Solar

SOLAR FAN MEETING [HAPPY SOLAR DAY] - Poster

### Chinese

**Kim Yong-sun** (Korean: **김용선**), commonly known by her stage name **Solar** (Korean: **솔라**), is the leader of South Korean girl group MAMAMOO, and is in charge of the group's main vocals. Additionally, she is a member of MAMAMOO's official sub-unit MAMAMOO+.

Solar started her solo career on April 23, 2020 with the single album *SPIT IT OUT*, making her the last MAMAMOO member to debut as a soloist. She made her comeback with her first extended play on March 16, 2022, titled as *容 : FACE*.

Her upcoming event is the SOLAR FAN MEETING [HAPPY SOLAR DAY].

## Biography

Kim Yong-sun was born on February 21, 1991 in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. She has an older sister named Kim Yong-hee (Korean: **김용희**). She graduated from Hanyang Women's University with a degree in airline service to be a flight attendant, and later also graduated from Modern K Music Academy for her musical career.

In Hongdae, Kim participated in a street busking event and got recruited by a person working in the music industry from the audience, but initially denied due to lack of interest. Later, she tried auditioning multiple times to various companies; on her last attempt, she was accepted by RBW in 2011. The song she sang for her audition is "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. Kim then debuted under the stage name "Solar" as part of the group MAMAMOO on June 19, 2014.

## Career

**Solar's *Career* section excludes her activities with MAMAMOO, including sub-unit activities with MAMAMOO+ and Angel Line.**

### 2015

Solar appeared on MBC's show *King of Mask Singer* as "Sunflower" from episode 21 to 22.

Her first soundtrack, "Star", was for the tvN drama *Second 20s*. She sung the song with Kim Minjae, and it was released on October 2.

Solar released the first part of the Solar Emotion project on October 16, starting the project and (unofficially) her career as a soloist. The single was "Lived Like a Fool", a song originally made by Kim Dohyang. Solar later released the second part and single of the project, "Only Longing Grows", on December 11, a song originally made by Yeojin.

### 2016

Solar featured in Yang Da Il's single "loveagain", which was released on March 29. The song was included in Yang's album *Say*, released a month later on April 27.

From April 9 to November 19, Solar was on the MBC reality show *We Got Married* with Eric Nam from episode 316 to 348. Meanwhile, the third part of the Solar Emotion project, "In My Dreams", was released on July 8; it was originally a song by Cho Deokbae.

### 2017

Solar released the fourth part of Solar Emotion on February 21, with its title track being "Happy People". The single was accompanied by an intro, and the song was originally made by Sunflower. The fourth part's release was also on her birthday. for the fifth part of the project, released on October 17, Solar released two singles. The first one was "Alone People", originally a song by Lee Jeongseon; the other one was "Autumn Letter", a song originally made by Kim Minki.

Solar was featured in the the title track of Kiggen's extended play *Cloudy*. The song is also called "Cloudy", and both EP and song were released on November 15.

On December 2, Solar went on the KBS2 show *Battle Trip* with Moon Byul to Hong Kong as part of episode 74.

### 2018

Solar released the sixth part of her Solar Emotion project as an extended play on April 24. "Where the Wind Rises", "Nada Sou Sou", "It's Been A Long Time", and "Star Wind Flower Sun" were the songs of the sixth part. An LP version of the EP was also released later, with it containing all the songs released throughout the project.

From April 27 to 29, Solar hosted a solo concert to celebrate the release of *Part.6*, with the event titled as Emotion Concert Blossom. It was held at Ewha University in Seoul, and she held the concert again on June 16 to 17 at the Sohyang Theater Shinhan Card Hall in Busan.

Solar featured on Ravi's single "LEOPARD", with the song being released on August 22. The song was included in Ravi's extended play *RAVI 4th MIXTAPE [NIRVANA II]*. Later on, Solar featured on Cosmic Girl's single "LIE YA", which was released on October 13.

### 2020

Solar collaborated with Kassy for the single "A song from the past", which was released on January 16 at 6 PM KST. Later, on April 23 at 6 PM KST, Solar officially debuted as a soloist with the single album *SPIT IT OUT* and the song "Spit it out";

Solar released a song based on her YouTube channel solarsido's first intro, titled as "Ddun Ddun Ddun", on September 17. The MV and song were both released on the channel instead of MAMAMOO's YouTube channel.

