Lexy

Hwang Hyo-sook (; born May 3, 1977), better known by her stage name Lexy (Hangul: 렉시), is a South Korean singer and rapper who debuted in 2003 under YG Entertainment. She was the first solo female rap artist to debut under the company.

Career

2003—present: Career beginnings, YG Entertainment, debut album and label changes Lexy has been featured in songs with many other YG artists, such as Se7en, 1TYM, Jinusean and Wheesung. She was marketed by YG as a hip-hop artist with a little mix of R&B vibe as well. Her debut album, LEXURY (released on October 6, 2003), was fairly well received and with her growing popularity she became a rival with popular singer Lee Hyori for a while. Though her debut album was well received, her second album Lextacy (released on August 26, 2005) didn't achieve as much commercial success when it was released and due to the poor sales it prompted a decision by YG Entertainment to not renew her contract. It was mutually decided that there wouldn't be a re-signing of her contract, but they still wanted to carry out the third album. Titled RUSH, it was released on April 18, 2007, and was on the charts for a few weeks, thanks to her title song "Above The Sky", but the album sales were still not as strong as her debut album.

On September 12, 2007, when Yang Hyun Suk announced that Lexy left YG Entertainment, as signing with the agency did not happen, he also revealed that because of that, he felt like he was giving away his younger sister for marriage. Lexy's contract actually ended in October 2006. There has been no problems on money or ill-feelings toward both parties. It was just decided they would go on separate ways.

After transferring to SB&W Entertainment (joint venture of Sony BMG (now Sony Music) & now-defunct SK Telecom subsidiary WiderThan), Lexy released a new album, THE LEXY, featuring few hip hop artists such as Crown J and VOS. The album consisted of different music style by Lexy going more on the electronic hip hop genre, plus ballads and jazz and was released on March 24, 2008.

In February 2012, Lexy blogged about her return to the music industry and her scheduled 6th album release in August.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR LexuryReleased: October 6, 2003 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 9KOR: 89,765+ LextacyReleased: July 25, 2005 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 14KOR: 25,505+ RushReleased: April 19, 2007 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette — The LexyReleased: March 17, 2008 Label: SB&W Entertainment, Sony BMG Formats: CD 10KOR: 4,588+ "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Singles

Participation in albums

Music videos Year Music video 2003"Ae song (애송이 feat. Psy)""LET ME DANCE (feat. Teddy)""GIRLS""4TH (맹세)"2005"TEARS (涙を拭いて化粧して)"2007"SKY (空の上に)"2008"Ma People"2012"NOLZA Feat. JC Jieun"

Awards Mnet Asian Music Awards Year Category Work Result2003 Best New Female Artist "Grasshopper" (애송이) 2005 Best Female Artist "Tears" (눈물 씻고 화장하고) 2007 Best House & Electronic "Above The Sky"