Soyou
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kang Ji-hyun |
| Born |
February 12, 1992 Jeju Island, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Starship Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강지현 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Jihyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Chihyŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 소유 |
| Revised Romanization | Soyou |
| McCune–Reischauer | Soyou |
Kang Ji-hyun (Hangul: 강지현; born February 12, 1992), better known by her stage name Soyou (소유), is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Sistar under Starship Entertainment.
Biography
Soyou was born on February 12, 1992,[1] in Jeju Island, South Korea. Soyou was a Cube Entertainment trainee before debuting with SISTAR[2] and was originally supposed to debut as a member of 4Minute. Soyou has said that she didn’t make it into the group because she was lacking in many ways. She was originally supposed to be in Sohyun’s place.[3] Instead, Soyou auditioned for Starship Entertainment, singing a cover of Navi's "On The Road",[4] and debuted as a member of SISTAR.
Career
Sistar
Main article: Sistar
In June 2010, Soyou made her debut as a member of Sistar on KBS Music Bank with their debut single, "Push Push".[5]
Solo career
In August 2010, Soyou collaborated with Woo of J2 for the soundtrack for the drama Gloria. In September, she also sang a soundtrack for MBC's drama Playful Kiss. The song is titled "Should I Confess".[6]
In November 2012, Soyou sang a duet with hip-hop duo Geeks. The song "Officially Missing You, Too" is a remake of Tamia's song of the same title. It is a part of Geeks' project album, Re;Code Episode 1.[7] She also collaborated with fellow label mates, K.Will and Boyfriend's Jeongmin, for Starship Planet's yearly holiday release, titled "White Love".[8]
In July 2013, it was revealed that Soyou would appear on MBC's Star Diving Show Splash together with Kwon Yuri, Choi Minho and others.[9] In September, it was revealed that Soyou together with Mad Clown would release a duet called "Stupid in Love on the 10th.[10]
In February 2014, it was revealed that Soyou and Junggigo would release a duet called "Some".[11]
In January 2015, it was revealed that Soyou, together with Lee Honey and Kim Jungmin, would be the new MCs of beauty tip program Get It Beauty. The new MCs’ first episode aired on February 4, 2015.[12]
Discography
Main article: Sistar discography
Soundtrack appearances and solo performances
| Year | Title | Song | Duration | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gloria OST | "It's Okay" | 3:02 | Duet with Woo |
| Playful Kiss OST | "Should I Confess" | 4:38 | Solo | |
| 2012 | Re;Code | "Officially Missing You, Too" | 3:45 | Duet with Geeks |
| Starship Planet | "White Love" | 3:44 | Duet with K.Will & Jeongmin | |
| 2013 | Goodbye | "Goodbye" | 4:24 | Duet with Hong Dae Kwang |
| Stupid in Love | "Stupid in Love" | 4:05 | Duet with Mad Clown | |
| 2014 | Empress Ki OST | "Once More" | 4:11 | Solo |
| Some | "Some" | 3:33 | Duet with Jung Gi Go & Lil Boi | |
| The Space Between | "The Space Between" | 3:31 | Duet with Kwon Sunil and Park Yongin | |
| The Snow Queen 2 OST | "Diamond" | 3:22 | Solo | |
| 2015 | Pillow | "Pillow" | 3:46 | Duet with Giriboy & Kihyun |
| Bored | "Bored" | 4:13 | Duet with Eluphant | |
| One Dream One Song | "One K" | 4:59 | Various Artists | |
| Lean on Me | "Lean on Me" | 3:39 | Duet with Kwon Jeong Yeol | |
| She Was Pretty OST | "You Don't Know" | 3:23 | Duet with Brother Su | |
| 2016 | Lucky Romance OST | "Tell Me" | 4:01 | Solo |
| Love in the Moonlight OST | "No Sleep" | 3:42 | Duet with Yoo Seung-woo | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Sales (DL) |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [13] |
KOR Billboard [14] | ||||
| 2012 | "Officially Missing You, Too" (with Geeks) | 2 | 2 |
|
Re;code |
| "하얀 설레임 (White Love)" (with K.Will & Jeongmin) | 6 | 7 |
|
Starship Planet | |
| 2013 | "Goodbye" (with Hong Daekwang) | 10 | 8 |
|
Non-album single |
| "착해 빠졌어 (Stupid in Love)" (with Mad Clown) | 1 | 1 |