Solar sung an OST titled "Blue Bird" for the JTBC drama *RUN ON*, being released on December 24 at 6 PM KST.

### 2021

For her birthday on February 21, Solar released a song titled "Please Listen to This in the Evening" on solarsido. She later sung the English version of tvN drama *Vincenzo'*s OST, "Adrenaline". The song was released on March 14 at 6 PM KST.

On April 24, Solar held an online fan meeting for solarsido's 2nd anniversary and the channel's milestone of reaching 3 million subscribers. The event was held at 6 PM KST and broadcasted on interpark, titled as SoLive.

Solar and Moon Byul collaborated for VIBE's project "REVIBE", in which they remake VIBE's song "Promise U". The remake was released on July 28, at 6 PM KST.

Solar released an OST for the SBS drama *Lovers of the Red Sky* titled as "Always, be with you", and it was released on September 6 at 6 PM KST.

On September 25, Solar appeared and performed on KBS's show *Immortal Songs 2* on its 525th episode. She later released a cover of the single "Something Special" by Jang Yeonjoo for the show *Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook* on October 2.

Solar released an OST for the KBS2 drama *School 2021* on December 22, titled as "Winterblooming", at 6 PM KST. She was featured on MC MONG's song "Bubble Love" for the album *20th Anniversary Edition ‘Dark Hole’*. The song was released on December 30 at 6 PM KST.

### 2022

On January 4, Solar and Moon Byul released the OST "Bada Boom" for the show *Street Dance Girls Fighter*, which is a spin-off of the survival show *Street Woman Fighter*. The song was released at 6 PM KST in the album *Street Dance Girls Fighter (SGF) Special*.

Solar released her first extended play on March 16 at 6 PM KST, with the album being titled as *容 : FACE*. The EP was announced on February 22 at 12 AM KST, the day after her birthday. Previously, Solar confirmed in a solarsido live on December 30, 2021 that she will have to prepare for her solo comeback after Moon Byul's comeback. Solar also released a video of the song "Big Booty" on her channel solarsido for her birthday, which is on February 21; the song was included in the album. On December 28 at 12 AM KST, the cover of the album was revealed, alongside "HONEY", which is FACE's title track.

Solar's OST "Dun Dun Dun" for the tvn drama *Kill Heel* was released on April 7 at 6 PM KST. Solar was picked to sing the official promotional tourism song "Rest in Gyeonggi-do" (경기도에서 쉬어요) for Gyeonggi Province, and the song's MV was released on April 26 at 12 PM KST.

Solar made her theatrical debut in her first musical, which is the third season of *MATA HARI*, as the titular leading role "Mata Hari". She was double-casted with the previous seasons' actress for "Mata Hari", Ock Joo-hyun. The musical was announced by production company EMK Musical Company on April 6 with a teaser. The show premiered at the Charlotte Theater in Seoul on May 28 at 7 PM KST, and the performances lasted until August 15.

Solar collaborated with JUNGKEY for the song "IMAGE". The song was made as part of the KBS show *Listen Up*, and was released in the show's EP for the third episode on August 13 at 6 PM KST. Solar also appeared on the show's 3rd episode and performed the song.

Solar joined 722 Studio's project "방구석 캐스팅" and released a remake of the title song of the 2006 music drama *동화 (冬話)*, called "사랑...후에". She sang the song with Yesung, and it was released on October 20 at 6 PM KST. Previously, Moon Byul sung the single "Trying to say good-bye" for 방구석 캐스팅.

Solar sung the title song for the DJ survival show *WET! : World EDM Trend*. The song, "Paradise", was released as an OST on December 28 at 6 PM KST, while the show later first started on January 11, 2023.

### 2023

For her birthday on February 21, Solar released a special video to celebrate the occasion. At the end of the video, there is a small video of her new birthday song, which is titled as "LLL" (which is the abbreviated form of "Loved, Loving, will Love"). The song is part of MAMAMOO+'s upcoming single album *ACT 1, SCENE 1*, which will be released on March 29 at 6 PM KST.

Solar sung an OST for the tvn drama *Pandora: Beneath the Paradise*, which first broadcasted on March 11. The song's title is "Eternal", and it was released on March 12 at 6 PM KST.

