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Gil Gun, August 2008

Gil Gun

길건

  • Solo · Female
  • Dance
  • Pop
  • Trot
  • Debuted 2004
  • Active

Gil Gun, August 2008 — Photo: KIYOUNG KIM from Seoul, South Korea · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
2004
Birthday
04.191979
Genre
Dance · Pop · Trot

Basic info

Gil Gun is a dance singer known in the mid-2000s for her powerful dancing and stage presence. Her signature songs include 〈여왕개미〉 and 〈흔들어봐〉.

Debut
2004 · Debut song Real
Birthday
April 19, 1979
Years active
2004–
Genre
Dance · Pop · Trot
Real name
길건이
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

She was born in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, and graduated from the theater department of Busan Arts College. Before her debut she spent about three years on stage as a dancer for singers including Lee Hyori.

She began her singing career in 2004 with the single 《Real》. She became known in 2005 with 〈여왕개미〉 from her first album 《G-Style》.

She released her second album 《Baby G》 in 2006 and her third album 《Light Of The World》 in 2008. In July 2016 she returned after about eight years with the trap-pop single 〈#내 아래〉.

In December 2023 she took on trot by competing on TV Chosun's 〈Miss Trot 3〉. In March 2015 she went through an exclusive contract dispute with her agency Soulshop Entertainment and held a press conference on March 31 to rebut the agency's claims.

Signature songs

  1. 여왕개미 2005 YouTube Spotify
  2. #내 아래 2016 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2005 G-Style1st studio album
  2. 2006 Baby G2nd studio album
  3. 2008 Light Of The World3rd studio album
  4. 2016.07 #내 아래Digital singleFirst new song in about eight years

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Key records and stories

  • Before her singing debut she worked for about three years as a backup dancer on the stages of various singers.
  • She released her first album 《G-Style》 in 2005 and her second album 《Baby G》 in 2006.
  • She returned in July 2016 after about eight years with the single 〈#내 아래〉.
  • In March 2015 she went through an exclusive contract dispute with her agency Soulshop Entertainment and held a press conference on the 31st.
  • Her real name is 'Gil Geon-i'.
  • She appeared on JTBC's 〈Hip Hop Nation 2〉 in 2016.
  • She also performed on theater stages in a Koreatown in the U.S.

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