Lee Soo-jung

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Not to be confused with Lee So-jung from Ladies' Code, or the Japanese rock band Chai .
Lee Soo-jung
Crystal Yi
Also known as Chai
Born 1993 (age 30–31)
Origin Chicago, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2015?present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
이수정
Hanja
Revised Romanization I Su-jeong
McCune?Reischauer I Su-ch?ng

Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by the stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung ( 이수정 ), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS 's K-pop Star 5 .

Career [ edit ]

In 2015?2016, Yi participated in the fifth season of the audition talent show K-pop Star . She finished in first place with a perfect score of 300 points and selected Antenna as her agency. [1] [2]

After winning the competition, she returned to Chicago to finish her senior year as an art major at the University of Illinois at Chicago . [3] During this time, in February 2017, she self-released the single "Color You", featuring the Chicago-based duo Iris Temple. [4] [5] In April 2017, she released a music video for "Thirst Trap", a single she had originally released in 2015 prior to joining K-pop Star . [6] [7]

In September 2017, she took part in Antenna 's label concert series With Antenna , which toured South Korea and the US. [8] Later that year, she featured on the winter duet single "When You Fall" with Sam Kim . [9] She released an OST for the drama Angel's Last Mission: Love in May 2019. [10]

Yi made her official Korean debut with the single album Give and Take in June 2019. [11] The album consisted of three songs: "Alright", which she co-produced with Sam Ock; the title track "Give and Take", featuring pH-1 ; and "Color You", featuring Sam Kim , a remake of her 2017 single. [12] Her second single album, Gimme That , featured two songs produced by Colde and was released in February 2020. [13]

Yi parted ways with Antenna in May 2021, after four years with the company. [14] [15] She signed to World Star Entertainment in July 2021. [16] Yi mentioned in her Youtube channel that she eventually left World Star Entertainment to take a step back from being a full time musician. [17]

Discography [ edit ]

Single albums [ edit ]

Title Album details Track listing
Give and Take
  • Released: June 19, 2019
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. "Alright"
  2. "Give and Take" (feat. pH-1 )
  3. "Color You" (feat. Sam Kim )
Gimme That
  • Released: February 28, 2020
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. "Gimme That" (feat. Saay)
    (prod. Stally, Colde )
  2. "Boyfriend" (feat. Khakii) (prod. Colde)  

Digital singles [ edit ]

As lead artist [ edit ]

  • "Thirst Trap" (2015)
  • "Color You" (feat. Iris Temple, 2017)
  • "Time's Up" (2021)
  • "Wondering" (2021)

Soundtrack appearances [ edit ]

Collaborations [ edit ]

  • "Everything is Okay" (with Antenna artists, 2020)
  • "Our Christmas Wish for You" (with Antenna artists, 2020)
  • "Deserve Better" (with MRSHLL , 2021)

As featured artist [ edit ]

  • "When You Fall" (Sam Kim feat. Chai, 2018)
  • "God Be My Witness" (Uzuhan feat. Chai, 2019)

Album appearances [ edit ]

Other charted songs [ edit ]

Title Year Chart peak Sales Album
KOR
[18]
" Lies " (거짓말) 2016 48 K-pop Star 5 OST

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Lee Soo-jung wins 'K-pop Star 5' " . The Korea Times . 2016-04-11 . Retrieved 2020-10-11 .
  2. ^ "李樹廷, 'K팝스타5' 審査委員 點數 300點 滿點으로 優勝…안테나 뮤직 간다" [Lee Soo-jung wins 'K Pop Star 5' with a score of 300... goes to Antenna]. Chosun Biz (in Korean). 11 April 2016 . Retrieved 16 July 2021 .
  3. ^ "About Me" . Chai Music Official Site . Archived from the original on January 9, 2017 . Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
  4. ^ Gordon, Phlash (February 14, 2017). "Chai links with Iris Temple for 'Color You' " . Fake Shore Drive . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  5. ^ "Color You (Feat. Iris Temple) - Single" . Monterey, California: Siren Records. February 14, 2017 . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  6. ^ Zawlocki, Bryan (April 13, 2017). "A year in making Chai releases the video for "Thirst Trap" " . Elevator Mag . Retrieved September 2, 2021 .
  7. ^ "Thirst Trap - Single" . Apple Music . Retrieved September 2, 2021 .
  8. ^ Kim, So-yeon (September 4, 2017). "Antenna kicks off second label concert" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  9. ^ Lee, So-dam (November 30, 2018). "샘金X'K팝5' 이수정, 윈터송 '웬유폴'로 컬래버.."아이유 作詞參與" [公式立場]" (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. Osen . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  10. ^ Shin, Eun-young (June 25, 2021). "시카고 出身 歌手 이수정 'Oh My Angel' 人氣 上昇勢…KBS 드라마 '單, 하나의 사랑' OST 參與" . The Korea Times (in Korean) . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  11. ^ Lee, Yong-gyu (June 16, 2019). " 'K팝스타5' 優勝 이수정, CHAI로 正式 데뷔…19日 첫 싱글 發表" . Insight Korea (in Korean) . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  12. ^ Lee Soo-jung [@chai__baby] (June 19, 2019). "CHAI(李樹廷) 1st Single 'Give and Take' " . Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Instagram .
  13. ^ Kim, Ha-jin (February 26, 2020). "CHAI(李樹廷), 'Gimme That' 티저 公開…미스터리 魅力" . Hankyung (in Korean) . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  14. ^ "CHAI(李樹廷), 오늘(1日) 안테나와 契約 滿了.."새로운 앞날 應援" (全文)[公式]" . The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Osen. 1 May 2021 . Retrieved 16 July 2021 .
  15. ^ Lee Soo-jung [@chai__baby] (May 1, 2019). "??" . Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Instagram .
  16. ^ "K팝스타 시즌5 優勝者' CHAI(李樹廷), 월드스타 엔터테인먼트 專屬 契約…나다·남현희·정유지 等 한솥밥" . Top Star News (in Korean). July 26, 2021 . Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
  17. ^ IT'S BEEN A WHILE...LET'S CATCH UP , retrieved 2023-08-07
  18. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" . Gaon Music Chart (in Korean) . Retrieved 2019-12-10 .
  19. ^ "2016年 7週次 Download Chart" . Gaon Music Chart (in Korean) . Retrieved 2019-12-10 .

External links [ edit ]

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