Cheetah

**Cheetah** (치타) is a South Korean rapper.

**Cheetah** (치타) was a solo artist under C9 Entertainment. She was the rap trainer/mentor for trainees on *Produce 101 Season 1*, *Produce 101 Season 2*, *Produce 48*, and *Produce X 101*. In 2020, Kim was announced as one of the rap trainers of the Mnet program, Produce 5201314. This program will be the fifth season of *Produce 101*.

## Personal Life

In January 2007, Cheetah was crossing a street when she was hit by a bus, leading to her hospitalization. Kim was sent into a coma for an extended period of time with little chance of waking up. However, she recovered without any major complications, although she lost the ability to sing due to the continued use of a respirator. Cheetah has stated that this traumatic experience is what drove her to succeed and "live with no regrets".
She was born in Busan, South Korea.

## Career

Kim was a underground rapper on the streets before her debut in the music industry.
In July, 2010, Cheetah officially debuted with the song "Stop (Money Can't Buy Me Love)" as a part of the hip-hop duo, Blacklist. With fellow member Lucy, the duo released two songs, "Nothing Lasts Forever" and "Stop". However, the group disbanded shortly afterwards.

After Blacklist, Cheetah made several solo appearances including featuring on other rappers' tracks and also appearing on the rap contest TV show *Show Me The Money*. In 2012, she joined hip-hop artist Crush in another duo group, called Masterpiece. The duo released the single, "Rollercoaster" in May 2012. Again, the group performed poorly with the public and resulted in disbandment.

In 2014, Kim released her first EP, called *Cheetah Itself*. The mini-album showcased her powerful rap and drew attention to her talent as a solo artist. The album aided in placing her on the contestant roster for the rap survival spin-off of *Show Me The Money*, *Unpretty Rapstar*.

In early 2015, Kim was revealed to be one of the contestants on the TV show *Unpretty Rapstar*. The competition notably included Lucky J member Jessi, k-pop girl group rapper AOA's Jimin, and other underground female rappers. In the show's finale, Cheetah was announced as the winner.

Since her rise in popularity from her appearance and win on *Unpretty Rapstar*, Cheetah has also appeared in multiple endorsements and fashion spreads. The rapper also participated in designing and releasing a fashion line in collaboration with Push Button.

In March 2015, Cheetah was reported as preparing for a new album, to be released later in the year.

Cheetah released her first single since appearing on Unpretty Rapstar. The song *My Number* was released on August 2, 2015.

In October 2015 Kim collaborated with Kim Junsu on his EP and featured in the track *Midnight Show*. In the same month, despite being known as a rapper, Cheetah appeared in the MBC singing variety show *King of Mask Singer* as a jazz singer.

In January 2016, she appeared as a mentor in *Produce 101* and continued to reprise her role in the second season, in *Produce 48* and in *Produce X 101*.

On March 6, C9 Entertainment announced that they would be ending their exclusive contract with Cheetah after coming to an agreement. It is unknown if Cheetah plans to sign with another label.

In 2020, Kim was announced as one of the rap trainers of Produce 5201314.

## Discography

### Extended plays[edit]

* Label: C9 Entertainment, CJ E&M
* Formats: CD, digital download
 *28 Identity* | * Released: February 28, 2018
* Label: C9 Entertainment, CJ E&M
* Publisher:Loen Entertainment
* Formats: CD