We are officially done with the group positions so I thought we should just address this topic which is my favorite top ten solo artists. For this list I only choose artists that is active as a solo artist right now and not in a group. For example, Taeyeon is currently active as a solo artists but she still in Girls Generation therefore, I didn't add her to this list. Some of the solo artists may debuted in a group before but if they disband already and then currently a solo then I added those.
Disclaimer! This rank or list does not reflect their success or career. This is not from a poll. This is just base on my own opinions and thoughts.
Let's get start!
Jessi is a Korean-American rapper and singer under P NATION. She debuted on December 1, 2005 with 'Get Up.' In 2006, she joined Uptown, replacing their original vocalist Yoon Mi Rae. She release her second single in January 2009 and then she took a music break and left Korea back to America. In 2014, she returned as a member of Lucky J under YMC Entertainment.
10. Jessi
She took part of the first season of Mnet's survival show Unpretty Rapstar. After her appearance on the show, she feature in JYP's 'Who's Your Mama?' In 2016, she joined the cast member of Sister Slam Dunk. Her contract ended with YMC Entertainment in October 2018. In January 2019, she signed with P NATION. In August 2020, she joined the cast of Hangout With Yoo as a member of Refund Sisters. In September 2020, she became a main cast member of the show Sixth Sense.
Jessi is born in New York City but raised in New Jersey. She moved to Korea at the age of 15. She was a former SM Entertainment trainee and went to the same school as Jessica and Tiffany of Girls' Generation.
She is a very talented artists and I am glad she very successful now, because a lot of artist work very hard before they become successful. I love her music but I actually love her personality more than anything. Every time I see her on a variety show, I know that I am going to get a good laugh or something funny is going to happen. She doesn't disappoint me when it comes to being true and honest. She is very American as what some Korean celebrity have said on many shows but I really do just love her.
Heize is a Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, composer, and producer under P NATION. She debuted on March 21, 2014 with the song 'After I Wonder A Bit.' She was an artist under Stone Music Entertainment and Studio Blu in 2017 to 2020. On September 16, 2020, it was announced that she signed under P NATION.
She is a very talented artists and I am glad she very successful now, because a lot of artist work very hard before they become successful. I love her music but I actually love her personality more than anything. Every time I see her on a variety show, I know that I am going to get a good laugh or something funny is going to happen. She doesn't disappoint me when it comes to being true and honest. She is very American as what some Korean celebrity have said on many shows but I really do just love her.
9. Heize
In 2015, she participated in the second season of Mnet's survival show Unpretty Rapstar. In 2019, she became one of the main host for the show Two Yoo Project Sugar Man.
Heize was a student at Pukyong National University in Busan, South Korea. She had very low grades therefore her father was against her become a singer. She study very hard and became the top student in her school for her father to accept her singing career. She is known for kissing her friends since she was a child. During the show Unpretty Rapstar, she was a semi-finalist but was eliminated. She is known for her OST in Goblin. She has a very distinctive, remarkable and unique voice that makes her very recognizable.
I really love her voice and that is what made her very attractive to me when I first discover her. After seeing her on variety shows, I really like her sweet personality. She seems so sweet and kind through the variety shows she participated in and she just a very beautiful girl too.
8. Kim Jae Hwan
Kim Jae Hwan is a Korean singer songwriter under Swing Entertainment. He debuted in Wanna One on August 7, 2017 and made his solo debut on May 20, 2019 with the song 'Begin Again.'
Jae Hwan was a semifinalist contestant on the show Korea's Got Talent 2. In 2016, he was invited to appear on a new music program about amateurs facing-off against professional singers called Vocal War: God's Voice. In 2017, he participated in Mnet's survival show Produce 101 Season 2 as an independent trainee and finish in fourth place. He was able to debut in the final group, Wanna One. He made his final appearance as a Wanna One member on January 27, 2019. After Wanna One disbanded, he signed under Swing Entertainment and debuted.
Although he had trained in companies before, he choose to join Produce 101 as an independent trainee. He is known for his maniacal laughter.
