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Golden
김지현
Golden performing in 2017
Golden performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameKim Ji-hyun
Also known asG.Soul (2015–2019)
Born (1988-06-16) June 16, 1988 (age 36)
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2015–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
김지현
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chihyŏn

Kim Ji-hyun (born on June 16, 1988),[1] professionally known as Golden,[2] is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He first made his debut under JYP Entertainment as G.Soul with the release of his EP Coming Home on January 19, 2015.[3] On June 6, 2017, it was revealed that he left JYP and would be joining H1ghr Music.[4]

On December 2, 2019, it was announced by H1GHR Music that G.Soul would change his name to Golden, named after a song by Jill Scott.[2]

Early life and education

Before debuting as a solo artist in South Korea, G.Soul received some notable recognition in the country and some parts of America for being "R. Kelly's protege". He is considered to be JYP's longest trainee, having been trained for 15 years before debuting.[5]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6]
Coming Home 14
Dirty
  • Released: September 10, 2015
  • Label: JYP Entertainment, KT Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
Circles 62
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[8]
"You" 2015 9
  • KOR: 114,016[9]
 Coming Home
"You"
acoustic ver. 		— — Non-album singles
"Love Me Again" 63
"Crazy For You" (미쳐있어 나타이틀) — Dirty
"Smooth Operator"
feat. San E 		2016 — — Non-album singles
"Far, Far Away" (멀리멀리) 50
"Tequila"
feat. Hoody 		2017 — — Circles
"Bad Habit" (술버릇) —
"Can't" (아직도 난) —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[8]
As lead artist
"Coming Home" 2015 75 Coming Home
"Superstar" 94
"First Love" 93
"Excuses" (변명) 89
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ "G.Soul 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. ^ a b https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081854
  3. ^ "JYP Entertainment unveils new face G.Soul". kpopherald.com.
  4. ^ "[단독] 지소울, 박진영 품 떠나 박재범과 새 출발..JYP→하이어뮤직 行" (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "G.Soul was a trainee for 15 years". Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  7. ^ "2015년 01월 Album Chart".
  8. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  9. ^ "2015년 01월 Download Chart".
  10. ^ "2015년 28주차 Download Chart".
  11. ^ "2015년 38주차 Download Chart".
  12. ^ Cumulative sales of "Far, Far Away":
  13. ^ a b c d "2015년 05주차 Download Chart".
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