Kim Ji-hyun (; born June 16, 1988), professionally known as Golden or G.Soul, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He first made his debut under JYP Entertainment with the release of his EP Coming Home on January 19, 2015. On June 6, 2017, it was revealed that he left JYP and would be joining H1ghr Music.
On December 2, 2019, it was announced by H1ghr Music that G.Soul would change his name to Golden, named after a song by Jill Scott. In 2020, he won the third season of The Voice of Korea. On January 11, 2021, he announced via Instagram Stories that he would be changing his name back to G.Soul.
Early life and education In 2001, G.Soul met J.Y. Park through an audition show on SBS called Prodigy Growth 99% (영재육성 프로젝트 99%). Before debuting as a solo artist in South Korea, G.Soul received recognition in the country and some parts of America for being a "protégé". He was trained for 15 years before making his debut, making him the longest trainee under JYP Entertainment.
Discography Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Coming HomeReleased: January 19, 2015 Label: JYP Entertainment, KT Music Formats: CD, digital download 14KOR: 1,060 DirtyReleased: September 10, 2015 Label: JYP Entertainment, KT Music Formats: CD, digital download — rowspan="4" CirclesReleased: September 7, 2017 Label: H1ghr Music, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download 62 Hate EverythingReleased: December 11, 2019 Label: H1ghr Music, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download — NaturalReleased: December 2, 2021 Label: Warner Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download —"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR "You" 2015 9KOR: 114,016 Coming Home "You" — rowspan="2" "Love Me Again" 63KOR: 30,291 "Crazy For You" —KOR: 17,144 Dirty "Smooth Operator" 2016 — rowspan="2" "Far, Far Away" 50KOR: 59,932Cumulative sales of "Far, Far Away": "Tequila" 2017 — rowspan="14" Circles "Bad Habit" — "Can't" — "I'll Be There" — "Hate Everything" 2019 — Hate Everything "H1GHR" 2020 — H1GHR : RED TAPE "Oscar" — H1GHR : BLUE TAPE "Afternoon" — "Another Sad Love Song" — Another Sad Love Song "Can Love Be Fair" 2021 118 rowspan="2" "For You" — "Natural" — Natural "Need You (Outro)" 2022 — rowspan="2" "Everytime" —"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Album "Love Bloomed Late (Too Late)" 2004 Full House OST "Open" 2006 Syndrome OST "Stay: tempus" 2021 Sisyphus: The Myth OST "Summertime" The Box OST "Lost Game" 2022 Revenge of Others OST
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR As lead artist "Coming Home" 2015 75KOR: 21,601 Coming Home "Superstar" 94KOR: 18,627 "First Love" 93KOR: 18,957 "Excuses" (변명) 89KOR: 20,144"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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