Seo Ji-eum (Korean: 서지음; born December 15, 1986), is a South Korean lyricist and singer. She started getting recognition after writing the lyrics for Girls' Generation-TTS's "Twinkle" and f(x)'s "Electric Shock".[1] She won the Lyricist of the Year Award at the 2018 Gaon Chart Music Awards. She released her debut single "Greenroom" on March 27, 2021. She has since written songs for various artists.
Seo Ji-eum | |
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| Born | Seo Ji-eum December 15, 1986 |
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| Musical career | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Jieum Akdan |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서지음 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Ji-Eum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Chi-ŭm |
Songwriting credits
editAll songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[2]
2010s
edit| Year | Artist(s) | Album | Song | Other writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ha Dong-kyun | Take Care of Us, Captain OST | "Side of My Heart" (가슴 한쪽) | — |
| J-Walk | "Half" (반 (反)) | Park Chung-kwang | ||
| Kim Bo-kyung | Dummy Mommy OST | "Dramatic" (드라마틱) | — | |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | Twinkle | "Twinkle" | — | |
| f(x) | Electric Shock | "Electric Shock" | — | |
| Yoo Seung-chan | Arang and the Magistrate OST | "Mirage" (신기루) | — | |
| 2013 | Super Junior-M | Break Down | "Break Down (Korean Ver.)" | Lee Seu-ran Lee Hyo-min |
| Exo | XOXO | "Black Pearl" | — | |
| "Don't Go" (나비소녀) | — | |||
| f(x) | Pink Tape | "Toy" | — | |
| Exo | Growl | "Growl" (으르렁) | — | |
| NU'EST | Sleep Talking | "Beautiful Ghost" | JR | |
| 2014 | TVXQ | Tense | "Off-Road" | — |
| "Smoky Heart" (갈증) | — | |||
| Bubble Sisters | Memory | "Travel Diary" (여행일기) | — | |
| Exo | Overdose | "Moonlight" (월광) | — | |
| "Run" | — | |||
| "Love, Love, Love" | — | |||
| f(x) | Red Light | "Boom Bang Boom" | — | |
| "Paper Heart" (종이 심장) | — | |||
| Lee Tae-min | Ace | "Danger" (괴도) | — | |
| Laboum | Petit Macaron | "Pit-A-Pat" (두근두근) | — | |
| Super Junior | Mamacita | "Let's Dance" | — | |
| "Islands" | Jo Yoon-kyung Lee Yoo-jin | |||
| Laboum | Petit Macaron Data Pack | "Winter Party" | — | |
| 2015 | Lovelyz | Hi~ | "Hi~" (안녕) | — |
| "Joyland" (놀이공원) | — | |||
| Super Junior-D&E | The Beat Goes On | "Sweater & Jeans" | — | |
| Laboum | Sugar Sugar | "Sugar Sugar" | — | |
| Exo | Exodus | "What If..." (시선 둘, 시선 하나) | — | |
| "El Dorado" | Lee Yoo-jin | |||
| Melody Day | #LoveMe | "#LoveMe" | Kim Min-jeong | |
| Red Velvet | The Red | "Dumb Dumb" | Kim Dong-hyun | |
| Lovelyz | Lovelyz8 | "Ah-Choo" | — | |
| Oh My Girl | Closer | "Closer" | Mimi | |
| "Say No More" | — | |||
| Click-B | Reborn | "I Miss You" (보고싶어) | Ricky | |
| 2016 | Coolyote | Non-album single | "No!Mantic" | — |
| WJSN | Would You Like? | "Catch Me" | — | |
| "Tick-Tock" | — | |||
| Red Velvet | The Velvet | "One of These Nights" | — | |
| Hyomin | Sketch | "Sketch" | — | |
| Produce 101 trainees | 35 Girls 5 Concepts | "Fingertips" | — | |
| "Yum-Yum" (얌얌) | — | |||
