Tier 3 · vertical & regional
GSoul
Person · male · United States · born 1988 · recording since 2015
South Korean singer
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Also known as 골든 · G.Soul · Golden
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Coming Home
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography173 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371036488
Biography
Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; born June 16, 1988), professionally known as Golden or G.Soul, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He first made his debut under JYP Entertainment with the release of his EP Coming Home
Coming HomeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Coming Home3:482Superstar3:223You3:324First Love3:295변명 (Excuses)3:366한번만 더3:40 on January 19, 2015. On June 6, 2017, it was revealed that he left JYP and would be joining H1ghr Music.
On December 2, 2019, it was announced by H1ghr Music that G.Soul would change his name to Golden, named after a song by Jill Scott. In 2020, he won the third season of The Voice of Korea. On January 11, 2021, he announced via Instagram Stories that he would be changing his name back to G.Soul.
Early life and education
In 2001, G.Soul met J.Y. Park through an audition show on SBS called Prodigy Growth 99% (영재육성 프로젝트 99%). Before debuting as a solo artist in South Korea, G.Soul received recognition in the country and some parts of America for being a "protégé". He was trained for 15 years before making his debut, making him the longest trainee under JYP Entertainment.
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 | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (14 release groups)
EP · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Coming HomeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 21:271Coming Home3:48 2Superstar3:22 3You3:32 4First Love3:29 5변명 (Excuses)3:36 6한번만 더3:40 | 19 January 2015 | ||
| 2015 | DirtySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1Dirty (Intro) 2Dirty 3미쳐있어 나 4Till I Die 5Stop The Love | 10 September 2015 | ||
| 2017 | CirclesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 16:581Tequila3:24 2Bad Habit3:01 3One More Interlude0:29 4Can't3:37 5Circles3:21 6Found You3:06 | 7 September 2017 | ||
| 2019 | Hate EverythingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 16:071Hate Everything3:26 2Broken Record3:12 3Confidence3:08 4Get Up2:55 5Hate Everything - Korean Version3:26 | 11 December 2019 | ||
| 2021 | NaturalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 14:351By My Side2:59 2Natural2:24 3Free (I'm Gonna Be)3:47 4Another Day3:01 5Natural (Korean Version)2:24 | 2 December 2021 |
Single · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Love Me AgainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:171Love Me Again3:35 2Beautiful Goodbye3:43 3Stop Running From Love2:59 | 29 June 2015 | ||
| 2016 | 멀리멀리Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1멀리멀리 2우리 이젠 어디로 | 12 May 2016 | ||
| 2017 | TequilaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:231Tequila3:23 | 27 June 2017 | ||
| 2017 | 술버릇 (bad habit)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:001술버릇 (bad habit)3:00 | 5 July 2017 | ||
| 2017 | I'll Be ThereSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:281No Answer3:41 2I'll Be There3:47 | 25 December 2017 | ||
| 2021 | 사랑이 공평할 순 없을까Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:321사랑이 공평할 순 없을까4:16 2사랑이 공평할 순 없을까 (Inst.)4:16 | 28 February 2021 | ||
| 2021 | For YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:411For You2:41 | 28 March 2021 | ||
| 2025 | RealSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:421Real2:42 | 1 August 2025 | ||
| 2026 | SymphonySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:381Symphony3:38 | 30 April 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put GSoul head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1GHR MUSIC(band) | 2017 | 2021 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b37f37af-a86c-4794-b4b0-115e5d515718discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b37f37af-a86c-4794-b4b0-115e5d515718core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18907394genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18907394seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.Soulbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.Soul
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: 아리랑TV · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q18907394 · MusicBrainz: b37f37af-a86c-4794-b4b0-115e5d515718
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