Umji

Umji
Umji
	File:2019.10.06 SMUF 서울뮤직페스티벌 엄지 (1).jpg Umji in 2019
Native name	김예원
Born	Kim Ye-won; August 19, 1998 (age 27); Incheon, South Korea
💼 Occupation	Singer; dancer; rapper;

Kim Ye-won (Korean: 김예원; born August 19, 1998) better known by her stage name Umji (Korean: 엄지), is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is most popularly known as a member of the female group GFriend. She is a vocalist, rapper and the youngest member of the group.

Early life

Umji was born on August 19, 1998 in Incheon, South Korea and is the youngest daughter of her family (one older brother and one older sister). Her father is a dentist and chairman of a famous dental corporation in South Korea.^[1]

Umji went to English preschool and graduated from Shinsong Middle School, Incheon. She graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA - Theater Department) in February 2017, along with her groupmate, SinB.^[2]^[3]

Career

Umji was scouted on the street by Source Music's CEO while she was hanging out with a classmate, then she was invited to Source Music’s audition.

Umji made her official debut as a member of the group GFriend on January 14, 2015 with the release of the extended play Season of Glass, along with the single "Glass Bead".^[4] Her first live performance took place on the show Music Bank, shown by KBS on January 16.^[5]

In February 2016, Umji appeared in KBS2 TV’s Idol and Family National Singing Contest‘s Lunar New Year Special and sang a duet with her brother^[6]. In April 2016, Umji appeared as a special guest in Hong Jin-young's “Thumb Up” (엄지 척) performance at Music Bank.^[7] In September 2016, Umji released her first solo soundtrack for the South Korean drama Shopping King Louie, entitled "The Way".^[8]^[9] In October 2016, Umji stopped activities with the group after being diagnosed with a sprain in the sarus muscle. She returned a month later after recovering for the Melon Music Awards.^[10]^[11]

In March 2017, Umji was the second member of GFriend who got a solo appearance in SBS's Running Man (episode 343, after Yerin's appearance in 2015) as a guest (team Yoo Jae-suk), along with Choi Tae-joon, Jeon So-min, Kang Han-na, Lee Se-young and Park Jin-joo^[12]. In April 2017, Umji appeared in Entertainment Weekly as a guest investigator (Saengmin's Veteran, along with Kim Dongjoon of ZE:A)^[13]. In November 2017, she took part in King of Mask Singer, participating in two rounds until she was eliminated by Sunwoo Jung-a.^[14]

In 2018, along with member Sanha from the boys band Astro, the singer was chosen to host a talk show for the youth audience entitled Yogobara.^[15]^[16]

In October 2019, Umji appeared as a guest of web debate show Brain-fficial with her teammate SinB.^[17]

In March 2020, Umji released her second soundtrack for the South Korean drama Welcome called "Welcome".^[18]^[19] In April 2020, she replaced her fellow group member Eunha as a new DJ for Naver Now "Avenger Girls".^[20]

Discography

Songwriting credits

Year	Song	Album	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2019	"Hope"	Fever Season	GFriend	Co-written with all GFriend members (as Lyricist).	^[21]
2020	"Eye of the Storm"	回:Song of the Sirens		Co-written with Yuju (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger)	^[22]
	"Tarot Cards"	回:Song of the Sirens		Co-written with Yuju and Eunha (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger)	^[23]
	"Mago"	回:Walpurgis Night		Co-written with Yuju and Eunha (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger)
	"Better Me"	回:Walpurgis Night		Co-written with Sowon (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger)

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Drama	Notes
2016	"The Way"	Shopping King Louie	Released with a special music video
2020	"Welcome"	Welcome	Released with a special music video

References

↑ "[ENG sub] Mnet TMI NEWS [14회] '여자친구 엄지'의 빛나는 미소 뒤, 숨겨진 금빛 비밀 190918 EP.14 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
↑ "[TD영상] 방탄소년단 정국-여자친구 신비&엄지-우주소녀 은서, "오늘 졸업합니다!"". entertain.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
↑ "신비·엄지 "여자친구 전원 성인 됐다..감회 새롭다"(인터뷰)". 스타뉴스 (in 한국어). 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "KPOP NEWS - New Rookie Group GFriend Makes Debut with ′Glass Bead′ MV…". archive.vn. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
↑ 헤럴드경제 (2015-01-16). "여자친구, 데뷔곡 '유리구슬' 티저+뮤비 유튜브 조회수 20만 돌파 '대박'". biz.heraldcorp.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "[ENG sub] Mnet TMI NEWS [14회] '여자친구 엄지'의 빛나는 미소 뒤, 숨겨진 금빛 비밀 190918 EP.14 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
↑ "뮤직뱅크 - 홍진영 X 여자친구 엄지, 역대급 콜라보 무대! '엄지척'.20160422 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
↑ "여자친구 엄지, MBC 드라마 '쇼핑왕 루이' OST 참여". 뉴스1 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ 헤럴드경제 (2016-10-06). "주니엘, 김소희·여자친구 엄지 이어 '쇼핑왕 루이' OST 참여 - 헤럴드경제". biz.heraldcorp.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "여자친구 엄지, 대퇴부 염좌로 활동 일시중단 "치료 전념할 것"(공식입장)". entertain.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
↑ "여자친구 엄지 건강문제로 활동 중단…"대퇴부 봉공근 염좌 치료 집중, 당분간 5인 체제" [공식입장 전문]". 뉴스핌 (in 한국어). 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
↑ "List of Running Man episodes (2017)", Wikipedia, 2020-06-26, retrieved 2020-07-30
↑ "Saengmin's Veteran : Kim Dongjoon (with GFRIEND Umji) [Entertainment Weekly / 2017.04.10] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
↑ "'복면가왕', 꿩은 여자친구 엄지…노래도 '엄지척'". inews24 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "요고바라 - 요즘 고딩들의 바깥 라이프!". m.programs.sbs.co.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "요고바라 - 요즘 고딩들의 바깥 라이프!". m.programs.sbs.co.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "봄vs가을 토론에서 김종민 멘탈 탈수기 돌려버린 여자친구 신비,엄지 [뇌피셜] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
↑ tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (2020-03-25). "여자친구 엄지, '어서와' OST 참여…김명수♥신예은 로멘스 귀여움 더한다 | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "여자친구 엄지 '어서와' OST 참여…김명수X신예은 설렘 담은 목소리". hankyung.com (in 한국어). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "NAVER NOW". now.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
↑ "기대 (Hope)". www.melon.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "눈의 시간". www.melon.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
↑ "Tarot Cards". www.melon.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