"It's Been A Long Time" has been included as an OST of the 2023 film Cobweb, in which an official MV was released on September 8 prior to the film's release on September 27. Solar is also included as a judge of the wavve show *VEILED MUSICIAN*, which first broadcasted on September 22 at 7 PM KST. Solar then released her new OST "EXIT" for the SBS drama *The Escape of the Seven* on September 23, 2023 at 6 PM KST.

On November 30 at 6 PM KST, Solar released a new version of the song "Décalcomanie" with contestant "Jangwi-dong Nuclear Punch", done as part of the *VEILED MUSICIAN* show.

### 2024

It was announced on November 15, 2023 that Solar will be staring in another musical, which is the Korean version of the French musical *Notre-Dame de Paris*, produced by Mast Production. Solar is casted in the role of Esmeralda alongside Yuria and Jung Yoo-ji, and her first show was on January 25. The musical itself starts on January 24 and will continue until March 24, taking place at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. Solar is also confirmed to be one of the judges of Mnet's show *Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival* (빌드업 : 보컬 보이그룹 서바이벌), which first broadcasted on January 26 at 10 PM KST.

After nearly 6 years, a new installment of the project Solar Emotion was finally announced via a video teaser on January 10. *Part.7* was released on January 18 at 6 PM KST, and "Love Has Gone" is its title track; the song is originally by Kim Kwang-seok. On January 15 at 12 AM KST, a fan meeting for Solar's birthday was announced, entitled "SOLAR FAN MEETING [HAPPY SOLAR DAY]". The event is set to take place on February 21 at 8 PM KST, the venue being the Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul.

## Discography

*For other uses, see Discography (Disambiguation).*
*Main article: Solar/Discography*
Solar has released 1 extended play and 1 single album. Before her official debut as a soloist, she has released 1 extended play and 5 single albums.

## Filmography

*For other uses, see Filmography (Disambiguation).*
*Main article: Solar/Filmography*
Solar has appeared on television shows such as *Gamsung Camping*, *Boss in the Mirror*, and the second season of *Midnight Horror Story*. She has been part of the judge panels of multiple vocal series such as *The Song We Loved, New Singer*, *Joseon Top Singer*, *VEILED MUSICIAN*, and *Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival*. As a musical actress, Solar acted as the titular character of *MATA HARI*, and she is also starring in the currently ongoing musical *Notre-Dame de Paris*. Aside from that, she has a YouTube channel called solarsido.

## Awards and Nominations

*For other uses, see Awards and Nominations (Disambiguation).*
*Main article: Solar/Awards and Nominations*
## External Links

