Solar (singer)
Solar | |
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김용선 | |
Born | Kim Yong-sun February 21, 1991 Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | RBW |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yong-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yongsŏn |
Stage name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Solla |
McCune–Reischauer | Solla |
Kim Yong-sun (Korean: 김용선, born February 21, 1991),[1] better known by the stage name Solar (Korean: 솔라), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is the leader of girl group Mamamoo.[2] She made her solo debut with the single "Spit it Out" on April 23, 2020.
Biography
Kim Yong-sun was born in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea,[3] where she lived with her parents and elder sister, Yong-hee. She graduated from Hanyang Women's University.
Musical Career
Solar debuted as a member and vocalist of Mamamoo on June 18, 2014, along with Moonbyul, Wheein and Hwasa. On April 24, 2018, she released her first solo LP, Solar’s Emotion, which included previously released covers of several Korean pop songs and her solo version of Mamamoo’s "Star Wind Flower Sun," which she wrote herself.[4]
She made her official solo debut with the single, "Spit It Out," which was released with a music video on April 23, 2020. The same day, Solar had her debut stage on Mnet’s M Countdown.[5] On April 28, she won her first-ever music show award as a solo artist on SBS MTV’s The Show.[6]
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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KOR [7] | |||||
Solar Emotion |
Track listing
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— | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Single albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [7] | |||
Spit It Out |
Track listing
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2 |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [9] | ||||
"Lived Like a Fool" (바보처럼 살았군요) | 2015 | 43 |
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Solar Emotion Part.6 |
"Only Longing Grows"(그리움만 쌓이네) | 69 |
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"In My Dreams" (꿈에) | 2016 | 72 |
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"Happy People" (행복을 주는 사람) | 2017 | 49 |
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"Autumn Letter" (가을 편지) | — | — | ||
"Alone People" (외로운 사람들) | — |
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"Nada Sou Sou" (눈물이 주룩주룩) | 2018 | — | — | |
"Spit it Out" (뱉어) | 2020 | 71 | Spit it Out | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Collaborations
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [9] | ||||
"Coffee & Tea" (with Eddy Kim) |
2015 | 53 |
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Dokkun Project Part.4 |
"Angel" (with Wheein) |
2016 | 26 |
|
Memory |
"Mellow" (꿀이 떨어져) (with Hwang Chi-yeul) |
48 |
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Fall In, Girl Volume.2 | |
"Honey Bee" (with Luna and Hani) |
2017 | 38 |
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Non-album singles |
"Charm Of Life" (with Heechul, Shindong, Eunhyuk) |
— | — | ||
"A Song from the Past" (이 노랜 꽤 오래된 거야) (with Kassy) |
2020 | 58 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [9] | ||||
"Love Again" Yang Da-il feat. Solar |
2016 | — |
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Non-album single |
"Cloudy" Kiggen feat. Solar |
2017 | — | — | Cloudy |
"Lie Ya" Cosmic Girl feat. Solar |
2018 | — | Non-album single | |
"Leopard" Ravi feat. Solar |
2019 | — | Nirvana II | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [9] | ||||
"Star" (별) with Kim Min-jae |
2015 | 68 |
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Twenty Again OST |
"Like Yesterday" (어제처럼) with Moonbyul |
54 |
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Two Yoo Project Sugar Man OST | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Concerts
- Solar "Emotion Concert Blossom" 2018
- April 27-29 - Seoul, South Korea - Ewha University
- June 16-17 - Busan, South Korea - Sohyang Theater Shinhan Card Hall
Filmography
Television series
Year | Network | Title | Role |
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2015 | Imaginary Cat[22] | Jung Soo-in (Episode 2 and 5) |
Television shows
Year | Network | Title | Rol | Notes |
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2015 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | Episodes 21–22 as "Single Hearted Sunflower" | |
2016 | Duet Song Festival | Episodes 1, 21, 23-24 | ||
We Got Married | Herself | Episodes 316–348 with Eric Nam[23] |
Host
Year | Network | Title | Notes |
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2017 | Mnet | 2016 Gaon Chart Music Awards | with Leeteuk |
KBS | KBS Gayo Daechukje | with Mingyu, Yerin and Kang Daniel |
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2016 | 16th MBC Entertainment Awards | Female Rookie Award in Variety Show | We Got Married | Nominated |
Best Couple (with Eric Nam) | Won |
References
- ^ "My Name, 마마무 (1)" (in Korean). Ten Asia. July 15, 2014.
- ^ "마마무 그룹명 무슨뜻? 아이유 존경하는 '4인조 걸그룹'" (in Korean). Wow TV.
- ^ "솔라 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Min-sik (April 18, 2018). "Mamamoo's Solar confirms new releases for solo project". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Chakraborty, Riddhi (April 23, 2020). "MAMAMOO's Solar Makes Powerful Solo Debut With 'Spit It Out'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Watch: MAMAMOO's Solar Takes Her 1st Ever Solo Win With "Spit It Out" On "The Show"; Performances By (G)I-DLE, APRIL, CRAVITY, And More". Soompi. April 28, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Gaon Weekly Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "2020년 04주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2020년 05주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ a b c d "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ""A Song from the Past" – Week 4 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Lived Like A Fool":
- "2015년 44주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2015년 45주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Only Longing Grows":
- "2015년 51주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2015년 52주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2016년 29주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2017년 08주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2017년 42주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Coffee & Tea":
- "2015년 23주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2015년 24주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Angel":
- "2016년 36주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2016년 37주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2016년 49주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2017년 01월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2016년 14주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Star":
- "2015년 41주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2015년 42주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2015년 49주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "Imaginary Cat" (in Korean). MBC Plus. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "'우결'의 여행은 진리다" (in Korean). Korea Daily. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.