|
Non-album single | |
| 2014 | "한번만 (Once More)" | 10 | 8 |
|
Empress Ki OST |
| "Some" (with Junggigo and featuring Lil Boi of Geeks) | 1 | 1 |
|
Non-album single | |
| "틈 (The Space Between)" (with Kwon Sunil and Park Yongin of Urban Zakapa) | 2 | N/A |
|
Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "팔베개 (Pillow)" (with Giriboy featuring Kihyun of Monsta X) | 5 |
|
NO.MERCY Pt. 2 | |
| "어깨 (Lean on Me)" (with Kwon Jeongyeol of 10cm) | 2 |
|
Non-album single | ||
| "모르나봐 (You Don't Know Me)" (with Brother Su) | 4 |
|
She Was Pretty OST | ||
| 2016 | "내게 말해줘 (Tell Me)" | 41 |
|
Lucky Romance OST | |
| "잠은 다 잤나봐요 (No Sleep)" (with Yoo Seungwoo) | 5 |
|
Love in the Moonlight OST | ||
| "우리 둘 (Runnin')" (with Henry) | — |
|
Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
China's chart positions are derived from Baidu Weekly Singles Charts. * Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was discontinued in July 2014. | |||||
Filmography
TV variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Children of the Night | MBC | With Sistar and Infinite | Ep. 3 & 4 |
| 2011 | Hello Baby | KBS | With Sistar and Leeteuk | Ep. 1-12 |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | With Sistar | Ep. 8 | |
| 2012 | Running Man | SBS | With Sistar | Ep. 95 |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | With Hyolyn and Haha | Ep. 45 | |
| Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS | With Sistar | Ep. 161 | |
| The Beatles Code 2 | Mnet | With Hyolyn and U-Kiss | Ep. 11 | |
| 2013 | Shinhwa Broadcast | JTBC | With Sistar | Ep. 45 |
| Incarnation | SBS | With Hyolyn | Ep. 23 | |
| Star Diving Show Splash | MBC | Contestant | Ep. 2 | |
| Escape Crisis No. 1 | KBS2 | With Hyolyn | Ep. 388 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 127 | |
| Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS | With Sistar | 188 | |
| Happy Together | KBS2 | With Dasom | Ep. 306 | |
| Quiz Show | KBS | Guest | ||
| The Human Condition Season 2 | KBS2 | With Dasom | ep. 17 | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | With MBLAQ | ||
| Mamma Mia | KBS2 | Guest | Ep. 27 | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | With Jay Park | Ep. 123 | |
| Great Marriage | JTBC | Virtual Marriage to take care of the in-Laws | Ep. 10-22 | |
| Real Men | MBC | With Sistar | Ep. 37 | |
| 2014 | Wishing Star | MBC Every1 | Co-host | |
| Midnight in Hong Kong | Y-STAR | With Sistar | Ep. 1-4 | |
| The Radio Star | MBC | Guest | 372 | |
| I Live Alone | MBC Every 1 | Filming Soyou's daily life | Ep. 55 | |
| Crime Scene | JTBC | Guest | Ep. 8 | |
| 1 vs 100 Quiz Show | KBS2 | Guest | ||
| I Live Alone | MBC Every 1 | Called up by regular members to join their MT | Ep. 59 | |
| Witch Hunt | JTBC | With Hyolyn | Ep. 52 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 182 | |
| Running Man | SBS | Guest | Ep. 209 | |
| Yoo Jaesuk's I am a Man | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 2 | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | With Sistar | Ep. 89 | |
| The Human Condition Season 2 | KBS2 | Female cast and Bora | ep. 74 | |
| I Live Alone | MBC Every 1 | Filming her at the gym and daily life | Ep. 70 | |
| The TaeTiSeo | OnStyle | With SNSD and Bora | Ep. 6 | |
| Quiz to Change The World | MBC | With Dasom | ||
| 100 People, 100 Songs | JTBC | Singing competition between singers about remembering lyric | Ep. 7-8 | |
| Crisis Escape No. 1 | KBS2 | Played a role in one of the problem sketches | Ep. 462 | |
| Taxi | tvN | With Sistar | Ep. 361 | |
| 2015 | Get It Beauty | OnStyle | MC | Ep. 1-27 31-32, 35, 37 |
| Sistar's Showtime | MBC Every1 | With Sistar | Ep. 1-8 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | With Mad Clown | Ep. 256 | |
| Invisible Man | KBS2 | With Hyolyn | Ep. 3 | |
| Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | JTBC | Guest with Yewon | Ep. 16-17 | |
| Witch Hunt | JTBC | With K.Will | Ep. 85 | |
| Healing Camp | SBS | Came as Lee Moon Se's guest | Ep. 178 | |
| What Shall We Eat Today | CJ E&M | Guest | Ep. 59 | |
