Lee Ki-chan
Lee Ki-Chan | |
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Birth name | 이기찬 |
Born | January 10, 1979 |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | R&B, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Vinyl Entertainment |
Website | www.instagram.com/lee_kichan |
Lee Ki-chan | |
Hangul | 이기찬 |
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Hanja | 李基燦 |
Revised Romanization | I ki-chan |
McCune–Reischauer | Lee Kich'an |
Lee Ki-Chan (이기찬, born January 10, 1979, in South Korea) is a South Korean soloist musician.[1]
Biography
Lee Ki-Chan made his debut as a singer when he was a high school student.[2] In 1996, Lee took part in a talent contest held during a radio show and won the grand prize. Since then, Lee developed his career as a professional singer. At the time of Lee’s debut, the Korean pop music world was dominated by dance music, but Lee Ki-Chan received attention for his soft ballads. Having undergone musical training by Han Yong-Jin, a renowned re-mix DJ, Lee Ki-Chan released his first album entitled "Na Na Na Na Nineteen." In three months after its release, 220 thousand copies were sold. The song "Please" was the most popular among its tracks. In November of the same year, Lee released his second album entitled "Indelible Impression." In his third album, Lee Ki-Chan took it upon himself to produce his own songs. As a result, the album reflected Lee’s own personality and characteristics. One of Lee’s most successful songs came later in his fifth album, released in 2001. This song, "Another Love Goes Away," was written by Park Jin-Young (JYP).
Lee continued to produce hit songs on his next two albums. The song "Cold" (sixth album) spent many weeks on top of the chart, and the song "Repeatedly" (seventh album) was considered one of his very best songs. However, Lee Ki-Chan suffered a financial setback on his eighth album in 2004, when he tried to venture into more high-tempo songs. He selected the dance song "I’m Nothing Without You" as the title song and did not see much success. After that, Lee spent three years on hiatus. He decided to go back to ballads as in his ninth album, "Para Ti." The title song "A Beauty" was again a hit.
He attended the Seoul Arts College and Kyunghee University.
Discography
Compilations
- Best (2001)
Music videos
- Please
- Love Has Left Again feat. Lee Soo Young
- I'm Nothing Without You
- A Beauty Live
- Three People (2007)
Albums
- Vol.10 - Singing All My Song For You (2008)
- Vol.9 - Para Ti (2007)
- Vol.8 - I'm Nothing Without You: I’m Nothing Without You, True Love, My Little Girl, I’m Ready (2004)
- Vol.7 - Natural: Dancing Tree, Another Love Has Left, Dreamy You, My Letter (2003)
- Vol.6 - New Story II: Cold, Fool, Believe in Love (2002)
- Vol.5 - New Story I: Another Love Goes Away, In Any Words, Viva My Love, Without You, Misery, (2001)
- Vol.4 - Old Man Show: In the Jungle, Human, Lagrima, Sax on the Groove, Blue Funky, Dancing Tree (1999)
- Vol.3 - The Theme Of By: Shadows, So I Can Forget You, Into the Memories, Browns Bay, Daydream, The Theme of By (1999)
- Vol.2 - Indelible Impression: Glass, Please Be There, Magic, Nothing, Feels Like Autumn (1997)
- Vol.1 - Na na na na Nineteen: Major, Please, Cyber Love, Red Light, Want, Unblues (1996)
# | Tracks |
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Vol. 10 | Singing All My Song For You
Tracks:
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# | Tracks |
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Vol. 9 | Para Ti
Tracks:
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Soundtrack
- 2012: "Shout" – MBC Arang and the Magistrate OST part 9[3]
- 2012: "아픈 희망" (Sick of Hope) – KBS Dream High 2 OST part 5
- 2012: "아니기를" - MBC Moon Embracing The Sun OST part 5
- 2014: "Meet You Now" - SBS Doctor Stranger OST part 2
Awards
Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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2007 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Ballad Performance[4] | "Beautiful Woman" | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Park, Uliana (1 July 2011). "Baes documentary on Korea eyes bigger audience". Korea Times. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "Lee Ki Chan's bio". Jpop Asia. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (10 October 2012). "Lee Gi Chan Sings for 'Arang and the Magistrate' OST". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.