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Background information | |
Birth name | Kim I-sun[1] |
Born | May 16, 1969 |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, Mandopop, synth-pop, funk |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김완선 |
Hanja | 金緩宣 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Wan-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Wansŏn |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김이선 |
Revised Romanization | Gim I-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Isŏn |
Kim Wan-sun (Korean: 김완선; Hanja: 金緩宣; born May 16, 1969)[1] is a South Korean pop singer who was known in the mid-1980s and early 1990s as the "Korean Madonna" and "the dancing queen of Korean popular music's renaissance era" as well as a sex symbol for her "sexy" dancing and "charismatic" stage presence.[2][3][4][5]
Kim debuted in 1986 with the album, Tonight. Her fifth album, 1990's Pierrot Smiles at Us, sold 1 million copies.[2] She is considered to be one of the first wave of Hallyu artists due to her success in Taiwan in the mid-1990s.[6]
Early life
[edit]Kim Wan-sun was born Kim I-sun on May 16, 1969,[7] the third of her parents' five daughters.[8] When she was in middle school, Kim began training to be a singer and dancer under the guidance of her aunt, Han Baek-hee, who managed successful musicians including the singer Insooni.[9] Han rigorously trained Kim for three years, during which time Kim dropped out of school and did not visit her parents.[10] She studied digital art at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [11] | |||
Korean | |||
Tonight (오늘밤)[12] |
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Side B
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Alone in Front of the Yard (나홀로 뜰앞에서)[13] |
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Side B
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Too Lonely to Dance Alone (나홀로 춤을 추긴 너무 외로워)[14] |
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Side B
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Feel Good Day (기분 좋은 날)[15] |
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Side B
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Pierrot Smiles at Us (삐에로는 우릴 보고 웃지)[16] |
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Side B
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Sadness (애수)[17] |
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Innocence[18] |
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S & Remake[19] |
Track listing Disc 1: S
Disc 2: Remake album
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35 |
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Return[21] |
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Taiwanese | |||
The First Touch (第一次接觸) |
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Extremely Attractive (極度魅力) |
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Mi Mi Hu Hu (迷迷糊糊) |
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"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [22] | ||
The Original[23] |
Track listing Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3 |
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"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Extended plays
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [22] | ||
Super Love[24] |
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28 |
The Beer[25] |
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39 |
Digital singles & EP
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [26] | ||
"Super Love" | 2011 | 28 |
"Be Quiet" feat. Yong Jun-hyung |
6 | |
"Goodbye My Love" feat. Tiger JK & Bizzy |
2014 | 46 |
"Puppy" (강아지) | 2016 | — |
"Use Me" feat. Ravi of VIXX |
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"Set Me On Fire" | — | |
"Odisseya" | — | |
"Oz On The Moon" | 2017 | — |
"Jelly Christmas" | — | |
"Tonight" | 2018 | — |
"심장이 기억해" | — | |
"Feeling" | 2022 | — |
"Apple Blossom" | — | |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Seoul Searching | Kim Wan-sun wannabe | cameo |
Television show
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2023 | Dancing Queens On The Road | Cast Member | [27] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "김완선 소개" [Kim Wan-sun Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ a b c Lim, Sun-young (2017-02-07). "Korean Madonna Kim Wan-sun on her rebirth : Reality TV show gives '80s singer new career and a new public image". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (2011-04-14). "Singer Kim Wan-sun faked retirement". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ Chang, Dong-woo (2017-05-03). "Fueled by nostalgia, forgotten K-pop heroes rush comebacks". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Romantic Couch bring back 80s sex symbol". Indieful ROK. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Lee, Sangjoon; Nornes, Abé Markus (2015). Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media. University of Michigan Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0472120895.
- ^ "[스타 클릭] 화려한 컴백 가·수 김완선". Weekly Chosun (in Korean). 2002-08-15. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "김완선, 데뷔 25년만에 가족공개 친언니도 가수 될 뻔". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "섹시하기 위해 태어난 누나 - 김완선". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "가족 공개 김완선...'폭풍' 눈물 왜?". Minjungui Sori (in Korean). 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- "S & Remake charting". Archived from the original on 2004-09-08.
- ^ "김완선 독집 제 1집". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "김완선 - 나홀로뜰앞에서/그대여다시오세요". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "'88 김완선 - 나홀로 춤을 추긴 너무 외로워". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "김완선 4 - 이세상슬픔가운데/기분좋은날". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "김완선 5집 - 가장무도회/나만의것/삐에로는우릴보고웃지". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "애수". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Innocence". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "{S} & Remake". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "July 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2004-09-08. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Return Seventeen". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "The Original". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "Super Love". Daum (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "The Beer". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ Han, Hae-sun (February 16, 2023). "이효리, 김완선·엄정화·보아·화사와 '댄스가수 유랑단' 출격[공식]" [Lee Hyo-ri, Kim Wan-seon, Um Jung-hwa, Boa, and Hwasa sortie for 'Dance Singer's Wandering Troupe' [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.