* Wikipedia
* Melon
* Spotify

## References

1. ↑ プロフィール (Japanese). MAMAMOO JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB「MOOMOO JAPAN」. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02.
2. ↑ 1theK (2020-04-24). ‘뱉어’로 솔로 데뷔한 솔라의 화끈한 본인등판👩‍💻 (Korean). YouTube. Retrieved on 2023-12-07.
3. ↑ solarsido (2019-04-29). 2019.04.29 솔라시도 생방송! SOLARSIDO LIVE! (Korean). YouTube.
4. ↑ Kim Min-jeong (김민정) (2019-10-29). 한양여자대학교 출신 걸그룹 누가 있을까 '김세정·지숙·솔라' (Korean). 매일신문.
5. ↑ ModernK Music Academy - 모던K실 용음악학원 (Korean). Modern K Music Academy. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27.
6. ↑ Park Soo-jeong (박수정) (2014-07-16). My Name, 마마무 (1) (Korean). TenAsia. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29.
7. ↑ Mamamoo Trans (2014-07-16). TenAsia Interview "My Name Is" - Solar (English). Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20.
8. ↑ 디글 클래식 :Diggle Classic (2019-04-23). -티비냥- (ENG/SPA/IND) The Dramatic Story Behind Solar's Mamamoo Debut (Korean). YouTube.
9. ↑ 본스타분당 (2012-05-21). 본스타 "김용선-i will always love" 영상 (English). YouTube.
10. ↑ “Sunflower” Singer’s Identity Revealed on “King of Mask Singer”
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 MAMAMOO’s Solar Drops Emotional Acoustic Ballad “Only Longing Grows”
12. ↑ Eric Nam and MAMAMOO’s Solar Confirmed as New “We Got Married” Couple
13. ↑ Watch: MAMAMOO’s Solar Shares MV For Gorgeous Cover Of “In My Dream”
14. ↑ Watch: MAMAMOO’s Solar Celebrates Her Birthday With Release Of Touching New MV
15. ↑ Watch: MAMAMOO’s Solar Drops Beautiful MVs for “Autumn Letter” And “Alone People”
16. ↑ MAMAMOO's Solar and Moon Byul to travel to Hong Kong for 'Battle Trip'
17. ↑ MAMAMOO's Solar releases the track list for 'Solar Emotion' Part 6
18. ↑ MAMAMOO Announces Solar’s First Ever Solo Concert
19. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 01/13/2020 00:00 KST
20. ↑ Solar On Her Solo Track "SPIT IT OUT": "It Is A Realization Of My Passion"
21. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 04/13/2020 00:00 KST
22. ↑ 솔라시도의 새로운 신곡을 공개합니다.
23. ↑ 솔라 (SOLAR) - 뚠뚠뚠 (Ddun Ddun Ddun) MV
24. ↑ 마마무 솔라, '런 온' OST '블루 버드' 가창…오늘(24일) 발매
25. ↑ @flexm\_official 12/16/2020 11:22 KST
26. ↑ Birthday Present ㅣ'저녁에 들어주세요' MV
27. ↑ 마마무 솔라, ‘빈센조’ OST 참여… 14일 발표 -공식입장-
28. ↑ SoLive : 솔라이브
29. ↑ @major9\_official 07/22/2021 18:00 KST
30. ↑ ‘홍천기’ 백현-솔로-양다일-에일리-펀치, 초호화 OST 라인업(공식)
31. ↑ Watch: MAMAMOO’s Solar Puts A Dramatic Twist On A Classic Song On “Immortal Songs”
32. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 10/02/2021 12:37 KST
33. ↑ 마마무 솔라, 오늘(22일) '학교 2021' OST '겨울꽃' 발매...극 몰입도 높인다
34. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 12/30/2021 18:05 KST
35. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 01/04/2022 18:00 KST
36. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 02/25/2022 00:00 KST
37. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 02/22/2022 00:00 KST
38. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 02/28/2022 00:00 KST
39. ↑ 마마무 솔라가 부른 ‘킬힐’ OST ‘던 던 던’ 발매
40. ↑ 마마무 솔라(MAMAMOO SOLAR) 버전 '경기도에서 쉬어요' -Official MV-
41. ↑ 마마무 솔라, 뮤지컬 '마타하리' 확정..옥주현과 투톱 -공식입장-
42. ↑ @moodarada2 05/06/2022 18:43 KST
43. ↑ 2022 EMK 뮤지컬 라인업, 엑스칼리버, 프리다, 마타하리, 웃는남자, 엘리자벳까지
44. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 07/15/2022 12:15 KST
45. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 08/13/2022 18:00 KST
46. ↑ @lunaestreIIad0s 08/07/2022 00:49 KST
47. ↑ 슈주 예성X마마무 솔라, 첫 듀엣 호흡 ‘사랑후에’
48. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 12/21/2022 18:00 KST
49. ↑ |단독|마마무 솔라, 'WET!' 타이틀곡 부른다..제2의 '픽미' 예고
50. ↑ HAPPY SOLAR DAY
51. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 03/13/2023 00:00 KST
52. ↑ @lunaestreiiad0s 03/02/2023 08:41 KST
53. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 03/12/2023 18:01 KST
54. ↑ '거미집', 마마무 솔라와 특급 콜라보…'한동안 뜸했었지' 재해석
55. ↑ 베일드뮤지션, 22일 첫방...오디션 지형 새롭게 파고든다!
56. ↑ 베일드뮤지션
57. ↑ 마마무 솔라, '7인의 탈출' OST ‘EXIT’ 23일 공개
58. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 11/30/2023 18:01 KST
59. ↑ @lunaestreIIad0s 11/15/2023 10:06 KST
60. ↑ '노트르담 드 파리' 한국어 공연에 정성화·양준모·솔라 출연
61. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 12/27/2023 11:00 KST
62. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 01/10/2024 00:00 KST
63. ↑ 01/11/2024 00:00 KST
64. ↑ |단독| 마마무 솔라, 김광석 '사랑했지만' 리메이크…5년 9개월만에 돌아오는 '솔라감성'
65. ↑ @RBW\_MAMAMOO 01/15/2024 00:00 KST