Seo Ji-eum

Seo Ji-eum
Seo Ji-eum
Born	Seo Ji-eum; December 15, 1986 (age 38)
Occupations	Lyricist; singer;
	Musical career
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Jieum Akdan
Korean name
Hangul	서지음
Revised Romanization	Seo Ji-Eum
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏ Chi-ŭm

Seo Ji-eum (Korean: 서지음; born December 15, 1986), is a South Korean lyricist and singer. She started getting recognition after writing the lyrics for Girls' Generation-TTS's "Twinkle" and f(x)'s "Electric Shock".^[1] She won the Lyricist of the Year Award at the 2018 Gaon Chart Music Awards. She released her debut single "Greenroom" on March 27, 2021. She has since written songs for various artists.

Songwriting credits

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.^[2]

2010s

Year	Artist(s)	Album	Song	Other writer(s)
2012	Ha Dong-kyun	Take Care of Us, Captain OST	"Side of My Heart" (가슴 한쪽)	—
	J-Walk	Take Care of Us, Captain OST	"Half" (반 (反))	Park Chung-kwang
	Kim Bo-kyung	Dummy Mommy OST	"Dramatic" (드라마틱)	—
	Girls' Generation-TTS	Twinkle	"Twinkle"	—
	f(x)	Electric Shock	"Electric Shock"	—
	Yoo Seung-chan	Arang and the Magistrate OST	"Mirage" (신기루)	—
2013	Super Junior-M	Break Down	"Break Down (Korean Ver.)"	Lee Seu-ran Lee Hyo-min
	Exo	XOXO	"Black Pearl"	—
	Exo	XOXO	"Don't Go" (나비소녀)	—
	f(x)	Pink Tape	"Toy"	—
	Exo	Growl	"Growl" (으르렁)	—
	NU'EST	Sleep Talking	"Beautiful Ghost"	JR
2014	TVXQ	Tense	"Off-Road"	—
	TVXQ	Tense	"Smoky Heart" (갈증)	—
	Bubble Sisters	Memory	"Travel Diary" (여행일기)	—
	Exo	Overdose	"Moonlight" (월광)	—
			"Run"	—
			"Love, Love, Love"	—
	f(x)	Red Light	"Boom Bang Boom"	—
	f(x)	Red Light	"Paper Heart" (종이 심장)	—
	Lee Tae-min	Ace	"Danger" (괴도)	—
	Laboum	Petit Macaron	"Pit-A-Pat" (두근두근)	—
	Super Junior	Mamacita	"Let's Dance"	—
	Super Junior	Mamacita	"Islands"	Jo Yoon-kyung Lee Yoo-jin
	Laboum	Petit Macaron Data Pack	"Winter Party"	—
2015	Lovelyz	Hi~	"Hi~" (안녕)	—
	Lovelyz	Hi~	"Joyland" (놀이공원)	—
	Super Junior-D&E	The Beat Goes On	"Sweater & Jeans"	—
	Laboum	Sugar Sugar	"Sugar Sugar"	—
	Exo	Exodus	"What If..." (시선 둘, 시선 하나)	—
	Exo	Exodus	"El Dorado"	Lee Yoo-jin
	Melody Day	#LoveMe	"#LoveMe"	Kim Min-jeong
	Red Velvet	The Red	"Dumb Dumb"	Kim Dong-hyun
	Lovelyz	Lovelyz8	"Ah-Choo"	—
	Oh My Girl	Closer	"Closer"	Mimi
	Oh My Girl	Closer	"Say No More"	—
	Click-B	Reborn	"I Miss You" (보고싶어)	Ricky
2016	Coolyote	Non-album single	"No!Mantic"	—
	WJSN	Would You Like?	"Catch Me"	—
	WJSN	Would You Like?	"Tick-Tock"	—
	Red Velvet	The Velvet	"One of These Nights"	—
	Hyomin	Sketch	"Sketch"	—
	Produce 101 trainees	35 Girls 5 Concepts	"Fingertips"	—
	Produce 101 trainees	35 Girls 5 Concepts	"Yum-Yum" (얌얌)	—
	Oh My Girl	Pink Ocean	"Liar Liar"	Mimi
