In addition to their careers with groups, these K-pop idols have also been promoting their releases as soloists for a decade; find out who they are!
In the K-pop industry, several idols have developed an extensive musical background in the last decade, as in addition to releasing several singles, albums and MVs alongside their groups, some of them complete, in 2023, 10 years since they made their debuts as soloists.
For this reason, RECREIO brought together in the list below, 5 artists who this year celebrated 10 years of solo career. Look!
1.CL
Debuting as leader of 2NE1 in 2009,CL, made her long-awaited solo debut on May 28, 2013, with the single “The Baddest Female”. Remember!
“The Baddest Female” also served as an introduction to one of the most iconic presentations at the MAMA AWARDS. That’s because, in 2015, CL took to the awards stage performing the song that marked her debut as a soloist, as well as, for the first time, the iconic ‘Hello Bitches’.
More than that, by surprise in the same presentation, Good, Dara It is Minzy appeared alongside CL to sing ‘FIRE’ and ‘I Am the Best’, by 2NE1. Remember!
2. Hyolyn
Former member of SISTAR, Hyolyn released his first solo work on November 26, 2013, promoting the album “Love & Hate”, which has ten tracks in total. Are they:
- “Lonely”
- “One Way Love”
- “Don’t Love Me”
- “Stalker” (featuring Mad Clown)
- “Massage”
- “Closer”
- “Red Lipstick” (featuring Zico of Block B
- “Falling”
- “OMG” (featuring Lil Boi of Geeks)
- “Tonight” (오늘밤)
For the album, the songs “Lonely” and “One Way Love” were highlighted as the title-tracks, even earning individual MVs. Look!
3. Sunmi
Sunmi She debuted in 2007 as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls. Her solo debut came about six years later, when she released the digital single 24 Hours. Remember!
Owner of the 2017 hit “Gashina”, Sunmi celebrated 10 years of career as a soloist with a great gift to the Miyanes (as the artist’s fans are called) by releasing in March this year the LP “B-SIDE”, which has six tracks: “Childhood”, from the single album “Heart Burn”; “1/6”, “Narcissism” and “Borderline”, from the EP “1/6”; “Black Pearl”, from the “WARNING” EP; and the band version of “Noir”.
4. June
June, from 2PM, made his solo debut on June 24, 2013 in Japan, with the release of the single “Kimi No Koe”. Remember!
It is worth remembering that the idol’s debut as a soloist in South Korea took place two years later. Furthermore, the artist’s main solo releases are albums such as “ONE” and “DSMN”, released in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
5. Kang Seungyoon
Before winning survival “WIN: Who Is Next” and debuting as leader of WINNER in 2014, Kang Seungyoon He made his debut in the Korean music industry as a soloist when he released the single “It Rains” months earlier on July 16, 2013. Remember!
Source: Recreio