| Oh My Girl | Pink Ocean | "Liar Liar" | Mimi | |
| "B612" | ||||
| "I Found Love" | ||||
| Boys Republic (band) | BR: Evolution | "Get Down" | Minsu Sungjun | |
| I.O.I | Chrysalis | "Crush" | Seo Jeong-ah | |
| Lovelyz | A New Trilogy | "Dear You" (마음 (*취급주의)) | — | |
| Monsta X | The Clan Pt. 1 Lost | "Stuck" (네게만 집착해) | Punch Sound Jooheon I.M | |
| "Unfair Love" (반칙이야) | Kiggen Stereo 14 LISH Jooheon I.M | |||
| Oh My Girl | Windy Day | "Windy Day" | Mimi | |
| Fiestar | Non-album single | "Apple Pie" | — | |
| Luna | Free Somebody | "Free Somebody" | Kim Min-ji JQ | |
| Exo | Ex'Act | "White Noise" (백색소음) | — | |
| Tei | Monster OST | "Stay With Me" (같이만 있자) | — | |
| Monsta X | The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty | "Fighter" | Jooheon I.M | |
| Pentagon | Pentagon | "Gorilla" | — | |
| Hello Venus | Mystery of Venus | "Runway" | — | |
| Sistar | Non-album single | "One More Day" (featuring Giorgio Moroder) |
— | |
| Pentagon | Five Senses | "Pretty Pretty" (예쁨) | — | |
| Exo | For Life | "Falling for You" | — | |
| 2017 | S.E.S | Remember | "My Rainbow" (친구-세번째 이야기) | — |
| WJSN | From. WJSN | "I Wish" (너에게닿기를) | Glory Face (Full8loom) Jinri (Full8loom) Long Candy Exy | |
| I | I Dream | "My Melody" | — | |
| Niel | Love Affair... | "Fever" (나 열나) | — | |
| Lovelyz | R U Ready? | "Knock Knock" (똑똑) | — | |
| Eric Nam, Jeon Somi | Non-album single | "You, Who?" (유후) | — | |
| Girl's Day | Girl's Day Everyday 5 | "Thirsty" | Yura | |
| Oh My Girl | Coloring Book | "Real World" | Mayu Wakisaka | |
| "Agit" | — | |||
| Changmo, Hyolyn | Non-album single | "Blue Moon" | Changmo | |
| Yesung | Spring Falling | "Paper Umbrella" (봄날의 소나기) | ||
| Davink | Just Arrived | "36.5MHz" | — | |
| "Glass Bottle Letter" (유리병 편지) | — | |||
| Lovelyz | R U Ready? | "Now, We" (지금, 우리) | — | |
| Astro | Dream Part.01 | "Every Minute" | Jinjin Rocky | |
| Produce 101 trainees | Produce 101 - Final | "Hands on Me" | Lee Seu-ran | |
| Hyolyn, Kisum | Non-album single | "Fruity" | Kisum | |
| Exo | The War | "Chill" (소름) | Chanyeol | |
| Paul Kim | Love Playlist 2 OST | "Hey" (있잖아) | — | |
| Weki Meki | Weme | "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend" | — | |
| "Stay With Me" | Zaydro (Code 9) Hwang Jae-woong (Code 9) RHeaT (Code 9) Choi Yoo-jung | |||
| NCT Dream | We Young | "Walk You Home" (같은 시간 같은 자리) | Mark | |
| Primary | Pop | "Right?" (featuring Soyou) |
— | |
| "Diet" (다이어트) (featuring Solji) |
— | |||
| Jeong Se-woon, Sik-K | Ever | "Just U" | Long Candy beautiful noise Lovey Sik-K | |
| Jung Eun-ji | Non-album single | "Manito" (마니또) | — | |
| K.Will | Nonfiction | "Let Me Hear You Say" (미필적 고의) (featuring Soyou) |
— | |
| Taemin | Move | "Move" | — | |
| "Back to You" | — | |||
| Super Junior | Play | "The Lucky Ones" | Jinri (Full8loom) | |
| "Too Late" (시간 차) | — | |||
| Monsta X | The Code | "Dramarama" | Seo Jung-ah Jooheon I.M | |
| Super Junior-K.R.Y. | Play | "Shadowless" (애태우다) | — | |
| Soyou | Re:Born | "The Night" (기우는 밤) (featuring Geeks) |
Lil Boi, Louie | |
| Younha | Rescue | "Parade" | — | |
| 2018 | Hwanhee | Non-album single | "The Dawn" (새벽감성) | — |