			"B612"
			"I Found Love"
	Boys Republic (band)	BR: Evolution	"Get Down"	Minsu Sungjun
	I.O.I	Chrysalis	"Crush"	Seo Jeong-ah
	Lovelyz	A New Trilogy	"Dear You" (마음 (*취급주의))	—
	Monsta X	The Clan Pt. 1 Lost	"Stuck" (네게만 집착해)	Punch Sound Jooheon I.M
	Monsta X	The Clan Pt. 1 Lost	"Unfair Love" (반칙이야)	Kiggen Stereo 14 LISH Jooheon I.M
	Oh My Girl	Windy Day	"Windy Day"	Mimi
	Fiestar	Non-album single	"Apple Pie"	—
	Luna	Free Somebody	"Free Somebody"	Kim Min-ji JQ
	Exo	Ex'Act	"White Noise" (백색소음)	—
	Tei	Monster OST	"Stay With Me" (같이만 있자)	—
	Monsta X	The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty	"Fighter"	Jooheon I.M
	Pentagon	Pentagon	"Gorilla"	—
	Hello Venus	Mystery of Venus	"Runway"	—
	Sistar	Non-album single	"One More Day" (featuring Giorgio Moroder)	—
	Pentagon	Five Senses	"Pretty Pretty" (예쁨)	—
	Exo	For Life	"Falling for You"	—
2017	S.E.S	Remember	"My Rainbow" (친구-세번째 이야기)	—
	WJSN	From. WJSN	"I Wish" (너에게닿기를)	Glory Face (Full8loom) Jinri (Full8loom) Long Candy Exy
	I	I Dream	"My Melody"	—
	Niel	Love Affair...	"Fever" (나 열나)	—
	Lovelyz	R U Ready?	"Knock Knock" (똑똑)	—
	Eric Nam, Jeon Somi	Non-album single	"You, Who?" (유후)	—
	Girl's Day	Girl's Day Everyday 5	"Thirsty"	Yura
	Oh My Girl	Coloring Book	"Real World"	Mayu Wakisaka
	Oh My Girl	Coloring Book	"Agit"	—
	Changmo, Hyolyn	Non-album single	"Blue Moon"	Changmo
	Yesung	Spring Falling	"Paper Umbrella" (봄날의 소나기)
	Davink	Just Arrived	"36.5MHz"	—
	Davink	Just Arrived	"Glass Bottle Letter" (유리병 편지)	—
	Lovelyz	R U Ready?	"Now, We" (지금, 우리)	—
	Astro	Dream Part.01	"Every Minute"	Jinjin Rocky
	Produce 101 trainees	Produce 101 - Final	"Hands on Me"	Lee Seu-ran
	Hyolyn, Kisum	Non-album single	"Fruity"	Kisum
	Exo	The War	"Chill" (소름)	Chanyeol
	Paul Kim	Love Playlist 2 OST	"Hey" (있잖아)	—
	Weki Meki	Weme	"I Don't Like Your Girlfriend"	—
	Weki Meki	Weme	"Stay With Me"	Zaydro (Code 9) Hwang Jae-woong (Code 9) RHeaT (Code 9) Choi Yoo-jung
	NCT Dream	We Young	"Walk You Home" (같은 시간 같은 자리)	Mark
	Primary	Pop	"Right?" (featuring Soyou)	—
	Primary	Pop	"Diet" (다이어트) (featuring Solji)	—
	Jeong Se-woon, Sik-K	Ever	"Just U"	Long Candy beautiful noise Lovey Sik-K
	Jung Eun-ji	Non-album single	"Manito" (마니또)	—
	K.Will	Nonfiction	"Let Me Hear You Say" (미필적 고의) (featuring Soyou)	—
	Taemin	Move	"Move"	—
	Taemin	Move	"Back to You"	—
	Super Junior	Play	"The Lucky Ones"	Jinri (Full8loom)
	Super Junior	Play	"Too Late" (시간 차)	—
	Monsta X	The Code	"Dramarama"	Seo Jung-ah Jooheon I.M
	Super Junior-K.R.Y.	Play	"Shadowless" (애태우다)	—
	Soyou	Re:Born	"The Night" (기우는 밤) (featuring Geeks)	Lil Boi, Louie
	Younha	Rescue	"Parade"	—
2018	Hwanhee	Non-album single	"The Dawn" (새벽감성)	—
	Oh My Girl	Secret Garden	"Secret Garden" (비밀정원)	—