| Yaman TV | Mnet | With Monsta X and Hyolyn | Ep. 25 | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every1 | Special episode promoting rookies (Monsta X) with Bora | Ep. 200-201 | |
| Same Bed, Different Dreams | SBS | Guest as one in the panel | Ep. 7 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 230 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 279 | |
| Crisis Escape No. 1 | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 489 | |
| Quiz to Change The World | MBC | Guest, female team | Ep. 304 | |
| Running Man | SBS | With Bora | Ep. 255 | |
| 18 Seconds | SBS | As a competitor | Ep. 1-2 | |
| Take Care of My Dad | SBS | Only her voice | Ep. 26 | |
| The Human Condition Season 3 | KBS2 | With Bora | ep. 127 | |
| Healing Camp | SBS | As Seo Jang-hoon guest | Ep. 202 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | With Kwon Jung Yeol | Ep. 291 | |
| Chuseok Gayo Festival (Duet Song 8+) | MBC Every1 | Contestant with a partner from Jejudo | Only 1 Ep | |
| Again Hit Songs Best 50 95-96 | MBC Every1 | Host (MC) | Only 1 Ep | |
| Chuseok Special ‘Idol Singing Contest | KBS2 | Contestant with song "Oppa" | Only 1 Ep | |
| 2016 | Talents for Sale | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 7-8 |
| Get It Beauty 2016 | OnStyle | Interview and Special selfcam | Ep. 21 | |
| How To Eat And Live Well | SBS | With Dasom | Ep. 111-112 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | With Sistar | Ep. 326 | |
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | With Sistar | Ep. 32 | |
| Running Man | SBS | With Sistar & Shownu Monsta X | Ep. 307 | |
| Fantastic Duo | SBS | With Sistar | Ep. 13-14 | |
| Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors | SBS | As a special guest, helping him with tasing the food. | Ep. 46 | |
| 1 vs 100 | KBS2 | Contestant | Ep. 444 | |
| Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors | SBS | Regular member | Ep. 52- | |
| King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Pushing and Pulling Fairy Tinker Bell" | Ep. 81-82 | |
| Star Show 360 | MBC | With Sistar | Ep. 6 |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Pink Romance" | Starship Planet | Herself |
| 2013 | "Stupid in Love" | Soyou & Mad Clown | Lead role |
| "Snow Candy" | Starship Planet | Herself | |
| 2014 | "Day 1" | K.Will | Lead role with Park Min-woo |
| "The Space Between" | Soyou & Urban Zakapa | Cameo | |
| "Love Is You" | Starship Planet | Herself | |
| 2015 | "Lean on Me" | Soyou & Kwon Jeong Yeol | Lead role |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Artist of the Year - September | "Stupid In Love (with Mad Clown)" | Won |
| 2014 | World Music Awards | World's Best Song | "Some (with Junggigo)" | Nominated |
| World's Best Video | Nominated | |||
| World's Best Group | Soyou (with Junggigo) |
Nominated | ||
| World's Best Live Act | Nominated | |||
| 9th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | "Once More" - Empress Ki OST | Nominated | |
| 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | Best OST by a Female Artist | Nominated | ||
| 7th Style Icon Awards | Top 10 Style Icons | The Voice that Flirted with the Nation | Won | |
| 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Artist of the Year - February | "Some (with Junggigo)" | Won | |
| 6th MelOn Music Awards | Hot Trend Award | Won | ||
| Best R&B/Soul Award | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 16th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Collaboration | Won | ||
| UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| SBS Gayo Daejun Awards | Best Song | Won | ||
| 2015 | 29th Golden Disk Awards | Digital Bonsang | Won | |
| Trend of the Year | Won | |||
| 24th Seoul Music Awards | Record of the Year in Digital Release | Won | ||
| 12th Korean Music Awards | Song of the Year | Won | ||
| Best Pop Song | Won | |||
| Group Musician of the Year | Soyou (with Junggigo) |
Nominated | ||
| 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Collaboration & Unit | "Leon On Me (with Kwon Jeong Yeol)" | Nominated | |
| UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | "Tell Me" - Lucky Romance OST | Nominated |
