Jessi

Jessi is genuinely one of a kind in the K-pop and Korean hip-hop world, and I say that without any hesitation. A New York City kid who moved to Seoul at 15 and decided to make it work entirely on her own terms — that backstory alone is wild. What I love about her is that she never softened herself to fit the industry mold: she raps hard, she talks back, she owns her Korean-American identity without apology, and her personality on shows like Showterview just radiates a kind of chaotic, self-assured energy that's genuinely rare. Tracks like ZOOM and Who Dat B showed she could go mainstream without losing her edge. She's the type of artist who makes the whole scene a little more interesting just by being in it.

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Name (English)

Jessi

Name (Japanese)

Jessi

Born

December 17, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / songwriter / rapper

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jessicah_o/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12616349

Tags

• New York
• singer
• songwriter
• rapper

Last updated

2026-06-02

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