Song So-hee (송소희)

Basic info

Song So-hee is a singer who became known as a Gyeonggi minyo gugak performer and now works as a singer-songwriter writing her own songs. Representative songs include 〈공중무용〉 and 〈Not a Dream〉.

Debut: 2008
Debut agency: Magic Strawberry Sound
Current agency
Birthday: October 20, 1997
Years active: 2008–
Genre: Folk · Pop
Real name: 송소희
Debut reference: Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

From Yesan, South Chungcheong, and learned Gyeonggi minyo from a young age. Won 1st place in the 2008 KBS 《National Singing Contest》 year-end finals while in 5th grade of elementary school and became known as a gugak prodigy.

Continued with gugak stages and TV appearances and entered the Department of Korean Traditional Music at Dankook University in 2016. Released the EP 《New Song》 with Warner Music Korea in 2015.

After signing with Magic Strawberry Sound in 2022, shifted focus to self-written songs. Released the first EP 《공중무용》 in 2024 and the second EP 《Re:5》 in 2025, and officially released 〈Not a Dream〉 in March 2025.

Ended the contract with Magic Strawberry Sound in late 2025 and signed an exclusive contract with Authentic in March 2026. The exclusive contract signed in July 2013 led to a dispute, and in September 2019 the Supreme Court upheld the lower court's ruling ordering the former CEO to pay about 300 million won.

Signature songs

세상은 요지경 2023 YouTube Spotify
공중무용 2024 YouTube Spotify
Not a Dream 2025 YouTube Spotify
Hamba Kahle 2025 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

2015.04 New SongEP
2018.03 모던민요EPWith Second Moon
2024.04 공중무용1st EPAll tracks self-written
2025.03 Not a DreamSingle
2025.10 Re:52nd EPTitle track 〈Hamba Kahle〉

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Major awards

2008 KBS National Singing Contest, Year-End Finals, 1st Place
2025 Selected for CJ Cultural Foundation Tune Up 26th class

Key records and stories

Sang 〈창부타령〉 on KBS 《National Singing Contest》 in 2008 and won 1st place in the year-end finals.
Entered the Department of Korean Traditional Music at Dankook University in 2016.
Released the first EP 《공중무용》, filled with self-written songs, in April 2024.
In September 2019, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court's ruling ordering the former agency CEO to pay about 300 million won.
〈Not a Dream〉 was officially released after a performance video released in January 2025 first went viral.
Held the first solo concert, 〈풍류〉, in December 2024.
The EP 《Re:5》 is composed with one of the Five Elements on each of its five songs.