| Oh My Girl | Secret Garden | "Secret Garden" (비밀정원) | — | |
| "Love O'clock" | Mimi | |||
| "Sixteen" | — | |||
| Jonghyun | Poet | Artist | "Take The Dive" | — | |
| Kwon Jin-ah | Flower Ever After OST | "Behind The Page" (이별 뒷면) | — | |
| Hyolyn | Non-album single | "To Do List" (내일할래) | — | |
| Weki Meki | Lucky | "Lucky" | — | |
| "La La La" | — | |||
| WJSN | Dream Your Dream | "Renaissance" (르네상스) | Exy | |
| Up10tion | Invitation | "Target On" (반해, 안 반해) | — | |
| Monsta X | The Connect: Dejavu | "Jealousy" | Jooheon I.M | |
| "Fallin'" (폭우) | ||||
| Hyolyn | Say My Name | "Dally" (달리) (featuring Gray) |
Hyolyn Gray | |
| GFriend | Time for the Moon Night | "Love Bug" | — | |
| GroovyRoom | Non-album single | "My Paradise" (featuring Chungha, Vinxen) |
Vinxen | |
| Shinee | The Story of Light | "Who Waits for Love" (독감) | Deepflow | |
| AOA | Bingle Bangle | "Parfait" (파르페) | Jimin | |
| Shinee | The Story of Light | "Undercover" | — | |
| Lovelyz | Non-album single | "Wag-Zak" (여름 한 조각) | — | |
| Red Velvet | Summer Magic | "Mosquito" | — | |
| "Blue Lemonade" | — | |||
| NCT Dream | We Go Up | "Beautiful Time" (너와 나) | Kim In-ha Mark | |
| Oh My Girl | Remember Me | "Remember Me" (불꽃놀이) | Mimi | |
| "Echo" (메아리) | ||||
| "Twilight" | ||||
| "Illusion" (일루션) | — | |||
| WJSN | WJ Please? | "I-yah" (아이야) | Exy | |
| Yuri | The First Scene | "Butterfly" | — | |
| Monsta X | Take.1 Are You There? | "Shoot Out" | Jooheon I.M | |
| BoA | Woman | "Like It" | — | |
| Exo | Don't Mess Up My Tempo | "Bad Dream" (후폭풍) | — | |
| NCT 127 | Regulate | "Welcome to My Playground" | Ra.D Brother Su Taeyong Mark | |
| Exo | Love Shot | "Wait" | — | |
| 2019 | GroovyRoom | Non-album single | "This Night" (행성) (featuring Blue.D, Jhnovr) |
GroovyRoom Blue.D Jhnovr Gemini |
| Baekhyun | Exo Planet 4 - The Elyxion (dot) and City Lights | "Psycho" | — | |
| George | It's Okay to Be Sensitive 2 OST | "No Filter" (아무 말) (featuring Coogie) |
Coogie | |
| Monsta X | Take.2 We Are Here | "Alligator" | Jooheon I.M | |
| Monsta X, Steve Aoki | "Play It Cool (Korean Ver.)" | I.M | ||
| Monsta X | "Stealer" | Lee Seu-ran Jooheon I.M | ||
| Everglow | Arrival of Everglow | "Moon" (달아) | E:U (Everglow) | |
| Chen | April, and a Flower | "Portrait of You" (널 그리다) | — | |
| Minhyun | Happily Ever After | "Universe" (별의 언어) | Minhyun Bumzu | |
| Oh My Girl | The Fifth Season | "The Fifth Season (SSFWL)" (다섯 번째 계절 (SSFWL)) | — | |
| "Shower" (소나기) | ||||
| "Gravity" (유성) | ||||
| "Underwater Love" (심해 (마음이라는 바다)) | ||||
| "Vogue" | Mimi | |||
| "Checkmate" | Shin Jin-hye Seo Jeong-ah Mimi | |||
| Red Velvet | The ReVe Festival: Day 1 | "Parade" (안녕, 여름) | — | |
| "LP" | — | |||
| GWSN | The Park in the Night Part Three | "All Mine (Coast of Azure)" | Seo Jeong-ah | |
| Oh My Girl | Fall in Love | "Bungee (Fall in Love)" | Mimi | |
| "Tropical Love" | — | |||
| Everglow | Hush | "Adios" | 72 | |
| CLC | Non-album single | "Devil" | Yeeun | |
| Super Junior | Time Slip | "Somebody New" | — | |
| Oh My Girl | Queendom Finale Comeback Singles | "Guerilla" (게릴라) | Mimi | |
| Monsta X | Follow: Find You | "Follow" | Brother Su Jooheon I.M |
