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Zion.T 자이언티
Zion.T at theMBC Radio DJ Concert in September 2015
Background information
Born	Kim Hae-sol[1] (1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (age 36) South Korea
Genres	Hip hop R&B synthpop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Amoeba Culture The Black Label Standard Friends

Kim Hae-sol (Korean: 김해솔;^[2] born April 13, 1989^[3]), known professionally asZion.T (자이언티), is a South Koreanhip hop andR&B singer-songwriter. He has released 2 studio albums,Red Light (2013)^[4] andZip (2023),^[5] as well as 3 EPs. He has also been featured on tracks byK-pop artists such asG-Dragon,Zico, andPsy.

In a 2014 interview, Zion.T explained that he chose his stage name because "I am a Christian and so the "T" in my name is representative of the cross."^[6]

In a 2017 interview, he said he was influenced by the American musicianT-Pain. "There was a time when T-Pain's style of hip hop vocals were in. I really like T-Pain, so I used to emulate him a lot. This is something only my friends know, but I even had the nickname 'Zion.T-Pain'."^[7]

On April 5, 2024,JYP Entertainment confirmed that Zion.T was in a relationship withTwice member,Chaeyoung.^[8]

Zion.T made his musical debut in 2011, collaborating with Korean hip hop artists such asDok2,Crucial Star,Simon D,Primary andGray. His first single, "Click Me", featuring Dok2, was released in April 2011.

On April 9, 2013, Zion.T's first studio album,Red Light, was released with the title track "Babay", featuringGaeko.^[4][9]

That year, he featured on tracks byInfinite H,Dynamic Duo,Swings andG-Dragon.^[10] In December, he released the EPMirrorball ("미러볼") with the title track "Miss Kim" (미스 김).^[11]

In 2014, he released the digital single "Yanghwa BRDG", which became a hit and contributed to his rising mainstream success as an artist in Korea.^[12]

He also appeared on the soundtrack of the television drama seriesPinocchio with the song "Kiss Me",^[13] and featured on songs bySeo In-young andThe Quiett.^{[citation needed]}

On February 1, 2015, he collaborated with the Korean R&B singerCrush on the single "Just" (그냥).^[14] The same year, he released the digital singles "Zero Gravity" (무중력), "Eat" (꺼내 먹어요)^[15] and "No Make Up" (노메이크업) and featured on singles bySHINee'sJonghyun, Yankie andPsy. That July, he participated in the biennial music festival event hosted by theMBC variety showInfinite Challenge, which resulted in a spike in domestic sales of his previously released singles.^{[16][full citation needed]} For the event, he partnered with theInfinite Challenge cast memberHaha to perform under the name Eutteugeottasi (으뜨거따시) with the song "$ponsor", later released in an album of the songs performed at the event.^[17]

Zion.T finished the year with two wins at the annualMnet Asian Music Awards,: Best Vocal Performance (Male) for "Eat "꺼내먹어요 and Best Collaboration, with Crush, for the song "Just"그냥, beating more well-established artistes in an idol-focused industry.^[18]

In 2016, following the end of his contract with the hip hop labelAmoeba Culture, he signed withThe Black Label, a sub-label ofYG Entertainment.^[19][20] On February 1, 2017, he released his first EP under The Black Label,OO.^{[21][unreliable source?]}

In December 2017, he released his collaboration with the veteran singer Lee Moon-se, the song "Snow". It topped all major music charts in South Korea. Lee Moon-se said he listened to Zion.T's song more than 200 times to faithfully represent his song, and showed great affection towards Zion.T and his musical career.^[22]

In August 2022, Zion.T established his own entertainment company, Standard Friends, and signedWonstein as his first artist. He will still be represented by The Black Label as a singer.^[23][24]

Studio albums

• Red Light (2013)
• Zip (2023)

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