Yuk Ji-dam ((), sometimes known as Jidam () or Yukji (); born March 10, 1997) is a South Korean rapper from

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

. She gained popularity with her participation on the Hip Hop TV competitions '' Show Me The Money'' and ''

Unpretty Rapstar ''Unpretty Rapstar'' (Hangul: 언프리티 랩스타) is a South Korean rap competition TV show that airs on Mnet M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. T ...

''. She returned to

Unpretty Rapstar 3 ''Unpretty Rapstar 3'' () is a 2016 South Korean music competition program focusing on female rappers. It is the third season of ''Unpretty Rapstar'', which premiered in January 2015 on Mnet as a spin-off of '' Show Me the Money''. The show was ho ...

as a contestant.

Early life

Yuk Ji-dam was born in Daegu on March 10, 1997. In the years she attended school, she was reportedly bullied and made fun of because of her dark skin. Eventually, she grew inspired by

Yoon Mi-rae Natasha Shanta Reid (born May 31, 1981), better known by her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae (), often stylized as ''Yoonmirae'', is an American-born South Korean-based solo rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer, who is also a member of Korean hip ho ...

's song "Black Happiness", which is about growing half-black in an Asian conservative country. This led to her interest in hip hop music.

Discography

Singles

Also she collaborated with Hyuna in song 'Ice Ice'

A+ (EP) A (stylized as ) is an extended play (EP) by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Hong Kong on August 11, 1999, in 10 different editions, and through Avex Entertainment Inc. worldwide in September 20 ...

Filmography

Variety shows

References

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