Kim So-hee (singer, born 1999)

{{short description|South Korean singer}}

{{Other uses|Kim So-hee (disambiguation){{!}}Kim So-hee}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kim So-hee

| image = 171014 엘리스 ELRIS 팬싸인회 @문래청소년수련관 (27).jpg

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| caption = So-hee promoting with Alice in October 2017

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|31}}

| birth_place = Incheon, South Korea

| occupation = Singer

| spouse = {{marriage|Unknown|2024}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = K-pop

| years_active = 2016–2024

| label = {{hlist|Hunus|IOK Company}}

| past_member_of = Alice

| website =

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 김소희

| hanja = 金昭喜

| rr = Gim Sohui

| mr = Kim Sohŭi

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Kim So-hee ({{Korean|김소희}}; born December 31, 1999) is a South Korean former singer. She is known for being a contestant of K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance, in which she emerged as runner-up as a member of KWINs.{{Cite news |date=2017-04-10 |title= |script-title=zh:韩选秀节目《KPOP STAR6》收官 Boyfriend夺冠 |language=zh |trans-title=Korean talent show "KPOP STAR6" ended with Boyfriend winning the championship |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=http://chinese.yonhapnews.co.kr/allheadlines/2017/04/10/0200000000ACK20170410001200881.HTML |access-date=23 October 2018}} She officially debuted as a solo artist on May 21, 2017{{Cite news |date=May 9, 2017 |title= |script-title=ko:'K팝스타6' 김소희 18일 솔로 데뷔 예정..6월 팀 합류(공식) – 스타뉴스 |language=ko-KR |trans-title='K-Pop Star 6' Kim So-hee scheduled to debut solo on the 18th .. Joining the team in June (official) – Star News |work=Star News |url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017050914385766807&outlink=1&ref=https://entertain.naver.com |access-date=23 October 2018}}{{Cite news |last= |date=May 9, 2017 |title= |script-title=ko:[단독] 'K팝6' 최고 유망주 김소희, 18일 데뷔 '확정' |language=ko |trans-title=[Exclusive] 'K-Pop 6' top prospect Kim So-hee, debut on the 18th 'confirmed' |work={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}} |url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110641249 |access-date=23 October 2018}} and on June 1, 2017, she officially debuted as a member of Alice.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-02 |title= |script-title=ko:김소희 "데뷔곡은 댄스곡…6월엔 걸그룹 데뷔" [V라이브 종합] |trans-title=Kim So-hee "Debut song is a dance song ... Girl group debut in June" [V Live Comprehensive] |url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201705020100011410000497&servicedate=20170501 |access-date=23 October 2018 |website=Sports Chosun}} On April 26, 2024, Sohee officially left Alice and retired from the entertainment industry.

Career

=2016: Pre-debut and ''K-pop Star 6''=

Kim participated in K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance in 2016 as a trainee promoted by JYP Entertainment. As part of KWINs, which also consisted of Kriesha Tiu and Kim Hye-rim, she emerged as the first runner-up.{{Cite news |date=2017-04-14 |title=Boyfriend wins 1st place, Kriesha Tiu's KWINs runner-up on 'K-pop Star 6' grand finals |work=Manila Bulletin |url=http://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2017/04/14/boyfriend-wins-1st-place-kriesha-tius-kwins-runner-up-on-k-pop-star-6-grand-finals/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128201923/https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2017/04/14/boyfriend-wins-1st-place-kriesha-tius-kwins-runner-up-on-k-pop-star-6-grand-finals/ |url-status=dead }}

=2017–2024: Solo debut, debut with Alice and retirement from entertainment industry=

On May 19, 2017, Kim made her solo debut with the single "Spotlight".{{cite web |url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2017051609183494584 |trans-title='K-Pop Star 6' Kim So-hee, solo album released on the 19th ... anticipation ↑ |language=ko |title='K팝스타6' 김소희, 19일 솔로 앨범 공개…기대감 ↑ |date=May 16, 2017 |last=Kim |first=Ja-a |website={{ill|Money Today|ko|머니투데이}} |accessdate=August 26, 2023}} Kim made her debut with Alice on June 1, in which they released their first mini-album, We, First.{{cite web |date=May 31, 2017 |title= |script-title=ko:엘리스, 데뷔곡 M/V 티저 2탄 공개 |trans-title=Elris, debut song M/V teaser 2nd release |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1221469 |publisher=Ten Asia |language=ko |access-date=April 7, 2018 |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618102328/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1221469 |url-status=dead }} On December 6, she collaborated with Topp Dogg and JBJ's Kim Sang-gyun (A-Tom) on the duet "Childlike", which was produced by BtoB's Minhyuk.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Hye-yeong |date=2017-12-06 |title= |script-title=ko:소희X김상균, '유치해도' 음원 공개! 비투비 이민혁, 프로듀서로 참여 |trans-title=Sohee X Kim Sanggyun, 'Childlike' music source released! BTOB Lee Min-hyuk participates as a producer |url=https://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/222245 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=iMBC 연예 |language=ko}}

In February 2022, Kim cast for TVING's sci-fi thriller, Duty After School based on the webtoon of the same name.{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |date=2022-12-12 |title=Korean streaming platform TVING announces 2023 K-drama lineup |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/tving-streaming-2023-upcoming-korean-drama-kdrama-variety-lineup-3365108 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=NME |language=en}}

