Kim Yeon-ji

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

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Yeon-ji (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]

Kim Yeon-ji
Born	(1986-10-30) October 30, 1986 (age 36) Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Genres	K-pop R&B ballad
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Core Contents Media Maroo Most Works
Korean name
Hangul	김연지
Hanja	金延智
Revised Romanization	Kim Yeonji
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yŏnchi

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (Digital)	Album
		KOR ^[14]
"The Day" (with JeA)	2006	—		To My Lover
"Let's Meet Again" (우리 다시 만나요)	2010	27		Non-album singles
"Run" (도망쳐)	2012	61	KOR: 151,814^[15]
"Time Goes By" (시간아 흘러가라)		—	KOR: 31,753^[16]
"Hurting But Happy" (아파도 행복해) (with Monday Kiz)	2013	—
"Woman's Age About 30" (여자나이 서른쯤)		—	KOR: 15,615^[17]
"Sad Day" (매일 이별)	2014	37	KOR: 68,025^[18]
"Forgot" (잊었니)	2015	—	KOR: 16,456^[19]
"Accidentally" (어쩌다)		—	KOR: 32,777^[20]
"The Untold Story" (꺼내지 못한 말) (with The One)		40	KOR: 106,325^[21]
"On A Spring Day" (봄날에) (with Huh Gak)	2016	—
"All About You.." (너만 있으면 다였는데..)	2018	—
"Don't Go" (화장을 하고) (with Lee Bo-ram)		—
"Song of Rain" (비의 노래) (with Lee Bo-ram)		—
"10 Years Without You" (10년이나 버티니)	2019	—
"When the Wind Blows" (바람이 불면)	2020	—
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Crazy Woman" (with Lee Hae-ri and Lee Jung-min)	2008	East of Eden OST
"Love is Right" (사랑이 옳아요)	2012	Padam Padam OST
"In My Eyes"	2013	I Can Hear Your Voice OST
"Didn't Know Both Hearts" (두 마음을 알지 못했으니)	2014	Big Man OST
"Is It Love?" (우리 사랑인가요)	2015	Flower of Queen OST
"My Person" (내 사람)		Songgot: The Piercer OST
"Once More" (한번 더)	2016	Monster OST
"Between Seasons" (계절사이)	2017	The Emperor: Owner of the Mask OST
"Do You Know" (아시나요)		The King in Love OST
"Words Of Your Heart" (마음의 말)		I'm Not a Robot OST
"Follow the Road" (이렇게 길 따라)	2018	Grand Prince OST
"When Our Eyes Met" (눈이 마주칠 때)		Lawless Lawyer OST
"Voice" (목소리)		Voice 2 OST
"With The Season" (계절을 담아)		The Third Charm OST
"Paint" (물감)	2019	The Light in Your Eyes OST
"Victory"		The Fiery Priest OST
"Cry" (feat. Sarah)		I Wanna Hear Your Song OST
"Scar" (흉터)		The Tale of Nokdu OST
"Mom" (내 맘)		When the Camellia Blooms OST
"Whisky on the Rock"	2022	Our Blues OST

Awards

Further information: SeeYa

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Newsis K-Expo	2022	Hallyu OST Award	Kim Yeon-ji	Won	^[22]^[23]

References

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2. "씨야 김연지 첫 솔로곡 '우리 다시 만나요' 폭발 가창력 재발견 – 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 – 뉴스엔". Newsen.com. February 23, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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8. "IT는 아이뉴스24, 연예스포츠는 조이뉴스24". Joynews.inews24.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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11. "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.
12. "마이데일리". Mydaily.co.kr. March 19, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
13. ⓒ 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.
14. "Gaon Digital Chart "김연지" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
15. Cumulative sales of "Run":
    • "2012년 2주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    • "2012년 3주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
16. "2012년 47주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
17. "2014년 01주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
18. "2014년 04월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
19. "2015년 16주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
20. Cumulative sales of "Accidentally":
    • "2015년 23주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    • "2015년 24주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
21. "2015년 07월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
22. 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.
23. "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.

External links

• Kim Yeonji on Maroo Entertainment (in Korean)