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''.

Career

In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season of the audition talent show ''

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''. She finished in first place with a perfect score of 300 points and selected Antenna as her agency. After winning the competition, she returned to Chicago to finish her senior year as an art major at the

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. During this time, in February 2017, she self-released the single "Color You", featuring the Chicago-based duo Iris Temple. In April 2017, she released a music video for "Thirst Trap", a single she had originally released in 2015 prior to joining ''K-pop Star''. In September 2017, she took part in

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's label concert series ''With Antenna'', which toured South Korea and the US. Later that year, she featured on the winter duet single "When You Fall" with

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. She released an OST for the drama '' Angel's Last Mission: Love'' in May 2019. Yi made her official Korean debut with the single album ''Give and Take'' in June 2019. The album consisted of three songs: "Alright", which she co-produced with Sam Ock; the title track "Give and Take", featuring pH-1; and "Color You", featuring

, a remake of her 2017 single. Her second single album, ''Gimme That'', featured two songs produced by

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and was released in February 2020. Yi parted ways with Antenna in May 2021, after four years with the company. She signed to World Star Entertainment in July 2021.

Discography

Single albums

Digital singles

As lead artist

* "Thirst Trap" (2015) * "Color You" (feat. Iris Temple, 2017) * "Time's Up" (2021) * "Wondering" (2021)

Soundtrack appearances

* "Oh My Angel" ('' Angel's Last Mission: Love'', 2019) * "Gift" (''

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'', 2021)

Collaborations

* "Everything is Okay" (with Antenna artists, 2020) * "Our Christmas Wish for You" (with Antenna artists, 2020) * "Deserve Better" (with

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, 2021)

As featured artist

* "When You Fall" (Sam Kim feat. Chai, 2018) * "God Be My Witness" (Uzuhan feat. Chai, 2019)

Album appearances

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with

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, Jung Seung-hwan and Chai – "We Are" (''Jinah Restaurant Full Course'', 2018) *

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feat. Chai – "Pit-a-pat" (''Nowana'', 2019) * Dolly Ave feat. Chai & Always Dime – "Try" (''Sleep'', 2021)

Other charted songs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Soo-jung 1993 births Living people American K-pop singers American women pop singers American soul singers American contemporary R&B singers American musicians of Korean descent K-pop Star winners South Korean female idols Antenna Music artists 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers