Male Solo Rappers

Zion.T Profile, Bio, & Facts

Zion.T

Zion.T (자이언티) is a South Korean hip-hop singer-songwriter and rapper. He made his debut on April 29, 2011 with the digital single “Click Me”.

Zion.T Profile

Stage Name Zion.T (자이언티)
Birth Name Kim Haesol (김해솔)
Occupation Singer-songwriter, Rapper
Birthday April 13, 1989
Active Years 2011–present
Age 35 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign Aries
Height 176cm (5’9″)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Nationality Korean
Blood Type O
MBTI ENTP

Zion.T Facts:

Early Life

– He was born in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
– He graduated from Seoul Ajou University.
– He went to Hwagok Middle School and later graduated from Hwagok High School.
– He dropped out of Baekseok Cultural University.

Personal Life

– His family consists of his parents and two older sisters.
– He had quiet school days.
– His religion is Protestantism.
– The thing he looks for before dating someone is if he can communicate easily. (W Korea)
– His dating style is ‘giving his all’.
– He wanted to be an archeologist as a kid.
– He was a fan of T-Pain when he was young.
– His specialties include composing, singing and playing the piano.
– His father used to work as a taxi driver.
– The “T” in his stage name represents the Christian cross.
– He doesn’t often pick up his calls. (1theK)
– He started crying on his first encore stage and couldn’t complete the song after he saw his mother and got overwhelmed with emotions.
– Zion.T was rumored to be dating TWICE’s Chaeyoung in April 2024 and both of their agencies confirmed the rumor on the same day.
– He wants to be a good father. (W Korea)
– He said he spends most of his money on unnecessary things.
– His favorite spot in his house is his living room because he has installed a hi-fi audio system. (Marie Claire Korea)
– He initally lacked emotions in his singing and used to be worried about his songs not being impactful. He later learned to mix emotions with his songs and his musical style changed for the better.
– The thing he fears most is “not looking cool”.
– He always keeps his hair bleached.
– Things he wants to spend less money on are clothes.
– He doesn’t consider any art bad and often thinks about what kind of person created the art and what was running through his/her mind when he/she created it. (Marie Claire Korea)
– He feels the most happy when he sees or hears sincere actions.
– He is close with the YG producer Teddy Park and Crush.
– He said his best quality is his sincerity and his weak point is laziness.
– He doesn’t like to be called cute and prefers being called handsome.
– He is full of ambition according to SLOM.
– The first thing he does after getting up is drinking water.
– He said studying was difficult for him and he once got 4 marks in Math.
– He doesn’t go to the karaoke often.

Career

– Zion.T was formerly under The Black Label.
– He established his own company STANDARD FRIENDS.
– He has collaborated with many artists including Dok2, BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon, Beenzino, Gaeko, Crush, Crucial Star, Simon D, Primary and Gray.
– He was a member of the crew “VV:D” along with Crush, Elo, Gray, and Loco.
– He participated in the rap show “Show Me The Money 5” in 2015.
– He became popular after releasing the song “Yanghwa Bridge”.
– He was under Amoeba Culture but left in 2016.
– He collaborated with Red Velvet’s Seulgi for the song “Hello Tutorial” in 2018.
– He is in a duo with SUMIN.
– He was under Hiphopplaya from 2011 to 2013.
– He was placed 35th at the list of Forbes Korea Power Celebrity in 2016.

Likes & Dislikes

– He likes listening to Red Velvet songs, especially “Power Up”.
– There aren’t any colors he doesn’t like.
– He loves to wear TABI BOOTS and his favorite one is black.
– He likes vintage things.
– He loves listening to LP records.

Food Preferences

– He usually likes to eat snacks.
– His favorite food is meat. (W Korea)
– He doesn’t like chicken feet and skate fish.
– He can drink up to 1 or 2 bottles.
– His favorite restaurant in his neighbourhood is a samgyeopsal restaurant near Hapjeong-dong.
– He can tolerate spicy food.

Personality & Habits

– He becomes very affectionate when he is drunk. (W Korea)
– Zion.T used to be an extreme “E” personality type but turned into “I” overtime. (조현아의 목요일 밤)
– He likes to stay at home and doesn’t enjoy hanging around with people.
– He has a habit of picking on his nails when he is concentrating. (ELLE KOREA)
– He tends to look at himself from a third person’s perspective a lot.
– He doesn’t like to be interrupted.

Major Works

– His popular songs include “Eat”, “No Makeup” and “Yanghwa BRDG”.

Awards

– He has won several awards including the prestigious “Digital Bonsang” Award at the 30th Golden Disk Awards and “R&B Discovery of the Year” at the 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards in 2016.
– He won the “Best Collaboration & Unit” award with Crush at the 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2015.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: @ziont
Twitter: @SkinnyRed
Youtube:  @Zion.T_OFFICIAL | @DEMObyZionT | soraenun
Threads: @ziont
TikTok:  @ziont.no.dance
Facebook: Zion.t 자이언티 korea

Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Spotify | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music | Deezer | SoundCloud

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