Lee Young-ji
Person · female · South Korea · Seoul · born 2002 · recording since 2019
South Korean rapper
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Also known as Lee Young Ji · 이영지 · 李泳知
Timeline
2000s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: I'm the ONE
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
Lee Young-ji (Korean: 이영지; born September 10, 2002) is a South Korean rapper. She is the winner of High School Rapper 3 and Show Me the Money 11 as well as the host of the web talk show Not Much Prepared. She released her first extended play 16 Fantasy on June 21, 2024.
Early life
Born and raised in Sinjeong-dong, Yangcheon District, Seoul, South Korea, Lee lived with her grandmother and mother for a long time after her father left home.
Endorsements
In March 2025, Lee was selected as an advertising model for Binggrae's unsweetened banana-flavored milk. In April, Lee became the global ambassador of Dermo Cosmetics brand Dr.G.
Philanthropy
On August 11, 2022, Lee donated ₩10 million (c. $7,000) to help those affected by the 2022 South Korea floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
In March 2025, Lee donated ₩100 million through the Korean Red Cross to help with recovery efforts from wildfires that have occurred in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam regions.
In February 2026, Lee donated ₩300 million to the Seoul Children's Hospital, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, and the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation, through the game Cops and Robbers alongside her fans and the game's team.
On September 5, 2026, Lee donated ₩50 million to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association for flood recovery efforts in southern South Korea, including Geoje.
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 | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups)
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | I'm the ONESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:541I'm the ONE3:27 2I'm the ONE (Instrumental)3:27 | 25 July 2019 | ||
| 2019 | Dark RoomSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:321Dark Room2:32 | 2 November 2019 | ||
| 2019 | New HistorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:441New History3:44 | 7 November 2019 | ||
| 2020 | WALGASearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:181WALGA2:18 | 1 January 2020 | ||
| 2020 | JustSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:381Just3:38 | 7 May 2020 | ||
| 2020 | All The Way UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:511All The Way Up2:51 | 16 July 2020 | ||
| 2020 | CompromiseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011Compromise3:01 | 18 November 2020 | ||
| 2022 | Flower LanguageSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:431Freesia3:50 2Anemone3:53 | 6 January 2022 | ||
| 2023 | F!RESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:441F!RE (Feat. 하모나이즈)3:22 2F!RE (MR)3:22 | 11 October 2023 | ||
| 2026 | ROBOTSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:301ROBOT3:30 | 28 February 2026 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FightingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:291Fighting3:29 | 7 February 2023 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 FantasySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 16:15116 (Intro)1:15 2My cat2:14 3Small girl3:10 4ADHD3:13 5Unknown guy3:07 6TELL ME !3:16 | 21 June 2024 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Beautiful Real LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 55:471Orbit3:13 2Leap of Faith3:38 3A Beautiful Life (From the Netflix Film 'A Beautiful Life')3:38 4When We Were Young2:55 5Honey, I'm So High (From the Netflix Film 'A Beautiful Life')2:58 6Trouble2:36 7Stubborn Heart4:18 8Fools Gold Pt. I2:14 9ONE3:00 10Bad3:12 11Lose A You3:09 12Just Kiss Me3:27 13Ready to Go (From the Netflix Film 'A Beautiful Life')2:03 14It Could Have Been Us2:50 15Permanent Scars3:35 16Daddy Don't Go3:16 17Evidence of Us3:23 18Fools Gold Pt. II2:22 | Soundtrack | 2 May 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lee Young-ji head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lee_Young-ji_in_February_2026.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0433e75d-70b6-4118-9ff8-9b6f7e534093discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0433e75d-70b6-4118-9ff8-9b6f7e534093core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96873744seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Young-jibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Young-ji
Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: TV10 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q96873744 · MusicBrainz: 0433e75d-70b6-4118-9ff8-9b6f7e534093
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