Park Ji-yeon (; born April 8, 1981), known professionally as Gummy (), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2003 with the album Like Them and has since become known for her soundtrack appearances.
Career
2003–2009: Debut and breakthrough success Gummy debuted in 2003 with the album Like Them. Her title track "Memory Loss" () brought her success and recognition and led Gummy to win the Bonsang at the 19th Golden Disk Awards. The same year, Gummy earned the Mobile Popularity Award for "Memory Loss" at the 2004 Mnet Km Music Festival. However, she suffered vocal nodules between the first and second albums.
She released her fourth album titled Comfort on March 12, 2008, which marked her first released in three years.Gummy Makes a Comeback after 3 Years . KBS World. March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008. The lead single "I'm Sorry" () features T.O.P from Big Bang. A week after its release, the song peaked within the top five spots on various digital charts.KBS World. Gummy Sweeps Online Music Charts . March 17, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
2010–2011: Loveless Gummy released a mini album titled Loveless. A music video plus the full song of one of her tracks in the mini album was released on April 21. Loveless was released on April 29, and promotion for the album began in May.
On October 15, 2011, the MV for her remake of "I'm Sorry" feat. TOP was released.
2013: 10th anniversary and label change 2013 marked the tenth anniversary for Gummy and she celebrated with a fan meeting. She then released her OST for the drama, That Winter, the Wind Blows entitled "Snow Flower".
Gummy also released her second Japanese album, Fate(s). She also had a duet with Daesung from BIGBANG. Two music videos were released for the lead single of the album, "Shinjiteru (Believe)".
Gummy signed with C-JeS Entertainment in October 2013, leaving YG Entertainment.247 Asian Media. Gummy Officially Joined C-JES . October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
2014–present: Original soundtrack releases In 2014, Gummy provided the song "You're Calling Me" for the action-thriller television series Three Days. Gummy then returned with the mini album "I Loved...Have No Regrets". One of the singles from the 6-track EP was a duet with labelmate and JYJ's Park Yuchun.
In 2016, Gummy released her OST for the drama Descendants of the Sun entitled "You are My Everything". It topped iTunes K-pop charts in Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, and Taiwan as well as coming in the top 10 in the U.S and Vietnam. The same year, she once again collaborated with Descendant's music director Gaemi to release the OST for the popular drama Love in the Moonlight entitled "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds". The success of her soundtrack releases drew the media to call her "OST Queen".
In October 2021, Gummy released a ballad titled "It Was Still Love".
In June 2024, Gummy signed with new label Amoeba Culture.
Personal life Gummy was born into a food-production family. Her father worked in a seaweed sauce factory, while her grandfather worked in a prawn farm in the sea.Episode 6 of Everybody's Kitchen
Gummy has been in a relationship with actor Jo Jung-suk since 2013. In June 2018, Jo announced the couple's engagement and plans to get married in the fall. On October 8, 2018, Gummy's agency announced that the couple had already gotten married in a private ceremony with their families. On August 6, 2020, they welcomed their first child, a daughter. On January 14, 2026, the couple welcomed their second daughter.
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR KOR Like ThemReleased: February 3, 2003 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 28 —KOR: 74,670 It's DifferentReleased: September 9, 2004 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 4 —KOR: 131,660 For the BloomReleased: September 1, 2005 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 6 —KOR: 74,960 Gummy Unplugged Remake album Released: April 28, 2006 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 7 — KOR: 31,458 Comfort Released: March 12, 2008 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — 83 Fall in Memory Cover album Released: April 17, 2015 Label: C-Jes Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download rowspan="2" 16 KOR: 814 StrokeReleased: June 5, 2017 Label: C-JeS Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 23KOR: 1,078"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR JPNKoreanLoveless Released: April 30, 2010 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 3 —I Loved..Have No Regrets(사랑했으니..됐어) Released: June 10, 2014 Label: C-Jes Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 8 — KOR: 2,728JapaneseLoveless Released: November 9, 2011 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — 59Fate(s) Released: April 3, 2013 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — 58"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positionsSalesAlbum KOR
