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2019 홍대 버스킹

Kassy

케이시

  • Solo · Female
  • Ballad
  • R&B
  • Debuted 2015
  • Active

2019 홍대 버스킹 — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
2015
Birthday
10.061995
Genre
Ballad · R&B

Basic info

Kassy is a singer-songwriter known for breakup ballads with lyrics she writes herself. Her signature songs include 〈그때가 좋았어〉 and 〈진심이 담긴 노래〉.

Debut
2015 · Debut song 침대 위에서
Debut agency
Nextar Entertainment
Current agency
Birthday
October 6, 1995
Years active
2015–
Genre
Ballad · R&B
Real name
김소연
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

Her real name is Kim So-yeon, and she was originally a trainee preparing to debut in a girl group. She made her solo debut in 2015 with the single 〈침대 위에서〉.

She made a name for herself in 2016 on the female rapper competition 〈Unpretty Rapstar 3〉. She later shifted toward ballads about breakups and longing.

〈그때가 좋았어〉, released in 2018, climbed back up the charts the following year and became widely loved. In 2019 she kept her popularity going with 〈진심이 담긴 노래〉 and the EP 《Rewind》.

She released autumn and winter EPs every year, including 《추억》 in 2020, 《옛 이야기》 in 2021 and 《추운날》 in 2022. On December 8, 2024 she released the winter single 〈녹지않을게〉.

Signature songs

  1. 이 노랠 들어요 2017 YouTube Spotify
  2. 그때가 좋았어 2018 YouTube Spotify
  3. 진심이 담긴 노래 2019 YouTube Spotify
  4. 가을밤 떠난 너 2019 YouTube Spotify
  5. 너의 발걸음에 빛을 비춰줄게 2021 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2018.01 사랑받고 싶어1st EP
  2. 2019.09 Rewind2nd EPTitle track '가을밤 떠난 너'
  3. 2020.10 추억3rd EPTitle track '행복하니'
  4. 2021.10 옛 이야기4th EP
  5. 2022.11 추운날5th EP

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Major awards

  • 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards, Discovery of the Year (Ballad) (2020)
  • 29th Seoul Music Awards R&B/Hip-Hop Award (2020)
  • 2019 Brand of the Year Awards, Female Vocalist

Key records and stories

  • She debuted in 2015 with the single 〈침대 위에서〉.
  • She competed on Mnet's 〈Unpretty Rapstar 3〉 in 2016.
  • 〈그때가 좋았어〉 climbed as high as No. 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
  • Unlike her stage name Kassy, her real name is Kim So-yeon.
  • Before her solo debut, she prepared for a girl group debut at an agency.
  • She has said that she tends to write her own songs because she likes honest lyrics.

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