Jessi (제시) is a Korean-American rapper and singer currently under P Nation. She is a former member of the hip-hop groups Uptown and Lucky J and project girl group Unnies.
She made her solo debut on December 1, 2005 with the single album "Get Up", under the name Jessica H.O.
Career
2005–2006: "Get Up" and Uptown
On December 1, 2005, she made her solo debut with the single album "Get Up" and performed the title song, "Get Up", on the TV program Music Bank.[1]
A year later, in 2006, she was added in the hip-hop group Uptown, replacing their original vocalist, Yoonmirae, and their debuted on May 25 with the studio album Testimony.
2009: "The Rebirth"
On January 15, 2009, Jessi released her first digital single, "The Rebirth". She then took a break from music and returned to the United States.[2]
2014–2016: Lucky J and Unpretty Rapstar
On July 17, 2014, after a five year hiatus, Jessi debuted as a part of the hip-hop trio Lucky J, under YMC Entertainment. From January to March 2015, she participated in the first season of Unpretty Rapstar. In 2016, Jessi was a member of the first season of the variety show Sister's Slam Dunk and its group Unnies. The project group released their first single on July 1, 2016.
2017–2019: Un2verse, "Down" and P Nation
On July 13, 2017, Jessi released her first mini album, Un2verse. A year later, on July 6, 2018, she released her sixth and last digital single under YMC Entertainment, "Down".
On January 24, 2019, she signed with PSY's new agency, P Nation.[3] Under the agency, she already released two singles, "Who Dat B" and "Drip".
Discography
Mini albumsSingle albums
Digital singles
Collaborations
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Features
OSTs
Participation releases
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Trivia
- Her MBTI personality type is ENTP.[4]
Gallery
- Main article: Jessi/Gallery
References
- ↑ Koreaboo: The 10 Year Journey from Jessica H.O to Lucky J's Jessi
- ↑ Mwave: (Interview)′Unpretty Rapstar′ Jessi Spills on Why She Left Korea, Struggling with Korean Culture and More
- ↑ Allkpop: PSY Officially Announces The Establishment Of His Company P Nation
- ↑ Soompi: Korean Celebrities Who Revealed Their MBTI
