G.Soul

G.Soul
G.Soul performing in 2017
G.Soul performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameKim Ji-hyun
Also known asGolden (2019–2021)
Born (1988-06-16) June 16, 1988 (age 36)
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2015–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
김지현
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chihyŏn

Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; born June 16, 1988),[1] professionally known as G.Soul or GSoul,[2] is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He first made his debut under JYP Entertainment with the release of his EP Coming Home on January 19, 2015.[3] On June 6, 2017, it was revealed that he left JYP and would be joining H1ghr Music.[4]

On December 2, 2019, it was announced by H1ghr Music that G.Soul would change his name to Golden, named after a song by Jill Scott. On January 11, 2021, he announced via Instagram Stories that he would be changing his name back to G.Soul.[2]

  1. ^ "G.Soul 프로필" (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "지소울→골든, 활동명 바꾸고 11일 컴백 [공식입장]". entertain.naver.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "JYP Entertainment unveils new face G.Soul". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "[단독] 지소울, 박진영 품 떠나 박재범과 새 출발..JYP→하이어뮤직 行" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.