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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kang.
Soyou
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Soyou
Background information
Birth name Kang Ji-hyun
Born (1992-02-12) February 12, 1992 (age 32)
Jeju Island, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 강지현
Revised Romanization Gang Jihyeon
McCune–Reischauer Kang Chihyŏn
Stage name
Hangul 소유
Revised Romanization Soyu
McCune–Reischauer Soyu

Kang Ji-hyun (Hangul: 강지현; born February 12, 1992), better known by her stage name Soyou (소유), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Sistar under Starship Entertainment.

Biography

Soyou was born on February 12, 1992,[1] in Jeju Island, South Korea. Soyou was a Cube Entertainment trainee before debuting with SISTAR[2] and was originally supposed to debut as a member of 4Minute. Soyou replied that she didn’t make it into the group because she was lacking in many ways. She was originally supposed to be in Sohyun’s place.[3] Instead, Soyou auditioned for Starship Entertainment, singing a cover of Navi's "On The Road",[4] and debuted as a member of SISTAR.

Career

Sistar

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Main article: Sistar

In June 2010, Soyou made her debut as a member of Sistar on KBS Music Bank with their debut single, Push Push [5]

Solo career

On August 6, 2010, Soyou with Woo of J2 collaborated for the OST of drama Gloria. On September 17, 2010, Soyou also sang the official soundtrack for MBC's drama Playful Kiss. The track is titled "Should I Confess".[6]

On November 1, 2012, Soyou sang a duet with the hip hop duo, Geeks, the song "Officially Missing You, Too" is a remake of Tamia’s song of the same title. The song is part of Geeks’ project album Re;Code Episode 1, released by LOEN Entertainment.[7] On November 29, 2012, Soyou also released a song as part of Starship Planet 2012 together with K.Will & Boyfriend's Jeongmin called "White Love".[8]

On July 15, 2013, it was revealed that Soyou would appear on MBC's Star Diving Show Splash together with Kwon Yuri, Choi Minho and others.[9] On September 6, 2013, was revealed that Soyou together with Mad Clown would release a duet called "Stupid in Love on September 10.[10]

On February 1, 2014, it was revealed that Soyou and JunGiGo would release a duet called "Some".[11]

On January 5, 2015, it was revealed that Soyou, together with Lee Ha-nui and Kim Jung Min, will be the new MC’s of beauty tip program Get It Beauty in 2015. The new MCs’ first episode aired on February 4, 2015.[12]

Discography

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Main article: Sistar discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year Title Song Duration Artist
2010 Gloria OST "It's Okay" 3:02 Duet with Woo
Playful Kiss OST "Should I Confess" 4:38 Solo
2012 Re;Code "Officially Missing You, Too" 3:45 Duet with Geeks
Starship Planet "White Love" 3:44 Duet with K.Will & Jeongmin
2013 Goodbye "Goodbye" 4:24 Duet with Hong Dae Kwang
Stupid in Love "Stupid in Love" 4:05 Duet with Mad Clown
2014 Empress Ki OST "Once More" 4:11 Solo
Some "Some" 3:33 Duet with Jung Gi Go & Lil Boi
The Space Between "The Space Between" 3:31 Duet with Kwon Sunil and Park Yongin
The Snow Queen 2 OST "Diamond" 3:22 Solo
2015 Pillow "Pillow" 3:46 Duet with Giriboy & Kihyun
Bored "Bored" 4:13 Duet with Eluphant
One Dream One Song "One K" 4:59 Various Artists
Lean on Me "Lean on Me" 3:39 Duet with Kwon Jeong Yeol
She Was Pretty OST "You Don't Know" 3:23 Duet with Brother Su

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
[13]		 KOR
Billboard
[14]
2012 "Officially Missing You, Too" (with Geeks) 2 2
  • KOR: 2,577,624+
 Re;code
"White Love" (with K.Will & Jeongmin) 6 7
  • KOR: 788,333+
 Starship Planet
2013 "Goodbye" (with Hong Dae Kwang) 10 8
  • KOR: 546,346+
 Digital Single
"Stupid in Love" (with Mad Clown) 1 1
  • KOR: 1,547,394+
2014 "Once More" 10 8
  • KOR: 492,400+
 Empress Ki OST
"Some" (with Jung Gigo and featuring Lil Boi of Geeks) 1 1
  • KOR: 2,533,652+
 Digital Single
"The Space Between" (with Kwon Sunil and Park Yongin of Urban Zakapa) 2 —
  • KOR: 855,196+
2015 "Pillow" (with GIRIBOY feat. Kihyun of Monsta X) 5 —
  • KOR: 768,684+
 No.Mercy Part 2
"Lean on Me" (with Kwon Jeongyeol of 10cm) 2 —
  • KOR: 1,102,035+
 Digital Single
"You Don't Know Me" (with Brother Su) 4 —
  • KOR: 719,031+
 She Was Pretty OST Part 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

