Kim So-hee (singer, born 1995)
Kim So-hee | |
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Born |
Kim So-hee
January 20, 1995
Busan, South Korea
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Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Member of | Nature |
Formerly of | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김소희 |
Hanja | 金昭希 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Sohui |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sohŭi |
Kim So-hee (Korean: 김소희; born January 20, 1995) is a South Korean singer. She is known for being a member of girl group Nature, a contestant of the first season of Produce 101 and 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, joining their 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.
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).
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. 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. 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. It aired daily for 8 episodes until July 3. 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.
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.
2019–present: Debut with Nature
On October 8, 2019, she signed an exclusive contract with n.CH Entertainment, and was announced to have joined the girl group Nature.
Influences
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."
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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The Fillette |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR |
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"Sobok Sobok" (소복소복) (feat. Yezi of Fiestar) |
2017 | — | — | 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 | — | — | 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
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2016 | Produce 101 (season 1) | Contestant 15th | |
The God of Music 2 | Regular cast | ||
Hello I.B.I | |||
2017 | Doing as One Pleases | Cast | |
Kim Min Jung's Beauty Crush | Host | ||
Delicious Map Season 3 | |||
Produce 101 (season 2) | Special Host | episode 5 | |
Idol Drama Operation Team | Regular cast | ||
2018 | Delicious Map Season 4 | Host | |
Weekly Beauty Claire | |||
Gourmet Idols | |||
King of Mask Singer | Contestant as Jewelry Sauna | episode 155 | |
Show Pretty | Host | ||
2022 | Queen of Wrestling | Participant |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2017 | 25th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards | Korean Performing Arts & Newcomer Award | Won |