			"Love O'clock"	Mimi
			"Sixteen"	—
	Jonghyun	Poet \| Artist	"Take The Dive"	—
	Kwon Jin-ah	Flower Ever After OST	"Behind The Page" (이별 뒷면)	—
	Hyolyn	Non-album single	"To Do List" (내일할래)	—
	Weki Meki	Lucky	"Lucky"	—
	Weki Meki	Lucky	"La La La"	—
	WJSN	Dream Your Dream	"Renaissance" (르네상스)	Exy
	Up10tion	Invitation	"Target On" (반해, 안 반해)	—
	Monsta X	The Connect: Dejavu	"Jealousy"	Jooheon I.M
	Monsta X	The Connect: Dejavu	"Fallin'" (폭우)	Jooheon I.M
	Hyolyn	Say My Name	"Dally" (달리) (featuring Gray)	Hyolyn Gray
	GFriend	Time for the Moon Night	"Love Bug"	—
	GroovyRoom	Non-album single	"My Paradise" (featuring Chungha, Vinxen)	Vinxen
	Shinee	The Story of Light	"Who Waits for Love" (독감)	Deepflow
	AOA	Bingle Bangle	"Parfait" (파르페)	Jimin
	Shinee	The Story of Light	"Undercover"	—
	Lovelyz	Non-album single	"Wag-Zak" (여름 한 조각)	—
	Red Velvet	Summer Magic	"Mosquito"	—
	Red Velvet	Summer Magic	"Blue Lemonade"	—
	NCT Dream	We Go Up	"Beautiful Time" (너와 나)	Kim In-ha Mark
	Oh My Girl	Remember Me	"Remember Me" (불꽃놀이)	Mimi
			"Echo" (메아리)
			"Twilight"
			"Illusion" (일루션)	—
	WJSN	WJ Please?	"I-yah" (아이야)	Exy
	Yuri	The First Scene	"Butterfly"	—
	Monsta X	Take.1 Are You There?	"Shoot Out"	Jooheon I.M
	BoA	Woman	"Like It"	—
	Exo	Don't Mess Up My Tempo	"Bad Dream" (후폭풍)	—
	NCT 127	Regulate	"Welcome to My Playground"	Ra.D Brother Su Taeyong Mark
	Exo	Love Shot	"Wait"	—
2019	GroovyRoom	Non-album single	"This Night" (행성) (featuring Blue.D, Jhnovr)	GroovyRoom Blue.D Jhnovr Gemini
	Baekhyun	Exo Planet 4 - The Elyxion (dot) and City Lights	"Psycho"	—
	George	It's Okay to Be Sensitive 2 OST	"No Filter" (아무 말) (featuring Coogie)	Coogie
	Monsta X	Take.2 We Are Here	"Alligator"	Jooheon I.M
	Monsta X, Steve Aoki		"Play It Cool (Korean Ver.)"	I.M
	Monsta X		"Stealer"	Lee Seu-ran Jooheon I.M
	Everglow	Arrival of Everglow	"Moon" (달아)	E:U (Everglow)
	Chen	April, and a Flower	"Portrait of You" (널 그리다)	—
	Minhyun	Happily Ever After	"Universe" (별의 언어)	Minhyun Bumzu
	Oh My Girl	The Fifth Season	"The Fifth Season (SSFWL)" (다섯 번째 계절 (SSFWL))	—
			"Shower" (소나기)
			"Gravity" (유성)
			"Underwater Love" (심해 (마음이라는 바다))
			"Vogue"	Mimi
			"Checkmate"	Shin Jin-hye Seo Jeong-ah Mimi
	Red Velvet	The ReVe Festival: Day 1	"Parade" (안녕, 여름)	—
	Red Velvet	The ReVe Festival: Day 1	"LP"	—
	GWSN	The Park in the Night Part Three	"All Mine (Coast of Azure)"	Seo Jeong-ah
	Oh My Girl	Fall in Love	"Bungee (Fall in Love)"	Mimi
	Oh My Girl	Fall in Love	"Tropical Love"	—
	Everglow	Hush	"Adios"	72
	CLC	Non-album single	"Devil"	Yeeun
	Super Junior	Time Slip	"Somebody New"	—
	Oh My Girl	Queendom Finale Comeback Singles	"Guerilla" (게릴라)	Mimi
	Monsta X	Follow: Find You	"Follow"	Brother Su Jooheon I.M

