Gummy (singer)

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For the South Korean singer of the same name, see Park Ji-yeon.

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Gummy
File:Gummy in 2010.jpg
Gummy in 2010
Background information
Birth name Park Ji Yeon
Born (1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 43)
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Soul, R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2003–present
Labels YG Entertainment (2003–2013)
C-JeS Entertainment (2013–)[1]
Website Gummy's Official Facebook
Birth name
Hangul 박지연
Hanja 朴智妍
Revised Romanization Bak Ji-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chiyŏn
Stage name
Hangul 거미
Revised Romanization Geomi
McCune–Reischauer Kŏmi
File:Gummy 20111124.jpg
Gummy in 2012

Park Ji Yeon (Hangul: 박지연; born April 8, 1981), better known by her stage name Gummy (Hangul: 거미, Korean for spider), is a South Korean recording artist formerly signed to YG Entertainment.[2]

History

2003-2009: Debut and Breakthrough Success

Gummy debuted in 2003 with her album Like Them. Due to the success of other label mates, Her second studio album, It's Different, was released on September 9, 2004. Her title track Memory Loss (기억상실) brought her success and recognition and led Gummy to win the Bonsang at the 19th Golden Disk Awards. The same year, Gummy earned at the 2004 Mnet Km Music Festival for Mobile Popularity Award for Memory Loss.

She released her fourth album titled Comfort on March 12, 2008, and it is her first released in three years. The album was postponed several times because Gummy wanted to release a high-quality album that showed her growth as an artist.[3] The lead single I'm Sorry (미안해요) features T.O.P from Big Bang; he is also featured in the music video, along with Sandara Park from 2NE1. A week after its release, the song peaked within the top five spots on various digital charts.[4]

2010-2011: Comeback and Loveless (EP)

On April 12, 2010, YG Entertainment announced comeback plan for Gummy and her fellow label mates Big Bang, 2NE1, and Se7en. A week later, it was revealed that Gummy is coming back with a mini album titled Loveless. A music video plus the full song of one of her tracks in the mini album was released on April 21. Loveless was released on April 29, and promotion for the album began in May. She had released a music video for multiple songs since the album such as "There Is No Love", which had already been performed live.

After staying in Japan for several years to improve her Japanese and to get a sense of the culture, Gummy finally felt confident in her Japanese to debut. On October 15, 2011, the MV for her remake of "I'm Sorry" feat. TOP was released.

2013: 10th anniversary, Snow Flower OST, 2nd Japanese Mini Album and Contract expiry

2013 marked the tenth anniversary for Gummy and she celebrated with a fan meeting.

Gummy released her OST for the Korean drama, That Winter, the Wind Blows. "Snow Flower" was a hit and ranked high on charts such a Gaon and Instiz. Gummy performed "Snow Flower" on the music show Inkigayo.

Gummy also released her second Japanese album, Fate(s). Gummy directly participated in the production of the album in Japan, and she sought the help of producer Jeff Miyahara, who has produced songs for Amuro Namie, V6, KAT-TUN, and other popular Japanese artists. Gummy also had a duet with fellow label mate Daesung from BIGBANG. Two music videos were released for the lead single off the album, "Shinjiteru (Believe)".

Gummy signed with C-JeS Entertainment in October 2013, leaving YG Entertainment.[5]

