Kim_Yeon-ji

Kim Yeon-ji

Kim Yeon-ji

South Korean singer (born 1986)

For the South Korean taekwondo practitioner, see Kim Yeon-ji (taekwondo).

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.[3][2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
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Biography

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

Predebut

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)

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

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."[11][non-primary source needed] 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

See also: SeeYa discography

Singles

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Awards

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References

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    "김연지 – Daum 통합 검색". Search.daum.net. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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    "씨야 김연지 첫 솔로곡 '우리 다시 만나요' 폭발 가창력 재발견". 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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    "<"대학생활도 성실히" 슈주 규현·씨야 김연지 졸업> | 연합뉴스". 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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    "Daum – 원하시는 페이지를 찾을 수가 없습니다". Media.daum.net (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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    "IT는 아이뉴스24, 연예스포츠는 조이뉴스24". Joynews.inews24.com. January 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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    "씨야 김연지, 벤쿠버서 K팝 알린다..트레이너 첫진출". Star.mt.co.kr. May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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    "이진성 on Twitter: "오늘 '씨야'의 메인보컬이었던 연지양과의 싱글이 나왔습니다. 제목은'아파도 행복해'이구요~음악을 너무 사랑하는 순수한 친구와의 작업이라 굉장히 인상 깊었습니다~연지 최고!^^많이 들어주세요 여러분~5집 화이팅 "". Twitter. March 18, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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    ⓒ 함께 만들고 함께 즐기는 엔터테인먼트 포털, '이데일리 스타IN' – 무단전재&재배포 금지. "'너목들' 세번재 OST 발매..시청률에 차트까지 돌풍 – ▒종합 경제정보 미디어 – 이데일리▒". Starin.edaily.co.kr. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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    Cumulative sales of "Run":
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    "2014년 01주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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    "2014년 04월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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    "2015년 16주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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    Cumulative sales of "Accidentally":
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    "2015년 07월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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    Lee, Jae-hoon (August 26, 2022). "[2022 뉴시스 한류엑스포]K팝·국악·드라마OST·뮤지컬…다양성 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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