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[1] "[ENG sub] Mnet TMI NEWS [14회] '여자친구 엄지'의 빛나는 미소 뒤, 숨겨진 금빛 비밀 190918 EP.14 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

[2] "[TD영상] 방탄소년단 정국-여자친구 신비&엄지-우주소녀 은서, "오늘 졸업합니다!"". entertain.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-05-08.

[3] "신비·엄지 "여자친구 전원 성인 됐다..감회 새롭다"(인터뷰)". 스타뉴스 (in 한국어). 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[4] "KPOP NEWS - New Rookie Group GFriend Makes Debut with ′Glass Bead′ MV…". archive.vn. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

[5] 헤럴드경제 (2015-01-16). "여자친구, 데뷔곡 '유리구슬' 티저+뮤비 유튜브 조회수 20만 돌파 '대박'". biz.heraldcorp.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[6] "[ENG sub] Mnet TMI NEWS [14회] '여자친구 엄지'의 빛나는 미소 뒤, 숨겨진 금빛 비밀 190918 EP.14 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

[7] "뮤직뱅크 - 홍진영 X 여자친구 엄지, 역대급 콜라보 무대! '엄지척'.20160422 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

[8] "여자친구 엄지, MBC 드라마 '쇼핑왕 루이' OST 참여". 뉴스1 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[9] 헤럴드경제 (2016-10-06). "주니엘, 김소희·여자친구 엄지 이어 '쇼핑왕 루이' OST 참여 - 헤럴드경제". biz.heraldcorp.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[10] "여자친구 엄지, 대퇴부 염좌로 활동 일시중단 "치료 전념할 것"(공식입장)". entertain.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-05-08.

[11] "여자친구 엄지 건강문제로 활동 중단…"대퇴부 봉공근 염좌 치료 집중, 당분간 5인 체제" [공식입장 전문]". 뉴스핌 (in 한국어). 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

[12] "List of Running Man episodes (2017)", Wikipedia, 2020-06-26, retrieved 2020-07-30

[13] "Saengmin's Veteran : Kim Dongjoon (with GFRIEND Umji) [Entertainment Weekly / 2017.04.10] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

[14] "'복면가왕', 꿩은 여자친구 엄지…노래도 '엄지척'". inews24 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[15] "요고바라 - 요즘 고딩들의 바깥 라이프!". m.programs.sbs.co.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[16] "요고바라 - 요즘 고딩들의 바깥 라이프!". m.programs.sbs.co.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[17] "봄vs가을 토론에서 김종민 멘탈 탈수기 돌려버린 여자친구 신비,엄지 [뇌피셜] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

[18] tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (2020-03-25). "여자친구 엄지, '어서와' OST 참여…김명수♥신예은 로멘스 귀여움 더한다 | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[19] "여자친구 엄지 '어서와' OST 참여…김명수X신예은 설렘 담은 목소리". hankyung.com (in 한국어). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[20] "NAVER NOW". now.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-30.

[21] "기대 (Hope)". www.melon.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[22] "눈의 시간". www.melon.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[23] "Tarot Cards". www.melon.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-07-19.

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v t e GFriend
Sowon Yerin Eunha Yuju SinB Umji
Studio albums	LOL Time for Us Fallin' Light
Reissues	Rainbow
Extended plays	Season of Glass Flower Bud Snowflake The Awakening Parallel Time for the Moon Night Sunny Summer Fever Season
Singles	"Glass Bead" "Me Gustas Tu" "Rough" "Navillera" "Fingertip" "Love Whisper" "Summer Rain" "Time for the Moon Night" "Sunny Summer" "Memoria"
Related articles	Source Music Kakao M King Records
Discography Awards and nominations