2020s
edit| Year | Artist(s) | Album | Song | Other writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Younha | Unstable Mindset | "26" | — |
| Everglow | Reminiscence | "Dun Dun" | — | |
| Iz*One | Bloom*Iz | "Fiesta" | Go Hyun-jung (JamFactory) Choi Hyun-joon Kim Seung-soo | |
| NCT 127 | Neo Zone | "Dream" (꿈) | — | |
| "Love Song" (우산) | Taeyong Mark Johnny | |||
| Max Changmin | Chocolate | "Lie" (featuring Chungha) |
— | |
| Cravity | Season 1. Hideout: Remember Who We Are | "Break all the Rules" | — | |
| April | Da Capo | "1,2,3,4" | — | |
| Oh My Girl | Nonstop | "Nonstop" (살짝 설렜어) | Mimi | |
| "Flower Tea" (꽃차) | — | |||
| "NE♡N" (Neon) | — | |||
| NU'EST | The Nocturne | "Back to You" (평행우주) | Baekho Bumzu | |
| NCT 127 | Neo Zone: The Final Round | "Make Your Day" (너의 하루) | — | |
| Ryu Su-jeong | Tiger Eyes | "Tiger Eyes" | — | |
| Kim Woo-seok | 1st Desire (Greed) | "Red Moon" (적월 (赤月)) | Jang Yeo-jin Kevin Leinster Jr. (Vendors) Kim Woo-seok | |
| Ha Sung-woon | Twilight Zone | "Get Ready" | — | |
| Weeekly | We Are | "Hello" | — | |
| Jeong Se-woon | 24 Part 1 | "O" (동그라미) | Jeong Se-woon | |
| Oh My Girl | Non-album single | "Rocket Ride (Korean Ver.)" | — | |
| Lovelyz | Unforgettable | "Never, Secret" (절대, 비밀) | — | |
| YooA | Bon Voyage | "Bon Voyage" (숲의 아이) | — | |
| "Far" (날 찾아서) | — | |||
| "End Of Story" | — | |||
| Fromis 9 | My Little Society | "Feel Good (Secret Code)" | Cho Sim | |
| Kyuhyun | Love Story | "Daystar" (내 마음을 누르는 일) | 1601 | |
| Monsta X | Fatal Love | "Love Killa" | Jeff Lewis Andy Love Jooheon I.M | |
| Ha Sung-woon | Mirage | "Forbidden Island" (그 섬) | — | |
| Hyolyn | Swag OST | "Spell" | — | |
| Kim Ah-reum | Winter City | "Winter Miracle" (겨울의 기적) | — | |
| 2021 | Kim Woo-seok | 2nd Desire (Tasty) | "Sugar" | Kim Woo-seok Kevin Leinster Jr. (Vendors) danke (lalala studio) Hwang Yoo-bin |
| Weeekly | We Play | "After School" | Seo Jeong-ah | |
| Seo Ji-eum | Greenroom of Space | "Pluto" (명왕성) | — | |
| "Greenroom" (온실) | — | |||
| Shinee | Atlantis | "Days and Years" | Colde | |
| Highlight | The Blowing | "Wave" | — | |
| Oh My Girl | Dear OhMyGirl | "Dun Dun Dance" | Ryan S. Jhun Scott Stoddart Anna Timgren | |
| Seo Ji-eum | Spring, Leaves, Island | "Spring Leaves" (이 봄엔 낙엽이 한창이다) | — | |
| "I's Land" (우리는 모두 섬이 되어) | — | |||
| Kim Ah-reum | Summer City | "Diving" (잠수모드) | — | |
| Exo | Don't Fight the Feeling | "Runaway" | — | |
| NCT U | Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 1 | "Maniac" | Ryan S. Jhun Paddy Dalton Jacob Attwooll Shawn Desman | |
| Red Velvet | Queendom | "Knock on Wood" | — | |
| Adora | Adorable Rebirth | "Make U Dance" (featuring Eunha) |
Adora Seo Jeong-ah | |
| Ive | Eleven | "Eleven" | Ryan S. Jhun | |
| Seo Ji-eum | Non-album single | "Time 2 Go 2 Bed" | — | |
| 2022 | Red Velvet | The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm | "Feel My Rhythm" | — |
| "Rainbow Halo" | — | |||
| Oh My Girl | Real Love | "Real Love" | — | |
| "Replay" | — | |||
| "Kiss & Fix" | — | |||
| "Blink" | — | |||
| "Dear Rose" | — | |||
| Ive | Love Dive | "Love Dive" | — | |
