Stephanie Kim

Bo-kyung Kim (born October 16, 1987), better known as Stephanie Kim or Stephanie, is an American singer, ballerina and musical actress based in South Korea. Born and raised in California, she went to South Korea and joined SM Entertainment after winning Youth Best Selection Competition in February 2004. After years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in April 2005. In October 2012, she began her solo career with the release of single album The New Beginning.

Stephanie Kim
김보경
Stephanie in 2017.
Born	Bo-kyung Kim (1987-10-16) October 16, 1987 (age 37) San Diego, California, U.S.[citation needed]
Nationality	American
Other names	Stephanie Kim
Occupations	Singer ballerina musical actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop R&B dance a cappella
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	SM Media Line Mafia WK Media Artsro
Formerly of	The Grace SM Town
Korean name
Hangul	김보경
Hanja	金寶京
Revised Romanization	Gim Bo-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Pogyŏng

Career

Main article: The Grace (band)

2005-2010: The Grace (band) and solo career

Stephanie made her debut as a member of the girl group The Grace in 2005. Since then, they released three studio albums and ten singles. In 2010, the group W made a hiatus due to her health issues.

As of 2011, Stephanie became a member of the Los Angeles Ballet.^[1][2]

On October 8, 2012, Stephanie debuted as a solo artist under another music label called Media Line and released her first solo single album The New Beginning along with the title track "Game". In April 2014, it was reported that she would release an independent track in the summer under new label Mafia Records, but it was delayed due to an unknown reason. Her digital single "Prisoner" finally released in August 2015.^[3][4] Her follow-up digital single "Blackout" was released in late September 2015.^[5] Stephanie released her first EP "Top Secret" with title track "Up, Up" featuring Teen Top's L.joe in October 2015.^[6]

2016—present: Continued solo debut

Stephanie released her third digital single "Tomorrow" on May 6, 2016.^[7] In the end of May 2016, Stephanie's contract with SM Entertainment expired. She maintained solo act under the record label Mafia Records.^[8]

In April 2019, Stephanie joined WK Media after her contract with Mafia Records ended.^[9] Soon afterwards, Stephanie released the digital single "Man on the Dance Floor" on April 18.^[10]

Discography

For Stephanie's work with The Grace, see The Grace (group) § Discography.

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [11]
Top Secret	Released: October 13, 2015 Label: Mafia Records, Interpark Formats: CD, digital download	20	KOR: 12,496[12]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [13]
"Game"	2012	94	KOR: 44,661+[14]	The New Beginning
"Prisoner"	2015	180	—	Top Secret
"Blackout"		—
"Tomorrow"	2016	—		Non-album singles
"Man on the Dance Floor"	2019	—
"Say It" (feat. Lina)		—
"Love Pain"	2020	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album	Artist(s)
		KOR [15]
"Together As One"	2016	—	—	Hooxi, The Beginning[16]	Various artists[17]
"Appeal to Nationals" (통고국내문)	2020	—		Non-album single	Jisehee, Somerz feat. Park Young Su)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Original Soundtracks

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [18]
"Choice"(선택)	2015	—	—	Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Baek Ji-young)
"You Leave" (떠나는 임아)	2016	—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Oh Seung-geun & Jo Hang-jo)
"Becoming Dust" (먼지가 되어)		—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Kwang-seok)
"Lost Umbrella" (잃어버린 우산)		—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Lunar New Year Special)
"The Face I Miss" (보고 싶은 얼굴)		—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Min Hae-kyung)
"Elegy of Twilight" (황혼의 엘레지)		—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Songwriter Park Chun-seok)
"The Day After You Left" (헤어진 다음 날) (with Sung Jin-woo)		—		King of Mask Singer: Episode 65
"100th Day" (100일 째 만남)		—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Roo'ra)
"THE BODY SHOW Gym" (체조) (with Lee Yang Ban)		—		OnStyle THE BODY SHOW 4 Gym
"Come Back" (와)		—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Composer Choi Jun-young)
"Anding"	2017	—		Woman of Dignity OST Part.9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Dramas

Year	Title	Role
2017	Introverted Boss	Director Park

Variety show

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Immortal Song 2	Competitor	Episode 234 (January 16)[19] Episode 235 (January 30)[20] Episode 236 (February 6)[21] Episode 237 (February 28)[22] Episode 280 (December 3)
	Duet Song Festival		Episode 4
	King of Mask Singer		Episodes 65–66 (as "Video Tour of Departure")
		Panelist	Episodes 73–74
2017	Singing Battle – Victory	Competitor	Episodes 24–25, 28–29
	Idol School	Dance Teacher	Regular mentor

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role
2013	Oh! While You Were Sleeping	Jeong Sook-ja

Radio show

Year	Title	Notes
2014–2015	Arirang Radio Super K-POP	DJ
2014–2016	Arirang Radio Sound K

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