Rakiyah (라카이야) is an American singer. She made her Korean debut on October 23, 2020 with the digital single "Like You".
Career
2018: American debut
2020: Korean debut
On October 19, Rakiyah announced that she will be making her Korean debut on October 23 with the release of the digital single "Like You".[1]
Personal life
Education
Rakiyah studied in America and graduated in Industrial & Aerospace Engineering. In 2017, she moved to Seoul, South Korea to attended Hanyang University as an exchange student for 2 years.[2]
Discography
Korean
Digital singles
- "Like You" (2020)
English
Digital singles
- "Alter Ego" (2018)
- "Q.T" (2019)
- "I.T.I.D" (2020)
Trivia
- She has 7 siblings.[3]
- Her favorite foods are cereal, mangoes and pancakes.[2]
- Her favorite color is coral pink.[2]
- She was a ballerina as a teen.[2]
- She started to appreciate Korean culture after a friend recommended the drama Boys Over Flowers.[2]
- She has a cosmetics company, named Rue Gloss.[2]
- The first K-pop song she ever heard was Jay Park's "You Know".[2]
- Her favorite Korean food is subudu-jjigae.[2]
- She is a fan of BTS, and her bias is Jimin.[2]
- She met Jay Park, Sik-K, Woodie Gochild, Zion.T and Wonho when she lived in Korea.[2]