Lucky J (

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; 럭키제이; RR: ''leogkijei'') was a South Korean hip-hop group formed by

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. The group's three original members were

J'Kyun Kim Jeong-tae (Hangul: 김정태; born January 11, 1985), better known by the mononym J'Kyun (Hangul: 제이켠), is a South Korean rapper and singer. Career Kim first entered the hip-hop scene in 2003, under the name Jung Kyun. After dropping ...

, Jessi, and J-Yo. The group debuted with their first single "Can You Hear Me?" in July 2014.

History

2014: Debut

On July 9, 2014,

announced the creation of a new co-ed hip hop group. The members of the group were revealed to be rapper

, vocalist and rapper Jessi, and vocalist J-Yo. On July 17, their first single, "Can You Hear Me?", was released through digital portals alongside the music video. On July 17, the group officially made their debut on

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's ''M! Countdown'', where they performed their first single. The group later appeared in the first ever episode of

's Singer Game, as well as the music competition program

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2015: Hiatus and solo activities

After the release of their first single, each member focused on promoting individually and through collaborations. In February, J-Yo released a song with singer

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called "Avenue". In July,

released a single called "Bad X" featuring Jooheon from Monsta X and Konsoul. Jessi gained public attention after her appearance in the rap survival program Unpretty Rapstar, which ran from January through March. She then began to appear as a guest in many popular variety shows, including Running Man and Happy Together. Jessi also collaborated several well-known artists, notably Park Jin-young and

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. Her first solo rap single "Ssenunni" was released in September, and she later performed the title song at the

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2016: Second single, J-yo's departure & disbandment

On December 2015, it was revealed that the group was working on an album with no exact release date. On January 8, 2016, the group released their second single titled " No Love", alongside the music video. On January 7, the group officially made their comeback on Mnet's ''M! Countdown'', where they performed their second single. In August, J-Yo left the group to focus on his solo career under the new stage name Jero, and Jessi later announced that the group had disbanded.

Discography

Singles

References

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