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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Byul
Person · female · South Korea · Seosan · born 1983 · recording since 2002
South Korean singer
Also known as Byul · Star · ピョル
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: 12월 32일
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography136 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1341771140
Biography
Kim Go-eun (Korean: 김고은; born October 22, 1983), better known by the stage name Byul (Korean: 별; lit. star), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2002 with the album December 32.
Career
Her debut album was released on October 10, 2002.
It was announced at the end of January 2009 that Primary, her fifth album, would be released the following month. Teaser posters were distributed in 7-Eleven stores.
Personal life
On August 15, 2012, it was announced that Byul was to marry Haha, South Korean singer, actor and cast member of the variety show Running Man, on November 30, 2012. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Dream, on July 9, 2013. Their second son, Soul, was born on March 22, 2017. Their third child, a daughter, named Song, was born on July 15, 2019.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:35
112월 32일4:212왜 모르니4:063별의 자리3:304여기까진거죠4:085떠나...지마4:296바보같이4:307얼마나 사랑하는지3:228마음과 다른 말3:399그가 멀어질 때4:4010잊을 수 없네요4:502005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 52:23
1Star0:372다른 사람3:373안부3:594내 남자의 여자친구3:345Saving My Best For You4:016이젠 내게3:447나쁜 저주4:0482+13:549각자의 길4:1810고마워할게요3:4211I Think I3:5912I Love You3:2513나를 봐요4:1914끝1:1015안부 (Instrumental)4:002006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:20
1아무렇지 않게4:082눈물샘4:303괜찮은 오늘4:064우린4:265슬픈 건망증4:176큐피트3:437Forever Love3:258그대라는 사람은5:019Stay By My Side3:4310버려야 할 것들4:0311만나러 가는 길3:5112곁에서만 들리는 (이별대세 OST 삽입곡)4:2113설레임 (이별대세 OST 삽입곡)2:46
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:45183 (live Recording at club Boy)5:23 2상수도 1/52:30 3푸른전구빛 (live Recording at Lamb)4:45 4[untitled]3:21 5833:46 | 24 February 2004 | ||
| 2007 | Star (Special Single Album)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:401유리잔4:20 2가슴은 아니까3:32 3Fly Again (MBC 드라마 '9회말 2아웃' OST)3:56 4멀어진 지금 (원곡: 김혜림 '멀어진 지금')3:52 | 6 November 2007 | ||
| 2008 | 창문을 열어놓고(All Star 2집 Vol.2)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:441창문을 열어놓고4:22 2창문을 열어놓고 (MR)4:22 | 28 February 2008 | ||
| 2012 | 귀여워Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:381귀여워3:19 2귀여워 (Inst.)3:19 | 24 October 2012 | ||
| 2013 | "Melody" Project Part.3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:131봄이 찾아 오겠죠 (Fermata)4:13 | 15 January 2013 | ||
| 2015 | 끝난 사이Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:581끝난 사이3:59 2끝난 사이 (inst.)3:59 | 18 March 2015 | ||
| 2020 | New Edition 1988Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:061스물둘3:33 2스물둘 (Inst.)3:33 | 15 January 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Byul head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAMADOL(band) | December 2021 | present | original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20230112_%EB%B3%84_Byul.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c13311c-5235-4022-b2f1-6860d0c70873discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c13311c-5235-4022-b2f1-6860d0c70873core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493090seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byulbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byul
Why this artist is in the database
- List of K-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: SBS Radio 에라오 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q493090 · MusicBrainz: 7c13311c-5235-4022-b2f1-6860d0c70873
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