Sleepy (rapper)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Sleepy
김성원
Born	Kim Sung-won (1984-02-21) February 21, 1984 (age 40) Incheon, South Korea
Occupations	Rapper Singer Songwriter Record producer
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2022)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Labels	TS Entertainment, PVO Entertainment[1]
Formerly of	Untouchable
Korean name
Hangul	김성원
Revised Romanization	Gim Seong-won
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏngwŏn

Kim Sung-won (Korean: 김성원; born February 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Sleepy (Hangul: 슬리피), is a South Korean rapper and a television personality.^[2] He is a member of the hip hop boy duo Untouchable. He released his solo debut single, "Cool Night", on June 16, 2015.^[3] He became a household name after appearing on reality TV shows like Real Man, I Live Alone, Law of the Jungle, and We Got Married.

TS Entertainment lawsuit

On September 14, 2019, it was revealed that Sleepy had filed a lawsuit to terminate his contract with TS Entertainment, citing lack of trust after they refused to show him payment documents and a physical copy of his contract.^[4] Sleepy also said that he did not receive any payment for his activities until 10 years after his contract was signed.^[5] TS later denied these statements, saying all of Sleepy's claims were "false" and that he embezzled funds from the company, which Sleepy denied.^[6] The next day, it was announced TS Entertainment was forwarded to prosecution for overdue payments of artists.^[7]

Personal life

Sleepy planned to marry his girlfriend on October 10, 2021, however he postponed the wedding due to the Covid-19 pandemic.^[8] Later in March 2022, Sleepy announced that he would marry his non-celebrity girlfriend on April 9, 2022.^[9]

On November 6, Sleepy shared on his Instagram the happy news of his non-celebrity wife’s pregnancy and going to be a father soon. ^[10] Their first child, a daughter, was born on March 29, 2024.^[11]

Discography

See also: Untouchable (South Korean band) § Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [12]
As lead artist
"I Feel Blame" (기분탓) feat. Baek A-yeon	2015	39	KOR: 68,580[13]	Non-album singles
"Body Lotion" (바디로션) feat. Bang Yong-guk	2016	—	KOR: 20,847[14]
"So What" (내가 뭘 잘못했는데) feat. Lee Guk-joo		—	KOR: 16,984[15]
"Oh Yeah"		—	—
"Beautiful Life"	2017	—
"Whatever" (맘대로) feat. Bloo, Liquor K.JR		—
"Placebo" (플라시보) with Hash Swan, G2		—
"Because of the Money" (돈 때문이야)[16] as Sung Won-ee; prod. Young Tak	2020	—
"Santa Brothers!" (산타형!) as Sung Won-ee; prod. and ft. DinDin		—
Collaborations
"Cool Night" (쿨밤) with Song Ji-eun	2015	18	KOR: 213,195[17]	Non-album singles
"S.M.T.M (Show Me The Money)" with Hash Swan, Olltii, Black Nine, Punchnello, Penomeco, Ignito, Dok2	2017	82	KOR: 45,420[18]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Notes
2015	Cultwo Show[19]
	Mash Up![20]	Host
	Real Man[21]	Episode 96-
2016	Cultwo Show[22]
	We Got Married[23]	with Lee Guk-joo
	King of Mask Singer[24]	Contestant as "Kung Fu Panda" (Episode 57)
	The God of Music 2	Cast member
2017	All Broadcasting in the World	Member
	Cultwo Show[25][26]
	Show Me the Money 6	Contestant[27]
2020	King of Mask Singer[28]	Contestant as "You're Great!" (Episodes 275–276)
2022	One Tree Table	Cast Member[29]
	Extreme Beginner	Cast Member[30]
	Show Me the Money 11	Contestant
2022-2023	Mr. Trot 2	Contestant[31]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	NegoKing 3	Host	with DinDin	[32]
2022	Catch the Thief	Cast Member		[33]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2022	"Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" (전복 먹으러 갈래)	Young Tak	[34]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	MBC Entertainment Awards	Best Male Newcomer	Real Man	Won
2016		Male Excellence Award in Variety Show	We Got Married	Nominated

References

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2. "슬리피 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
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4. "[단독] 래퍼 슬리피, 전 소속사와 법적분쟁…기획사 설립해 독립".
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8. Jeong Byung-geun (September 8, 2021). "슬리피, 결혼식 내년으로 연기…"안정적인 시기에" [Sleepy's wedding postponed to next year... "At a Stable Time]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Naver.
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    • "2015년 45주차 Download Chart".
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15. "2016년 34주차 Download Chart".
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    • "2015년 07월 Download Chart".
18. Cumulative sales of "S.M.T.M (Show Me The Money)":
    • "2017년 35주차 Download Chart".
    • "2017년 36주차 Download Chart".
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26. "'컬투쇼' 슬리피 "쇼미더머니6 예선 참가, 결과는 방송을 통해 확인해 달라"". Busan News (in Korean). May 2, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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29. Jeong Hye-yeon (January 8, 2022). "외나무식탁' 강호동→김준현, 무명의 요리사 소개..먹방 장외 대결" ['One-wood table' Kang Ho-dong → Kim Jun-hyeon introduces an unknown chef.. Food show off-site confrontation] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
30. Jeong Hee-yeon (July 18, 2022). "극한초보' 26일 첫방…이수근→카진성 메인 포스터 공개" [First episode of 'Extreme Beginner' on the 26th... Lee Soo-geun → Kajin-seong main poster released] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Naver.
31. "미스터트롯2 - 새로운 전설의 시작 - 출연자 소개". broadcast.tvchosun.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
32. Park Soo-in (July 21, 2021). "슬리피 딘딘 '네고왕' 시즌3 MC 발탁, 황광희 장영란 잇는다" [Sleepy DinDin's 'Nego King' Season 3 MC Selected, Follows Hwang Kwang-hee and Jang Young-ran]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 21, 2021 – via Naver.
33. Kang Ae-ran (September 30, 2022). "숨겨진 비자금을 찾아라…왓챠 예능 '도둑잡기' 오늘 공개" [Find the hidden slush fund... Watcha entertainment 'Catch the Thief' released today] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Naver.
34. Baek Seung-hoon (February 18, 2022). "영탁, '전복 먹으러 갈래' 뮤비 속 카메오, 슬리피→나태주 출격" [Young-tak, cameo in 'I'm going to eat abalone' MV, Sleepy → Na Tae-joo sortie] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Naver.