Kim Eana

Kim Eana (; born April 27, 1979) 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. She has been active since 2003.

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.

Since 2015, she has hosted Two Yoo Project Sugar Man, a variety show focused on song production. She also serves as a panelist for the dating 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. 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).

Philanthropy On March 8, 2022, Kim donated million to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help those affected by the massive wildfires that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and also spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.

Songwriting credits + Name of song, featured performers, original release, and year of release Song Artist Album Year "11:11" Taeyeon My Voice 2016 "Abracadabra" Brown Eyed Girls Sound-G 2009 "Apple" Gain (feat. Jay Park) Hawwah 2015 "Bloom" Gain Talk About S 2012 "Breath" Park Hyo-shin I Am a Dreamer 2016 "Candy Jelly Love" Lovelyz Girls' Invasion 2014 "Candy Man" Brown Eyed Girls Sound-G 2009 "Classified" Oh My Girl Dreamy Resonance 2024 "Cupid" Oh My Girl Oh My Girl 2015 "Destiny" TVXQ Catch Me 2012 "Drawer" Kim Jaejoong No.X 2016 "Dream" Suzy and Baekhyun 2016 "Dreamer" History (narr. IU) Just Now 2015 "The Dreamer (I Am a Dreamer)" Park Hyo-shin I Am a Dreamer 2016 "Error" VIXX Error 2014 "Eternity" VIXX Eternity 2014 "Every End of the Day" IU Spring of a Twenty Year Old 2012 "Everybody Has Secrets" ( IU (feat. Gain) Modern Times 2013 "Fire" Mad Clown (feat. Jinsil) Piece of Mine 2015 "Fxxk U" Gain (feat. Bumkey) Truth or Dare 2014 "Good Day" IU Real 2010 "Goodnight, Like Yesterday" Lovelyz Girls' Invasion 2014 "G.R.8.U" VIXX Hyde 2013 "The Grasshopper Song" Sunny Hill The Grasshoppers 2012 "Growing" K.Will RE: 2015 "Havana" IU Modern Times 2013 "Hello" Shinee Hello 2010 "Home" Park Hyo-shin I Am a Dreamer 2016 "Hyde" VIXX Hyde 2013 "Everybody Has Secrets" IU (feat. Gain) Modern Times 2013 "I Am" Ive I've Ive 2023 "I Happen to Love You" Gain and Jo Kwon 2009 "I Need You" K.Will I Need You 2012 "Ice Flower" IU and Yuna Kim 2011 "If You Love Her" Shinee 1 and 1 2016 "Irreversible" Gain Step 2/4 2010 "L.O.V.E" Brown Eyed Girls With L.O.V.E 2008 "Last Fantasy" IU Last Fantasy 2011 "Love Blossom" K.Will The 3rd Album, Pt. 2 2013 "Love Day" Yang Yo-seob and Jung Eun-ji 'A Cube' For Season # Green 2012 "Lucky" Exo XOXO 2013 "Memory" Doyoung Soar 2025 "Midnight Circus" Sunny Hill Midnight Circus 2011 "Modern Times" IU Modern Times 2013 "Nagging" IU and Lim Seul-ong 2010 "Not Like This" IU Real 2010 "O (Circle)" Onew Circle 2023 "Obliviate" IU Modern Times 2013 "On and On" VIXX 2013 "One Person's Story" Davichi Mystic Ballad 2013 "Only I Didn't Know" IU Real+ 2011 "Paradise Lost" Gain Hawwah 2015 "Peppermint Chocolate" Mamamoo (with K.Will featuring Wheesung) Hello 2014 "Piano Man" Mamamoo Piano Man 2014 "Please Don't..." K.Will The 3rd Album, Pt. 1 2012 "The Real Reason Why We Broke Up" Younha Just Listen 2013 "The Red Shoes" IU Modern Times 2013 "Ring X Ring" Billlie The Billage of Perception: Chapter One 2021 "Scary Fairy Tale" IU Real+ 2011 "Sea of Moonlight" IU and Fiestar LOEN Tree Summer Story 2012 "Secret" IU Last Fantasy 2011 "Shine Your Light" Park Hyo-shin 2015 "Sign" Brown Eyed Girls Sign 2009 "Sixth Sense" Brown Eyed Girls Sixth Sense 2011 "Snap" Queendom Puzzle 2023 "Some Nights" Taeyeon INVU 2022 "Sound of Winter" Park Hyo-shin 2018 "Tinkerbell" Gain Talk About S 2012 "Tiredness" Gain Talk About S 2012 "Trust in Me" Lim Young-woong 2020 "Unheard Story" Brown Eyed Girls Your Story 2006 "Vista" Fiestar 2012 "Voodoo Doll" VIXX Voodoo 2013 "Warmth" Lim Young-woong 2024 "Walk With Me, Girl" IU (feat. Choi Baek-ho) Modern Times 2013 "When it snows in October" Sung Si-kyung Double Life; The Other Side 2003 "Whoo!" Fiestar (feat. Eric Benét) 2013 "Wicked" Fiestar (feat. Tiger JK) 2012 "Yes or No" GroovyRoom (feat. Huh Yunjin & Crush) 2024 "You & I" IU Last Fantasy 2011 "You Are A Miracle" 2013 SBS Gayo Daejeon 2013 "Youth" Kihyun Youth 2022

Filmography Television

Radio NetworkTitleYearRoleRef.MBCKim Eana's Night Letter (김이나의 밤편지)2019–2020Host MBCKim Eana's Starry Night (김이나의 별이 빛나는 밤에)2020–presentHost

Web shows Year Title Role 2021 Ssangssang Invitational Cast Member 2022 Between Marriage and Divorce Host Witch Hunt 2022

Books Kim, Eana (2015). 김이나의 작사법 [Kim Eana's Songwriting Method] (in Korean). Munhakdongne Publishing Group. .

Accolades Awards + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / work Result Gaon Chart Music Awards 2011 Lyricist of the Year Kim Eana 2012 2013 2015 Korea First Brand Awards 2021 Radio DJ Kim Eana's Starry Night MBC Entertainment Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Radio Category 2024 Top Excellence Award, Radio Category Melon Music Awards 2010 Songwriter Award Kim Eana "Nagging"

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Golden Disc Awards 2025 Golden Disc Powerhouse 40 Placed