Fat Cat (singer)
Fat Cat | |
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| Also known as | Defconn Girl |
| Born | Kim So-young March 14, 1990 Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Yuri Entertainment Curtain Call Media Victor Entertainment |
| Fat Cat | |
| Hangul | 김소영 |
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| Hanja | 金素榮 |
| RR | Gim Soyeong |
| MR | Kim Soyŏng |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 살찐 고양이 |
| RR | Saljjin Goyangi |
| MR | Saltchin Koyangi |
Fat Cat (Korean: 살찐 고양이; born March 14, 1990), also known as Defconn Girl (데프콘 걸), is a South Korean singer.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Fat Cat gained notice after appearing in the music video for rapper Defconn's song "How Rappers Break Up Part 2," as well as for her participation in live performances with him.[3][unreliable source?] Her debut single, "Indifferent Love", was released on September 24.[4][unreliable source?]
On September 25, she debuted on SBS' Inkigayo with "Indifferent Love"[5]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. and impressed many viewers including choreographer Bae Sang Mi, who created her "Tik Tok" dance for the song.[6]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
Later on, drama production company Curtain Call Media signed her up for a joint management deal in November 2011.[7]
On January 5, 2012, Fat Cat released her second single album, "Is Being Pretty Everything".[8][9]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. On January 5, the music video was released after previously releasing two teasers, and the following day, she made her return on KBS Music Bank.[10]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.[11]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
On March 9, 2012, Fat Cat released her third single, "It's Like a Dream," which she promoted on Korean music shows.[12][13][14] However, Fat Cat was diagnosed with a kidney disorder resulting in idiopathic edema on March 11, 2012, causing her activities for "It's Like a Dream" to be halted while she was hospitalized.[15]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.[16]
Fat Cat spent some time recovering from her illness and expected to resume activities in November 2012 or early 2013.[17]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
In Oct 2012, Fat Cat signed a three-year contract with Japanese recording company Victor-JVC and Japanese artist management and record company Rainbow Entertainment in preparation for her debut in Japan.[18] She debuted with the single "Make Up" in July 2013.[19]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She married in 2018.[20]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |||
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| KOR [21] |
Hot 100 K-Pop [22] |
JPN [23] |
Hot 100 J-Pop [24] | ||||
| 2011 | "My Indifferent Love" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 115 | — | — | — |
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| 2012 | "Is Being Pretty Everything?" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 23 | 28 | — | — |
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| "It's Like a Dream" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 24 | 19 | — | — |
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| 2013 | "Tears Rain" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 34 | 64 | — | — |
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King of Ambition OST, Part 4 |
| "Make Up" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||
MV
[edit | edit source]- Defconn – 래퍼들이 헤어지는 방법 (How to Leave a Rapper, Part 2)
Collaboration
[edit | edit source]- Paul Baek (폴백) – "Hello, my ex"
Modeling
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ exceptlove. "New profile picture of 'Defconn Girl' Fat Cat gets leaked" Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., "Allkpop, 4 September 2011.
- ^ yklx91. "Fat Cat aka 'Defconn Girl' unveils dramatic transformation for upcoming single" Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., "Allkpop, September 19, 2011.
- ^ MrTuxedo. "Fat Cat aka 'Defconn girl' debut on Inkigayo" Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., "Allkpop, 24 September 2011.
- ^ elliefilet. "Is Fat Cat the next Lee Hyori?" Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., "Allkpop, September 27, 2011.
- ^ 살찐고양이, 국내 최대 드라마제작사와 전속계약 (Fat Cat signs exclusive contract with one of the biggest drama production companies in Korea) Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., Gaon Chart, October 4, 2011
- ^ "예쁜게 다니" Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., Naver Music. Retrieved January 9, 2012. Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
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- ^ "내사랑 싸가지" Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., Naver Music. Retrieved October 16, 2011. Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
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External links
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