Park Ji-yeon (Korean: 박지연; born April 8, 1981),[1] better known by her stage name Gummy (거미), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2003 with the album Like Them and has since become known for her soundtrack appearances.[2]
Gummy | |
|---|---|
 Gummy in 2016 | |
| Born | April 8, 1981 Wando County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Jo Jung-suk (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Labels | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박지연 |
| Hanja | 朴智妍 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jiyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chiyŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 거미 |
| Revised Romanization | Geo-mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŏmi |
Career
edit2003–2009: Debut and breakthrough success
editGummy debuted in 2003 with the album Like Them. Her title track "Memory Loss" (기억상실) brought her success and recognition and led Gummy to win the Bonsang at the 19th Golden Disk Awards. The same year, Gummy earned the Mobile Popularity Award for "Memory Loss" at the 2004 Mnet Km Music Festival. However, she suffered vocal nodules between the first and second albums.[3]
She released her fourth album titled Comfort on March 12, 2008, which marked her first released in three years.[4] The lead single "I'm Sorry" (미안해요) features T.O.P from Big Bang. A week after its release, the song peaked within the top five spots on various digital charts.[5]
2010–2011: Loveless
editGummy released a mini album titled Loveless. A music video plus the full song of one of her tracks in the mini album was released on April 21. Loveless was released on April 29, and promotion for the album began in May.
On October 15, 2011, the MV for her remake of "I'm Sorry" feat. TOP was released.
2013: 10th anniversary and label change
edit2013 marked the tenth anniversary for Gummy and she celebrated with a fan meeting. She then released her OST for the drama, That Winter, the Wind Blows entitled "Snow Flower".
Gummy also released her second Japanese album, Fate(s). She also had a duet with Daesung from BIGBANG. Two music videos were released for the lead single of the album, "Shinjiteru (Believe)".
Gummy signed with C-JeS Entertainment in October 2013, leaving YG Entertainment.[6]
2014–present: Original soundtrack releases
editIn 2014, Gummy provided the song "You're Calling Me" for the action-thriller television series Three Days. Gummy then returned with the mini album "I Loved...Have No Regrets". One of the singles from the 6-track EP was a duet with labelmate and JYJ's Park Yuchun.
In 2016, Gummy released her OST for the drama Descendants of the Sun entitled "You are My Everything". It topped iTunes K-pop charts in Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, and Taiwan as well as coming in the top 10 in the U.S and Vietnam.[7] The same year, she once again collaborated with Descendant's music director Gaemi to release the OST for the popular drama Love in the Moonlight entitled "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds". The success of her soundtrack releases drew the media to call her "OST Queen".
In October 2021, Gummy released a ballad titled "It Was Still Love".[8]
In June 2024, Gummy signed with new label Amoeba Culture.[9]
Personal life
editGummy was born into a food-production family. Her father worked in a seaweed sauce factory, while her grandfather worked in a prawn farm in the sea.[3] She has been in a relationship with actor Jo Jung-suk since 2013.[10][11] In June 2018, they announced they would be getting married in the fall.[12] On October 8, 2018, news broke that the couple had gotten married privately.[13] On August 6, 2020, they welcomed their first child.[14]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR RIAK [15] |
