Lee So-ra (Korean이소라; born December 29, 1969) is a South Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1993 as a member of the jazz group Strange People, and she released her first solo album in 1995.[1][2] She has won multiple awards at the Korean Music Awards, and her sixth album, Nunsseopdal, was included on a list of the 100 greatest Korean albums.[3]

Lee So-ra
Lee in June 2018
Lee in June 2018
Background information
Born (1969-12-29) December 29, 1969 (age 54)
Busan, South Korea
GenresBallad, jazz
OccupationSinger
Years active1993-present
Websiteleesora.net at the Wayback Machine (archived November 2, 2013)
Korean name
Hangul
이소라
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI So-ra
McCune–ReischauerYi Sora

Lee also hosted the music talk show, Lee Sora's Proposal on KBS from 1996 until 2002.[4]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5][6]
Lee So-ra Vol. 1
  • Released: September 1, 1995
  • Label: Donga Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
No data No data
Like In A Movie (영화에서처럼)
  • Released: December 10, 1996
  • Label: Donga Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
About Sorrow And Anger (슬픔과 분노에 관한)
  • Released: May 1, 1998
  • Label: Donga Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
9
  • KOR: 238,470+[7]
Flower (꽃)
  • Released: December 18, 2000
  • Label: Synnara Music
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4
  • KOR: 272,332+[8]
Sora's Diary
  • Released: October 17, 2002
  • Label: Show Globe
  • Formats: CD, cassette
6
  • KOR: 130,061+[9]
Nunsseopdal (눈썹달)
  • Released: December 10, 2004
  • Label: Seiren
  • Formats: CD, cassette
6
Lee So-ra
  • Released: December 18, 2008
  • Label: Seiren
  • Formats: CD
No data No data
8
  • Released: April 11, 2014
  • Label: Seiren
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5][6]
Lee So-ra Best
  • Released: November 22, 1999
  • Label: Donga Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
27
Lee So-ra Live
  • Released: January 5, 2001
  • Label: Donga Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
27
My One And Only Love (cover album)
  • Released: October 21, 2010
  • Label: Seiren
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10

Digital singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album Sales
KOR HUN Single
[14]
US
World

[15]
Gaon
[16]
Hot 100
[17]
"October Lover"
feat. Roy Kim
2018 Non-album singles
"Song Request" (신청곡)
feat. Suga
2019 3 9 37 2
"—" denotes release did not chart

References

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  1. ^ Park, Si-soo (March 11, 2014). "Lee So-ra to return with new album". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "이소라 소개" [Lee So-ra Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Singer Lee So-ra to release LP in winter". Yonhap News Agency. October 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Kwon, Seok-jeong (March 4, 2014). "가수 이소라 컴백확정 3~4월경 정규 8집 발매". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
    Studio albums:
  6. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2019.
    Studio albums:
  7. ^ "March to August 1998 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on August 22, 1999. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "March 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "April 2005 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "April 2014 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "December 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "February 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Compiled sources:
  15. ^ Compiled Billboard World Digital Songs Sales:
  16. ^ Compiled Gaon sources:
  17. ^ Compiled K-Pop Hot 100 sources:
  18. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (January 31, 2019). "Lee Sora & Suga Debut on World Digital Song Sales With 'Song Request'". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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