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Tei, performance at a Sejong event

Tei

테이

  • Solo · Male
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 2004
  • Active

Tei, performance at a Sejong event — Photo: 걈쟈됴리 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
200401.06
Birthday
04.041983
Genre
Ballad

Basic info

Tei is a singer who was loved for emotional ballads in the mid-2000s. His signature songs include 〈사랑은... 향기를 남기고〉, 〈사랑은... 하나다〉 and 〈같은 베개...〉.

Debut
January 6, 2004 · Debut song 사랑은... 향기를 남기고
Birthday
April 4, 1983
Years active
2004–
Meaning of the Name
It is a stage name combining Te, French for "you," with the English I.
Genre
Ballad
Real name
김호경
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He grew up in Ulsan and sang in a band in high school. A video of his performance became known online, and he became a JYP Entertainment trainee.

He debuted in January 2004 with his first full-length album 《The First Journey》. With the title track 〈사랑은... 향기를 남기고〉 he took No. 1 on music shows and won the Golden Disc Rookie Award.

In 2005, 〈사랑은... 하나다〉 from his second album and 〈그리움을 외치다〉 from his third were loved in succession. On his fourth album in 2007 he sang 〈같은 베개...〉.

He later worked as a musical actor and radio DJ as well. His 2022 single 〈Monologue〉 reached No. 9 on the charts, drawing renewed attention.

Signature songs

  1. 사랑은... 향기를 남기고 2004 YouTube Spotify
  2. 사랑은... 하나다 2005 YouTube Spotify
  3. 그리움을 외치다 2005 YouTube Spotify
  4. 같은 베개... 2007 YouTube Spotify
  5. Monologue 2022 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2004.01 The First Journey1st studio albumIncluded on 〈사랑은... 향기를 남기고〉
  2. 2005.02 우츄프라카치아2nd studio albumIncluded on 〈사랑은... 하나다〉
  3. 2005.11 세 번째 설레임3rd studio albumIncluded on 〈그리움을 외치다〉
  4. 2007.02 애인4th studio albumIncluded on 〈같은 베개...〉
  5. 2008.11 The Note5th studio album
  6. 2010.08 太利6th studio album
  7. 2016.11 The New Journey7th studio album

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Major awards

  • 2004 Golden Disc Awards Rookie Award
  • 2005 SBS Gayo Daejeon Bonsang
  • 2022 Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards K-POP Singer Award

Key records and stories

  • He debuted in January 2004 with his first full-length album 《The First Journey》.
  • He won the Golden Disc Rookie Award in 2004.
  • His 2022 single 〈Monologue〉 reached No. 9 on the digital chart.
  • His second album 《우츄프라카치아》 reached No. 1 on the album chart.
  • He studied architecture at university.
  • He re-sang Han Dong-geun's debut song 〈이 소설의 끝을 다시 써보려 해〉 in 2022.

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