KPOP Meaning
A soloist is a singer who performs and releases music under their own name alone. The Korean dictionary Urimalsaem defines 솔로 as a solo vocal or instrumental performance and gives 솔로 가수 (solo singer) as an example; it defines 솔로 앨범 as an album of one singer's new songs, with an example about a group member's first solo album. The Cambridge Dictionary defines a soloist as a musician who performs a solo. In K-pop, group members also release music under their own names and work as soloists. Girls' Generation's TAEYEON released her first solo album, I, on October 7, 2015, and BLACKPINK's JENNIE became the first member of her group to go solo with "SOLO" on November 12, 2018. A solo debut is the start of that activity; a soloist is the performer.
Usage
Used for activity under one's own name, as in "her first concert as a soloist." For people active in a group at the same time, keep the group name and the solo name separate.
Examples
- TAEYEON — A Girls' Generation member who released her first solo album, I, on October 7, 2015, and topped the charts with the title track "I" (Aju Business Daily).
- JENNIE — The first BLACKPINK member to go solo, releasing her solo debut song "SOLO" on November 12, 2018 (Aju Business Daily).
In context
Sources
- Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 솔로
What we checked
Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 솔로
- Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 솔로 앨범
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Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 솔로 앨범
- Cambridge Dictionary: soloist
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Cambridge Dictionary: soloist
- Aju Business Daily: Girls' Generation's TAEYEON tops eight charts with first solo album I (October 7, 2015)
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Aju Business Daily: Girls' Generation's TAEYEON tops eight charts with first solo album I (October 7, 2015)
- Aju Business Daily: BLACKPINK's JENNIE on her solo debut (November 12, 2018)
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Aju Business Daily: BLACKPINK's JENNIE on her solo debut (November 12, 2018)