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Sori
김소리
Sori in November 2019
Born
Kim So-ri

(1990-07-21) July 21, 1990 (age 34)
Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsMol Entertainment
Websitewww.sori-official.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim So-ri
McCune–ReischauerKim So-ri
YouTube information
Channel
GenreLifestyle
Subscribers180.9 thousand[1]
Total views13.5 million[1]
(July 25, 2019)
NetworkYouTube
100,000 subscribers2019

Kim So-ri (born July 21, 1990), professionally known by the mononym Sori, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the duo CocoSori and the project girl group Real Girls Project.

Life and career

1990–2014: Early life and career beginnings

Kim So-ri was born on July 21, 1990 in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.[2] As a teenager, she migrated to Japan for her secondary education.[3] Additionally, she became a cheerleader at her high school, which became the "base experience that made her yearn for the stage."[3] Following three years in college, Kim returned to South Korea to pursue a career as a singer, where she signed with the South Korean entertainment company Mol Entertainment in 2013.[3] She debuted as an actress the following year in KBS2's romantic comedy television series Hi! School: Love On, in which she portrayed a high school student.[3]

2016–2018: CocoSori and Real Girls Project

Main article: CocoSori
Sori in February 2016

Following three years of training, Kim debuted under the mononym Sori as one-half of the duo CocoSori with the single "Dark Circle" on January 4, 2016.[2] The duo's image was compared to the girl group Crayon Pop due to their similar musical direction and unconventional music videos.[4] CocoSori auditioned to become members of the project girl group Real Girls Project on May 6, 2016,[5] resulting in Sori scoring a spot in the group.[6] The group debuted with the single "Dream" on August 24, 2016.[7] Consequently, she was billed as one of the main cast members of Amazon Video's musical drama television series The Idolmaster KR, a South Korean adaption of the video game series of the same name.[8][9] The series premiered on April 28, 2017 and ran for twenty-four episodes prior to its conclusion on October 6, 2017.[10]

Alongside former Real Girls Project groupmates Heo Young-joo, Lee Ye-eun, and Yukika Teramoto, Sori competed as one of Mol Entertainment's four representatives in JTBC's reality television competition Mix Nine, during which she became the subject of controversy following a comment made by the judge Yang Hyun-suk regarding her age and the state of her career.[11] She released a single titled "To Myself" in the midst of the controversy on November 5, 2017.[12] Sori ultimately finished in seventh place in a field of ninety-seven female contestants and therefore became a member of the resulting girl group during the final episode on January 26, 2018.[13] However, the group was defeated by their male counterpart for the opportunity to debut, where the former garnered 7,866 points against the latter's 8,114 points.[14]

2018–2020: Solo career beginnings

Sori announced her debut as a solo artist through her official YouTube channel on July 31, 2018.[15] She launched a Makestar project in order to fund the expenses of her debut on August 1, 2018.[16] The project ultimately concluded on August 28, 2018 with over $20,000 raised by approximately 250 supporters.[17] Sori's debut single titled "Touch", featuring the rapper Basick, was released on September 4, 2018 in conjunction with the premiere of its music video.[18] The song was arranged, composed, and penned by the record producer Gamen Rider.[18] The music video was directed by the film director Hong Won-gi of the video production company Zanybros.[19] "Touch" was performed for the first time during its showcase held at the Dongja Art Hall in Seoul, South Korea on the day of its release.[20] The single enjoyed minor commercial success, where its physical version debuted and peaked at number 49 on the Gaon Album Chart.[21] To promote the single, Sori performed on music programs and radio programs, and held street performances as well. A Japanese version of the "Touch" was released as her debut single in Japan on November 14, 2018,[22] with the music video premiering two days later.[23] The Japanese version was performed for the first time during its showcase, which was held for four days at the HMV flagship in Harajuku, Shibuya.[24]