Personal life

=Marriage and retirement=

On April 26, 2024, Kim's agency, IOK Company, confirmed that she would marry a businessman 15 years older than her, whom she's been dating for a year, and announced that she would be retiring from the entertainment industry.{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/009/0005294633 |trans-title=Alice Sohee, to marry a businessman 15 years older (than her) → retirement from entertainment industry |language=ko |script-title=ko:앨리스 소희, 15살 연상 사업가와 결혼→연예계 은퇴|date=April 26, 2024 |last=Kim |first=D=gyeom |website=Maeil Kyungje |accessdate=April 26, 2024}}

Discography

{{For|So-hee's work with Alice|Alice (South Korean girl group)#Discography}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Year

! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales

! rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR
scope="row"| "Spotlight"{{Cite news|url=https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=2006825|title=네이버 뮤직 :: Spotlight – 소희|access-date=23 October 2018|language=ko}}

| rowspan="2" |2017

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Spotlight" peaked at no. 44 on Gaon Social Chart.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/social.gaon?nationGbn=S&serviceGbn=&targetTime=21&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2017년 21주차 Social Chart|access-date=29 December 2018|language=ko}}}}

| rowspan="4" {{N/A}}

| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Childlike" ({{Lang|ko|유치해도}}){{Cite news|url=https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=2288782|title=네이버 뮤직 :: 유치해도 – 소희,김상균|access-date=23 October 2018|language=ko}}
(with Kim Sang-gyun)

| —

scope="row"| "Hurry Up"{{Cite news|url=https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=2566318|title=네이버 뮤직 :: Hurry up (Feat. 볼빨간사춘기) – 소희|access-date=23 October 2018|language=ko}}
(ft. Bolbbalgan4)

|2018

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Hurry Up" peaked at no. 45 on Gaon Social Chart.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/social.gaon?nationGbn=S&serviceGbn=&targetTime=43&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2018년 43주차 Social Chart|access-date=29 December 2018|language=ko}}}}

scope="row"| "YOYO"
(feat. Xinsayne)

|2023

| —

=Original soundtracks=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Year

! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales

! rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR
scope="row"| "That can't happen" {{small|({{lang|ko|그럴리가 없는데}})}}

| rowspan="2"|2018

| —

| rowspan="7" {{N/A}}

|No bad days 2 OST

scope="row"| "Tears"

| —

|My Healing Love OST

scope="row"| "Dr.Dream"

|2019

| —

|Best Chicken OST

scope="row"| "Where I Meet her 100 Meters ago" {{small|({{lang|ko|그녀를 만나는 곳 100M 전}})}}

| rowspan="2"|2020

| —

|Homemade Love Story OST

scope="row"| "Dream" {{small|({{lang|ko|이런 상상}})}}

| —

|Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol OST

scope="row"| "LOVE X LIE"
(with J.Season)

| rowspan="2"|2021

| —

|Check Out the Event OST

scope="row"| "Lady Monster"

| —

|Idol Recipe OST

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Role

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="col" | English

! scope="col" | Original

scope="row" | 2022

| Idol Recipe

| 아이돌 레시피

| Jian

| Main role

| {{cite web|url=http://www.starnewsk.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=0000000019956|script-title=ko:'아이돌레시피' 김소희,"첫 연기 도전, 좋은 출발점 되어 준 작품"|trans-title='Idol Recipe' Kim So-hee, "My first acting challenge, a work that became a good starting point"|date=February 28, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2022|author=Kim Yu-jin|website=kstarnews|via=Naver|language=ko}}

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Role

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="col" | English

! scope="col" | Original

scope="row" | 2017

| Part-time Idol

| 비정규직 아이돌

| rowspan="2" | Herself

| Cameo, Ep. 5

|

scope="row" | 2021

| Dali & Cocky Prince

| 달리와 감자탕

| Cameo, Ep.7

| {{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003485743|script-title=ko:'달리와 감자탕' 박규영, 미술관 전시 오프닝 파티 개최..함연지-크나큰-엘리스 카메오|trans-title='Dali & Cocky Prince' Park Gyu-young holds an opening party for an exhibition at an art gallery .. Ham Yeon-ji - Big - Alice cameo|date=October 12, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|author=Cheon Yun-hye|website=HeraldPOP|via=Naver|language=ko}}

=Web series=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Role

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="col" | English

! scope="col" | Original

scope="row" | 2023

| Duty After School

| 방과 후 전쟁활동

| Lee Soon-yi

| Supporting role

|

=Television shows=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Role

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="col" | English

! scope="col" | Original

scope="row" | 2016

| K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance

| K팝 스타 시즌6 더 라스트 찬스

| Contestant

|

| {{cite web|url=https://www.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=225627|title='K팝스타6', '미모의 연습생' 김소희 소속사 후너스 엔터테인먼트 소속 연예인은?|trans-title='K-Pop Star 6', 'Beautiful trainee' Kim So-hee, who is affiliated with Hunus Entertainment?|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2017|website=SportsQ|via=Naver|author=Kim Yun-jeong|language=ko}}

scope="row" | 2017

| Night of Real Entertainment

| 본격연예 한밤

|

| Ep. 21, 22, 42, 44-50

|

scope="row" | 2018

| Video Star: Season 2

| 비디오스타2

| Special MC

| Ep. 127

|

Notes

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References

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