Kassy Explained

Kassy

Birth Name:

Kim So-yeon

Birth Date:

6 October 1995

Birth Place:

South Korea

Years Active:

2015–present

Module:

Child:	yes
Hangul:	%김소연
Hangulstage:	%_케이시

Kim So-yeon (; born October 6, 1995),^[1] known by the stage name Kassy, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. Since her debut in 2015, she has released five extended plays and numerous singles. In 2016 she competed on the survival reality show Unpretty Rapstar 3.^[2]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
Title	EP details	KOR ^[3]
I Want Love	Released: January 18, 2018 Label: Nextar Entertainment, YMC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—
Rewind^[4]	Released: September 5, 2019 Label: Nextar Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	96
Memories of Autumn (秋 추억)	Released: October 26, 2020 Label: Nextar Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	85
Old Story	Released: October 28, 2021 Label: Nextar Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—
Cold Day	Released: November 29, 2022 Label: Nextar Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[5]	Sales	Certifications	Album
As lead artist
"In My Bed"	2015	—	rowspan="5"
"Ooh Ooh Ooh"	2015	—
"Hug Me"	2016	—
"Dream"	2017	—	KOR: 14,869^[6]
"Let It Rain"		—
"Listen to This Song"		—	KOR: 14,913^[7]	I Want Love
"Your Memory"	2018	—	rowspan="10"
"The Day Was Beautiful"	2018	3		KCMA: Platinum^[8]
"True Song"	2019	14		rowspan="9"
"When Love Comes By"	2020	136
"Tock Tock"	2020	156
"I Will Light Your Way"	2021	32
"Always Love You"	2022	4
"Forever Love"	2022	46
"Crush on You"	2023	32
"Only You"	2023	85
"Love Fool"	2024	126		Full Bloom
Collaborations
"Blossom, Night" (벚꽃, 밤)	2015	—	rowspan="2"
"The Love of Fingertips"	2016	—
"My Hero"		177	SM Station Season 1
"Close to You"		—	Fall in 2BiC
"Missing You"		91	KOR: 23,209^[9]	Guess I Loved You
"See You in Heaven"	2017	—	rowspan="2"
"A Song from the Past"	2020	58	rowspan="2"

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR	Sales	Album
"Good Morning"	2017	62	KOR: 85,005^[10]	Fight for My Way OST
"The Day I Dream"	2017	—	The Bride of Habaek OST
"At Beginning of Love"	2018	—	Wok of Love OST
"Same Memories"		—	Let's Eat 3 OST
"Take My Hand"		—	Webtoon "Yeonnom" OST
"Greeting"	2019	—	Chocolate OST
"Love Me Like You Used To"	2020	186	Start-Up OST
"Waiting for Spring"	2021	52	Bimil:ier Vol. 2 "Waiting for Spring"
"Nothing Left To Say"		111	My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST^[11]
"One Sunny Day"		107	Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha OST
"You Are Falling All Night"		41	The Listen OST
"Still Parting From Us" (Korean: 느린 이별) as part of "The Listen", along with Solji, Kim Nayoung, Seunghee, HYNN		198	The Listen OST
"Aching"	2022	—	Alchemy of Souls OST
"Broke Up Today (2024)" (오늘 헤어졌어요 (2024))	2024	169	Reunion Counseling OST
"Again"	2026			To My Beloved Thief OST

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	KOR	Sales	Certifications	Album
"Story of Night Fall"	2019	3	Rewind
"Are You Fine?"	2020	79	Memories of Autumn
"Poem for You"	2021	33	Old Story
"Don't Wanna Leave Tonight"	2022	22	Love & Hate
"Cold Breeze Is Blowing"	2022	110	Cold Day

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2016	Unpretty Rapstar 3	Mnet	Contestant
2019	King of Mask Singer		Contestant as "Destiny" (eps. 201–202)	^[12] ^[13]
2021		SBS	Cast Member	^[14]

Web

Awards and nominations


Year	Award		Nominee / Work	Ref
2019	Brand of the Year Awards	Female Vocalist	Kassy	^[16]
	3rd KY Star Awards	10 Million Song Logs
	9th Gaon Chart Music Awards	Discovery of the Year – Ballad		^[17]
	Melon Music Awards	Top 10 Artists		^[18]
		Song of the Year (Daesang)	The Day Was Beautiful
		Best Ballad
2020	34th Golden Disc Awards	Digital Bonsang		^[19]
	29th Seoul Music Awards	Bonsang (Main Prize)		^[20]
		Popularity Award
		K-Wave Award
		Best R&B Award	Rewind
2022	Melon Music Awards	Artist of the Year	Kassy	^[21]
		Top 10 Artist Award
		Best Female Solo Artist

