Soyou

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kang.
Soyou

Soyou
Background information
Birth name Kang Ji Hyun
Also known as Soyou
Born February 12, 1992
Jeju Island, South Korea
Genres K-Pop, dance
Occupation(s) Singer, actress
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Starship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
Associated acts Sistar, Mad Clown, Geeks, Junggigo
Korean name
Hangul 강지현
Hanja 姜智賢
Revised Romanization Gang Jihyeon
McCune–Reischauer Kang Chihyŏn
Stage name
Hangul 소유
Revised Romanization Soyu
McCune–Reischauer Soyu

Kang Ji Hyun (born February 12, 1992; Hangul: 강지현), better known by her stage name Soyou (Hangul: 소유) is a South Korean idol singer and actress. 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 replied 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

On August 6, 2010 Soyou with Woo of J2 collaborated for the OST of drama Gloria. On September 17, 2010 Soyou also sang the OST for MBC‘s drama Playful Kiss. The track is titled, "Should I Confess."[6]

On November 1, 2012 Soyou sang a duet with the hip hop duo, Geeks, the song "Officially Missing You, Too" is a remake of Tamia’s song of the same title. The song is part of Geeks’ project album Re;Code Episode 1, released by LOEN Entertainment.[7]

On November 29, 2012 Soyou also released a song as part of Starship Planet 2012 together with K.Will & Boyfriend's Jeongmin called "White Love".[8]

On July 15, 2013 it was revealed that Soyou will appear on MBC's "Star Diving Show Splash" together with Kwon Yuri, Choi Minho and others.[9]

On September 6, 2013 was revealed that Soyou together with Mad Clown would release a duet called "Stupid In Love" on 10 September.[10]

On February 1, 2014 it was revealed that Soyou and JunGiGo would release a duet called "Some".[11]

On January 5, 2015 was revealed that Soyou together with Lee Ha-nui and Kim Jung Min will be the new MC’s of beauty tip program “Get It Beauty” in 2015. The new MCs’ first episode will air on February 4.[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 Geek
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

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[13]		 KOR
Billboard
[14]
2012 "Officially Missing You, Too" (with Geeks) 2 2
  • KOR (DL): 2,577,624+
 Re;code
"White Love" (with K.Will & Jeongmin) 6 7
  • KOR (DL): 788,333+
 Starship Planet
2013 "Goodbye" (with Hong Dae Kwang) 10 8
  • KOR (DL): 546,346+
 Digital Single
"Stupid In Love" (with Mad Clown) 1 1
  • KOR (DL): 1,547,394+
2014 "Once More" 10 8
  • KOR (DL): 492,400+
 Empress Ki OST
"Some" (with Jung Gigo and featuring Lil Boi of Geeks) 1 1
  • KOR (DL): 2,212,895+
 Digital Single
"The Space Between" (with Kwon Sunil and Park Yongin) 2 -
  • KOR (DL): 855,196+

Filmography

TV variety shows

Year Title Network Notes
2012 Running Man SBS Ep 95
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Ep 45
2013 Star Diving Show Splash MBC Contestant
Incarnation SBS Ep 23
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Ep 45
Happy Together KBS2 Ep 306
Immortal Songs 2 KBS2
Mamma Mia KBS2 Ep 27
Great Marriage JTBC Ep 10 to Ep 22
Real Men (TV series) MBC
2014 Wishing Star MBC Every1 Co-host
The Radio Star MBC Guest
Crime Scene JTBC Guest
1 vs 100 Quiz Show KBS2 Guest
Running Man SBS Ep 209
The TaeTiSeo OnStyle Ep 6
Quiz To Change The World MBC Guest
2015 Get It Beauty OnStyle MC

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2013 "Stupid in Love" Soyou & Mad Clown Lead role
2014 "Day 1" K.Will Lead role ft Park Min-woo
2014 "The Space Between" Soyou & Urban Zakapa Cameo

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Artist of the Year - September
(with Mad Clown)		 "Stupid In Love" Won
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Song
(with Jung Gigo)		 "Some" Nominated
World's Best Video Nominated
World's Best Group Soyou
(with Jung Gigo)		 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
(with Jung Gigo)		 "Some" 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
(with Jung Gigo)		 Won
UnionPay Song of the Year
(with Jung Gigo)		 Nominated
2015 29th Golden Disk Awards Digital Bonsang (with Jung Gigo) Won
Trend of the Year (with Jung Gigo) Won
24th Seoul Music Awards Record of the Year in Digital Release (with Jung Gigo) Won

Music programs

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2014 February 19[15] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)

M! Countdown

Year Date Song
2014 February 20[16] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)
February 27[17]

Music Bank

Year Date Song
2014 February 21[18] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)
February 28[19]
March 7[20]
March 21[21]
April 4[22]

Show! Music Core

Year Date Song
2013 September 28[23] "Stupid in Love" (with Mad Clown)
2014 February 22[24] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)
March 1[25]

Inkigayo

Year Date Song
2014 February 23[26] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ "SISTAR reveal their thoughts on competing with 4minute". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu reveals that she was supposed to debut in 4minute". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "SISTAR Soyu's audition video gains interest". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "SISTAR makes their debut on Music Bank!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu sings for 'Playful Kiss' OST". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "[Video] SISTAR’s Soyou and Geeks Release ‘Officially Missing You, Too’ MV". Yahoo Entertainment Singapore. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "K.Will, SISTAR's Soyu, & Boyfriend's Jeongmin release "White Love" MV". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "allkpop - Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu and Mad Clown display their chemistry in a chic pictorial + announce their upcoming duet". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu and hip hop vocal JungGiGo form a duet unit!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
  14. ↑ "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea.
  15. ↑ "Soyu and JungGiGo win the trophy on 'Show Champion'". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 20th 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 27th 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 21st 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 28th 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from March 7th 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Soyu x JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from March 21st 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Soyu x JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from April 4th 'Music Bank'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Soyu & Mad Clown win #1 + Performances from September 28th 'Show! Music Core'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from Feb. 22nd 'Show! Music Core'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo win #1 + Performances from March 1st 'Show! Music Core'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Soyu & JungGiGo take the #1 crown + Performances from SBS' Feb. 23rd 'Inkigayo'!". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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