Kim So-hee (singer, born 1995)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim So-hee
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Sohee in 2016
Born
Kim So-hee

(1995-01-20) January 20, 1995 (age 26)
Busan, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Sohui
McCune–ReischauerKim Sohŭi

Kim So-hee (Korean: 김소희; born January 20, 1995) is a South Korean singer. She is known for being a contestant of the first season of Produce 101, a member of the project girl groups C.I.V.A and I.B.I. Kim debuted as a soloist on November 8, 2017, with the EP The Fillette. After a two-year hiatus, Kim left Music Works and joined n.Ch Entertainment in July 2019, prior to introduced as a new member of girl group Nature.

Career[]

2016–2018: Produce 101 and career beginnings[]

On July 7, 2016, So-hee debuted as a member of CIVA, a project girl group formed in the Mnet mockumentary show The God of Music 2, with a remake of "Why?" by Diva.[1][2]

On August 18, 2016, So-hee became part of another project girl group, IBI, which consists of eliminated contestants from Produce 101 (season 1) and was managed by Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment).[3][4]

On April 10, 2017, it was announced that So-hee was one of the cast members in KBS TV reality show Idol Drama Operation Team.[5][6] The show invited 7 girl group members to create their very own Korean drama series by becoming accredited scriptwriters as well as acting in the series as fictional versions of themselves. The drama they were working on was called Let's Only Walk The Flower Road, an autobiographical drama.[7] The first episode of the drama was broadcast on May 29 via Naver TV Cast, V Live and YouTube before being aired on KBS N and KBS World on June 10.[8][9] It aired daily for 8 episodes until July 3.[10] Ten days after the end of the drama series, Girls Next Door – the girl group of 7 members made their official debut on Music Bank on July 14, 2017.[11]

On November 8, 2017, So-hee made her official debut as a soloist with extended play The Fillette and its lead single "Sobok Sobok" featuring Yezi of Fiestar.[12]

2019–present: Debut with Nature[]

Main article: Nature (group)

On October 8, 2019, she signed an exclusive contract with n.CH Entertainment, and was announced to have joined the girl group Nature.[13]

Role Model[]

On November 8, 2017, during the interview of the showcase for her mini album The Fillette, So-hee described her admiration for senior female solo artist IU. She said, "My role model is IU. She [has a good] voice, vocal skills, and is all around good at everything, so I have been practicing with her as my role model." She continued, "I want to emulate her innocence, look in her eyes, singing abilities, and steady vocals even when she's dancing on stage."[14]

Discography[]

For So-hee's work with Nature (group), see Nature (group) discography.

Extended plays[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[15]
The Fillette
  • Released: November 8, 2017
  • Label: The Music Works, Genie Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 16

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[17]
"Sobok Sobok"
(소복소복)
(feat. Yezi of Fiestar) 		2017 — N/A The Fillette
"Sweet Potato x 100"
(고구마 x 100개)
(with Kim Shi-hyun) 		— Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"Coincidence"
(우연한 일들)
(with Song Yuvin) 		2016 — N/A Hey Ghost, Let's Fight OST Part 3
"Navigation" — Shopping King Louie OST Part 1
"Will You Love Me"
(with Gilgu Bonggu (GB9)) 		2017 — Good Manager OST Part 4
"Oh!My God!" — Reunited Worlds OST Part 5
"Falling You"
(with Tae-il of Block B) 		— Meloholic OST Part 3
"Dreaming Place"
(꿈꾸는 그곳) 		2018 — Underdog OST
"Just the Way We Love"
(우리 사랑 이대로)
(with Go Eun-sung) 		— King of Mask Singer: Episode 155
"Like You"
(좋다)
(with So Soo-bin) 		2020 — Crash Landing on You OST Part 9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

TV series[]

Date Title Role Network Note
2016 Produce 101 (season 1) Herself Mnet Contestant 15th
The God of Music 2 Mnet Regular cast
Hello I.B.I JTBC
2017 Doing as One Pleases EBS
Kim Min Jung's Beauty Crush MBC every1 Host
Delicious Map Season 3 MBC
Produce 101 (season 2) Mnet Special Host on episode 5
Idol Drama Operation Team KBS Regular cast
2018 Delicious Map Season 4 MBC Host
Weekly Beauty Claire TV Chosun
Gourmet Idols MBC every1
King of Mask Singer Jewelry Sauna MBC Contestant on episode 155
Show Pretty Herself Channel A+ Host

Awards[]

Year Award Category Result
2017 25th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards Korean Performing Arts & Newcomer Award Won

References[]

  1. ^ "C.I.V.A 데뷔 D-2…"'음악의 신' 게스트, MV 총출동"". Naver. July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "[MD리뷰] '엠카' 컴백 원더걸스·비스트·세븐틴부터 NCT 127·CIVA까지 '풍성'". Naver. July 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "[팝업뮤직]언니쓰→C.I.V.A→I.B.I? 화제성 배턴 이을까website=Naver". August 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "아이비아이(I.B.I) 데뷔, 프로듀스 101에서 못다 한 꿈을 꽃피우기까지". Mediaus. August 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "김소희 아이돌공작단 합류, 대본 집필하는 걸그룹?". Naver. April 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "女아이돌 7人 '아이돌 드라마 공작단', 오늘(10일) 첫공개". Naver. April 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "꽃길만 걷자로 확정, 전소미-슬기-문별-김소희-유아 출연". Naver. May 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "슬기X전소미X문별X김소희X유아X수정X디애나 출연 '아드공', 29일 베일 벗는다". Naver. May 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "'아드공', 일곱 색깔 무지개 매력…'꽃길만 걷자'(종합)". Naver. June 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "'아드공'과 '꽃길만 걷자'가 남긴 5가지". Naver. July 4, 2017.
  11. ^ "걸그룹 '옆집소녀'가 현실 무대에? 14일 '뮤직뱅크' 정식 출격". Kookbang. July 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "데뷔 김소희 "롤모델은 아이유…노래·춤·예능 다 잘하는 팔방미인"". Naver. November 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "[단독] '프듀' 출신 김소희, 걸그룹 네이처 새 멤버 합류". Naver. October 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "데뷔 김소희 "롤모델은 아이유…노래·춤·예능 다 잘하는 팔방미인"". Naver. November 8, 2017.
  15. ^ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  16. ^ "2017년 11월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  17. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 16, 2017.

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