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Kim Wan-sun (Korean: 김완선; Hanja: 金緩宣; born May 16, 1969)[1] is a South Korean pop singer who was known in the mid-1980s and early 1990s as the "Korean Madonna" and "the dancing queen of Korean popular music's renaissance era" as well as a sex symbol for her "sexy" dancing and "charismatic" stage presence.[2][3][4][5]
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Kim Wan-Sun | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Kim Wan Sun 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kim I-sun[1] |
| Born | May 16, 1969 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, Mandopop, synth-pop, funk |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김완선 |
| Hanja | 金緩宣 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Wan-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Wansŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김이선 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim I-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Isŏn |
Kim debuted in 1986 with the album, Tonight. Her fifth album, 1990's Pierrot Smiles at Us, sold 1 million copies.[2] She is considered to be one of the first wave of Hallyu artists due to her success in Taiwan in the mid-1990s.[6]
Kim Wan-sun was born Kim I-sun on May 16, 1969,[7] the third of her parents' five daughters.[8] When she was in middle school, Kim began training to be a singer and dancer under the guidance of her aunt, Han Baek-hee, who managed successful musicians including the singer Insooni.[9] Han rigorously trained Kim for three years, during which time Kim dropped out of school and did not visit her parents.[10] She studied digital art at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| Tonight (오늘밤)[12] |
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| Alone in Front of the Yard (나홀로 뜰앞에서)[13] |
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| Too Lonely to Dance Alone (나홀로 춤을 추긴 너무 외로워)[14] |
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| Feel Good Day (기분 좋은 날)[15] |
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Side B
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| Pierrot Smiles at Us (삐에로는 우릴 보고 웃지)[16] |
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Side B
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| Sadness (애수)[17] |
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| Innocence[18] |
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| S & Remake[19] |
Track listing Disc 1: S
Disc 2: Remake album
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35 |
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| Return[21] |
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| Taiwanese | |||
| The First Touch (第一次接觸) |
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| Extremely Attractive (極度魅力) |
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| Mi Mi Hu Hu (迷迷糊糊) |
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| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| KOR [22] | ||
| The Original[23] |
Track listing Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3 |
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| "—" denotes release did not chart. | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| KOR [22] | ||
| Super Love[24] |
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28 |
| The Beer[25] |
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39 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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| KOR [26] | ||
| "Super Love" | 2011 | 28 |
| "Be Quiet" feat. Yong Jun-hyung |
6 | |
| "Goodbye My Love" feat. Tiger JK & Bizzy |
2014 | 46 |
| "Puppy" (강아지) | 2016 | — |
| "Use Me" feat. Ravi of VIXX |
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| "Set Me On Fire" | — | |
| "Odisseya" | — | |
| "Oz On The Moon" | 2017 | — |
| "Jelly Christmas" | — | |
| "Tonight" | 2018 | — |
| "심장이 기억해" | — | |
| "Feeling" | 2022 | — |
| "Apple Blossom" | — | |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Seoul Searching | Kim Wan-sun wannabe | cameo |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Dancing Queens On The Road | Cast Member | [27] |
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