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Kimchi (김치), also known by his real name Yu Ye Hyang Gi (유예향기), is a South Korean influencer and former singer. He is a former member of the project duo Ikki and the boy group AA.

Career[]

2011-2015: AA[]

On November 4, 2011, he made his debut as a member of AA.

In May 2015, he presumably departed from AA during their transfer to Blue Star Entertainment.

2019: Debut with Ikki[]

On July 19, 2019, he debuted as one half of the project duo Ikki with the digital single "9am", under the stage name Ki.[1]

Controversies[]

Consulting fraud[]

In 2021, he was accused of scamming thousands of people by falsely claiming to operate a online shopping mall with monthly sales of 100 million KRW to promote his YouTube channel, lectures, books, and consulting services. Following a long police investigation, he announced on December 20 that he had been found not guilty. In addition, he admitted to having exaggerated some claims during his lectures and apologized publicly.[2]

Trivia[]

  • His stage name is Kimchi because it's "hot, refreshing, and represents Korea". He wasn't too thrilled about the stage name at first but eventually come around.[3]
  • Another candidate for his stage name was Kkakdugi.[3]
  • He took part in the cover art photoshoot for BGM4's "Macaron".[4]

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References[]

Official links[]

v • e
AA
Aoora  •  Woosang  •  Kimchi  •  Hoik  •  Juwon  •  Jinhong
Discography
Mini albums
Single albums
Digital singles
"So Crazy"  •  "Rollin' Rollin'"  •  "Midnight Taxi"
Related topics
Official links
Daum Cafe  •  Facebook  •  Twitter  •  YouTube
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