Through the show, I really discover Jae Hwan's vocal skills and I am a huge fan of him. He sing with ease and his voice is very soothing and beautiful. He can rap and dance too, just adding more bonuses to him only. Honestly, I would love to see him in a group setting but I think going solo was a very good choice for him.
7. Crush
Crush is a Korean R&B and hip hop singer songwriter under P NATION. He debuted on June 5, 2014 under Amoeba Culture with the song title 'Sometimes.' On June 4, 2019, he announced that he is leaving Amoeba Culture to start his own company. However, on July 17, 2019, he announced that he is signing under P NATION.
Crush release the single 'Red Dress' on December 7, 2012. The following year he release 'Crush on You' and 'Where Do You Want To Go.' In July 2013, he signed a contract with Amoeba Culture and made his debut. His most recognizable song is 'Beautiful' an OST for Guardian: The Lonely and Great God or Goblin.
He was the director of the vocal team on Under Nineteen. He won 1st place at a "Spacing Out" contest in Korea. On November 12, 2020, he enlisted for his military service. On August 23, 2021, he confirmed to be in a relationship with Joy of Red Velvet.
I discover Crush through a collaboration when Taeyeon of Girls Generation feature in his song 'Don't Forget' and fell in love with his voice since then. I also went to KCON LA 2018 and was able to hear him sing live in concert too.
6. Jamie
Jamie is a singer songwriter, formerly known as Jimin Park, under Warner Music Korea. She made her debuted in a KPOP duo group named 15& under JYP Entertainment on October 5, 2012 with the song 'I Dream.' She made her solo debut on April 5, 2015 under JYP Entertainment. On April 20, 2020, she changed her name to Jamie and signed under Warner Music Korea.
In 2011, she participated in the first season of SBS's KPOP STAR competition show, where she finished in first place and had an opportunity to signed under SM, JYP or YG Entertainment. On May 21, 2012, she signed under JYP Entertainment and made her debuted in 15&. The duo went on hiatus after February 2015. In 2014, she became a co-host of Arirang TV's After School Club. On August 6, 2019, her contract with JYP ended and she left the agency.
Jamie has co-hosted After School Club with, Eric Nam, Kevin Woo, Jae Park, Seungmin of Stray Kids, Woo Sung of The Rose, Yuri Park and Han Hee Jun since 2014. Interesting fact is that she live in Thailand for seven to eight years.
I remember watching her on KPOP STAR and saying she was going to be successful. I was disappointed that she was not hugely successful as I wish she would be but since she has left JYP, I think she is doing a lot better. I love her sense of humor and if you watch her on After School Club, she is hilarious and there so many videos of her clips from that show. My favorite clip of her is her calling out JYP that she need an album because she is a singer. Just go watch it. Laugh all you want because I laugh when I first saw it too. She is a great singer too and I wish her well and success now.
5. Ailee
Ailee is a Korean-American singer songwriter under The L1ve. She made her debut on February 9, 2012 under YMC Entertainment with the song 'Heaven.' In March 2019, her contract expires and she left to start a new agency with her team called Rocket3 Entertainment in September 2019. On July 22, 2021, she became the first artist to sign under The L1ve.
Ailee move to South Korea in 2010 after landing a music label audition through her uncle's connection and was recruited for YMC Entertainment. In September 2011, Ailee and Wheesung were featured on MBC's Chuseok special episode of Singer and Trainee, where Ailee performed 'Halo' by Beyonce. After the judges had graded all the participants, Ailee was the first place winner.
Ailee was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in New Jersey. Before her KPOP debut, she was signed under Muzo Entertainment, an independent agency in New York City and New Jersey. She collaborated with several artists before moving to South Korea. She also started her own Youtube channels to bring attention to her singing on the web.
I remember listening and watching her sing 'Halo' and fell in love with her and her amazing voice. The way she hits all her high notes was beautiful. Luckily, I didn't have to wait long her debut and I was very please when she debuted with 'Heaven.'
