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Lee Se-jin
Lyn in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Lee Se-jin
Born	(1981-11-09) 9 November 1981 (age 43) Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Good Entertainment Live Works Company Jun Music Co. Music&NEW COMPANY919

Lee Se-jin (Korean: 이세진; born 9 November 1981), better known by the stage name Lyn (린), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2000 and rose to fame with the 2002 single "Have You Ever Been Hurt By Love?". She is best known for ballads and TV soundtrack appearances, including "Back in Time" from 2012's Moon Embracing the Sun, and the award-winning "My Destiny" from 2013's My Love From the Star.

Career

Lyn made her singing debut in 2000 with the album My First Confession, released under her real name, Lee Se-jin. The album was unsuccessful, and Lyn temporarily quit her singing career.

She re-debuted under the stage name Lyn in 2002 with the album Have You Ever Had Heart Broken?, which included her breakthrough single "Have You Ever Been Hurt By Love?" (사랑에 아파 본 적 있나요?). Her next album, 2004's Can U See The Bright, was an ever bigger success and spawned the hit single "We Were in Love" (사랑했잖아).

Lyn's next several albums were commercial successes. She released her third album, One and Only Feeling, with the lead single "Ordinary Woman" (보통여자), in 2005. She followed it up with 2006's Misty Memories, an album of remakes of popular South Korean songs from the 1980s and 1990s. In 2007, she released her fourth official album, The Pride of the Morning, which was the second best-selling album of March, according to Music Industry Association of Korea's monthly chart. The album's lead single, "Parting Life" (이별살이), performed well on the Bugs! digital song chart.

In 2008, Lyn collaborated with Shin Hye-sung of the boy band Shinhwa to release the album The Story of the Man and the Woman (그 남자 그 여자 이야기). The following year, she again saw commercial success with her digital single "Charisma" (featuring rapper MC Mong) and "Love.. It's All Lies" (사랑..다 거짓말), the lead single from her fifth album, Let Go, Let In, It's a New Day.

Lyn released her sixth album in two parts, with New Celebration released in 2009 and Candy Train in 2010. "Honey Baby Love" (자기야 여보야 사랑아), the lead single from Candy Train, was considered an upbeat departure from Lyn's trademark sad ballads and was a steady hit on several digital song charts. She also released her seventh album in two parts, releasing Metro Sexy 7 in 2011 and Love Fiction in 2012.

In 2012, Lyn sang "Back in Time" (시간을 거슬러) for the soundtrack to the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun. The song reached number one the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, was the best performing soundtrack on the chart for the first half of 2012, and ranked number 20 on the year-end chart, selling over three million copies.

She then sang "My Destiny" for My Love from the Star, for which she won Best Original Soundtrack at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2014. She is the first artist to win in the category. In 2015, she also sang "Just One Day" for melodrama Mask, followed by "Such Person" with 4MEN's Shin Young Jae for the drama Oh My Venus. In 2016 she sang "With You" for the drama Descendants of the Sun. After that, she sang "Love Story" for the main soundtrack of The Legend of the Blue Sea. In 2018, she collaborated with Hanhae on "LOVE", a song from the soundtrack of Are You Human?.

On 27 October 2015, Lyn's label MUSIC&NEW announced on through an official Facebook post that the singer's contract with the company had ended. She would be continuing promotions under her new individual music label COMPANY919.

Personal life

Lyn married her longtime boyfriend Lee Soo of MC the Max at Conrad Hotel Seoul on 19 September 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations

Soundtrack appearances

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. "One and Only" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart but peaked at number 22 on the component Download Chart.

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    • "Honey, Baby Love". 23–29 May 2010.
    • "Blizzard of Love". 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.
    • "Love Me For Me". 17–23 July 2011.
    • "Rain On Me". 4–10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.
    • "Teddy Bear". 18–24 March 2012.
    • "Tonight". 14–20 April 2013.
    • "Glass Heart". 4 May 2013.
    • "I Like This Song". 25–31 August 2013.
    • "Missing You... Crying". 9–15 March 2014.
    • "Blossom Tears". 3–9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
    • "Thank You My Love". 7–13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
    • "Farewell". 20–26 October 2019.
    • "Night We Shine". 18–24 September 2022.
    • "We Were in Love". 30 June – 6 July 2024.
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    • "Walking Dead". 6–12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
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    • "Two As One (Love Theme)". 22–28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014.
    • "Don't Know Very Well". 7–13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014.
    • "Back In Time". 5–11 February 2012.
    • "My Destiny". 22–28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
    • "With You". 20–26 March 2016.
    • "Love Story". 20–26 November 2016.
    • "Moonchild Ballad". 18–24 October 2020.
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52. Cumulative sales for "My Destiny":
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    • "Circle Chart" 2014년 Download Chart [2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
53. Cumulative sales for "With You":
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    • 2016년 07월 Download Chart [July 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
    • 2016년 08월 Download Chart [August 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016.
54. Cumulative sales for "Love Story":
    • "Circle Chart" 2016년 11월 Download Chart [November 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
    • "Circle Chart" 2016년 12월 Download Chart [December 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
    • "Circle Chart" 2017년 01주차 Download Chart [1st week of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
55. Cumulative sales for "LOVE":
    • "Circle Chart" 2018년 24주차 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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External links

• Lyn's at Cyworld
• Lyn on Empas People

• 1981 births
• Living people
• People from Namyangju
• Singers from Gyeonggi Province
• South Korean women pop singers
• South Korean female idols
• South Korean rhythm and blues singers
• MAMA Award winners
• Konkuk University alumni
• Melon Music Award winners
• 21st-century South Korean singers
• 21st-century South Korean women singers