Notes and References

Web site: https://100.daum.net/encyclopedia/view/33XXX1804364. ko:케이시. 2019-09-06. Daum Encyclopedia. ko. 2019-09-12.
Web site: http://heraldk.com/2016/07/29/%ec%bc%80%ec%9d%b4%ec%8b%9c-%ec%96%b8%ed%94%84%eb%a6%ac%ed%8b%b0%eb%9e%a9%ec%8a%a4%ed%83%803-%ec%b5%9c%ed%95%98%ec%9c%84-%eb%9e%98%ed%8d%bc-%ec%84%a0%ec%a0%95%ec%97%90%eb%8f%84/. ko:케이시, '언프리티랩스타3' 최하위 래퍼 선정에도 관심 폭발. Explosion of interest in Kassy, despite lowest rank as rapper in 'Unpretty Rapstar 3'. 2016-07-29. Korea Herald Business. ko. 2019-09-13.
Web site: Circle Album Chart . . ko.
- Web site: Rewind charting for 2019 Week 36 . 23 February 2023.
- Web site: Memories of Autumn charting for 2020 Week 44 . 23 February 2023.
Web site: '가을밤 떠난 너'도 돌아오게 할 음색…케이시, 가을감성 정조준(종합). Kang. Su-ji. 2019-09-06. Seoul Broadcasting System. ko. 2019-09-13.
Web site: Circle Digital Chart. Circle Chart. ko.
As lead artist:
- Web site: "The Day Was Beautiful" charting for 2019 Week 10. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "True Song" charting for 2019 Week 14. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "When Love Comes By" charting for 2020 Week 16. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Tock Tock" charting for 2020 Week 27. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "I Will Light Your Way" charting for 2021 Week 19. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Always Love You" charting for 2022 Week 10. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Forever Love" charting for 2022 Week 31. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Crush on You" charting for 2023 Week 24. Circle Chart. 22 June 2023.
- Web site: "Only You" charting for 2023 Week 40. Circle Chart. 12 October 2023.
- Web site: "Love Fool" charting for 2024 Week 10. Circle Chart. 14 March 2024.
Collaborations:
- Web site: "My Hero" charting. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008173617/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=2&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week. 2016-10-08. 2019-09-12.
- Web site: "Missing You" charting for 2016 Week 52. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "A Song from the Past" charting for 2020 Week 04. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
Soundtrack appearances:
- Web site: "Good Morning" charting for 2017 Week 28. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Love Me Like You Used To" charting for 2020 Week 49. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Waiting for Spring" charting for 2021 Week 09. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Nothing Left to Say" charting for 2021 Week 27. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "One Sunny Day" charting for 2021 Week 38. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "You Are Falling All Night" charting for 2021 Week 42. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Still Parting From Us" charting for 2021 Week 43. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Broke Up Today (2024)" charting for 2024 Week 17. Circle Chart. 2 May 2024.
Other charted songs:
- Web site: "Story of Night Fall" charting for 2019 Week 38. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Are You Fine?" charting for 2020 Week 44. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Poem for You" charting for 2021 Week 45. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Don't Wanna Leave Tonight" charting for 2022 Week 25. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: "Cold Breeze Is Blowing" charting for 2022 Week 49. Circle Chart. 27 February 2023.
Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=4&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 4주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-09-12.
Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=47&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 47주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-09-12.
Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040. ko:가온 인증(Gaon Certification) - Streaming. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-09-12.
Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=52&nationGbn=T. ko:2016년 52주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-09-12.
Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2017&targetTime=07&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 07월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-09-12.
News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0003509387 . Park Yoon-jin . ko:케이시, '간 떨어지는 동거' OST 참여…24일 발매 . Kassy participates in the OST of 'Living Between Falling Down'... Release on the 24th . . . June 22, 2021 . June 24, 2021 . ko.
News: Park Pan-seok. ko:'복면가왕' 박시은・우승민・황동주・유권, 반전은 계속된다..체게바라=바비킴?[종합]. http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111131891. OSEN. April 28, 2019. August 29, 2020. ko.
News: Ji Yeon-joo. ko:'복면가왕' 걸리버 4연승, 바비킴‧케이시‧전효성‧윤형렬 아깝다(종합). http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201905051642161110. Newsen. May 5, 2019. August 29, 2020. ko.
Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004852118. Lee Da-gyeom. ko:솔지→오마이걸 승희 출연...'더 리슨: 바람이 분다' 26일 첫방. Star Today. September 14, 2021. September 16, 2021. ko.
Web site: "Bimil:ier (Secret Atelier)" . YouTube . Dreamus & WHYNOT Media . 27 February 2023 . ko .
- "Writing A Heart-Aching Crush Story with You" . 27 February 2023 . "Bimil:ier (Secret Atelier)" . 21 January 2021 . 5 . ko.
- "A Letter of Comfort for Those Heartbroken" . 27 February 2023 . "Bimil:ier (Secret Atelier)" . 28 January 2021 . 6 . ko.
- "Idol group, Unpretty Rapstar, and ballad" . 27 February 2023 . "Bimil:ier (Secret Atelier)" . 4 February 2021 . 7 . ko.
- "A song about a secret crush with everyone's story in it" . 27 February 2023 . "Bimil:ier (Secret Atelier)" . 11 February 2021 . 8 . ko.
Web site: http://biz.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2019/07/24/2019072400179.html. ko:[포토] 오마이걸, '2019브랜드대상' 여자아이돌 부문 수상. Biznewdaily. 24 July 2019 . ko. July 24, 2019.
News: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004399239. ko:청하xMNH엔터, 마지막 수상 영예…BTS, 불참에도 3관왕 등극(종합). 2020-01-08. Naver. ko.
News: https://www.melon.com/mma/index.htm. ko:Melon Music Awards). 2019-11-02. Melon. ko.
News: http://www.goldendisc.co.kr/kr/. ko:골든디스크어워즈. 2019-12-07. Golden Disc Awards. ko.
News: 29th Seoul Music Awards. 2019-12-09. Seoul Music Awards. ko. 2019-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209133859/https://www.seoulmusicawards.com/index.html. dead.
Web site: 2022 Melon Music Awards Nominees. ko. November 4, 2022.