TV variety shows

Year Title Network Notes
2010 Children of the Night MBC Guest
2011 Hello Baby KBS Ep. 1-12
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Ep. 8
2012 Running Man SBS Ep. 95 (special guest)
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Ep. 45
The Beatles Code 2 Mnet Guest
2013 Shinhwa Broadcast JTBC Ep. 45
Incarnation SBS Ep. 23
Star Diving Show Splash MBC Contestant
Escape Crisis No.1 KBS2 Guest
Hello Counselor KBS2 Ep. 127
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 KBS Guest
Happy Together KBS2 Ep. 306
Quiz Show KBS Guest
The Human Condition Season 2 KBS2 Guest, ep. 17
Immortal Songs 2 KBS2 Guest
Mamma Mia KBS2 Ep. 27
Great Marriage JTBC Ep. 10-22
Real Men MBC Guest
2014 Wishing Star MBC Every1 Co-host
Midnight in Hong Kong Y-STAR Ep. 1-4
The Radio Star MBC Guest
I Live Alone MBC Every 1 Ep. 55
Crime Scene JTBC Ep. 8
1 vs 100 Quiz Show KBS2 Guest
I Live Alone MBC Every 1 Ep. 59
Witch Hunt JTBC Ep. 52
Hello Counselor KBS2 Guest
Running Man SBS Ep. 209
Yoo Jaesuk's I am a Man KBS2 Ep. 2
The Human Condition Season 2 KBS2 Guest, ep. 74
I Live Alone MBC Every 1 Ep. 70
The TaeTiSeo OnStyle Ep. 6
Quiz to Change The World MBC Guest
100 People, 100 Songs JTBC Ep. 7-8
Escape Crisis No.1 KBS2 Ep. 462
2015 Get It Beauty OnStyle MC
Sistar's Showtime MBC Every1 Ep. 1-8
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 Ep. 256
Invisible Man KBS2 Ep. 3
Take Care of Your Fridge JTBC Ep. 16-17
Witch Hunt JTBC Ep. 85
Healing Camp SBS Ep. 178
What Shall We Eat Today CJ E&M Ep. 59
Yaman TV Mnet Ep. 25
Weekly Idol MBC Every1 Ep. 200-201
Same Bed Different Dreams SBS Ep. 7
Hello Counselor KBS2 Ep. 230
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 Ep. 279
Escape Crisis No.1 KBS2 Ep. 489
Quiz to Change The World MBC Ep. 304
Running Man SBS Ep. 255
18 Seconds SBS Ep. 1-2
Take Care of My Dad SBS Ep. 26 (voice)
The Human Condition Season 3 KBS2 Guest, ep. 127
Healing Camp SBS Ep. 202
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 Ep. 291
Chuseok Gayo Festival (Duet Song 8+) MBC Every1 Contestant
Again Hit Songs Best 50 95-96 MBC Every1 Host (MC)
Chuseok Special ‘Idol Singing Contest KBS2 Contestant

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2011 "Pink Romance" Starship Planet Herself
2013 "Stupid in Love" Soyou & Mad Clown Lead role
"Snow Candy" Starship Planet Herself
2014 "Day 1" K.Will Lead role with Park Min-woo
"The Space Between" Soyou & Urban Zakapa Cameo
"Love Is You" Starship Planet Herself
2015 "Lean on Me" Soyou & Kwon Jeong Yeol Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Artist of the Year - September "Stupid In Love (with Mad Clown)" Won
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Song "Some (with Jung Gigo)" Nominated
World's Best Video Nominated
World's Best Group Soyou
(with Jung Gigo)		 Nominated
World's Best Live Act Nominated
9th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama OST "Once More" - Empress Ki OST Nominated
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best OST by a Female Artist Nominated
7th Style Icon Awards Top 10 Style Icons The Voice that Flirted with the Nation Won
4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Artist of the Year - February "Some (with Jung Gigo)" Won
6th MelOn Music Awards Hot Trend Award Won
Best R&B/Soul Award Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
16th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration Won
UnionPay Song of the Year Nominated
SBS Gayo Daejun Awards Best Song Won
2015 29th Golden Disk Awards Digital Bonsang Won
Trend of the Year Won
24th Seoul Music Awards Record of the Year in Digital Release Won
12th Korean Music Awards Song of the Year Won
Best Pop Song Won
Group Musician of the Year Soyou
(with Jung Gigo)		 Nominated
17th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration & Unit "Leon On Me (with Kwon Jeong Yeol)" Nominated
UnionPay Song of the Year Nominated

Music programs

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2014 February 19[15] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)

M! Countdown

Year Date Song
2014 February 20[16] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)
February 27[17]
2015 October 1[18] "Lean On Me" (with Kwon Jeong Yeol)

Music Bank

Year Date Song
2014 February 21[19] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)
February 28[20]
March 7[21]
March 21[22]
April 4[23]

Show! Music Core

Year Date Song
2013 September 28[24] "Stupid in Love" (with Mad Clown)
2014 February 22[25] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)
March 1[26]

Inkigayo

Year Date Song
2014 February 23[27] "Some" (with Jung Gigo)

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