Lyn

Biography

Lee Se-jin (Korean: 이세진; born 9 November 1981), better known by the stage name Lyn (린), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2000 and rose to fame with the 2002 single "Have You Ever Been Hurt By Love?". She is best known for ballads and TV soundtrack appearances, including "Back in Time" from 2012's Moon Embracing the Sun, and the award-winning "My Destiny" from 2013's My Love From the Star.

Career

Lyn made her singing debut in 2000 with the album My First Confession×My first confession13 December 2000 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Intro…이런느낌1:192기억4:013Goodbye my friend4:404Yesterday new day (acoustic)3:315미로4:546Another day2:467기회 (Please, come back)3:398비밀4:009Be4:2510Yesterday new day (remix)3:4511Crystal4:1512Sentiment1:57, released under her real name, Lee Se-jin. The album was unsuccessful, and Lyn temporarily quit her singing career.
She re-debuted under the stage name Lyn in 2002 with the album Have You Ever Had Heart Broken?×Have You Ever Had Heart Broken?22 November 2002 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Fly High4:022New Day4:153사랑에 아파 본 적 있나요4:264아직도 사랑하는데...3:575제발4:266또 다른 시작3:297이제는 그만4:308단한번 그대를 위한 일4:359Time4:3310니가 아닌 너4:3211부탁해요4:0512S.H.A3:4613First Love4:0014데미지3:41, which included her breakthrough single "Have You Ever Been Hurt By Love?" (사랑에 아파 본 적 있나요?). Her next album, 2004's Can U See The Bright×Can U See the Bright2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1See the Light (intro)1:012인사3:533사랑했잖아4:044Time Enough3:375사막에서 꿈꾸다3:446Come 2 Me3:417Baby Tonight4:008Spring Fever (feat. Double K)3:419사랑이 올 때3:5310들리니4:1811헤어져 (feat. 허인창)3:4512Stay With Me4:0313사랑했잖아 (Mr)4:03, was an even bigger success and spawned the hit single "We Were in Love" (사랑했잖아).
Lyn's next several albums were commercial successes. She released her third album, One and Only Feeling×One And Only Feeling16 June 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1결혼해줘요4:192낮이 사라진밤 (feat. Eddie)4:193보통여자4:284Wedding Song4:045어떡하라고4:206그녀에게4:527날 모르죠 (feat. Wheesung)4:088Naughty Girl3:279물망초 (Witt)5:3210버려4:3411키스해주겠니 (feat. Eddie)3:5712Sunshine (feat. Eric)4:2413Party Girl (feat. Young Ji)3:4214Call Me (feat. GummY)3:5315Party Girl ("Fractal" Upfront remix)3:22, with the lead single "Ordinary Woman" (보통여자), in 2005. She followed it up with 2006's Misty Memories, an album of remakes of popular South Korean songs from the 1980s and 1990s. In 2007, she released her fourth official album, The Pride of the Morning×The pride of the morning7 March 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Kissing U4:142마음이 시키는 일4:253이별살이4:464…사랑했잖아… Part Ⅱ4:055눈물이 마를까요4:026궁금해4:007미칠것 같다3:548I'm sorry4:559집으로4:2210눈을 떠도 감아도4:1111Lovelyn4:2912For the dream4:15, which was the second best-selling album of March, according to Music Industry Association of Korea's monthly chart. The album's lead single, "Parting Life" (이별살이), performed well on the Bugs! digital song chart.
In 2008, Lyn collaborated with Shin Hye-sung of the boy band Shinhwa to release the album The Story of the Man and the Woman (그 남자 그 여자 이야기). The following year, she again saw commercial success with her digital single "Charisma" (featuring rapper MC Mong) and "Love.. It's All Lies" (사랑..다 거짓말), the lead single from her fifth album, Let Go, Let In, It's a New Day.
Lyn released her sixth album in two parts, with New Celebration×New Celebration27 October 2009 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1New Celebration3:192누나의 노래3:263실화3:404Love U, I Love U4:055통화연결음4:346실화 (new edit version instrumental)3:40 released in 2009 and Candy Train in 2010. "Honey Baby Love" (자기야 여보야 사랑아), the lead single from Candy Train, was considered an upbeat departure from Lyn's trademark sad ballads and was a steady hit on several digital song charts. She also released her seventh album in two parts, releasing Metro Sexy 7 in 2011 and Love Fiction in 2012.
In 2012, Lyn sang "Back in Time" (시간을 거슬러) for the soundtrack to the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun. The song reached number one the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, was the best performing soundtrack on the chart for the first half of 2012, and ranked number 20 on the year-end chart, selling over three million copies.
She then sang "My Destiny" for My Love from the Star, for which she won Best Original Soundtrack at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2014. She is the first artist to win in the category. In 2015, she also sang "Just One Day" for melodrama Mask, followed by "Such Person" with 4MEN's Shin Young Jae for the drama Oh My Venus. In 2016 she sang "With You" for the drama Descendants of the Sun. After that, she sang "Love Story×Love Story17 November 2016 · Single · SoundtrackSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Love Story3:252Love Story (Inst.)3:25" for the main soundtrack of The Legend of the Blue Sea. In 2018, she collaborated with Hanhae on "LOVE", a song from the soundtrack of Are You Human?.
On 27 October 2015, Lyn's label MUSIC&NEW announced on through an official Facebook post that the singer's contract with the company had ended. She would be continuing promotions under her new individual music label COMPANY919.

Personal life

Lyn married her longtime boyfriend ISU of MC the Max at Conrad Hotel Seoul on 19 September 2014. On August 23, 2025, Lyn's agency confirmed that the couple had recently divorced.