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Kenzie (songwriter)

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For the British rapper, see Kenzie (rapper).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kenzie
Birth nameKim Yeon-jung
Born (1976-02-03) February 3, 1976 (age 48)
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2002–present
LabelsSM
Korean name
Hangul
김연정
Revised RomanizationGim Yeon-jeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnjŏng
Stage name
Hangul
켄지
Revised RomanizationKenji
McCune–ReischauerK'enji

Kim Yeon-jung (Korean: 김연정; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Kenzie, is a South Korean songwriter and record producer who signed under SM Entertainment. She has written and produced songs for SM artists such as BoA, Isak N Jiyeon, Super Junior, The Grace, TVXQ, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f(x), Exo, Red Velvet, SuperM, Aespa, NCT and Riize, as well as Twice, CIX, BAE173, The Boyz, Zerobaseone and TWS.[1][2]

Biography

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Kim is a 1999 Alumna of Berklee College of Music, having majored in music production and engineering (MP&E).[3] She moved to the US to further her studies though her goal was still to be a music producer and composer in her native country, South Korea.[4] Although she had been trained in classical music and knew how to play piano and trumpet, she had acquainted herself with the pop scene, and through the knowledge of the success of S.M. Entertainment groups like S.E.S. and H.O.T., she set herself a goal to work with S.M., which she accomplished after graduating and meeting the CEO Lee Soo-man himself.[4]

Her favorite songs of her own are the top selling number 1 hits, BoA's "My Name" and Girls' Generation's debut song "Into The New World", "Oh!" , alongside f(x)'s debut song "La Cha Ta".[4] For future goals, she wants to expand her horizons in the music field and work with American and European artists to further explore and showcase the multi-cultural sound of her music, which includes Western and Eastern influences.[4]

In 2018, she was also in charge of arranging the debut song for girl-group Nature under n.CH Entertainment titled "Allegro Cantabile". It was a remake of the anime opening title song "Nodame Cantabile".

Production and songwriting discography

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Main article: List of songs written by Kenzie

References

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  1. ^ (in Korean) Yang Ji-won, Red Velvet 소녀시대, 스키니진→마린룩 이어 이번엔 ‘스포티’ (Girls' Generation, from Skinny Jeans to Marine Look, Now "Sporty"). JoongAng Ilbo. January 26, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  2. ^ The Boyz Makes Captivating Return With MV For “The Stealer” Comeback
  3. ^ "Alumni Profile: Kenzie". berklee. July 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alumni Profile: Kenzie '99". Berklee College of Music. July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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