Yuk Ji-dam

In this Korean name, the family name is Yook.

Yuk Ji-dam
Background information
Birth name	Yook Ji-dam
Also known as	Yookji,[1] Jidam
Born	(1997-03-10) March 10, 1997 (age 27) Daegu, South Korea
Genres	Korean hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2014–2018
Korean name
Hangul	육지담
Revised Romanization	Yuk Ji-Dam
McCune–Reischauer	Yuk Chidam

Yuk Ji-dam ((Korean: 육지담), sometimes known as Jidam (지담) or Yukji (육지); born March 10, 1997) is a South Korean rapper from Daegu. She gained popularity with her participation on the hip hop TV competitions Show Me The Money and Unpretty Rapstar. She returned to Unpretty Rapstar 3 as a contestant.

Early life

Yuk Ji-dam was born in Daegu on March 10, 1997. In the years she attended school, she was reportedly bullied and made fun of because of her dark skin.^[2] Eventually, she grew inspired by Yoon Mi-rae's song "Black Happiness", which is about growing half-black in an Asian conservative country. This led to her interest in hip hop music.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR [3]
As lead artist
"Ulleri" (얼레리)	2014	63	KOR: 52,645[4]	Show Me the Money 3
"Stayed Up All Night" (밤샜지)	2015	19	KOR: 194,469[5]	Unpretty Rapstar 1
"On & On" feat. Baek Ye-rin		20	KOR: 155,875[6]
"Bbam Bbam Hae" (빰빰해) feat. Gill, Mad Clown	2016	36	KOR: 80,480[7]	Unpretty Rapstar 3
"No Thx" feat. Suran, Dean		83	KOR: 22,899[8]
"Heart" (심장) feat. Kim Na-young		—	—
Collaborations
"My Sympathy" (감성팔이) with Jubi	2015	—	KOR: 30,461[9]	Non-album singles
"Love X Go Away" (사랑 X 꺼져) with Shannon		—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Also she collaborated with Hyuna on the song 'Ice Ice' from A+ (EP)

Filmography

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2014	Show Me the Money 3	Mnet	Contestant
2015	Unpretty Rapstar		Contestant
2016	Unpretty Rapstar 3		Contestant

References

1. In a song, "All Ready", she uses this nickname referring to herself
2. "Yook Jidam Reveals That She Was Severely Bullied when She Was Younger". April 2015.
3. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
4. Cumulative sales of "Ulleri":
   • "2014년 33주차 Download Chart".
   • "2014년 34주차 Download Chart".
5. Cumulative sales of "Stayed Up All Night":
   • "2015년 02월 Download Chart".
   • "2015년 03월 Download Chart".
6. "2015년 04월 Download Chart".
7. Cumulative sales of "Bbam Bbam Hae":
   • "2016년 32주차 Download Chart".
   • "2016년 08월 Download Chart".
8. "2016년 37주차 Download Chart".
9. Cumulative sales "My Sympathy":
   • "2015년 27주차 Download Chart".
   • "2015년 28주차 Download Chart".