Lee Youngji (이영지) is a South Korean rapper and singer under Mainstream. She made her solo debut on November 2, 2019 with the digital single "Dark Room".
She is best known for winning the survival shows High School Rapper 3 and Show Me The Money 11.
Career[]
2019-2020: High School Rapper 3, Do You Know Hip Hop and Good Girl[]
2022-2023: Earth Arcade and Show Me The Money 11[]
In June 2022, it was announced that Youngji, alongside Mimi, An Yujin and comedian Lee Eun-ji, will be joining the cast of TvN Earth Arcade, a new travel variety show produced by Na Young-seok and Park Hyun-yong.[1]
On October 18, Youngji was revealed as a contestant on the survival show Show Me The Money 11 through a teaser.[2] In the final episode she placed first.
In January 2023, Earth Arcade was confirmed to return for season 2.[3]
2024: 16 Fantasy, The Seasons[]
On June 10, 2024, she announced that she would be releasing her first EP "16 Fantasy" on June 21.[4]
On September 7, 2024, it was revealed that Youngji would be taking over from Zico as the host of The Seasons.[5] The first episode featuring Lee Youngji as host is set to air on September 27.
Discography[]
EPs[]
- 16 Fantasy (2024)
Digital singles[]
- "Dark Room" (2019)
- "Walga" (2020)
- "Just" (2020)
- "Compromise" (2020)
- "Day & Night" (2021)
- "F!re" (2023)
Promotional singles[]
- "My Path (Powered by iPass)" (2020)
Collaborations[]
- "I'm The One" (with Nafla, Loopy, Pluma) (2019)
- "Hip Hop GirlZ" (with Bryn, Sandy) (2020)
- "World Is One" (with Bryn, Sandy) (2020)
- "Flower Language" (with Layone) (2022)
- "Trouble" (with Christopher) (2024)
Features[]
- Huckleberry P - "DNA (Youth Remix)" (2019)
- Young Kay - "Home Work" (2019)
- Timefever - "USB (U Said Blah!)" (2019)
- Ha Min Woo - "Let Me Love U" (2019)
- Layone - "Lonely Behind" (2019)
- Earboy - "회상" (2019)
- Rovxe & Goldash - "아" (2020)
- IFI - "경성주막" (2020)
- LuVan - "Party" (2020)
- twlv - "Holiday" (2020)
- Queen Wasabii - "Nuna Right Here" (2020)
- Layone - "Emo Hip-Hop" (2020)
- Layone - "Yay" (2020)
- Babylon - "Empty Canvas" (2021)
- BIG Naughty - "Turn Up!" (2021)
- Jay Park - "DNA (Remix)" (2021)
- Soyeon - Is This Bad B****** Number? (2021)
- Ash-B - "Girls Back Home" (2022)
- Jay Park & Slom - "Blue Check Remix" (2023)
- BSS - "Fighting" (2023)
- Blase - "Drop It" (2023)
- Jambino - "Happy B!tch" (2023)
- pH-1 - "Flat Coke" (2024)
- Mark - "Fraktsiya" (2024)
OSTs[]
- "New History" (with Young Kay) (2019)
- Button Game OST Part.1 (Keep your head up) (with Layone) (2022)
- Knight Flower OST Part.2 (칼날 (Blade) (with Zeenan) (2024)
Participation releases[]
- "High School Rapper 3 Team Battle Part 2" ("Orange Tree" with Pluma) (2019)
- "High School Rapper 3 Semi Final" ("Follow Me" feat. Coogie , The Quiett) (2019)
- "High School Rapper 3 Final" ("Go High" feat. Woo , Changmo , The Quiett) (2019)
- "Good Girl Episode 1" ("I Am Lee Young Ji") (2020)
- "Good Girl Episode 4" ("That's My Girl !!! (댓츠마걸 !!!)" with Yunhway) (2020)
- "Good Girl Final" ("I Do What I Want" with Hyoyeon) (2020)
- "Show Me The Money 11 Episode 1" ("We" with Toigo, J'Kyun, Jambino, Xinsayne feat. Jay Park) (2022)
- "Show Me The Money 11 Episode 3" ("Not Sorry" feat. pH-1) (2022)
- "Show Me The Money 11 Semi Final" ("Witch" feat. Jay Park, So!Yoon!) (2022)
- "Show Me The Money 11 Final" ("Dejavu" feat. Jay Park) (2022)
- "Street Woman Fighter 2 (SWF2) Class Mission" ("Smoke" with Dynamic Duo) (2023)
Other releases[]
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[6]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| Pluma, Lee Youngji | "Orange Tree" | High School Rapper 3 Team Battle Part 2 | Writing |
| Young Kay, Keem Hyo-eun | "G.O" | High School Rapper 3 Team Battle Part 3 | Writing |
| Lee Youngji, Coogie , The Quiett | "Follow Me" | High School Rapper 3 Semi Final | Writing |
|
Lee Youngji, Woo , Changmo , The Quiett |
"Go High" | High School Rapper 3 Final | Writing |
| Lee Youngji, The Quiett | "Ready" | ||
| Huckleberry P | DNA (Youth Remix) | Writing | |
| Young Kay | "Home Work" | Time Lapse | Writing |
| Nafla, Loopy, Lee Youngji, Pluma | I'm The One | Writing | |
| Timefever | "USB (U Said Blah!)" | TimeFever! | Writing |
| Lee Youngji | Dark Room | Writing Composing | |
| Lee Youngji, Young Kay | New History | Writing | |
| Ha Min Woo | "Let Me Love U" | The Tempo | Writing |
| Layone | "Lonely Behind" | Foxiboy | Writing |