2020s

Year	Artist(s)	Album	Song	Other writer(s)
2020	Younha	Unstable Mindset	"26"	—
	Everglow	Reminiscence	"Dun Dun"	—
	Iz*One	BloomIz*	"Fiesta"	Go Hyun-jung (JamFactory) Choi Hyun-joon Kim Seung-soo
	NCT 127	Neo Zone	"Dream" (꿈)	—
	NCT 127	Neo Zone	"Love Song" (우산)	Taeyong Mark Johnny
	Max Changmin	Chocolate	"Lie" (featuring Chungha)	—
	Cravity	Season 1. Hideout: Remember Who We Are	"Break all the Rules"	—
	April	Da Capo	"1,2,3,4"	—
	Oh My Girl	Nonstop	"Nonstop" (살짝 설렜어)	Mimi
			"Flower Tea" (꽃차)	—
			"NE♡N" (Neon)	—
	NU'EST	The Nocturne	"Back to You" (평행우주)	Baekho Bumzu
	NCT 127	Neo Zone: The Final Round	"Make Your Day" (너의 하루)	—
	Ryu Su-jeong	Tiger Eyes	"Tiger Eyes"	—
	Kim Woo-seok	1st Desire (Greed)	"Red Moon" (적월 (赤月))	Jang Yeo-jin Kevin Leinster Jr. (Vendors) Kim Woo-seok
	Ha Sung-woon	Twilight Zone	"Get Ready"	—
	Weeekly	We Are	"Hello"	—
	Jeong Se-woon	24 Part 1	"O" (동그라미)	Jeong Se-woon
	Oh My Girl	Non-album single	"Rocket Ride (Korean Ver.)"	—
	Lovelyz	Unforgettable	"Never, Secret" (절대, 비밀)	—
	YooA	Bon Voyage	"Bon Voyage" (숲의 아이)	—
			"Far" (날 찾아서)	—
			"End Of Story"	—
	Fromis 9	My Little Society	"Feel Good (Secret Code)"	Cho Sim
	Kyuhyun	Love Story	"Daystar" (내 마음을 누르는 일)	1601
	Monsta X	Fatal Love	"Love Killa"	Jeff Lewis Andy Love Jooheon I.M
	Ha Sung-woon	Mirage	"Forbidden Island" (그 섬)	—
	Hyolyn	Swag OST	"Spell"	—
	Kim Ah-reum	Winter City	"Winter Miracle" (겨울의 기적)	—
2021	Kim Woo-seok	2nd Desire (Tasty)	"Sugar"	Kim Woo-seok Kevin Leinster Jr. (Vendors) danke (lalala studio) Hwang Yoo-bin
	Weeekly	We Play	"After School"	Seo Jeong-ah
	Seo Ji-eum	Greenroom of Space	"Pluto" (명왕성)	—
	Seo Ji-eum	Greenroom of Space	"Greenroom" (온실)	—
	Shinee	Atlantis	"Days and Years"	Colde
	Highlight	The Blowing	"Wave"	—
	Oh My Girl	Dear OhMyGirl	"Dun Dun Dance"	Ryan S. Jhun Scott Stoddart Anna Timgren
	Seo Ji-eum	Spring, Leaves, Island	"Spring Leaves" (이 봄엔 낙엽이 한창이다)	—
	Seo Ji-eum	Spring, Leaves, Island	"I's Land" (우리는 모두 섬이 되어)	—
	Kim Ah-reum	Summer City	"Diving" (잠수모드)	—
	Exo	Don't Fight the Feeling	"Runaway"	—
	NCT U	Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 1	"Maniac"	Ryan S. Jhun Paddy Dalton Jacob Attwooll Shawn Desman
	Red Velvet	Queendom	"Knock on Wood"	—
	Adora	Adorable Rebirth	"Make U Dance" (featuring Eunha)	Adora Seo Jeong-ah
	Ive	Eleven	"Eleven"	Ryan S. Jhun
	Seo Ji-eum	Non-album single	"Time 2 Go 2 Bed"	—
2022	Red Velvet	The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm	"Feel My Rhythm"	—
	Red Velvet	The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm	"Rainbow Halo"	—
	Oh My Girl	Real Love	"Real Love"	—
			"Replay"	—
			"Kiss & Fix"	—
			"Blink"	—
			"Dear Rose"	—
	Ive	Love Dive	"Love Dive"	—
	Onew	Dice	"In the Whale"	Onew
	Hyolyn	Queendom 2 Final New Song Showdown	"Waka Boom (My Way)" (featuring Lee Young-ji)	Hyolyn Lee Young-ji
	Kim Ah-reum	Ocean Wave	"Your Summer" (너의여름)	—
	Fromis 9	From Our Memento Box	"Stay This Way"	—
	Hyolyn	Ice	"Over You"	Hyolyn
	Hyolyn	Ice	"No Thanks"	Hyolyn
	Kim Ah-reum	Ocean Wave	"Highteen" (featuring Lee Won-seok of Daybreak)	—
	Ive	After Like	"After Like"	Mommy Son Rei
	LimeLight	Limelight	"Starlight"	Choi Hyun-joon Kim Seung-soo
	Seulgi	28 Reasons	"Anywhere but Home"	—
	Chaeyeon	Hush Rush	"Same But Different"	—
	YooA	Selfish	"Selfish"	—
			"Lay Low"	—
			"Melody"	—
2023	Ive	I've Ive	"Blue Blood"	—
	Kim Eun-young	Caught Between Marriage & Divorce Season 2 OST	"Folding My Heart" (마음접기)	—
	Teen Top	4Sho	"Hweek" (휙)	—
	Nmixx	A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream	"Roller Coaster"	—
	Zerobaseone	Youth in the Shade	"Back to Zerobase"	Jo Yoon-kyung Danke Seulli (MUMW) Lee Yi-jin
	Zerobaseone	Youth in the Shade	"In Bloom"	Seo Young-joon Danke Jo Yoon-kyung Lee Yi-jin Rum (MUMW) Jeon Hye-hyung (MUMW)
	Kep1er	Magic Hour	Galileo	N/A
	Ive	I've Mine	"Off the Record"	—
	Ive	I've Mine	"Holy Moly"	—
	Chuu	Howl	"Howl"	—
	Chuu	Howl	"Aliens"	—
	&Team	First Howling: Now	"War Cry"	David Wilson, Jutes, Ollipop, Ryan Lawrie, Elijah Noll, Slow Rabbit
	Jeon Soyeon, Winter, Liz	Nobody	"Nobody"	—
2024	Itzy	Born to be	"Mr. Vampire"	—
	Yooa	Borderline	"Rooftop"	—
	Ive	Ive Switch	"Accendio"	Gaeko Seo Jeong-ah
	Ive	Ive Switch	"Ice Queen"	—
	Oh My Girl	Dreamy Resonance	"Heavenly"	—
	Kim Areum	Turbulence	"Turbulence" (난기류)	—
	The Wind	Hello: My First Love	"Hello, My First Love"	—
	Odd Youth	Best Friendz	"Best Friendz"	Lewis Christopher Andrea Fitzroy
	Cho Yong Pil	20	"Why"	—

