Artist of the week - SeeYa

Nov 29, 2009

PROFILE
Name : Kim Yeon Ji (김연지)
Position : Lead Vocalist
DoB : October 30th, 1986
Age : 24
Place of Birth : Seongnam
Height : 163cm
Weight : 48kg
Educational Background : Major in Department of Postmodern Music, Kyunghee University

Name : Lee Bo Ram (이보람)
Position : Vocalist
DoB : February 17th, 1987
Age : 23
Place of Birth : Anyang
Height : 163cm
Weight : 48kg
Educational Background : Major in Department of Applied Music, Seoul Institute of the Arts

Name : Soo Mi (수미)
Position : Vocalist
DOB : 1989
Age : 21
Height : 167cm
Weight : 47kg

Former Member: Nam Gyuri

BIOGRAPHY
For this week, the female vocal group is the Soompi Artist of the week. SeeYa is the first rookie team in the K-pop scene created with more than a billion won of investment during just over a year’s time. SG Wannabe was in charge of SeeYa’s vocal training and the production of the debut album. For all the music in SeeYa’s debut album, SG Wannabe and MtoM participated in the chorus, further enhancing the completeness of the music.

The three members Nam Gyu Ri, Lee Boram, Kim Yeon Ji were all chosen after auditions with a slim chance of 130 to 1. Although they are all only young girls aged from 19 to 21, all the members have strong vocal power. The name of the team SeeYa comes from ‘See U Always,’ which means that the band wishes to live eternally through their music for their fans. The members of the trio underwent intense training for a year and half studying under the best singers and producers in K-pop.

They released three studio albums, have been featured in drama OSTs and have also collaborated with other singers like Brown Eyed Girls, Da Vichi and T-ara. Recently, leader Nam Gyu Ri left the group early this year to pursue her interest in acting.

After Nam Gyu Ri left, they collaborated with Da Vichi and JiYeon from T-ara for the digital single “Women’s Generation” that gained popularity because of the cheerful music and the motivational lyrics.

In October See Ya announced that they have new girl to made them completed as three members again that is SooMi. They released a new mini album “Rebloom” with the track title “His Voice”. They changed from ballads and mid-tempo songs to pop dance song to show their capabilities to sing in various genre. This song is catchy on first listen with a catchy melody line, “Solgit Solgit, Holic Holic, Chullung Chullung.” Its fun lyrics and vocals flow well in this electronic pop number.

DISCOGRAPHY

* Scent of a Woman (1st album, 2006) : Scent of a Woman, Because I Love You, Promise U, Tears and Fears, Guilty, It’s My Fault