Sleepy | |
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김성원 | |
Born | Kim Sung-won February 21, 1984 Incheon, South Korea |
Occupations |
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Spouse |
Unknown (m. 2022) |
Musical career | |
Genres | Hip hop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | TS Entertainment, PVO Entertainment[1] |
Formerly of | Untouchable |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김성원 |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Seong-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏngwŏn |
Kim Sung-won (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.
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]
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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [11] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||
"I Feel Blame" (기분탓) feat. Baek A-yeon |
2015 | 39 |
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Non-album singles |
"Body Lotion" (바디로션) feat. Bang Yong-guk |
2016 | — |
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"So What" (내가 뭘 잘못했는데) feat. Lee Guk-joo |
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"Oh Yeah" | — | — | ||
"Beautiful Life" | 2017 | — | ||
"Whatever" (맘대로) feat. Bloo, Liquor K.JR |
— | |||
"Placebo" (플라시보) with Hash Swan, G2 |
— | |||
"Because of the Money" (돈 때문이야)[15] as Sung Won-ee; prod. Young Tak |
2020 | — | ||
"Santa Brothers!" (산타형!) as Sung Won-ee; prod. and ft. DinDin |
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Collaborations | ||||
"Cool Night" (쿨밤) with Song Ji-eun |
2015 | 18 |
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Non-album singles |
"S.M.T.M (Show Me The Money)" with Hash Swan, Olltii, Black Nine, Punchnello, Penomeco, Ignito, Dok2 |
2017 | 82 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2015 | Cultwo Show[18] | |
Mash Up![19] | Host | |
Real Man[20] | Episode 96- | |
2016 | Cultwo Show[21] | |
We Got Married[22] | with Lee Guk-joo | |
King of Mask Singer[23] | Contestant as "Kung Fu Panda" (Episode 57) | |
The God of Music 2 | Cast member | |
2017 | All Broadcasting in the World | Member |
Cultwo Show[24][25] | ||
Show Me the Money 6 | Contestant[26] | |
2020 | King of Mask Singer[27] | Contestant as "You're Great!" (Episodes 275–276) |
2022 | One Tree Table | Cast Member[28] |
Extreme Beginner | Cast Member[29] | |
Show Me the Money 11 | Contestant | |
2022-2023 | Mr. Trot 2 | Contestant[30] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | NegoKing 3 | Host | with DinDin | [31] |
2022 | Catch the Thief | Cast Member | [32] |
Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2022 | "Wanna Go Get Some Abalone" (전복 먹으러 갈래) | Young Tak | [33] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2015 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Real Man | Won |
2016 | Male Excellence Award in Variety Show | We Got Married | Nominated |