| Earboy | "경성주막" | IF I | Writing |
| 2020 | |||
| Rovxe & Goldash | "Ah" | Blank | Writing |
| Lee Youngji | Walga | Writing Composing | |
| IFI | "경성주막" | IF I | Writing |
| LuVan | Party | Writing | |
|
Lee Youngji |
My Path (Powered by iPass) | Writing Composing | |
| Lee Youngji | Just | Writing Composing | |
| Lee Youngji | "I Am Lee Young Ji" | Good Girl Episode 1 | Writing |
| Yunhway, Lee Youngji | "That's My Girl !!!" | Good Girl Episode 4 | Writing |
| Hyoyeon, Lee Youngji | "I Do What I Want" | Good Girl Final | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji, Bryn, Sandy | "All The Way Up" | Hip Hop GirlZ | Writing |
| Lee Youngji, Bryn, Sandy | World Is One | Writing Composing | |
| twlv | "Holiday" | Antiformal | Writing |
| Queen Wasabii | Nuna Right Here | Writing | |
| Layone | "Emo Hip-Hop" | Itaewon | Writing |
| Lee Youngji | Compromise | Writing Composing | |
| Layone, Lee Youngji, Jamie, Paloalto | "Yay" | Show Me The Money 9 Final | Writing Composing |
| 2021 | |||
| Babylon, Lee Youngji | "Empty Canvas" | Hardy | Writing Composing |
| BIG Naughty | "Turn Up!" | "Sike"! | Writing |
| Jay Park | DNA (Remix) | Writing | |
| Soyeon | "Is This Bad B****** Number?" | Windy | Writing |
| Lee Youngji, Youra | "Hate Me" | Hang Out : Hiphopplaya Compilation Album 2021 Part 3 | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji | Day & Night | Writing Composing | |
| 2022 | |||
| Layone, Lee Youngji | Freesia | Flower Language | Writing Composing |
| Anemone | |||
| Hyolyn, Lee Youngji | "Waka Boom" | <Queendom 2> Final | Writing |
| Ash-B | Girls Back Home | Writing | |
| Lee Youngji, Layone | "Keep your head up" | Button Game OST Part.1 | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji, Toigo, J'Kyun, Jambino, Xinsayne | "We" | Show Me The Money 11 Episode 1 | Writing |
| Lee Youngji, pH-1 | "Not Sorry" | Show Me The Money 11 Episode 3 | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji, Jay Park, So!Yoon! | "Witch" | Show Me The Money 11 Semi Final | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji, Zion.T, Wonstein | "Hug" | Show Me The Money 11 Final | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji, Jay Park | "Dejavu" | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Jay Park, Slom | "Blue Check Remix" | Slay House Remix | Writing |
| BSS | "Fighting" | Second Wind | Writing |
| Blase | Drop It | Writing | |
| Dynamic Duo, Lee Youngji | "Smoke" | Street Woman Fighter 2 (SWF2) Class Mission | Writing |
| Jambino | "Happy B!tch" | Podo | Writing Composing |
| 2024 | |||
| Lee Youngji, Zeenan | "칼날 (Blade)" | Knight Flower OST Part.2 | Writing Composing |
| Lee Youngji | "16 (Intro)" | 16 Fantasy | Writing |
| "My Cat" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Small Girl" | |||
| "ADHD" | |||
| "Unknown Guy (모르는 아저씨)" | |||
| "Tell Me !" | |||
| pH-1 | Flat Coke | Writing | |
| Christopher,Lee Youngji | Trouble | Writing | |
Concerts[]
World tours[]
- All Or Nothing (2024)
Concert participation[]
- KCON Germany 2024 (2024)[7]
Filmography[]
Survival shows[]
- High School Rapper 3 (2019) - Contestant
- Do You Know Hip Hop (2020)
- Good Girl (2020)
- Show Me The Money 11 (2022) - Contestant
Variety shows[]
- Earth Arcade (tvN, 2022)[1]
- Earth Arcade 2 (tvN, 2023)[3]
- The Seasons (KBS2, 2024) - MC[5]
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
"Day & Night" (1)
"Day & Night" (2)
Pictorial[]
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Vogue Korea
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Haper's Bazaar Korea
(August 2022) (3)
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SNS[]
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Happy Birthday Lee Youngji
(2024)
(2024)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TvN to launch new entertainment show 'Earth Arcade' on June 24
- ↑ Allkpop: Lee Young Ji, former Lovelyz member Baby Soul, & more audition for Mnet's 'Show Me The Money 11'
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 tvN’s ‘Earth Arcade’ to return with second season set in Finland
- ↑ @youngji_02 on Instagram (June 10, 2024)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Soompi: Lee Young Ji To Take Over As "The Seasons" MC After Zico
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10021821 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ Soompi: KCON Germany 2024 Announces 1st Lineup Of Artists