KOR Gaon [16] | |||
| Like Them |
|
28 | — |
|
| It's Different |
|
4 | — |
|
| For the Bloom |
|
6 | — |
|
| Gummy Unplugged |
|
7 | — |
|
| Comfort |
|
— | 83 | |
| Fall in Memory |
|
— | 16 |
|
| Stroke |
|
23 |
| |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] |
JPN [23] | |||
| Korean | ||||
| Loveless |
|
3 | — | |
| I Loved..Have No Regrets (사랑했으니..됐어) |
|
8 | — |
|
| Japanese | ||||
| Loveless |
|
— | 59 | |
| Fate(s) |
|
— | 58 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [25] | ||||
| "We Should've Been Friends" (친구라도 될 걸 그랬어) | 2003 | 28 | Like Them | |
| "If You Come Back" (그대 돌아오면) | — | — | ||
| "Please Forget Me" (날 그만 잊어요) | 2004 | — | It's Different | |
| "Amnesia" (기억상실) | — | |||
| "Childish Adult" (어른아이) | 2005 | — | For the Bloom | |
| "No" (아니) | — | |||
| "I'm Sorry" (미안해요) (feat. T.O.P) | 2008 | — | Comfort | |
| "Looking in the Mirror" (거울을 보다가) (feat. Red Roc) | — | |||
| "This Is No Love" (사랑은 없다) | 2010 | 3 |
|
Loveless |
| "Because You're a Man" (남자라서) | 4 |
| ||
| "Around the Alley" (골목을 돌면) (with Jin Bora) | 63 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Love Recipe" (러브 레시피) (with Bobby Kim) | 8 | |||
| "Love Recipe II - People These Days" (with Bobby Kim) | 2012 | 22 |
| |
| "Only One" (with Big Brother) | 2013 | 64 | — | |
| "Special Love" (with Wheesung) | 3 |
| ||
| "You Will Think of Me" (내 생각 날거야) | 2014 | 7 | — | |
| "I Loved..Have No Regrets" (사랑했으니..됐어) | 5 | I Loved..Have No Regrets | ||
| "Get Lost" (갈 곳이 없어) | 30 | Non-album single | ||
| "The Only Thing I Can't Do" (해줄 수 없는 일) | 2015 | 14 |
|
Fall in Memory |
| "No Reply" (지워지지 않는) (with Jubi of Sunny Hill) | 62 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Without You" (with Jung Key, Sisqo) | 85 | |||
| "A Knowing" (남자의 정석) (feat. Boi B) | 2017 | 82 | Stroke | |
| "I I YO" | 34 | |||
| "Alone" (혼자) | 2019 | 26 | Non-album single | |
| "Raise Your Voice" (with Kim Jong-kook, Haha and Gummy) | — | Running Man Fan Meeting: Project Running 9 | ||
| "Autumn Breeze" | 2021 | — | Autumn Breeze | |
| "Regret" (그래도 사랑이었잖아) | 76 | Non-album singles | ||
| "A Song for You" (그댈 위한 노래) | 2023 | 153 | ||
| "Decision to Leave" (헤어질 결심) | 104 | |||
| "If You're Gonna Be Like This" (이럴거면) | 132 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [25] | ||||
| "Tears in Me" | 2001 | — | Sun-hee and Jin-hee OST | |
| "What Can I Say" | 2004 | — | New Human Market OST | |
| "Still" | — | |||
| "Please Forget Me" (날그만잊어요) | — | A Moment to Remember OST | ||
| "Fairy Tale" (동화) | — | |||
| "Pain" (통증) | 2007 | — | H.I.T OST | |
| "My Dear is Faraway" (님은 먼 곳에) | 2008 | — | Sunny OST | |
| "Compassion" (애심) | — | The Scale of Providence OST | ||
| "The Road to Me" (내게로 오는 길) | — | General Hospital 2 OST | ||
| "Farewell Follows Love" (이별은 사랑 뒤를 따라와) | 2009 | — | Triangle OST | |
| "Because It's You" (그대라서) | 3 |
|
Will It Snow for Christmas? OST | |
| "I Love You Even If I Die" (죽어도 사랑해) | 2010 | 5 |
|
Big Thing OST |
| "I Want to Wait" (기다리고 싶어) | 2011 | 12 |
|
Midas OST |
| "Snowflake" (눈꽃) | 2013 | 3 |
|
That Winter, the Wind Blows OST |
| "Day and Night" (낮과 밤) | 2013 | 8 |
|
Master's Sun OST |
| "You're Calling Me" (날 부르네요) | 2014 | 20 | Three Days OST | |
| "Get Lost (For Spy)" (갈 곳이 없어) | 2015 | — | Spy OST | |
| "You Are My Everything" | 2016 | 1 |
|
Descendants of the Sun OST |
| "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" (구르미 그린 달빛) | 2 |
|
Love in the Moonlight OST | |
| "Because I Love You" | 2017 | — | My Sassy Girl OST | |
| "Angel" | 80 | The Most Beautiful Goodbye OST | ||
| "Fade Away" (지워져) | 2018 | 98 | 100 Days My Prince OST | |
| "Remember Me" (기억해줘요 내 모든 날과 그때를) | 2019 | 1 | Hotel Del Luna OST | |
