Stephanie

Biography

Bo-kyung Kim (born October 16, 1987), better known as Stephanie Kim or Stephanie, is an American singer, ballerina and musical actress based in South Korea. Born and raised in California, she went to South Korea and joined SM Entertainment after winning Youth Best Selection Competition in February 2004. After years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in April 2005. In October 2012, she began her solo career with the release of single album The New Beginning×The New Beginning8 October 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Game2Dance (Nanana)3Game (DJ Koo clubmix).

2005-2010: The Grace (band)

Stephanie made her debut as a member of the girl group The Grace in 2005. Since then, they released three studio albums and ten singles. In 2010, the group made a hiatus due to her health issues.

2011-present: Solo career

As of 2011, Stephanie became a member of the Los Angeles Ballet.
On October 8, 2012, Stephanie debuted as a solo artist under another music label called Media Line and released her first solo single album The New Beginning×The New Beginning8 October 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Game2Dance (Nanana)3Game (DJ Koo clubmix) along with the title track "Game". In April 2014, it was reported that she would release an independent track in the summer under new label Mafia Records, but it was delayed due to an unknown reason. Her digital single "Prisoner×PRISONER12 August 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1PRISONER3:042PRISONER (inst.)3:04" finally released in August 2015. Her follow-up digital single "Blackout×Blackout24 September 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Blackout3:152Blackout (inst.)3:15" was released in late September 2015. Stephanie released her first EP "Top Secret×Top Secret13 October 2015 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1위로위로3:542Luv Me3:023Blackout3:164PRISONER3:055뻔한노래3:326Blackout (full band ver.)2:497PRISONER (pure light ver.)3:24" with title track "Up, Up" featuring Teen Top's L.joe in October 2015.
Stephanie released her third digital single "Tomorrow" on May 6, 2016. In the end of May 2016, Stephanie's contract with SM Entertainment expired. She maintained solo act under the record label Mafia Records.
In April 2019, Stephanie joined WK Media after her contract with Mafia Records ended. Soon afterwards, Stephanie released the digital single "Man on the Dance Floor×Man On The Dance Floor18 April 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Man On The Dance Floor (dance ver.)3:272Man On The Dance Floor (piano ver.)3:543Man On The Dance Floor (dance ver.) (inst.)3:274Man On The Dance Floor (piano ver.) (inst.)3:54" on April 18.