Solar (singer)
Solar | |
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Born | Kim Yong-sun February 21, 1991 Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | RBW |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yong-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yongsŏn |
Stage name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Sol-la |
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 signed under RBW. 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[citation needed]. She graduated from Hanyang Women's University with a major in tourism.[citation needed]
Career
2014-present: Debut with Mamamoo
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 EP, 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]
2019-present: Solo activities
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 |
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2 |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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KOR [9] |
KOR Hot [10] |
SGP Reg. [11] |
US World [12] | ||||
"Spit It Out" (뱉어) | 2020 | 71 | 37 | 19 | 6 | Spit it Out | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Remake
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [13] | ||||
"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) | —[a] |
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"Nada Sou Sou" (눈물이 주룩주룩) | 2018 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Collaborations
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [19] | ||||
"Coffee & Tea" (with Eddy Kim) |
2015 | 53 |
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Dokkun Project Part.4 |
"Angel" (with Wheein) |
2016 | 26 |
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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 | ||
"Promise U"[b] (with Moonbyul) |
2021 | 172 | REVIBE Vol.1 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR | ||||
"Love Again" Yang Da-il feat. Solar |
2016 | —[c] |
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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 | ||||
"Star" (별) (with Kim Min-jae) | 2015 | 68 |
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Twenty Again OST Part. 6 |
"Blue Bird" |
2020 | — | — | Run On OST Part. 3 |
"Adrenaline" | 2021 | — | Vincenzo OST Part. 3 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR | ||||
"Like Yesterday" (어제처럼) (with Moonbyul) | 2015 | 54 |
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Two Yoo Project Sugar Man |
"Hello" (Solar solo) | 2018 | —[d] | — | Blue;s |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Composition credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[27]
Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement |
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2015 | Mamamoo | "Um Oh Ah Yeh" (음오아예) | Pink Funky | |||
"Um Oh Ah Yeh" (Acapella version) | ||||||
2016 | "Taller Than You" (1cm의 자존심) | Melting | ||||
"My Hometown" (고향이) | ||||||
"Recipe" (나만의) | ||||||
"You're the Best" (넌 is 뭔들) | ||||||
"Décalcomanie" (데칼코마니) | Memory | |||||
"I Love Too" (놓지 않을게) | ||||||
"Memory" (그리고 그리고 그려봐; Draw & Draw & Draw) | ||||||
2017 | "Yes I Am" (나로 말할 것 같으면) | Purple | ||||
"Aze Gag" (아재개그) | ||||||
2018 | "From Winter to Spring" (겨울에서 봄으로) (intro) | Yellow Flower | ||||
"Star Wind Flower Sun" (별 바람 꽃 태양) | ||||||
Solar | "Star Wind Flower Sun" (별 바람 꽃 태양) [e] | Solar Emotion | ||||
Mamamoo | "Sleep in the Car" (잠이라도 자지) | Red Moon | ||||
Cosmic Girl (feat Solar) | "Lie Ya" | Non-album single | ||||
Mamamoo | "No More Drama" | Blue;s | ||||
"Hello" [f] | ||||||
2019 | "Gogobebe" (고고베베) | White Wind | ||||
Ravi (feat Solar) (prod. Cosmic Boy) | "Leopard" | Nirvana II | ||||
Mamamoo | "I'm Your Fan" | Reality in Black | ||||
2020 | Solar & Kassy | "A Song from the Past" (이 노랜 꽤 오래된 거야) | Non-album single | |||
Solar | "Spit it Out" (뱉어) | Spit It Out |
Concerts and fanmeeting
- Concerts
- Solar "Emotion Concert Blossom" (2018)[28]
- April 27–29 – Seoul, South Korea – Ewha University
- June 16–17 – Busan, South Korea – Sohyang Theater Shinhan Card Hall.
- Fanmeeting
- Solarsido "SoLive 3 Million Subscribers Special" (April 24, 2021)[29]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Imaginary Cat | MBC Every1 | Jung Soo-in | Episode 2 and 5 | [30] |
2016 | Entourage | tvN | Herself | Cameo (Episode 1) | [31] |
Television shows
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant | Episode 21–22 as "Single Hearted Sunflower" | [32] |
2016 | Duet Song Festival | Episode 1, 21, 23-24 | [citation needed] | ||
We Got Married | Cast member | Episode 316–348 with Eric Nam | [33] | ||
2020 | Gamsung Camping | JTBC | [34] | ||
Boss in the Mirror | KBS2 | Episode 81–85, 107–109, 115–117 | [citation needed] | ||
2021 | The Song We Loved, New Singer | Judge | [35] | ||
Joseon Top Singer | JTBC | [36] |
Host
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | 2016 Gaon Chart Music Awards | Mnet | With Leeteuk | [citation needed] |
KBS Gayo Daechukje | KBS | With Mingyu, Yerin and Kang Daniel | [37] |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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MBC Entertainment Awards | 2016 | Best Couple | Solar (with Eric Nam) We Got Married |
Won | [38] |
Female Rookie Award in Variety Show | We Got Married | Nominated | [citation needed] |
Notes
- ^ "Alone People" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 83 on the component Download Chart.
- ^ remake version of VIBE's 'Promise U' to celebrate VIBE's 20th Anniversary.
- ^ "Love Again" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 81 on the component Download Chart.
- ^ "Hello" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 98 on the component Download Chart.
- ^ Remake as a solo track performed by Solar
- ^ Song was released under Mamamoo, but is a solo track performed by Solar
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.
- ^ Chakraborty, Riddhi (April 23, 2020). "MAMAMOO's Solar Makes Powerful Solo Debut With 'Spit It Out'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Hwang Hye-jin (April 29, 2020). "마마무 솔라 '더쇼' 1위→빌보드 월드 디지털송 차트 진입 '겹경사'" [Mamamoo Solar 'The Show' 1st place → Billboard World Digital Song chart entry 'double slope']. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "Spit it Out". Gaon Digital Chart.
- ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Singapore:
- "Spit It Out – RIAS Top Charts Week 18 of 2020".
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- "Spit It Out – RIAS Top Charts Week 18 of 2020".
- ^ "World Digitap Songs Sales". Billboard.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ""A Song from the Past" – Week 4 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ""Promise U" – Week 31 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under SOLAR" (To view, search "10010168" in the "Writers & Publishers" search bar). Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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- ^ Kim Hyun-seo (May 14, 2021). ""용왕님덜 초대" ... 마마무 솔라, '솔라시도' 300만 기념 온라인 콘서트 진행" ["Dragon King's invitation" ... Mamamoo's Solar to hold 3 million commemorative online concert for 'Solasido']. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Park Jin-young (October 26, 2015). "'상상고양이' 측 "마마무 솔라, 유승호 첫사랑 역 캐스팅"" ['Imaginary Cat' side "Mamamoo's Solar cast as Yoo Seung-ho's first love"]. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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- ^ "솔라→손나은, '갬성캠핑' 합류..박소담X박나래와 황금 라인업 완성(종합)" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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- ^ Hong Se-young (July 20, 2021). "전현무→송가인 '풍류대장' 론칭, 9월 첫방 확정 [공식]" [Jeon Hyun-moo → Song Ga-in 'Pungryu Captain' launch, September first air confirmed [Official]]. Naver (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (December 21, 2017). "[공식] 엑·방·워→레벨·트와이스, KBS 가요대축제 특별MC" [[Official] X Bang War → Level Twice, KBS Song Festival Special MC]. Naver (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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