Music programs
Show Champion
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | February 19[17] | "Some" (with Jung Gigo) |
M! Countdown
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | February 20[18] | "Some" (with Jung Gigo) |
| February 27[19] | ||
| 2015 | October 1[20] | "Lean On Me" (with Kwon Jeong Yeol) |
Music Bank
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | February 21[21] | "Some" (with Jung Gigo) |
| February 28[22] | ||
| March 7[23] | ||
| March 21[24] | ||
| April 4[25] |
Show! Music Core
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | September 28[26] | "Stupid in Love" (with Mad Clown) |
| 2014 | February 22[27] | "Some" (with Jung Gigo) |
| March 1[28] |
Inkigayo
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | February 23[29] | "Some" (with Jung Gigo) |
References
- ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ↑ "SISTAR reveal their thoughts on competing with 4minute". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu reveals that she was supposed to debut in 4minute". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "SISTAR Soyu's audition video gains interest". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "SISTAR makes their debut on Music Bank!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu sings for 'Playful Kiss' OST". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "[Video] SISTAR's Soyou and Geeks Release 'Officially Missing You, Too' MV". Yahoo Entertainment Singapore. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "K.Will, SISTAR's Soyu, & Boyfriend's Jeongmin release "White Love" MV". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "allkpop - Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu and Mad Clown display their chemistry in a chic pictorial + announce their upcoming duet". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu and hip hop vocal JungGiGo form a duet unit!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Honey Lee, Sistar's Soyu, and Kim Jung Min to Be New MC's of "Get It Beauty 2015" - Soompi". Soompi. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
- ↑ "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "No Sleep":
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 35". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 36". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 37". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 38". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 39". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 40". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 41". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 42". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 43". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - Week 42". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ↑ "Soyu and JungGiGo win the trophy on 'Show Champion'". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 20th 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 27th 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu x Kwon Jung Yeol win #1 + Performances from October 1st 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 21st 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 28th 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from March 7th 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu x JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from March 21st 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu x JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from April 4th 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & Mad Clown win #1 + Performances from September 28th 'Show! Music Core'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 22nd 'Show! Music Core'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from March 1st 'Show! Music Core'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo take the #1 crown + Performances from SBS' Feb. 23rd 'Inkigayo'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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