Sori in November 2018

Sori launched a Kickstarter project on December 7, 2018 in order to fund the expenses of her sophomore release.[25] Throughout its run, she documented herself preparing the rewards for the supporters of the project on her YouTube channel.[25] The project concluded on December 21, 2018 with over ¥3,000,000 raised by around 260 supporters.[25] The music video for the song titled "I'm Ready", featuring the rapper Jaehyun, subsequently premiered ahead of its release.[26] It was directed by the film director Kyotaro Hayashi.[26] The single was ultimately released on December 26, 2018 through several music portals. "I'm Ready" was composed and penned by Gamen Rider, who previously worked on "Touch".[27] Promotions for the single were held the following month due to the holiday season, which included a collaborative performance with the internet personality StarTy in Hongdae, Seoul.[28] "I'm Ready" was re-released on February 8, 2019 in Japan prior to Sori's first fanmeet titled ''SoriNation in Japan", which was held on February 11, 2019 at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.[29] The fanmeet was presented by the singer Miho Miyazaki,[30] while choreographers MikuNana and former Real Girls Project groupmate Lee Su-ji appeared as guests.[29][31] The single debuted and peaked at number 126 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[32]

Following CocoSori's disbandment on March 6, 2019,[33] Sori became the host of a segment titled Sori Action for TBS' variety show Fact in Star.[34] Its first episode premiered on March 13, 2019, in which she analysed the music video of "Noir" by the singer Sunmi.[35] Sori subsequently became a cast member of Channel J's travel documentary Travel to Ibaraki Without Knowing Japanese, which premiered its first episode on April 20, 2019.[36] She announced that she will be releasing a collaboration with the record producer Folded Dragons as her third single through her official Patreon page on May 17, 2019.[37] A Kickstarter project was subsequently launched in order to fund the expenses of the single, which ran from May 23, 2019 until June 20, 2019.[38] The project concluded with approximately ¥1,900,000 raised by 245 supporters.[38] Sori revealed the title of the song as "I Am Not Alone" with an accompanying still from its music video on July 1, 2019.[39] The single was ultimately released in conjunction with the premiere of its performance-oriented music video on July 10, 2019.[40] It was directed by the film director Park Sang-won of the Zanybros.[41] "I Am Not Alone" was arranged and penned by the rapper Grace under the pseudonym Storm.[42] Sori became a cast member of the second season of Mnet's reality television series Somebody,[43] which premiered its first episode on October 18, 2019.[43] She subsequently performed at the series' joint concert titled "Some Days" and "Some Nights", which was held on January 18, 2020 at the Sangmyung Art Center in Hongji-dong, Jongno District.[44]

2020–present: Television work and upcoming fourth single

Sori made a cameo appearance as a jazz club singer in the fourth episode of OCN's television series Rugal, which premiered on April 5, 2020.[45] She portrayed a fictionalized version of herself in Naver TV's romantic drama television series Almost Famous, which was based on her personal struggles.[46][47] Prior to the development of the series, Sori quietly retired from the music industry without informing her company and fan base and was employed as a part-time barista, however she returned shortly after online petitions emerged that encouraged her to resume her career.[47] Almost Famous premiered its first episode on July 7, 2020.[46] She released a single titled "Melting Love" as a part of the series' original soundtrack on July 16, 2020.[48] Sori subsequently announced that she will be releasing her fourth single the following month through her official YouTube channel on July 31, 2020.[47] In conjunction with the announcement, she launched a Kickstarter project in order to fund the expenses of the single and would run until August 30, 2020.[47]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Hi! School: Love On High school student Television debut
2017 The Idolmaster KR Sori Main role (24 episodes)
2017–2018 Mix Nine Contestant Mol Entertainment representative; 7th place
2019 Sori Action Host Fact in Star segment; 17 episodes
Travel to Ibaraki Without Knowing Japanese Herself Main cast member (8 episodes)
Somebody Main cast member (10 episodes)
2020 Rugal Jazz club singer Air date: April 5, 2020
2020–present Almost Famous Lee So-ri Ongoing

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) Ref.
2018 "Touch" Hong Won-gi (Zanybros) [19]
"I'm Ready" Kyotaro Hayashi [26]
2019 "I Am Not Alone" Park Sang-won (Zanybros) [41]

Discography

See also: CocoSori discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
[49] 		JPN
[50]
"To Myself"
(잘했다 말해주고 싶어) 		2017 — — Part 2
"Touch"
(featuring Basick) 		2018 49 — Non-album single
"I'm Ready"
(featuring Jaehyun) 		— 126
"I Am Not Alone"
(with Folded Dragons) 		2019 — —
"Melting Love" 2020 — — Almost Famous (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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  49. ^ Peak chart positions in South Korea:
  50. ^ Peak chart positions in Japan:
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