Gain (singer)
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Korean spelling | |
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Hangeul | 손 가인 |
Hanja | 孫 歌 人 |
Revised Romanization |
Son Ga-in |
McCune- Reischauer |
Son Cain |
Gain ( 가인 ) (actually Son Ga-in , born September 20, 1987 ) is a South Korean singer , actress and entertainer . She became known as a member of the K-pop girl group Brown Eyed Girls and through her appearances with Jo Kwon from 2AM on the TV shows We Got Married and All My Love .
Musical career
Brown eyed girls
Son Ga-in was noticed by members of the pre-existing band after they pulled out of the popular reality show Let's Coke Play! Battle Shinhwa! retired. According to Gains' story, she collapsed crying in her bathroom when the band invited them to audition. The four members presented some small shows under the name "Crescendo" before they appeared in public for the first time in 2006 as Brown Eyed Girls.
4Tomorrow
In October 2009 Gain worked on Samsung's Dream Team project , called 4Tomorrow, together with KARAs Han Seung-yeon , After Schools UEE and 4Minutes Hyuna . Each of them were from a successful K-pop group of the time. Together they appeared as a fictional girl group for Samsung's Anycall with a CF / MV named "Tomorrow". Although the group was only together for two months, they published six works.
Solo career
In 2006 Gain released the single Must Have Love with SG Wannabe's lead singer Kim Yong-jun .
In October 2010 she started her solo career with her album Step 2/4 with 'Irreversible' as the title track.
She also released the single "We Fell in Love" ( 우리 사랑 하게 됐어요 ) with Jo Kwon .
After the Brown Eyed Girls fourth album promotions, it was revealed that Gain had signed a contract with Loen Entertainment to manage her future solo music and acting career. According to an employee of Loen Entertainment, she would like to continue her group work under her current label Nega Network , a partner label of Loen. He confirmed that Loen is solely responsible for her solo career.
At midnight 22 April 2012 KST brought JYP and gain out the duet "Someone Else". This was JYP's first song in two years.
On October 5th, 2012 Gain presented her second album Talk about S with the title track "Bloom". The mini-album contains five pieces.
On April 13, 2013, she appeared in PSY's music video for Gentleman .
In February 2015, Gains record company announced that she would be returning on March 12, 2015 with her new album "Hawwah", which she released and promoted the two singles "Paradise Lost" and "Apple ft. Jay Park".
Television career
Gain has been playing in We Got Married with 2AMs Jo Kwon since September 2009. The mock marriage came to an end in January 2011 after 15 months.
She made her acting debut on the sitcom All My Love . She was the main female character, "Geumji". The sitcom was canceled in May 2011.
Discography
Mini albums
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Step 2/4 |
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2 | - |
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Talk about S. |
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2 | 9 |
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Romantic Spring (with Hyungwoo) |
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N / A | N / A |
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Hawwah |
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5 | 9 |
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"-" marks releases that either weren't released in this region or made it into the charts. |
Singles albums
title | Album details | Chart placements | Sales | ||||||||||
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KR monthly |
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Must Have LOVE (with Yong Jun from SG Wannabe ) |
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"-" marks releases that either weren't released in this region or made it into the charts. |
Published singles
year | title | Chart placements | album | ||||||||||
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KR Gaon |
KR Billboard |
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2006 | "Must Have LOVE" (with Yong Jun from SG Wannabe ) |
1 | - | Must have LOVE | |||||||||
"Must Have FRIENDS" (with Yong Jun from SG Wannabe ) |
