Park Gyu-bin (Korean박규빈; RRBak Gyu-bin), known mononymously by her given name, is a singer-songwriter from Seoul, South Korea.[2] She participated in KBS's Top 10 Student programme as the youngest singer during the 2020 season. In 2023, she released two pre-debut singles, "Scribble" and "Start To Shine". Her debut song was "Really Like You" on January 17, 2024,[3] and she released her second single, "Satellite", on June 26, 2024.

Gyubin
February 2024
Born
Park Gyu-bin

(2006-11-28) November 28, 2006 (age 18)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Years active2023–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsLiveworks[1]
Korean name
Hangul
박규빈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Gyubin
McCune–ReischauerPak Kyubin

History

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Pre-debut

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From the 6th grade of elementary school to the 2nd grade of middle school, she worked as a YouTuber under alias "Singer Bin". The video where she covered Red Velvet's "Psycho" with her younger sister exceeded 1 million views. Later, Gyubin revealed that many companies called her after seeing that video.[4]

Gyubin joined KBS' Top 10 Student in 2020. She attended Shinhwa WDJ concerts as guest in 2022. She participated in YouTube audition program Veiled Musician as "Hannam-dong Heo-dang" in 2023.[5] In the same year, she released two pre-debut singles "Scribble" and "Start To Shine" featuring rappers Wonstein and Gaeko respectively.[6][7]

2024: "Really Like You", "Special", and "Satellite"

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Gyubin officially debuted with digital single "Really Like You" on January 17, 2024. The music video was filmed in Phuket, Thailand. The song was listed at number 15 of the Billboard's Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2024.[8][9] She performed the song with her guitar on Music Bank for promotion.[10] She released a spring version of "Really Like You" on April 1.[11] On April 25, Gyubin collaborated with Kim Jong-wan to release digital single "Special" along with a lyrics video.[12] On June 26, she released her third digital single "Satellite".[13] The song was selected as one of 10 K-Pop songs to watch this summer by Fox 13 Seattle.[14]

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Scribble" (낙서)
(featuring Wonstein)
2023 [A] Non-album singles
"Start to Shine"
(featuring Gaeko)
"Really Like You" 2024 [B]
"Really Like You" (Spring Version) [C]
"Special"
(with Kim Jong-wan (Nell))
[D]
"Satellite" [E]

Videography

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Music videos

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Title Year Director Ref.
"Scribble"
(featuring Wonstein)
2023 Kwon Ae-jin (MonoTree) [22]
"Start to Shine"
(featuring Gaeko)
Un­known [23]
"Really Like You" 2024 Shim Jihyoung [24]
"Really Like You" (English Version) [25]
"Special"
(with Kim Jong-wan (Nell))
Un­known [26]
"Satellite" Park Sangwon [27]
"Satellite" (English Version) [28]

Filmography

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Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2020 Top 10 Student Contestant
2024 King of Masked Singer Contestant
(as Blowout Sale)
Episode 222
Eliminated in Round 2
[29]

