We Congratulate Solji on Her 16th Anniversary as a Singer!

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EXID debuted in 2012, but Solji debuted even earlier — by six years!

On March 31, 2021, the duo 2NB with Solji and Gahee debuted with their album “The First Fragrance”. The album is on Spotify for fans to enjoy:

The First News Article

To learn more about those old days, we translated the earliest news article that we could find about 2NB. Joy News wrote about the then-upcoming duo on March 24, 2006.((March 24, 2006 Joy News article about the 2NB debut: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=111&aid=0000030337))

Following a three-member group SeeYa, and a four-member group Brown Eyed Girls, this time a female R&B duo was launched.

They are the female duo 2NB (투앤비), consisting of 21-year-old vocalist Kim Gahee and 17-year-old Heo Solji. Kim Gahee’s sweet and mournful voice and Heo Solji’s explosive singing ability are well combined, making people say “I can’t believe they’re a rookie.” The title track is “Just Once”.

The producer of the debut album “The First Fragrance” was Lee Sangjoon, a composer who created Buzz’s “The Heart Is What Makes You Love” and Han Kyungil’s “Sad Invitation”. Bae Hwayoung, a new lyricist who wrote the lyrics for TVXQ’s “My Little Princess” and Jang Nara’s “I Am A Woman Too” wrote sensuous lyrics.

Top performers in Korea, including Kang Soohoo, Shin Hyunkwon, Sam Lee, Shin Sangwoo, and Park Yongjoon, also contributed to the completion of the album.

Friday Entertainment, the agency for 2NB, said, “although it’s an R&B group, they tried to control their technique and find the best vocals for the melody.” And, “It’s an album that captures the process of love like a movie.”

2NB’s album will be released at the end of this month and will be released on each online music website on the 24th.

Solji’s Career Story

In the six years after 2NB’s debut, Solji would endure many hardships. Those included embarrassment from an unexpected kissing scene, sexual insults from potential investors, harassment from another celebrity’s fans, and failures of 23 albums. At (Korean) age 24, she was told that she would never be an idol. Solji left 2NB and became a vocal trainer.((LEGGO Ghostie’s Twitter thread about Solji’s life, with sources cited: https://twitter.com/LEGGOGhostie/status/1243080499515535361))

In 2012, EXID asked vocal trainer Solji to join them after three of their original members left. Solji did become an idol after all! Sadly, the good news was not to last. In the next few years, it’s as if her life was dancing to “Up & Down”. She became an idol, but EXID almost disbanded. Hani’s fancam went viral, but Solji got sick and had to leave for two years.((LEGGO Ghostie’s Twitter thread about Solji’s life, with sources cited: https://twitter.com/LEGGOGhostie/status/1243080499515535361))

Solji’s determination to sing was stronger than all of those hardships. Today she is even known as the “final boss” of music shows. And she is one of the best vocalists in Korea.

Letter from Our Admin

My name is Nathan. I want to share my thoughts about Solji.

I’ve been a fan for almost four years. Solji’s vocals alone are enough for me to be her fan, but she really pulled me in deeply when I learned how good of a person she is, especially after everything that she went through.

Solji is my idol and my role model. She motivates and inspires me. I’m very glad that Solji made it to today, because my life would not be the same without her. I am very thankful.

Thank you, Solji, for sixteen years! LEGGOs are very proud of you! We love you! 💛

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