Personal life

In February 2015 it was confirmed that Gummy and actor Jo Jung Suk have been dating since 2013, after being introduced to each other by a friend.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Information Track Listing
2003 Like Them <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Tracks
  1. 하고 싶은 말 (Words I Want To Say)
  2. 그대 돌아오면 (If You Come Back To Me)
  3. 친구라도 될 걸 그랬어 (We Should’ve Been Friends)
  4. Wanna Be
  5. 나는 (I Am)
  6. Do It
  7. 부탁 (Request)
  8. Phone Call
  9. 거기 그대로 (Stay There)
  10. 언제라도 (Anytime)
  11. 오늘도 온종일 (All Day Long)
  12. 가버려 (Go Away)
2004 It's Different
  • Released: September 9, 2004
  • Label: YG Entertainment
  • Language: Korean
  • Sales: 132,000[7]
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Tracks
  1. Gummy Skills (Intro)
  2. 하고 싶었어 (Wanted To)
  3. 내 곁에 잠이 든 이 밤에 (Sleeping Beside Me Tonight)
  4. 날 그만 잊어요 (Please Forget Me)
  5. 기억상실 (Memory Loss)
  6. Love Again (Feat. Ha Dong Kyun)
  7. Tonight (Feat. Wheesung)
  8. Dance Dance (Feat. Song Baek Kyoung of 1TYM)
  9. 그녀보다 내가 뭐가 (What Makes Her Better Than Me)
  10. So Much (Feat. Masta Wu)
  11. Witches (Doo-Loo-Wap) (Feat. Lee Eun Joo and Im Taebin of 1TYM)
  12. Round 1 (Feat. Jinu and Lexy)
  13. 인연 (Meant to Be)
  14. It (Don't Matter No More)
  15. Singing My Blues (Outro)
  16. 날 그만 잊어요 (Please Forget me (Acoustic version) (Bonus Track)
2005 For The Bloom
  • Released: September 1, 2005
  • Label: YG Entertainment
  • Language: Korean
  • Sales: 75,000[8]
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Tracks
  1. Gummitro
  2. Holic
  3. 손틈새로 (Hands)
  4. 아니 (No)
  5. 어른아이 (Childish Adult)
  6. 오늘은 헤어지는 날 (Today We Part Ways)
  7. Trap
  8. 평균 (Average)
  9. 혼자만 하는 사랑 (Unrequited Love)
  10. 실수 (Mistake)
  11. Secret
  12. 옷 (Clothes)
  13. 저기 가는 사람 (The Person Walking Away)
  14. Escape
2006 Unplugged
  • Released: April 28, 2006
  • Label: YG Entertainment
  • Language: Korean
  • Sales: 30,000[9]
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Tracks
  1. 그대 돌아오면 (If You Come Back To Me)
  2. 친구라도 될 걸 그랬어 (We Should’ve Been Friends)
  3. 혼자만 하는 사랑 (Unrequited Love)
  4. 손 틈새로.. (Hands)
  5. 어른아이 (Childish Adult)
  6. 날 그만 잊어요 (Please Forget Me)
  7. 아니 (No)
  8. 하고 싶었어 (Wanted to)
  9. 기억상실 (Memory Loss)
  10. Dance Dance
  11. 나는.. (I Am)
  12. 부탁 (Request)
2008 Comfort
  • Released: March 12, 2008
  • Label: YG Entertainment
  • Language: Korean
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Tracks
  1. Intro: Work it now (Feat. G-Dragon)
  2. Clap your hands (Feat. Perry)
  3. 미안해요 I'm Sorry (Feat. T.O.P)
  4. 사랑하지 말아요 (Don't Fall In Love)
  5. 거울을 보다가 (Looking In The Mirror (Feat. Red Roc)
  6. Let's Get It Party (Feat. 45RPM)
  7. 마지막 파티 (Last Party)
  8. 따끔 (Stings)
  9. 이별이 아니길 (Hope It's Not A Good bye)
  10. I’m gonna miss u (Feat. Kim Ji Eun of Lady Collection)
  11. 여기까지만 (That's All From Here Now (Feat. Skull)
  12. 환각 (Illusion)
  13. 음악이 끝나기 전에 (Before The Music Ends)
  14. 미안해요 (I'm Sorry) (Hare trance remix)

Mini albums (EP)

Year Information Track Listing
2010 Loveless <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Tracks
  1. 그만 헤어져 (Let's Break Up)
  2. Because Of You
  3. 사랑은 없다 (There is No Love)
  4. 남자라서 (Because You're a Man)
  5. 어떡해 (What Can I Do)
  6. 누구세요 (Who Are You?) (Feat. Bigtone)
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Tracks
  1. 愛してね
  2. Love Recipe
  3. ゴメンネ (feat T.O.P)
  4. LOVE IS A LIE
  5. 忘れてほしい
  6. きれいなあなた
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Tracks
  1. ALL FOR LOVE
  2. Answer
  3. 信じてる・・・
  4. あの日にいさせて
  5. 親愛なる君へ (feat. D-Lite)
2014 I Loved...Have No Regrets <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Tracks
  1. Let’s Play (Feat. Park Yuchun of JYJ)
  2. Are You Happy Now
  3. I Loved… Have No Regrets
  4. Because I’m Alone
  5. Loving You Back
  6. Lying (Feat. Loco)

