Kim Eana

Kim Eana (Korean: 김이나; born April 27, 1979)[1] is a South Korean lyricist. She is best known for writing the lyrics to hit K-pop songs, including "Abracadabra" performed by Brown Eyed Girls, and "Good Day" performed by IU.[2] She has been active since 2003.[3]

Kim Eana
Kim Eana in 2018
Background information
Born	April 27, 1979
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Occupation(s)	Lyricist
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Mystic Entertainment
Website	www.mystic89.net/creator/kim-eana
Korean name
Hangul	김이나
Revised Romanization	Gim I-na
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ina

Career

Kim is a songwriter who has written numerous number-one songs on the Korean pop music charts. She has collaborated with Lee Min-soo and has written lyrics for 24K, Son Dam-bi, Shinee, Brown Eyed Girls, IU, VIXX, Exo-CBX, Younha and Sunny Hill.

Kim is a lyricist, and has also participated in the promotional and music video aspects of the careers of the artists she has worked with.[4]

Since 2015, she has hosted Two Yoo Project Sugar Man, a variety show focused on song production. From 2017 to 2018, she also serves as a panelist for reality show Heart Signal.

Style

Kim's work often straddles the line between typical love songs found in popular music and broader tones of social critique or commentary on the entertainment industry.[5] There have been instances when she has offered possible interpretations to her works through social media websites. She said in an interview that her inspirations to write songs are Tablo (from Epik High) and G-Dragon (from Big Bang).[6]

Discography

This is the table of songs written and co-written by Kim, which had peaked at number one on the Gaon Music Chart of South Korea.

Artist	Song	Year
Brown Eyed Girls	"L.O.V.E"	2008
	"Abracadabra"	2009
	"Sign"	2009
	"Sixth Sense"	2011
Gain	"Irreversible" (Korean: 돌이킬 수 없는)	2010
	"Apple" (feat. Jay Park)	2015
Gain and Jo Kwon	"We Fell in Love" (Korean: 우리 사랑하게 됐어요)	2009
K.Will	"I Need You" Korean: 니가필요해	2012
IU	"Nagging" (feat. Seulong of 2AM) (Korean: 잔소리)	2010
	"Good Day" (Korean: 좋은 날)	2010
	"Only I Didn't Know" (Korean: 나만 몰랐던 이야기)	2011
	"You and I" (Korean: 너랑 나)	2011
	"Every End of the Day" Korean: 하루 끝	2012
	"The Red Shoes" (Korean: 분홍신)	2013
Taeyeon	"11:11"	2016
Suzy and Baekhyun	"Dream"	2016
Park Hyo-shin	"Shine Your Light"	2015
	"Sound Of Winter"[7] (Korean: 겨울소리)	2018

