Sori (singer)
Sori | |||||||
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김소리 | |||||||
Born | Kim So-ri July 21, 1990 Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea | ||||||
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Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
Labels | Mol | ||||||
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Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 김소리 | ||||||
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Revised Romanization | Gim Sori | ||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sori | ||||||
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Genre | Lifestyle | ||||||
Subscribers | 217 thousand[1] | ||||||
Total views | 24.7 million[1] (May 6, 2023) | ||||||
Network | YouTube | ||||||
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Kim So-ri (Korean: 김소리, born July 21, 1990), professionally known by the mononym Sori, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the duo CocoSori and the project girl group Real Girls Project.
Life and career
1990–2014: Early life and career beginnings
Kim So-ri was born on July 21, 1990, in
2016–2018: CocoSori and Real Girls Project
Following three years of training, Kim debuted under the mononym Sori as one-half of the duo
Alongside former Real Girls Project groupmates Heo Young-joo, Lee Ye-eun, and Yukika Teramoto, Sori competed as one of Mol Entertainment's four representatives in JTBC's reality television competition Mix Nine, during which she became the subject of controversy following a comment made by the judge Yang Hyun-suk regarding her age and the state of her career.[12] She released a single titled "To Myself" in the midst of the controversy on November 5, 2017.[13] Sori ultimately finished in seventh place in a field of ninety-seven female contestants and therefore became a member of the resulting girl group during the final episode on January 26, 2018.[14] However, the group was defeated by their male counterpart for the opportunity to debut after the former garnered 7,866 points against the latter's 8,114 points.[15]
2018–2020: Solo career beginnings
Sori announced her debut as a solo artist through her official YouTube channel on July 31, 2018.
Sori launched a Kickstarter project on December 7, 2018, in order to fund the expenses of her sophomore release.
Following CocoSori's disbandment on March 6, 2019,[34] Sori became the host of a segment titled Sori Action for TBS' variety show Fact in Star.[35] Its first episode premiered on March 13, 2019, in which she analysed the music video of "Noir" by the singer Sunmi.[36] Sori subsequently became a cast member of Channel J's travel documentary Travel in Japan That Even Japanese Don't Know for its fourth and fifth season set in the Ibaraki Prefecture and the Tottori Prefecture respectively.[37][38] She announced that she will be releasing a collaboration with the record producer Folded Dragons as her third single through her official Patreon page on May 17, 2019.[39] A Kickstarter project was subsequently launched in order to fund the expenses of the single, which ran from May 23, 2019, until June 20, 2019.[40] The project concluded with approximately ¥1,900,000 raised by 245 supporters.[40] Sori revealed the title of the song as "I Am Not Alone" with an accompanying still from its music video on July 1, 2019.[41] The single was ultimately released in conjunction with the premiere of its performance-oriented music video on July 10, 2019.[42] It was directed by the film director Park Sang-won of the Zanybros.[43] "I Am Not Alone" was arranged and penned by the rapper Grace under the pseudonym Storm.[44] Sori became a cast member of the second season of Mnet's reality television series Somebody,[45] which premiered its first episode on October 18, 2019.[45] She subsequently performed at the series' joint concert titled "Some Days" and "Some Nights", which was held on January 18, 2020, at the Sangmyung Art Center in Hongji-dong, Jongno District.[46]
2020–present: Recent work
Sori made a cameo appearance as a jazz club singer in the fourth episode of
Sori contributed to the soundtrack of the reality web series YouTuLover with the single "Deja Vu" on May 20, 2021.[55] She appeared in the final episode of TVN's fantasy and historical drama Bulgasal: Immortal Souls on February 6, 2022, during which she portrayed Min Sang-woon. Sori subsequently received a World Creator Award for her work as an influencer during its ceremony on February 23, 2022.[56] She returned to Channel J as a cast member of its variety television show I Live in Korea, which premiered on April 30, 2022.[57] Sori held a series of concerts at the Shinjuku Idol Stage in Kabukichō, Shinjuku from July 16, 2022, until July 24, 2022.[58]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Hi! School: Love On | High school student | Television debut |
2017 | The Idolmaster KR | Sori | Main role (24 episodes) |
2017–2018 | Mix Nine | Contestant | Mol Entertainment representative; 7th place |
2019 | Travel in Japan That Even Japanese Don't Know | Herself | Main cast member (season 4–5) |
Somebody | Main cast member (season 2) | ||
2020 | Rugal | Jazz club singer | Cameo role (Air date: April 5, 2020) |
2022 | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | Min Sang-woon | Cameo role (Air date: February 6, 2022) |
I Live in Korea | Herself | Main cast member (13 episodes) |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Sori Action | Host | Fact in Star segment; 17 episodes |
2020 | Almost Famous | Lee So-ri | Lead role (16 episodes) |
Music videos
Year | Title | Other performer(s) credited | Director(s) | Ref. |
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2018 | "Touch" | Basick | Hong Won-gi (Zanybros) | [20] |
2018 | "I'm Ready" | Jaehyun | Kyotaro Hayashi | [27] |
2019 | "I Am Not Alone" | Folded Dragons | Park Sang-won (Zanybros) | [43] |
2020 | "Initial S" | None | Sohn Il-hyung | [53] |
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | ||
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KOR
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JPN [60] | ||||
"To Myself" (잘했다 말해주고 싶어) |
2017 | — | * | Part 2 | |
"Touch" (featuring Basick) |
2018 | 49 | — | Non-album single | |
"I'm Ready" (featuring Jaehyun) |
— | 126 | |||
"I Am Not Alone" (with Folded Dragons) |
2019 | — | * | ||
"Melting Love" (사르르) |
2020 | — | Almost Famous (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 2 | ||
"Initial S" (이니셜S) |
— | Non-album single | |||
"Deja Vu" | 2021 | — | YouTuLover OST, Part 2 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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