G.Soul
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Golden (2019–2021) |
| Born | Kim Ji-hyun June 16, 1988 |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김지현 |
| RR | Gim Jihyeon |
| MR | Kim Chihyŏn |
Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; born June 16, 1988),[1] professionally known as G.Soul or GSoul,[2] is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He first made his debut under JYP Entertainment with the release of his EP Coming Home on January 19, 2015.[3] On June 6, 2017, it was revealed that he left JYP and would be joining H1ghr Music.[4]
On December 2, 2019, it was announced by H1ghr Music that G.Soul would change his name to Golden, named after a song by Jill Scott. On January 11, 2021, he announced via Instagram Stories that he would be changing his name back to G.Soul.[2]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]In 2001, G.Soul met JYP through an audition show on SBS called Prodigy Growth 99% (영재육성 프로젝트 99%).[5] Before debuting as a solo artist in South Korea, G.Soul received recognition in the country and some parts of America for being a "protege". He was trained for 15 years before making his debut, making him the longest trainee under JYP.[6]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Extended plays
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| KOR [7] | |||
| Coming Home |
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14 |
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| Dirty |
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— | — |
| Circles |
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62 | |
| Hate Everything |
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— | |
| Natural |
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
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| KOR [9] | ||||
| "You" | 2015 | 9 |
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Coming Home |
| "You" (acoustic ver.) | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Love Me Again" | 63 |
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| "Crazy For You" (미쳐있어 나타이틀) | — |
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Dirty | |
| "Smooth Operator" feat. San E |
2016 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Far, Far Away" (멀리멀리) | 50 |
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| "Tequila" feat. Hoody |
2017 | — | — | Circles |
| "Bad Habit" (술버릇) | — | |||
| "Can't" (아직도 난) | — | |||
| "I'll Be There" | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Hate Everything" (Korean Ver.) | 2019 | — | Hate Everything | |
| "H1GHR" with Jay Park |
2020 | — | H1GHR : RED TAPE | |
| "Oscar" with Jay Park, pH-1, BIG Naughty |
— | H1GHR : BLUE TAPE | ||
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| "Another Sad Love Song" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | — | Another Sad Love Song | ||
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2021 | 118 | Non-album singles | |
| "For You" (Prod. WOOGIE)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | — | |||
| "Natural" | — | Natural | ||
| "Need You (Outro)" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Everytime" | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Love Bloomed Late (Too Late)" | 2004 | Full House OST[11] |
| "Open" | 2006 | Syndrome OST[12] |
| "Stay: tempus" | 2021 | Sisyphus: The Myth OST[13] |
| "Summertime" | The Box OST[14] | |
| "Lost Game" | 2022 | Revenge of Others OST[15] |
Other charted songs
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
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| KOR [9] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Coming Home" | 2015 | 75 |
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Coming Home |
| "Superstar" | 94 |
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| "First Love" | 93 |
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| "Excuses" (변명) | 89 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
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