Other notable works

Artist	Year	Song	Album	KOR Gaon
IU	2010	"Not Like This" Korean: 이게 아닌데	Real	6[8]
	2011	"Scary Fairy Tale" Korean: 잔혹동화	Real+	2[9]
		"Secret" Korean: 비밀	Last Fantasy	2[10]
		"Last Fantasy"		10[10]
	2013	"Everybody Has Secrets" (feat. Gain) Korean: 누구나 비밀은 있다	Modern Times	2[11]
		"Modern Times"		6[11]
		"Obliviate"		8[11]
		"Walk With Me, Girl" (feat. Choi Baek-ho) Korean: 아이야, 나랑 걷자		11[11]
		"Havana"		10[11]
Exo	2013	"Lucky"	XOXO	18[12]
IU and Kim Yuna	2011	Ice Flower Korean: 얼음꽃	Non-album single	7
Park Hyo-shin	2016	"Home"	I Am a Dreamer	2[13]
		"The Dreamer (I Am a Dreamer)"		10[13]
		"Breath" Korean: 숨		3[13]
Sunny Hill	2011	"Midnight Circus"	Midnight Circus	48
	2012	"The Grasshopper Song" Korean: 베짱이 찬가	The Grasshoppers	25
K.Will	2012	"Please Don't..." Korean: 이러지마 제발	The 3rd Album, Pt. 1	4
	2013	"Love Blossom"	The 3rd Album, Pt. 2	3
	2015	"Growing" Korean: 꽃이 핀다	RE:	4
Yang Yo-seob and Jung Eun-ji	2012	"Love Day"	'A Cube' For Season # Green	8
Fiestar	2012	"VISTA"	Non-album single	57
	2013	"Whoo!" (feat. Eric Benét)	Non-album single	51
TVXQ	2012	"Destiny"	Catch Me	97
Gain	2012	"Tinkerbell" Korean: 팅커벨	Talk About S.	37
		"Tiredness" Korean: 그녀를 만나		43
		"Bloom" Korean: 피어나		2[14]
	2014	"Fxxk U" (feat. Bumkey)	Truth or Dare	4
	2015	"Paradise Lost"	Hawwah	3
VIXX	2013	"On and On" Korean: 다칠 준비가 돼 있어	Non-album single	60
		"Hyde"	Hyde	23
		"Voodoo Doll" Korean: 저주인형	Voodoo	16
Davichi	2013	"One Person's Story" Korean: 한 사람 얘기	Mystic Ballad, Pt. 2	26[15]
Younha	2013	"The Real Reason Why We Broke Up" Korean: 우리가 헤어진 진짜 이유	Just Listen	8[16]
2013 SBS Gayo Daejeon	2013	"You Are A Miracle"	Non-album single	24
Lovelyz	2014	"Candy Jelly Love"	Girls' Invasion	40
		"Goodnight, Like Yesterday" Korean: 어제처럼 굿나잇		-
Mamamoo	2014	"Piano Man"	Piano Man	56
Mad Clown	2015	"Fire" (feat. Jinsil)	Piece of Mine	2
Oh My Girl	2015	"Cupid"	Oh My Girl	81
SHINee	2010	"Hello"	Hello (Repackage)	7[17]
	2016	"If You Love Her"	1 and 1 (Repackage)	3[18]
History (band)	2015	"Dreamer" (narr. IU)	Just Now	13
Lim Young-woong	2020	"Trust in Me"	Non-album single	11[19]

Broadcasting

Television

Title	Year	Role	Ref
Two Yoo Project Sugar Man	2015 (Season 1)	Host	[20]
	2019 (Season 3)		[21]
Heart Signal	2017 (Season 1)	Host	[22]
	2018 (Season 2)		[22]
	2020 (Season 3)		[23]
The Fan	2018	Host	[24]
Studio Music Hall	2019 (Season 1)	Host	[25]
	2020 (Season 2)		[26]
Phantom Singer	2020 (Season 3)	Judge	[27]
Sing again	2020	Judge

Radio

Network	Title	Year	Role	Ref
	Kim Eana's Night Letter (김이나의 밤편지)	2019-2020	Host	[28]
MBC	Kim Eana's Starry Night (별이 빛나는 밤에)	2020	Host	[29]

Books

• Kim, Eana (2015). 김이나의 작사법 [Kim Eana's Songwriting Method] (in Korean). Munhakdongne Publishing Group. ISBN 978-8-9546-3560-8.[30][31]

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Work
2010	The 2nd Melon Music Awards	Song Writer Award	IU and Im Seulong - "Nagging"
2011	The 1st Gaon Chart Music Awards	Lyricist of the Year
2012	The 2nd Gaon Chart Music Awards	Lyricist of the Year
2013	The 3rd Gaon Chart Music Awards	Lyricist of the Year
2015	The 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards	Lyricist of the Year
2021	Korea First Brand Awards:	Radio DJ	Starry Night Radio

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27. "작사가 김이나로 업그레이드된 '팬텀싱어3' (종합)". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
28. "김이나, 심야 라디오 DJ 나선다…'김이나의 밤 편지' 4월 1일 첫방송". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
29. "[공식] 김이나, '별이 빛나는 밤에' 새 DJ 발탁…11일 첫 방송". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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External links

• Official website