4. Eric Nam
Eric Nam is a Korean-American singer, songwriter and television host. He made his debut under B2M Entertainment on January 23, 2013 with the song 'Heaven's Door.' In December 2015, he signed an exclusive contract with CJ E&M. On June 4, 2021, his contract with CJ E&M expired and is currently an independent artist.
Following a viral YouTube cover, MBC invited Eric to compete on the popular program "Star Audition: Birth of a Great Star 2". a show similar to X Factor. He placed within the top five contestants. From 2013 to 2016, he cohosted Arirang TV's After School Club with Jang Han Byul, Kevin Woo, and Jamie Park.
Eric was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated cum laude from Boston College in 2011 with a major in International Studies. Before pursing music, he was a business analyst. Because he is talented, handsome and smart, Korean referred him as Nation's Boyfriend. Eric was named "2016 Man Of The Year" by GQ Korea, honored "30 Under 30 Asia 2017" by Forbes, and YouTube Music's Global Trending "Artist on the Rise."
I didn't discover Eric until he started hosting After School Club and became his fan later when he joined We Got Married. That is when I started noticing all the good manners he have and started really like him.
3. Sunmi
Sunmi is a South Korean artist under ABYSS Company. She made her debuted as a member of Wonder Girls on February 13, 2007 under JYP Entertainment with the song 'Irony.' She made her solo debut on February 17, 2014 with the song '24 Hours' under JYP Entertainment.
Sunmi debuted as a Wonder Girls members and left the group temporarily in January 2010 to pursue her academic career. She made her solo debut in 2014 then rejoined the group on June 24, 2015. On January 27, 2017, Wonder Girls disbanded and Sunmi left JYP Entertainment to joined Makeus Entertainment, now known as Abyss Company.
In 2020, she serve as a Planet Master for the survival show Girls Planet 999.
I am a huge fan of the second generation idols and that includes Wonder Girls so I was very sad to see Sunmi leaving the group. I was glad she did comeback as an artist but first it was a solo comeback which I was very sad about but she did rejoined the group which I love. In general, I love her as a Wonder Girls member but I glad she had a solo debut because I can not imagine Sunmi not being a solo artist and not releasing all her solo songs.
2. Chungha
Chungha is a Korean solo singer under MNH Entertainment that debuted on June 7, 2017 with the song 'Why Don't You Know?.' She first made her debuted with the girl group I.O.I. that debuted on May 4, 2016 with the song 'Dream Girls.'
Chungha participated in Mnet's survival show Produce 101 and finish ranking at 4th. She made the final group and debuted with I.O.I. They disbanded on January 29, 2017.
Chungha lived in Dallas, Texas for eight years before returning to Korea to become a singer. She auditioned for YG Entertainment and was a former JYP Entertainment trainee before joining MNH Entertainment. She trained for three years before her debut.
Honestly, I didn't like her on Produce 101 because of the evil editing that Mnet does, but during the second round when the Avengers performed 'Bang Bang' that was when my feelings for her started to change and since then I love this girl. She is a dancing queen and I was very happy she made a solo debut instead of a group debut because other than I.O.I I don't think she would fit in any of the other group.
1. IU
IU is a South Korean solo singer and actress under Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment). She made her debuted on September 18, 2008. On January 6, 2020, it was announced that she signed a contract with EDAM Entertainment.
IU participated in three television show since her debut as an official cast member. In 2010 to 2011, she was part of SBS's Heroes variety show. In 2011, she was a contestant on Kim Yuna's Kiss and Cry, a figure skating/ice dancing reality variety show. In 2017, she joined season one of Hyori's Homestay. She made her acting debut on KBS2's Dream High.
She hold the title as Nation's Little Sister and Nation's Sweetheart.
Do I have to tell you why I love this girl? I don't think I should because she is so well known and respected. Many juniors look up to her as a role model and I think that should say a lot about how successful and great she is as a person and artist.
These are my favorite solo artists. Are they yours too? If not, let me know who is your favorite. I'll see you in the next episode of KPOP OT.
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