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2008 | " 결혼 (Marriage)" (with Jung Chul Choi) |
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2009 | " 두근 두근 Tomorrow" (Gain, Hyuna , UEE and Seungyeon as 4Tomorrow) |
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" 우리 사랑 하게 됐어요 (We Fell In Love)" (with Jo Kwon from 2AM ) |
1 | - | - | ||||||||||
2010 | " 돌이킬 수 없는 (irreversible)" | 1 | - | Step 2/4 | |||||||||
"Bad Temper" | 11 | - | - | ||||||||||
2012 | " 너만 은 모르길 (For You Not To Know)" | 8th | 9 | Yoon Il Sang 21 Anniversary Album - I'AM 21st | |||||||||
" 다른 사람 품 에 안겨서 (Someone Else)" (with Park Jin-young ) |
2 | 4th | Spring - 5 Songs for 1 New Love | ||||||||||
"Take Out" (feat. Ra.D) |
18th | 15th | LOEN TREE: Summer Story | ||||||||||
" 피어나 (Bloom)" | 1 | 2 | Talk about S. | ||||||||||
" 노스텔지아 (Nostalgia)" (feat. Eric von Shinhwa ) |
26th | 14th | - | ||||||||||
2013 | "Brunch" (with Hyungwoo) |
N / A | 36 | Romantic Spring | |||||||||
"-" marks releases that either weren't released in this region or made it into the charts. |
Other songs
year | title | Chart placements | album | ||||||||||
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2010 | "Nitchell (Baby-G Mix)" | 132 | - | step 2/4 | |||||||||
"Tango The Night" | 90 | - | |||||||||||
"Esperando" | 117 | - | |||||||||||
" 가인 ( 歌 人 ); Gain" | 78 | - | |||||||||||
" 진실 (Truth)" | 56 | - | |||||||||||
2012 | " 팅커벨 (Tinkerbell)" | 30th | 22nd | Talk about S. | |||||||||
" 그녀 를 만나 (Go Meet Her)" | 33 | 24 | |||||||||||
" 시선 (The Gaze)" (feat. Yoon Jong-shin ) | 65 | 56 | |||||||||||
"Catch Me If You Can" | 84 | 80 | |||||||||||
"-" marks releases that either weren't released in this region or made it into the charts. |
Filmography
Music video appearances
year | song | Artist |
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2013 | gentleman | PSY |
Awards
Annual awards
year | Award | category | Nominee work | Result |
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2009 | Cyworld Digital Music Awards | Song of the month (December) | We fell in love with Jo Kwon | Won |
2010 | Song of the month (January) | Won | ||
Gaon Chart Grand Opening Awards | January 1st week Digital Chart General # 1 | Won | ||
January 2nd week Digital Chart General # 1 | Won | |||
January 3rd week Digital Chart General # 1 | Won | |||
January 4th week Ringback tone # 1 | Won | |||
12th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best collaboration | Won | ||
MBC Entertainment Awards | Variety Female Rookie Award | We Got Married Season 2 | Won | |
Best couple award with Jo Kwon | Won | |||
2012 | 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Musical style award | Won | |
2013 | 2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Song of the year (October) | "Bloom" | Won |
Music program awards
year | Awards |
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2010 |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brown Eyed Girls and ZE: A talk about the history of their band names . Allkpop.com. May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Dream Team Girlgroup 4Tomorrow . Allkpop.com. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ BEG Gain Solo Debut released 1st and 2nd Irreversible MV Teaser October 7, 2010
- ↑ Brown Eyed Girls' Gain signs contract with Loen Entertainment for solo activities . Koreaboo.com. December 21, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Gain (가인) - Bloom (피어나) music video on YouTube
- ↑ Ga-In releases 2nd solo album, Talk about S . Asia Pacific Arts. October 5, 2012. Accessed on July 27, 2013. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ '4 관왕' 가인 - 조권, 가온 차트 '싹쓸이'. In: YTN. February 23, 2010, accessed November 29, 2011 .
- ↑ 2NE1, '2010 MAMA' 5 관왕 .. 걸 파워 빛났다 (종합). In: Nate. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010 .
- ↑ a b '아담 부부' 조권 - 가인, MBC 방송 연예 대상 2 관왕. In: Joinsmsn. November 30, 2010, accessed November 30, 2010 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gain |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 손 가인 (Korean, Hangeul, full name); 孫 歌 人 (Korean, Hanja, full name); Son, Ga-in (revised Romanization, full name); Son, Cain (McCune-Reischauer, full name); Baby-G (stage name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th September 1987 |