Kang Susie
Born (1967-05-20) May 20, 1967
Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
OccupationsSinger
Years active1990 ~ present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
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Kang Susie (Korean: 강수지; born May 20, 1967) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1990 with the release of her first album, "Violet Fragrance". She has also performed in Japan, and has also hosted radio program Kang Su-ji's Memories from 2013 to 2014.[2]

Personal life and career

Kang Susie was born on May 20, 1967, in Seoul. She emigrated to New York at the age of 16 with her parents, where she lived in Queens and earned money as a teenager in shops and restaurants.[3] She was part of a gospel choir at her local church.

At age 21, having won the Gold Prize at the East American Leg of MBC's College Music Festival in 1989, she was requested by the festival's MC, Song Seung-hwan, to debut as a singer in Korea. He also recruited her to be the RJ of a newly founded Korean-language radio broadcast.

She returned to Korea at the age of 23 to debut, where she promoted for 8 years, releasing hit singles such as "Violet Fragrance" (1990), "Scattered Days" (1991), "Scent In The Time" (1991), "You'll Know Then" (1993), "Winter Alone" (1995), "Orpheus' Tears" (1995) and "All I Need Is Time" (1995). She was known for her innocent image, looks and voice, as well as lauded for her songwriting abilities.

She dated fellow singer Shim Shin from around 1991 to 1993, fearlessly admitting so despite the social stigma against celebrities dating and the hate she received from Shim's teenage fans.

In 1994, she forayed into the Japanese music market, releasing various singles and acting in a musical, as well as a Japanese compilation album, "Self Selection".

She married a Korean-American dentist in the United States in 2001, which resulted in a divorce in mid-November 2006. Kang Susie divorced on the condition that she held custody of her then-3 year old daughter, Viviana. She raised her alone in Korea until she remarried comedian and MC Kim Kook-jin in 2018, whom she met during the shoot of SBS variety show "Burning Youth".

Discography

Studio albums

  • Violet Fragrance (보라빛향기) (1990)[4]
  • Scattered Days (흩어진 나날들) (1991)[5]
  • Do You Know My Heart? (내 마음 알겠니) (1992)[6]
  • Then You'll Know (그때는 알겠지) (1993)[7]
  • To A Beautiful You (아름다운 너에게) (1994)[8]
  • I Won't Let You Go (널 보내지 않아) (1995)[9]
  • One & Only (1996)[8]
  • Kissing You (1997)[9]
  • Wish (1998)[9]
  • Loveletter Mailed 10 Years Ago (2002)[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Kim Gook-jin, Kang Su-sie Set Wedding Date for May 23". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "KBS2라디오 해피FM, <강수지의 메모리즈> 23일 첫 선". wowtv.co.kr (in Korean). December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Suji Kang "Life in America is difficult, mother pretends to be crazy" Tears flow". newsen.com. March 16, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "강수지 1집 발표 21년 후에도 가수로서 인기". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). May 22, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "남영주, 소속사 계약서에 '흩어진 나날들' 리메이크 권리 명시". Joong Ang Ilbo (in Korean). December 10, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "하수빈, 활동 재개하나…못 보던 새 '아티스트로 발돋움'". Sports Today (in Korean). March 9, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "'불타는 청춘' 강수지, 리즈 시절 보니 '불타는 미모'". Sports Hankook (in Korean). February 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "[사 설] 한국 예술단 방북공연 남측 대표 윤상(尹相 YOONSANG)". Cheongju Ilbo (in Korean). March 21, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "강수지 프로필". Hanple (in Korean). Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "[20년 전 오늘] 강수지, 90년대 미녀 가수→김국진 아내 되기까지". Sports Seoul (in Korean). May 15, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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