Awards and achievements

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Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
Korea Best Brand Awards 2024 Solo Vocal Popularity Award Gyubin Won [30]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Scribble did not chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 134 on the BGM Chart.[15]
  2. ^ "Really Like You" did not chart on Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 151 on the Download Chart.[16]
  3. ^ "Really Like You" (Spring ver.) did not chart on Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 193 on the BGM Chart.[17]
  4. ^ "Special" did not chart on Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 150 on the Download Chart,[18] and number 82 on the BGM Chart.[19]
  5. ^ "Satellite" did not chart on Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 129 on the Download Chart,[20] and number 115 on the BGM Chart.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "라이브웍스컴퍼니" [LIVEWORKS COMPANY 官方網站首頁]. www.lworks.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ 한해선 (January 19, 2024). "'17세 신인' 규빈, '엠카' 성공적인 데뷔..상큼美 'Really Like You'". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "규빈, 데뷔곡 'Really Like You' 해외에서 더 뜨겁다" [珪斌出道曲《Really Like You》在海外更加火爆]. mk.co.kr (in Korean). February 27, 2024. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Seo, Ye-ji (May 5, 2024). ""17세라니"...'신인 뮤지션 규빈' 정체공개에 연예인 판정단 기겁('복면가왕')" ["17 years old"... Celebrity judges are shocked by the identity of 'new musician Gyubin' ('King of Mask Singer')]. Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Veiled Musician Ep.4". YouTube. M:USB. October 13, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ An, Byeong-gil (September 19, 2023). "규빈 '낙서(Feat. 원슈타인)' 가요계 첫발" [Gyubin First Step Into the Music Industry with 'Scribble (feat. Wonstein)']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Han, Hae-seon (November 6, 2024). "'개코 지원사격' 규빈, 두 번째 프리 데뷔곡 'Start To Shine' 오늘(6일) 발매" ['Gaeko Support Shooting' Kyubin releases second pre-debut song 'Start To Shine' Today (6th)]. Starnews Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "Best K-Pop Songs of 2024 (So Far): Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Ji, Dong-hyeon (July 7, 2024). "빌보드가 선정한 상반기 K-POP 20곡...규빈 'Really Like You'" [Top 20 K-pop songs of the first half of the year selected by Billboard... Gyubin 'Really Like You']. Sports World (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Choi, Lee-jeong (February 3, 2024). "17세 규빈, 달콤하게 녹아드는 'Really Like You' 기타 라이브 (뮤직뱅크)" [17 Years Old Gyubin Sweetly Melting 'Really Like You' Guitar Live (Music Bank)]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Jeong, Hyeong-tae (April 1, 2024). "규빈 오늘(1일) 'Really Like You' 스프링 버전 발매" [Gyubin Released 'Really Like You' Spring Version Today (1st)]. Single List (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Geum, Bitna (April 25, 2024). "'넬 김종완 지원사격' 규빈, 신곡 'Special' 오늘(25일) 발표...위로 메시지 전한다" ['Nell Kim Jongwan's support fire' Gyubin releases new song 'Special' today (25th)... delivers a message of comfort]. MK Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  13. ^ Geum, Bitna (June 11, 2024). "규빈, 6월 26일 컴백 확정... 'Satellite' 커밍순 포스터 깜짝 공개" [Gyubin Confirmed to Have Comeback on June 26... 'Satellite' Coming Soon Poster Surprise Release]. MK Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  14. ^ Han, Hae-seon (July 10, 2024). "규빈 'Satellite', 美 FOX 추천 '올여름 주목할 K-POP 10곡' 선정" [Gyubin's 'Satellite' selected by US FOX as '10 K-POP Songs to Watch This Summer']. Starnews Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Circle BGM Chart - Week 38 of 2023". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Circle Download Chart - Week 13 of 2024". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Circle BGM Chart - Week 14 of 2024". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Circle Download Chart - Week 17 of 2024". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Circle BGM Chart - Week 17 of 2024". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Circle Download Chart - Week 26 of 2024". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Circle BGM Chart - Week 26 of 2024". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  22. ^ 규빈(Gyubin) - 낙서(Scribble) Feat. 원슈타인(Wonstein) MV (Music video). Liveworks Company. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ 규빈(Gyubin) – Start To Shine Feat.개코(Gaeko) MV (Music video). Liveworks Company. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ 규빈(GYUBIN) – Really Like You MV (Music video). Liveworks Company. January 16, 2024. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ 규빈(GYUBIN) – Really Like You(English Version) MV (Music video). Liveworks Company. January 23, 2024. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ 규빈(GYUBIN), 김종완 of NELL – Special Lyric Music Video (Music video). Liveworks Company. April 25, 2024. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ 규빈(GYUBIN) – Satellite MV (Music video). Liveworks Company. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ 규빈(GYUBIN) – Satellite (English Version) MV (Music video). Liveworks Company. July 23, 2024. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ Lee, Mi-yeong (May 5, 2024). "'복면가왕' 희로애락도 락이다, 8연승 성공...임규형·규빈 정체 공개" ['King of the Mask Singer' is full of joys and sorrows, 8 consecutive wins... Lim gyu-hyung and Gyu-bin's identities revealed]. Joy News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  30. ^ Kwon, Hyun-jin (June 14, 2024). "규빈, 솔로보컬부문 인기상" [Gyubin Solo Vocal Category Popularity Award]. News1. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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