Discography

Single albums

Title	Details
Greenroom of Space (우주의 온실)	Released: March 27, 2021 Label: Jieum Akdan Formats: Digital download, streaming
Spring, Leaves, Island (봄, 낙엽, 섬)	Released: May 13, 2021 Label: Jieum Akdan Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Greenroom (온실)"	2021	Greenroom of Space
"Spring Leaves" (우주의 온실)		Spring, Leaves, Island
"Time 2 Go 2 Bed"		Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2018	Lyricist of the Year	—	Won	^[3]

References

^ Kang, Seok-bong (October 3, 2012). "유승찬, 제대 후 군대 선임 이준기 '아랑사또전' OST 불러" [Yoo Seung-chan sings the OST of "Arang-sat-jeon" by Lee Joon-ki, a senior military officer after being discharged from the army.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^ "Songs Registered Under SEO JI EUM (10002797)" (in Korean). Korea Music Copyright Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ Kim, Soo-kyoung (January 23, 2019). "'2019 가온차트', 올해의 작사·작곡가상 서지음·테디...블랙핑크 대리 수상" ["2019 Gaon Chart", this year Lyricist - Composer of the Year, Seo Ji-eum - Teddy. Blackpink's assistant manager award.]. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

Seo Ji-eum on Instagram

[1] Kang, Seok-bong (October 3, 2012). "유승찬, 제대 후 군대 선임 이준기 '아랑사또전' OST 불러" [Yoo Seung-chan sings the OST of "Arang-sat-jeon" by Lee Joon-ki, a senior military officer after being discharged from the army.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.

[2] "Songs Registered Under SEO JI EUM (10002797)" (in Korean). Korea Music Copyright Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[3] Kim, Soo-kyoung (January 23, 2019). "'2019 가온차트', 올해의 작사·작곡가상 서지음·테디...블랙핑크 대리 수상" ["2019 Gaon Chart", this year Lyricist - Composer of the Year, Seo Ji-eum - Teddy. Blackpink's assistant manager award.]. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.

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