"We Should've Been Friends" ()2003 28 KOR: 1,009,278Like Them"If You Come Back" () — rowspan="7" "Please Forget Me" ()2004 —It's Different"Amnesia" () —"Childish Adult" ()2005 —For the Bloom"No" () —"I'm Sorry" () 2008 —Comfort"Looking in the Mirror" () —"This Is No Love" ()2010 3 KOR: 1,242,662Loveless"Because You're a Man" () 4 KOR: 1,679,056"Around the Alley" () 63 rowspan="2" rowspan="6" "Love Recipe" () 8"Love Recipe II - People These Days" 2012 22 KOR: 531,318"Only One" 2013 64 "Special Love" 3 KOR: 539,980"You Will Think of Me" ()2014 7 rowspan="3" "I Loved..Have No Regrets" (사랑했으니..됐어) 5I Loved..Have No Regrets"Get Lost" () 30 "The Only Thing I Can't Do" ()2015 14 KOR: 264,514Fall in Memory"No Reply" () 62 rowspan="11" rowspan="2" "Without You" 85"A Knowing" () 2017 82Stroke"I I YO" 34"Alone" () 2019 26 "Raise Your Voice" (with Kim Jong-kook, Haha and Gummy)— Running Man Fan Meeting: Project Running 9"Autumn Breeze"2021—Autumn Breeze "Regret" () 76 rowspan="4" "A Song for You" () 2023 153"Decision to Leave" () 104"If You're Gonna Be Like This" () 132"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positionsSales Album KOR"Tears in Me"2001—Sun-hee and Jin-hee OST"What Can I Say"2004 —New Human Market OST"Still"—"Please Forget Me" ()—A Moment to Remember OST"Fairy Tale" ()—"Pain" () 2007—H.I.T OST"My Dear is Faraway" ()2008—Sunny OST"Compassion" ()—The Scale of Providence OST"The Road to Me" ()—General Hospital 2 OST"Farewell Follows Love" ()2009—Triangle OST"Because It's You" () 3 KOR: 1,294,639Will It Snow for Christmas? OST"I Love You Even If I Die" ()2010 5 KOR: 1,772,029Big Thing OST"I Want to Wait" () 2011 12 KOR: 795,207 Midas OST"Snowflake" ()2013 3 KOR: 1,128,727That Winter, the Wind Blows OST"Day and Night" ()2013 8 KOR: 661,065Master's Sun OST"You're Calling Me" ()2014 20Three Days OST"Get Lost (For Spy)" ()2015 —Spy OST"You Are My Everything"2016 1 KOR: 1,600,720Descendants of the Sun OST"Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" () 2 KOR: 795,966Love in the Moonlight OST"Because I Love You"2017 —My Sassy Girl OST"Angel" 80The Most Beautiful Goodbye OST"Fade Away" ()2018 98100 Days My Prince OST"Remember Me" () 2019 1Hotel Del Luna OST"The Most Perfect Days" () 39The Tale of Nokdu OST"Your Day" () 2020 50Dr. Romantic 2 OST"My Love"—The King: Eternal Monarch OST"Love Song" ()154 Do You Like Brahms? OST"I Wanna Be With You"2021120Doom at Your Service OST "Raindrop" () 2022 175 Alchemy of Souls OST"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positionsSales Album KOR"What Can I Do" ()201039Loveless"Who Are You" () 96"Let's Break Up" ()69"Because of You"23 KOR: 1,116,062"I Am Happy" ()201114 KOR: 692,718I Am a Singer 경연 11-1"Again" ()70I Am a Singer 경연 11-2"Like Rain and Music" ()56I Am a Singer 경연 12-1"Punk Kid" () 15I Am a Singer 경연 12-2"Don't Leave Me" ()47I Am a Singer 경연 13-1"P.S. I Love You"201230I Am a Singer 경연 13-2"One of My People Go" ()71I Am a Singer 경연 14-1"I Have a Lover" (애인... 있어요)44I Am a Singer 경연 14-2"Forever Friend" ()70I Am a Singer 경연 15-1"You in My Faded Memories" ()73I Am a Singer 경연 15-2"In The Name of Love" () 201353Musical December 2013 with Kim Junsu"Let's Play" () 201425I Loved..Have No Regrets"Would You Love Me" ()92"Lying" () 77"Falling Star" () 61Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend:Summer Special Part 1"In Dreams" ()201591King of Mask Singer Episode 34"Can't Have You" () 27Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 7"Jealousy" () 201870The Call Project No. 3
Filmography Television shows + Year Title ! Notes 2015King of Mask SingerYoung and Innocent Cosmos (Episodes 25–26, 28, 30, 32) 2021 The Song We Loved, New Singer Judge 2022 Singforest Cast New Festa Cast Member
Awards and nominations
Golden Disc Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef2004Main Prize (Bonsang)"Amnesia"2017Soundtrack Award"You Are My Everything"2020"Remember Me"
Mnet Asian Music Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef2004Mobile Popularity Award"Amnesia"Best Female ArtistBest R&B Performance2005"No"2008Best Female Artist"I'm Sorry" (feat. T.O.P)2010Best Vocal Performance"Because You're A Man"Best Female Artist2016Best OST"Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" (OST Love in the Moonlight)2019"Remember Me" (OST Hotel del Luna)
Other awards YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef2005Korean Music AwardsBest R&B & Soul AlbumIt's Different2010Melon Music AwardsBest R&B Song"Because You're A Man"2011Billboard Japan Music AwardsBest New K-Pop Artist2016Asia Artist AwardsSoundtrack Award"You Are My Everything"Seoul Music AwardsSeoul International Drama AwardsOutstanding Korean Drama OST2019Melon Music AwardsBest OST"Remember Me"2020Seoul Music Awards
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