Soundtracks

Year Information Track
2004 A Moment to Remember (Korean: 내 머리 속의 지우개) OST
  • Released: October 26, 2004
 날그만잊어요 (Please Forget Me)
2007 H.I.T (Korean: 히트) OST
  • Released: April 11, 2007
 통증 (Pain)
2008 Sunny (Korean: 님은 먼 곳에) OST
  • Released: June 26, 2008
 님은 먼 곳에 (My Love is Faraway)
The Scale of Providence (Korean: 신의 저울) OST
  • Released: September 19, 2008
 애심 (Compassion)
General Hospital 2 (Korean: 내게로 오는 길) OST
  • Released: December 19, 2008
 내게로 오는 길 (The Path Towards Me)
2009 Triangle (Korean: 이별은 사랑 뒤를 따라와) OST
  • Released: November 19, 2009
 이별은 사랑 뒤를 따라와 (I Love You Behind The Break Up)
Will It Snow for Christmas? OST
  • Released: December 21, 2009
 그대라서 (Because It's You)
2010 Daemul (Korean: 대물) OST
  • Released: October 6, 2010
 죽어도 사랑해 (I Love You Even If You Die)
Finding Mr. Destiny (김종욱 찾기) OST
  • Released: November 23, 2010
 러브 레시피 (Love Recipe) Duet with Bobby Kim
2013 That Winter, the Wind Blows OST
  • Released: February 27, 2013
 눈꽃 (Snowflower)[10]
2013 Master's Sun OST Part 1
  • Released: August 7, 2013
 낮과 밤 (Day and Night)
2014 Three Days OST Part 4
  • Released: March 19, 2014
 날 부르네요 (You're Calling Me)

Digital Singles

Year Information
2013 Wheesung & Gummy - Special Love (휘성&거미 - Special Love)
  • Released: November 29, 2013
  1. Special Love
  2. Special Love (Inst.)
2014 Gummy - Nowhere To Go (갈 곳이 없어 - 거미) OST Code No.2)
  • Released: October 20, 2014
  1. 갈 곳이 없어 (Nowhere To Go)
  2. 갈 곳이 없어 (Live)
2015 Zia , Gummy – SPY (KBS 2TV Drama) OST Code No.2 (지아, 거미 – 스파이 (KBS 2TV 금요미니시리즈) OST Code No.2)
  • Released: January 16, 2015
  1. 갈 곳이 없어 (For SPY) (Nowhere To Go)
  2. 갈 곳이 없어 (For SPY) (inst.)

Music Videos

Year Album Title
2003 Like Them 그대 돌아오면 (If You Come Back To Me) (Feat. Wheesung)
친구라도 될 걸 그랬어 (We Should’ve Been Friends)
2004 It's Different 기억상실 (Memory Loss)
2005 For The Bloom 아니 (No)
어른아이 (Childish Adult)
2006 Unplugged 그대 돌아오면 (If You Come Back To Me)
혼자만 하는 사랑 (Unrequited Love)
2008 Comfort 미안해요 (I'm Sorry) (Feat. T.O.P)
2010 Loveless (EP) 사랑은 없다 (There is No Love)
남자라서 (Because You're a Man) (Feat. Kim Hyun Joong and Jung Ryeo-won)
어떡해 (What Can I Do)
2010 - 러브 레시피 (Love Recipe) (Feat. Bobby Kim)
2011 Loveless(EP)(Japanese) ゴメンネ (I'm Sorry) (Feat. TOP)
2012 - 요즘사람들 (Love Recipe II : People These Days) (With Bobby Kim)
2013 - Only One (With Big Brother)
2014 I Loved...Have No Regrets (EP) 사랑했으니… 됐어 (I Loved...Have No Regrets)

Awards

Years Awards
2004
2005
2010
2012
  • 2011 Japan Billboard Music Awards: Best New K-pop artist

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://news.nate.com/view/20130709n22391
  3. ↑ Gummy Makes a Comeback after 3 Years. KBS World. March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ KBS World. Gummy Sweeps Online Music Charts. March 17, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  5. ↑ 247 Asian Media. Gummy Officially Joined C-JES. October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20040907003526/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200402.htm
  7. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050320053838/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200502.htm
  8. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20060225225844/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200512.htm
  9. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070927031258/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200608.htm
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  12. ↑ "2010 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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