Jessi (musician)
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Jessi at Paragon Heights concert in June 2015 | |
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Ho Hyun-ju December 17, 1988 New York, United States |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Hangul | 제시 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jessi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chessi |
Jessi (Hangul: 제시; born December 17, 1988), also known as Jessica H.O. is a South Korean–American singer, rapper, and member of the hip-hop trio Lucky J under YMC Entertainment. She was born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and moved to South Korea at the age of 15.[1]
Career
In 2003 Jessica H.O successfully auditioned for Doremi media and moved to Korea aged 15.[2] In 2005, Jessi released her first single album Get Up. In 2006, she was featured in the album Testimony by Uptown. In 2009, Jessi released her second single album The Rebirth. However, in the summer of 2006, screenshots from her MySpace account insulting the popular soloist BoA were released.[3] This led to her 5-year hiatus from the kpop industry.
In 2013 Jessica H.O returned with fresh controversy as news about an alleged assault surface.[4]
In 2014, after a 5-year hiatus, she returned as a member of Lucky J with rapper J’Kyun and vocalist J-Yo.[5] That year, Lucky J released the digital single "Can You Hear Me?".[5] On December 31, Jessi did a collaboration stage with labelmate Ailee and Sistar member Hyolyn. The trio performed the song Bang Bang at MBC Gayo Daejejeon, with Jessi doing the rap verse.[6]
In 2015, Jessi was part of the variety show Unpretty Rapstar, a spin-off of the program Show Me The Money. Unpretty Rapstar is a female rappers survival program. The show consists of a single-elimination competition through rap performances. Jessi was the first runner up in the show.[7] Jessi featured in JYP's track "Who’s Your Mama?" and its music video, which were released in April 2015.[8] She was also a guest on various popular South Korean variety shows, including Running Man and Happy Together.[9][10] Jessi released the digital single, "SSENUNNI" on September 15.[11]
In 2016, Jessi was a guest on Please Take Care of My Refrigerator[12] for two episodes in March with fellow singer Hyun-A, during which she elicited a wide range of responses from the cast with her "Ajima-style" Korean peppered with native English observations about the flavors of the dishes created in 15 minutes by the assembled chefs. In a touching surprise moment, Jessi's mother appeared by video to request that the chefs prepare her daughter food from healthy ingredients that she doesn't like, as she only gets to cook for Jessi once per year as they live in different countries. There were several opportunities for Jessi to show off her powerful singing voice, most notably when her new music video Excessive Love (살찐 사랑)[13] was shown during the closing credits.
Discography
Single albums
| Title | Album details | Track listing | Sales |
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| "Get Up" |
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Track listing
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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| KOR [15] | ||||
| "Life Is Good" | 2009 | — | Non-album releases | |
| "I Want To Be Me" | 2015 | 31 | ||
| "Ssenunni" | 29 |
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| "Raise on Heels (feat. Dok2)" | ||||
| "Excessive Love" | 2016 | 65 | 33,087 + | |
Soundtrack appearances and group/solo performances
| Year | Song | Duration | Artist |
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| 2014 | "Can You Hear Me" | 3:21 | Lucky J |
| "How much is your love" | 3:14 | Wheesung & Bumkey | |
| "No No No" | 3:22 | Pharoh feat Jessi | |
| 2015 | "My Type" | 3:17 | Kangnam, Cheetah & Jessi |
| "Unpretty Dreams" | 3:17 | Jessi | |
| "Who's Your Mama?" | 3:48 | Park Jin-young feat Jessi | |
| "I Want To Be Me" | 3:26 | Jessi | |
| "Ssenunni" | 2:55 | Jessi | |
| "Just Like You" | 3:32 | Primary feat Jessi | |
| 2015 | "Me, Myself & I" | 3:15 | Heize feat Wheesung & Jessi |
| 2016 | "Excessive Love" | 3:57 | Jessi |
Filmography
TV variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2014 | Singer Game | Mnet | Episode 1 |
| Unpretty Rapstar | Mnet | Contestant (Runner-Up) | |
| 2015 | I Am a Singer | MBC | Guest |
| Taxi | TVN | Guest | |
| Happy Together | KBS | Episode 392 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS | Guest | |
| Running Man | SBS | Episodes 244 & 252 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS | Episode 223 | |
| Heart A Tag | Mnet | Episode 1-2 | |
| World Changing Quiz | MBC | Ep 297 | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS | Ep 283 | |
| Real Men (TV series) | MBC | Cast Member | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | Guest (2015) | |
| King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant, Episode 35 (with the stage name "Miss Korea") | |
| Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | JTBC | Performer (2015) | |
| Show Me the Money | Mnet | Season 4, Featured singer on Episode 5, Black Nut[16] | |
| 2016 | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | JTBC | Guest Star, Episode 71 (with Hyun-A Episode 70) |
References
- ↑ After School Club (episode 178 featuring Jessi)
- ↑ http://www.koreaboo.com/video/the-10-year-journey-from-jessica-h-o-to-lucky-js-jessi/
- ↑ http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/jessicaho/
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/06/jessica-ho-accused-of-assaulting-a-woman
- 1 2 {Interview} ′Unpretty Rapstar′ Jessi Spills on Why She Left Korea, Struggling with Korean Culture and More
- ↑ "Ailee x Hyorin x Jessica H.O to take the stage with "Bang Bang" at MBC Gayo Daejejun". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ {Mwave} Block B’s Zico to Join ‘Unpretty Rapstar’ as Hip-Hop Producer
- ↑ {JYPE.com} 박진영(J.Y. Park) "어머님이 누구니(Who's your mama?) (feat. Jessi) " Music Video
- ↑ {SBS Running Man} Yoo: "Jesse, eyelid surgery, the transition is much prettier."
- ↑ {KBS Happy Together} Suzy, Jessi, Seo Woo & more! (2015.04.23)
- ↑ "Jessi to Make a Hip Hop Comeback". soompi. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ "HyunA Invites Jessi Over to Enjoy the Food in Her Fridge on “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator”". soompi.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ Excessive Love (살찐 사랑) Music Video
- ↑ 2005.12월 - 가요 음반 판매량 [Album sales for December 2005] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 25, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ 블랙넛 (Black Nut) - 내가 할 수 있는 건 (Feat. Jessi) Music Video, Retrieved March 23, 2016
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