon
's duet partner for a performance of the
Lee So-ra
song "Proposal."
[8]
In early 2012, Yeonji contributed the song "Run" to the vocal music series M/Project, and the song "Love is Right" to the original soundtrack of the
jTBC
miniseries
Padam Padam
. In May 2012, the Modern K Music Academy, a prominent K-Pop "incubating" school,
[9]
announced that Yeonji would be participating as an invited vocal instructor for its summer K-Pop training program in
Vancouver, British Columbia
, Canada.
[10]
In March 2013,
Lee Jinsung
of
Monday Kiz
announced through Twitter that he had collaborated on a duet song with Yeonji, which he described as "memorable because it was work with a pure person who loves music so much."
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The song, "Hurting but Happy," was written and produced by Lee and released in March as a preview track from Monday Kiz's fifth LP album.
[12]
Yeonji contributed the song "In My Eyes" to the
SBS
miniseries
I Can Hear Your Voice
(
Korean
:
너의 목소리가 들려
;
RR
:
Neoui Moksoriga Deulrye
) in July 2013.
[13]
Discography
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Singles
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Soundtrack appearances
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Awards
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Further information:
SeeYa
References
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"김연지 ? Daum 統合 檢索"
.
Search.daum.net
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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a
b
"씨야 김연지 첫 솔로曲 '우리 다시 만나요' 爆發 歌唱力 再發見"
.
Newsen.com
. February 23, 2010
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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Archived
February 3, 2013, at
archive.today
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"Archived copy"
. Archived from
the original
on May 12, 2014
. Retrieved
June 24,
2012
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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"<"大學生活도 誠實히" 슈주 규현·씨야 김연지 卒業> | 聯合뉴스"
.
Yonhapnews.co.kr
. August 20, 2013
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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"김연지 : Kim, Yeon-ji"
. Archived from
the original
on October 6, 2012
. Retrieved
June 28,
2012
.
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a
b
"Daum ? 願하시는 페이지를 찾을 수가 없습니다"
.
Media.daum.net
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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"IT는 아이뉴스24, 演藝스포츠는 조이뉴스24"
.
Joynews.inews24.com
. January 2012
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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"Archived copy"
. Archived from
the original
on May 12, 2014
. Retrieved
June 25,
2012
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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"씨야 김연지, 벤쿠버서 K팝 알린다..트레이너 첫進出"
.
Star.mt.co.kr
. May 29, 2012
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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"이진성 on Twitter: "오늘 '씨야'의 메인보컬이었던 蓮池量과의 싱글이 나왔습니다. 題目은'아파도 幸福해'이구요~음악을 너무 사랑하는 純粹한 親舊와의 作業이라 宏壯히 印象 깊었습니다~연지 最高!^^많이 들어주세요 여러분~5輯 화이팅 "
"
. Twitter. March 18, 2013
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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"마이데일리"
.
Mydaily.co.kr
. March 19, 2013
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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ⓒ 함께 만들고 함께 즐기는 엔터테인먼트 포털, '이데일리 스타IN' ? 無斷轉載&再配布 禁止.
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'너목들' 세番째 OST 發賣..視聽率에 차트까지 突風 ? ▒綜合 經濟情報 미디어 ? 이데일리▒"
.
Starin.edaily.co.kr
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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"Gaon Digital Chart "김연지" Search"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
October 6,
2020
.
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Cumulative sales of "Run":
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"2012年 47週次 Download Chart"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
October 6,
2020
.
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"2014年 01週次 Download Chart"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
October 6,
2020
.
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"2014年 04月 Download Chart"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
October 6,
2020
.
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"2015年 16週次 Download Chart"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
October 6,
2020
.
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Cumulative sales of "Accidentally":
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"2015年 07月 Download Chart"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
October 6,
2020
.
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Lee, Jae-hoon (August 26, 2022).
"[2022 뉴시스 韓流엑스포]K팝·國樂·드라마OST·뮤지컬…多樣性 챙긴 콘서트"
[[2022 Newsis Hallyu Expo] K-pop, Korean traditional music, drama OST, musical… A concert full of diversity] (in Korean).
Newsis
. Retrieved
August 27,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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"Park Hae Soo, Aiki, Jinyoung, Kang Daniel, Kang Tae Oh, Kim Min Ju, PURPLE K!SS, and more win awards at the 2022 Newsis K-Expo"
.
Newsis
. August 27, 2022
. Retrieved
December 23,
2022
– via Allkpop.
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