MUSICIAN

Eun Ji-won

1978 - Today

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Eun Ji-won (Korean: 은지원; Hanja: 殷志源; born June 8, 1978) is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor and entertainer. He is the leader of the first generation idol group Sechs Kies (젝스키스). He is recognized as an ancestor of the K-pop world, paving the way for hip-hop in the Korean pop scene. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eun Ji-won has received more than 1,682,398 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Eun Ji-won is the 2,522nd most popular musician (down from 2,289th in 2019), the 627th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 494th in 2019) and the 13th most popular South Korean Musician.

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  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eun Ji-won ranks 2,522 out of 3,175Before her are John LeCompt, Diodato, Lee Jong-hyun, Antonio Sánchez, Jim Corr, and Brandon Flowers. After her are Erlend Øye, Shawn Lane, Don Kirshner, Grace VanderWaal, Jon Oliva, and Bill Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Eun Ji-won ranks 421Before her are Nonso Anozie, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Apparat, Kim Gevaert, Clayton Stanley, and Iryna Venediktova. After her are Mikael Nilsson, Franziska Giffey, Filip Daems, Andrejs Rubins, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and Sandro Schwarz.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Eun Ji-won ranks 627 out of 1,128Before her are Ko Jeong-woon (1966), Na Hong-jin (1974), Kim Seol-hyun (1995), Lee Jong-hwa (1963), Lee Jong-hyun (1990), and Lee Sedol (1983). After her are Park Gyu-ri (1988), Oh Se-hun (1994), Lee Sang-yeob (1983), Nam Ji-hyun (1995), Kim Seung-gyu (1990), and Cho Jae-jin (1981).

Among MUSICIANS In South Korea

Among musicians born in South Korea, Eun Ji-won ranks 13Before her are Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Unsuk Chin (1961), Jung Yong-hwa (1989), Kang Min-hyuk (1991), Zico (1992), and Lee Jong-hyun (1990). After her are Jaehyun (1997), Seong-Jin Cho (1994), Woodz (1996), Crush (1992), and Sungha Jung (1996).