SINGER

Gary

1978 - Today

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Kang Hee-gun (Korean: 강희건; born February 24, 1978), better known by his stage name Gary (Korean: 개리, often spelled as Garie), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. Besides being a solo artist, he is also the rapper and lyricist of the former hip hop duo Leessang. Since their formation in 2002, the group has produced a total of eight albums and had several hits under their belt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary has received more than 195,802 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gary is the 2,374th most popular singer (down from 1,959th in 2019), the 549th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 396th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular South Korean Singer.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gary ranks 2,374 out of 4,381. Before him are Marie Serneholt, Natti Natasha, Tamta, Angèle, Paul Stookey, and Future. After him are Roxanne Seeman, Linde Lindström, Katrina Leskanich, Ruth Etting, Crystal Gayle, and Maja Blagdan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gary ranks 367. Before him are Mariano Puerta, Nicolas Kiesa, Sara Duterte, Yael Naim, Neil Druckmann, and Jakub Janda. After him are Santiago Cabrera, Shiri Appleby, Ziad Jaziri, Jake Johnson, Camille, and Jodie Marsh.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gary ranks 549 out of 1,128. Before him are Jung Woo-young (1989), Cho Gue-sung (1998), Chung Hae-won (1959), Hani (1992), Yang Se-jong (1992), and Kim Da-mi (1995). After him are Lee Keun-ho (1985), Kim Sung-kyun (1980), Han Ji-hye (1984), Kim Young-kwang (1987), Hwangbo Kwan (1965), and Kim Jung Gi (1975).

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Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, Gary ranks 63. Before him are Shin Seung-hun (1966), Kangin (1985), Chaeyoung (1999), Wendy (1994), Changmin (1988), and Hani (1992). After him are Bada (1980), Gummy (1981), Baek Ji-young (1976), Moonbyul (1992), Younha (1988), and Yoo Seung-jun (1976).

South Korean born Singers

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  • Photo of Shin Seung-hun

    Shin Seung-hun

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 40.79

    Rank: 57

  • Photo of Kangin

    Kangin

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 40.79

    Rank: 58

  • Photo of Chaeyoung

    Chaeyoung

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 40.65

    Rank: 59

  • Photo of Wendy

    Wendy

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 40.46

    Rank: 60

  • Photo of Changmin

    Changmin

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 39.99

    Rank: 61

  • Photo of Hani

    Hani

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 39.86

    Rank: 62

  • Photo of Gary

    Gary

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 39.79

    Rank: 63

  • Photo of Bada

    Bada

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 39.66

    Rank: 64

  • Photo of Gummy

    Gummy

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 39.50

    Rank: 65

  • Photo of Baek Ji-young

    Baek Ji-young

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 39.47

    Rank: 66

  • Photo of Moonbyul

    Moonbyul

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 39.01

    Rank: 67

  • Photo of Younha

    Younha

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 38.88

    Rank: 68

  • Photo of Yoo Seung-jun

    Yoo Seung-jun

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 38.84

    Rank: 69

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