| "The Most Perfect Days" (가장 완벽한 날들) | 39 | The Tale of Nokdu OST | ||
| "Your Day" (너의 하루는 좀 어때) | 2020 | 50 | Dr. Romantic 2 OST | |
| "My Love" | — | The King: Eternal Monarch OST | ||
| "Love Song" (노래해요 그대 듣도록) | 154 | Do You Like Brahms? OST | ||
| "I Wanna Be With You" | 2021 | 120 | Doom at Your Service OST | |
| "Raindrop" (빗방울)[33] | 2022 | 175 | Alchemy of Souls OST | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [25] | ||||
| "What Can I Do" (어떡해) | 2010 | 39 | Loveless | |
| "Who Are You" (누구세요) (feat. Bigtone) | 96 | |||
| "Let's Break Up" (그만 헤어져) | 69 | |||
| "Because of You" | 23 |
| ||
| "I Am Happy" (난 행복해) | 2011 | 14 |
|
I Am a Singer 경연 11-1 |
| "Again" (또) | 70 | I Am a Singer 경연 11-2 | ||
| "Like Rain and Music" (비처럼 음악처럼) | 56 | I Am a Singer 경연 12-1 | ||
| "Punk Kid" (개구쟁이) (feat. T.O.P) | 15 | I Am a Singer 경연 12-2 | ||
| "Don't Leave Me" (날 떠나지마) | 47 | I Am a Singer 경연 13-1 | ||
| "P.S. I Love You" | 2012 | 30 | I Am a Singer 경연 13-2 | |
| "One of My People Go" (내 하나의 사람은 가고) | 71 | I Am a Singer 경연 14-1 | ||
| "I Have a Lover" (애인... 있어요) | 44 | I Am a Singer 경연 14-2 | ||
| "Forever Friend" (영원한 친구) | 70 | I Am a Singer 경연 15-1 | ||
| "You in My Faded Memories" (흐린 기억속의 그대) | 73 | I Am a Singer 경연 15-2 | ||
| "In The Name of Love" (사랑이라는 이유로) (with Kim Junsu) | 2013 | 53 | Musical December 2013 with Kim Junsu | |
| "Let's Play" (놀러가자) (feat. Park Yoo-chun) | 2014 | 25 | I Loved..Have No Regrets | |
| "Would You Love Me" (사랑해주세요) | 92 | |||
| "Lying" (누워) (feat. Loco) | 77 | |||
| "Falling Star" (별이 진다네) (with Hwanhee) | 61 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend: Summer Special Part 1 | ||
| "In Dreams" (꿈에) | 2015 | 91 | King of Mask Singer Episode 34 | |
| "Can't Have You" (가질 수 없는 너) | 27 | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 7 | ||
| "Jealousy" (질투나) (with Ailee) | 2018 | 70 | The Call Project No. 3 |
Filmography
editTelevision shows
edit| Year | Title | ! Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | King of Mask Singer | Young and Innocent Cosmos (Episodes 25–26, 28, 30, 32) |
| 2021 | The Song We Loved, New Singer | Judge [35] |
| 2022 | Singforest | Cast [36] |
| New Festa | Cast Member[37] |
Awards and nominations
edit
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | "Amnesia" | Won | [38] |
| 2017 | Soundtrack Award | "You Are My Everything" | Won | |
| 2020 | "Remember Me" | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mobile Popularity Award | "Amnesia" | Won | [39] |
| Best Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| Best R&B Performance | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | "No" | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Best Female Artist | "I'm Sorry" (feat. T.O.P) | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Vocal Performance | "Because You're A Man" | Won | [40] |
| Best Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Best OST | "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" (OST Love in the Moonlight) | Nominated | |
| 2019 | "Remember Me" (OST Hotel del Luna) | Won | [41] |
Other awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Korean Music Awards | Best R&B & Soul Album | It's Different | Won | [42] |
| 2010 | Melon Music Awards | Best R&B Song | "Because You're A Man" | Won | [43] |
| 2011 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Best New K-Pop Artist | — | Won | [44] |
| 2016 | Asia Artist Awards | Soundtrack Award | "You Are My Everything" | Won | [45] |
| Seoul Music Awards | Won | [46] | |||
| Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Won | [47] | ||
| 2019 | Melon Music Awards | Best OST | "Remember Me" | Won | |
| 2020 | Seoul Music Awards | Nominated | [48] |
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