Maps of Music

Blooming Blue (2018)

Where the lyrics of Blooming Blue take you, and where it was really made.

Blooming Blue debuted at number 9 on the Gaon Album Chart, then fell to number 68 within two weeks, and it charted for five weeks in total.

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Born Kim Chan-mi on February 9, 1996, in Seoul; known as Annie Kim, she lived in Dallas, Texas for eight years before returning to South Korea.
Finished fourth on Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 101 and became a member of the girl group I.O.I, which debuted on May 4, 2016.
After I.O.I dissolved in 2017, she debuted as a solo artist with the EP Hands on Me.
Graduated from Sejong University, majoring in dance; she was previously a trainee at YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment before joining MNH Entertainment.

Released the EPs Offset (2018), Blooming Blue (2018), and Flourishing (2019); the single album Gotta Go (2019) ranked third on Billboard's 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019.
Signed with American agency ICM Partners in 2020 for promotions in the United States and globally, and with 88rising in November 2020.
Released her first full-length album Querencia in 2021 and the first part of her second full-length album Bare & Rare in 2022.
Left MNH Entertainment in 2023 and signed with Jay Park's label More Vision in October 2023.
Released the digital single album Eenie Meenie (2024) and the mini album Alivio (2025).

Endorsed brands including Nike, Clinique (global ambassador, 2019), Sprite Korea, and Dolce & Gabbana Beauty (2020).

Joined the Green Noble Club of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation in 2021 and donated to the foundation on her 27th birthday in 2023.

Blooming Blue debuted and peaked at number 9 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the week of July 21, 2018.
In its second week the EP fell to number 39 on the same chart.
It dropped to number 68 one week after that.
The EP was the 29th best-selling album of July 2018, with 8,826 physical copies sold.
Its release on July 18, 2018 came through MelOn and iTunes, among other portals.

The EP charted for five consecutive weeks on the Gaon Album Chart.
It sold over 9,992 copies as of August 2018.
The debut peak of number 9 was its highest chart position in the reported weeks.
The chart sequence ran from number 9 to number 39 to number 68.
Sales were reported with a physical copies figure for July 2018.
The cumulative sales figure is stated as over 9,992 copies in August 2018.