| Onew | Dice | "In the Whale" | Onew | |
| Hyolyn | Queendom 2 Final New Song Showdown | "Waka Boom (My Way)" (featuring Lee Young-ji) |
Hyolyn Lee Young-ji | |
| Kim Ah-reum | Ocean Wave | "Your Summer" (너의여름) | — | |
| Fromis 9 | From Our Memento Box | "Stay This Way" | — | |
| Hyolyn | Ice | "Over You" | Hyolyn | |
| "No Thanks" | ||||
| Kim Ah-reum | Ocean Wave | "Highteen" (featuring Lee Won-seok of Daybreak) |
— | |
| Ive | After Like | "After Like" | Mommy Son Rei | |
| LimeLight | Limelight | "Starlight" | Choi Hyun-joon Kim Seung-soo | |
| Seulgi | 28 Reasons | "Anywhere but Home" | — | |
| Chaeyeon | Hush Rush | "Same But Different" | — | |
| YooA | Selfish | "Selfish" | — | |
| "Lay Low" | — | |||
| "Melody" | — | |||
| 2023 | Ive | I've Ive | "Blue Blood" | — |
| Kim Eun-young | Caught Between Marriage & Divorce Season 2 OST | "Folding My Heart" (마음접기) | — | |
| Teen Top | 4Sho | "Hweek" (휙) | — | |
| Nmixx | A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream | "Roller Coaster" | — | |
| Zerobaseone | Youth in the Shade | "Back to Zerobase" | Jo Yoon-kyung Danke Seulli (MUMW) Lee Yi-jin | |
| "In Bloom" | Seo Young-joon Danke Jo Yoon-kyung Lee Yi-jin Rum (MUMW) Jeon Hye-hyung (MUMW) | |||
| Kep1er | Magic Hour | Galileo | N/A | |
| Ive | I've Mine | "Off the Record" | — | |
| "Holy Moly" | — | |||
| Chuu | Howl | "Howl" | — | |
| "Aliens" | — | |||
| &Team | First Howling: Now | "War Cry" | David Wilson, Jutes, Ollipop, Ryan Lawrie, Elijah Noll, Slow Rabbit | |
| Jeon Soyeon, Winter, Liz | Nobody | "Nobody" | — | |
| 2024 | Itzy | Born to be | "Mr. Vampire" | — |
| Yooa | Borderline | "Rooftop" | — | |
| Ive | Ive Switch | "Accendio" | Gaeko
Seo Jeong-ah | |
| "Ice Queen" | — | |||
| Oh My Girl | Dreamy Resonance | "Heavenly" | — | |
| Kim Areum | Turbulence | "Turbulence" (난기류) | — | |
| The Wind | Hello: My First Love | "Hello, My First Love" | — | |
| Odd Youth | Best Friendz | "Best Friendz" | Lewis Christopher Andrea Fitzroy | |
| Cho Yong Pil | 20 | "Why" | — |
Discography
editSingle albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Greenroom of Space (우주의 온실) |
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| Spring, Leaves, Island (봄, 낙엽, 섬) |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Greenroom (온실)" | 2021 | Greenroom of Space |
| "Spring Leaves" (우주의 온실) | Spring, Leaves, Island | |
| "Time 2 Go 2 Bed" | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2018 | Lyricist of the Year | — | Won | [3] |
References
edit- ^ Kang, Seok-bong (October 3, 2012). "유승찬, 제대 후 군대 선임 이준기 '아랑사또전' OST 불러" [Yoo Seung-chan sings the OST of "Arang-sat-jeon" by Lee Joon-ki, a senior military officer after being discharged from the army.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under SEO JI EUM (10002797)" (in Korean). Korea Music Copyright Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Kim, Soo-kyoung (January 23, 2019). "'2019 가온차트', 올해의 작사·작곡가상 서지음·테디...블랙핑크 대리 수상" ["2019 Gaon Chart", this year Lyricist - Composer of the Year, Seo Ji-eum - Teddy. Blackpink's assistant manager award.]. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.