Zion.T
Not to be confused with Puerto Rican artist Zion
| Zion.T 자이언티 | |
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Zion.T at MBC Radio DJ Concert in September 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | 김해솔 |
| Birth name | Kim Hae-sol[1] |
| Born |
April 13, 1989[1] South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Amoeba Culture |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | Official website (Korean) |
| Zion.T | |
| Hangul | 김해솔 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hae-sol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hae-sol |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 자이언티 |
| Revised Romanization | Jaieonti |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chaiǒnt'i |
Kim Hae-sol (born April 13, 1989), professionally known as Zion.T (hangul: 자이언티, Jaieonti), is a South Korean hip hop artist and record producer who is managed by the agency, Amoeba Culture. He started his career with collaborations and went on to release acclaimed solo records.[1]
Career
Zion.T debuted in 2011 and his first works were collaborations with well-known Korean hip hop artists. His name is composed of Zion, a place in the Bible and T which represents the cross. He released his first solo single, "Click Me" in April that year. His first solo album, "Red Light" was later released on 9 April 2013.[2] In December the same year an EP titled "Mirror Ball" came out, with the first music video being released for his song "Miss Kim".[3]
Zion.T also featured on albums of several K-pop artists such as Infinite H, G-Dragon and Kim Jonghyun from SHINee.[2][4]
On February 1, 2015 he released his single "Just" with recently debuted Korean artist Crush.[5] He released another single "Eat" on May 19.[6] Zion.T also participated in the biennial music festival event hosted by the variety show, Infinite Challenge. The show had participating artists team up with the cast of the show to perform songs that they had created together for the show. Zion.T partnered with Haha and they came up with the name Eutteugeottasi (Korean: 으뜨거따시). Their song "$ponsor" was later released along with the show's album.[7][8]
In October 2015, he released another single "No Make Up."
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2013 : Red Light
- Extended plays
- 2013 : Mirrorball
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2014 | |
Best R&B and Soul album | |
Won |
| 2015 | Top 10 Artists | N/A | Won | |
| Artist Of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Artist | N/A | Nominated | ||
| UnionPay Artist of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Best Vocal Performance - Male | Won | |||
| UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Nominated | ||||
| Best Collaboration & Unit | Won | |||
| Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang | Zion.T | Won |
References
- 1 2 3 "Zion.T". KBS World. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- 1 2 "Zion.T drops details on his solo album 'Red Light' + teaser for "Babay"". Allkpop. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ↑ "Zion T. Teases Fans with a "Trot-Dub" Comeback". MTV K. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ↑ "Zion T was Grateful when G-Dragon Sent a Love Call". MWAVE. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ↑ Oak, Jessica (February 4, 2015). "Zion.T & Crush Drop Silky R&B Jam 'Just'". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (May 19, 2015). "[Video] Zion.T Tells You to ′Eat′ in New MV". Mwave. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ "′Infinity Challenge′ Song Festival Team Profile Photos Released". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "‘Infinite Challenge’ songs sweeping charts". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "자이언티, 최우수 알앤비&소울 음반상.."불참 죄송"" (in Korean). Chosun. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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