Sung Si-kyung

Summary

Sung Si-kyung (Korean성시경; born April 17, 1979)[1] is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean[2] and two studio albums in Japanese.[3] He has also hosted and appeared on numerous South Korean variety television shows including 2 Days & 1 Night, Witch Hunt, Non-Summit, Duet Song Festival, Vocal War: God's Voice, Battle Trip, The Voice Of Korea 2020, On & Off.[4]

Sung Si-kyung
Sung Si-kyung in May 2014
Born
Sung Si-kyung

(1979-04-17) April 17, 1979 (age 45)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationKorea University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television host
Musical career
GenresPop ballad
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2000–present
Labels
Websitesungsikyung.jp
Korean name
Hangul
성시경
Hanja
成始璄
Revised RomanizationSeong Si-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Sikyŏng

Career edit

Sung was born and raised in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[5] He attended Korea University.[6] Sung's comeback track "난 좋아" (Even Now) released on his 7th album debuted at number 5 on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for the week of September 22.[7] In 2019, Sung announced his first U.S. concert tour, a six-show trek across most major U.S. markets. Sung released an English song "And We Go" in May 2020.[citation needed]

Discography edit

Korean albums edit

  • Like the First Time (2001)
  • Melodie D'Amour (2002)
  • Double Life; The Other Side (2003)
  • I Want to Dream Again (2005)
  • The Ballads (2006)
  • Here in My Heart (2008)
  • The First (2011)
  • Siot (2021)

Japanese albums edit

  • Drama (2017)
  • You Are Here (2018)
  • You Can Change My Life (2021)

Filmography edit

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001 Golden Disc Awards Rookie of the Year Like the First Time Won [8]
MBC Gayo Daejejeon Best New Artist "Like the First Time" Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Male Artist Won [9]
SBS Gayo Daejeon Rookie Award Won [8]
Seoul Music Awards New Artist Award Won [10]
2002 Golden Disc Awards Bonsang "We Make a Good Pair" Won [11]
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Male Artist Won [12]
SBS Gayo Daejeon Bonsang Won [13]
Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Won [10]
2003 SBS Gayo Daejeon Bonsang Won [14]
2005 KBS Music Awards Singer of the Year Won [15]
2006 SBS Gayo Daejeon Bonsang Won [16]
Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month (November) "On The Street" Won [17]
2007 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award in Radio Blue Nights with Sung Si-kyung Won [18]
2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Male Artist "I Like" Nominated [19]
2012 KBS Entertainment Awards Best New Entertainer Nominated
2012 MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Radio FM Music City with Sung Si-kyung Won
2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST "Every Moment of You" Nominated
2015 Baeksang Arts Awards Best Male Variety Performer Witch Hunt, Non-Summit Nominated
2016 MBC Entertainment Awards MC Award Duet Song Festival Won [20]
2018 KBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Variety Battle Trip Won [21]
2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration "First Winter" (with IU) Nominated [22]
Song of the Year Nominated

Listicles edit

Sung Si-kyung on select listicles
Publisher Year Listicle Ranking Ref.
Forbes 2021 Korea Power Celebrity 40 29th [23]

References edit

  1. ^ Pyo, Mi-nae (April 17, 2017). "[HD테마] 오늘 생일 맞은 스타들…'마마무(MAMAMOO) 휘인-안효섭-성시경'". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sung Si-kyung to prerelease song". The Korea Herald. December 4, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "ソン・シギョン、好きな日本語は「枡酒」 酒豪ぶりを公言". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Kim, Yeon-ji (March 8, 2019). "[단독] 성시경, 11년 함께한 젤리피쉬와 결별..1인 기획사 설립". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "'강남 8학군 출신' 성시경 "전셋집 전전했는데…부르주아 이미지 스트레스"" [Seong Si-kyung, 'from Gangnam District 8', I moved from house to house… 'Bourgeois image stress']. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sung Si-kyung". KBS World. October 20, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "빌보드 케이팝핫100 - 2012 09윌 4 주차 - - Billboard K-POP HOT 100 [빌보드] Billboard K-POP HOT 100". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Seo, Il-ho (January 30, 2003). "한국의 '클리프리처드' 가수 성시경". Weekly Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Winners from Past Years: 2001". Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "역대 수상자". 28th Seoul Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Hong, Je-seong (December 14, 2002). "제17회 골든디스크상 대상에 그룹 쿨". SBS NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Winners From Past Years: 2002". Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013 (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "'2002 SBS 가요대전" 대상은 보아". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Daum News. December 30, 2002. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "2003 SBS 가요대전 대상에 이효리". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). December 29, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "'2005 KBS 가요대상'의 대상에 김종국". Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). December 31, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "2006 SBS 가요대전 대상에 '동방신기'". KBS News (in Korean). December 30, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  17. ^ "디지털 뮤직 어워드". Cyworld Music (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "'2007 MBC연기대상' 의 대상 수상, 배용준에게 돌아가". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). December 31, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  19. ^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (November 2, 2011). "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2011 nominees bared". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  20. ^ "[2016 MBC 연예대상] 유재석, 대상 품었다..'무도' 4관왕 [종합]". The Chosun Iblo (in Korean). December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  21. ^ "[2018 KBS 연예대상] 이영자, 'KBS 연예대상' 사상 첫 女대상…데뷔 27년 만에 감격 [종합]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). December 23, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  22. ^ "2020 MAMA Nominees". mama.mwave.me. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  23. ^ Park, Ji-hyun; Kim, Min-soo; Shin, Yoon-ae (April 23, 2021). 2021 포브스코리아 선정 파워 셀럽 40 [2021 Power Celebrity Selected by Forbes Korea 40]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Joins.

External links edit

  • Official Japanese website