Jessi (rapper)
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Jessi at Paragon Heights concert in June 2015 | |
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Ho Hyun-ju December 17, 1988 New York, United States |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Hangul | 제시 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jessi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chessi |
Jessi (Hangul: 제시; born December 17, 1988), also known as Jessica H.O. is a South Korean–American singer, rapper, and member of the hip-hop trio Lucky J under YMC Entertainment. She was born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and moved to Korea at the age of 15.[1]
Career
In 2003 Jessica H.O successfully auditioned for Doremi media and moved to Korea aged 15.[2] In 2005, Jessi released her first single album Get Up. In 2006, she was featured in the album Testimony by Uptown. In 2009, Jessi released her second single album The Rebirth. However, in the summer of 2006, screenshots from her MySpace account insulting the popular soloist BoA were released.[3] This led to her 5-year hiatus from the kpop industry.
In 2013 Jessica H.O returned with fresh controversy as news about an alleged assault surface.[4]
In 2014, after a 5-year hiatus, she returned as a member of Lucky J with rapper J’Kyun and vocalist J-Yo.[5] That year, Lucky J released the digital single "Can You Hear Me?".[5] On December 31, Jessi did a collaboration stage with labelmate Ailee and Sistar member Hyolyn. The trio performed the song Bang Bang at MBC Gayo Daejejeon, with Jessi doing the rap verse.[6]
In 2015, Jessi was part of the variety show Unpretty Rapstar, a spin-off of the program Show Me The Money. Unpretty Rapstar is a female rappers survival program. The show consists of a single-elimination competition through rap performances. Jessi was the first runner up in the show.[7] Jessi featured in JYP's track "Who’s Your Mama?" and its music video, which were released in April 2015.[8] She was also a guest on various popular South Korean variety shows, including Running Man and Happy Together.[9][10] Jessi released the digital single, "SSENUNNI" on September 15.[11]
Discography
Single albums
| Title | Album details | Tracklisting | Sales |
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| "Get Up" |
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Tracklisting
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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| KOR [13] | ||||
| "Life Is Good" | 2009 | — | Non-album releases | |
| "I Want To Be Me" | 2015 | 31 | ||
| "Ssenunni" | 9 |
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| "Raise Your Heels ft. Dok2" | — |
Soundtrack appearances and group/solo performances
| Year | Song | Duration | Artist |
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| 2014 | "Can You Hear Me" | 3:21 | Lucky J |
| "How much is your love" | 3:14 | Wheesung & Bumkey | |
| "No No No" | 3:22 | Pharoh feat Jessi | |
| 2015 | "My Type" | 3:17 | Kangnam, Cheetah & Jessi |
| "Unpretty Dreams" | 3:17 | Jessi | |
| "Who's Your Mama?" | 3:48 | Park Jin-young feat Jessi | |
| "I Want To Be Me" | 3:26 | Jessi | |
| "Ssenunni" | 2:55 | Jessi | |
| "Just Like You" | 3:32 | Primary feat Jessi | |
| 2015 | "Me, Myself & I" | 3.15 | Heize feat Wheesung & Jessi |
Filmography
TV variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2014 | Singer Game | Mnet | Episode 1 |
| Unpretty Rapstar | Mnet | Contestant (Runner-Up) | |
| 2015 | I Am a Singer | MBC | Guest |
| Taxi | TVN | Guest | |
| Happy Together | KBS | Episode 392 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS | Guest | |
| Running Man | SBS | Episodes 244 & 252 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS | Episode 223 | |
| Heart A Tag | Mnet | Episode 1-2 | |
| World Changing Quiz | MBC | Ep 297 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS | Ep 283 | |
| Real Men (TV series) | MBC | Cast Member | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | Guest (2015) | |
| King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant, Episode 35 (with the stage name "Miss Korea") | |
References
- ↑ After School Club (episode 178 featuring Jessi)
- ↑ http://www.koreaboo.com/video/the-10-year-journey-from-jessica-h-o-to-lucky-js-jessi/
- ↑ http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/jessicaho/
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/06/jessica-ho-accused-of-assaulting-a-woman
- 1 2 {Interview} ′Unpretty Rapstar′ Jessi Spills on Why She Left Korea, Struggling with Korean Culture and More
- ↑ "Ailee x Hyorin x Jessica H.O to take the stage with "Bang Bang" at MBC Gayo Daejejun". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ {Mwave} Block B’s Zico to Join ‘Unpretty Rapstar’ as Hip-Hop Producer
- ↑ {JYPE.com} 박진영(J.Y. Park) "어머님이 누구니(Who's your mama?) (feat. Jessi) " Music Video
- ↑ {SBS Running Man} Yoo: "Jesse, eyelid surgery, the transition is much prettier."
- ↑ {KBS Happy Together} Suzy, Jessi, Seo Woo & more! (2015.04.23)
- ↑ "Jessi to Make a Hip Hop Comeback". soompi. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ 2005.12월 - 가요 음반 판매량 [Album sales for December 2005] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 25, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
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