Elly (rapper)

South Korean musician (born 1991)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Ahn.

Elly

Elly in May 2019

Born|

Ahn Hyo-jin

(1991-12-10) December 10, 1991 (age 33)

Cheonan, South Korea[1]

Other names| LE
Occupations|

* Rapper
* songwriter
* producer

Musical career
Genres|

* K-pop
* hip hop

Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2012–present
Labels|

* Banana Culture
* TR

Member of| EXID
Formerly of| Jiggy Fellaz

Musical artist

Korean name
Hangul|

안효진

Hanja|

安孝珍

Revised Romanization| An Hyojin
McCune–Reischauer| An Hyojin
Signature

Ahn Hyo-jin (Korean: 안효진; born December 10, 1991),[2] professionally known as Elly (/ˈɛli/; stylized in all caps) and formerly known as LE, is a South Korean rapper, producer and songwriter. She has been a member of K-pop girl group EXID since 2012.[3] She was also previously a member of the underground hip hop group, Jiggy Fellaz.[4]

## Career

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### EXID

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Main article: EXID

EXID officially debuted on February 16, 2012, with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".[5][unreliable source?]

### Solo activities

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In May 2012, Elly collaborated with Gavy NJ on their song, "Don't Call Me".[6][unreliable source?]

In February 2013, producer Brave Brothers revealed that Elly had collaborated with B2ST's Junhyung and Big Star's Feeldog in a project group and would be releasing a single on February 21, 2013. A teaser was released on February with a "19+" rating, which was previously acknowledged in the single cover, "19+ Profanity Included – Absurd", and on February 20, Brave Brothers released Elly's version of the "You Got Some Nerve" MV teaser.[7] A "15+" version of the song was released on February 21, with the curse words in the song bleeped out. The original song was rated "19+", but representatives of Brave Brothers said "You Got Some Nerve" was scheduled to be released as is with a 19+ rating, but due to the interest and requests of the fans, they decided to beep out the profanity. The explicit version of the song and its music video was released on February 25, 2013.[8][9] Some fans were angered by this, wondering "why attention was attracted by writing a 19+ rating on the poster," while a media outlet revealed that the song had never been sent to the TV networks to be reviewed and disappointment was expressed on Brave Brothers' attitude toward the situation due to "media play" and mocking fans.[8][10]

In July 2014, Elly was featured in Hyuna's mini-album, A Talk, and helped write the lyrics for the songs "French Kiss" and "Blacklist" and was featured on the latter.[11][unreliable source?]

Elly helped co-produce the debut single album of girl group Tri.be alongside EXID producer and longtime collaborator Shinsadong Tiger.[12][unreliable source?]

On March 25, 2020, Elly left Banana Culture.[13]

On February 2, 2021, Elly announced on her Twitter account that she has changed her professional name back to "Elly" after fans noticed that her writing credits on Tri.be's album, Tri.be Da Loca, featured her updated name.[14][unreliable source?][15][better source needed] EXID's most recent single album, X, released in September 2022 for their 10th anniversary, also featured this updated name in promotions.[16][better source needed]

On April 17, 2023, Elly signed an exclusive contract with TR Entertainment.[17]

## Discography

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For Elly's discography with EXID, see EXID discography.

### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Album

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KOR
[18]
Collaborations
"Whenever You Play That Song" (그 노래를 틀때마다) (with Huh Gak) | 2011  | 3  |

* KOR: 1,977,782[19]

| Non-album singles
"You Got Some Nerve" (어이없네) (with Junhyung, Feeldog) | 2013  | 13  |

* KOR: 177,693[20]

"Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day" (우리의 밤은 당신의 낮보다 아름답다) (with Bomi, Namjoo, Chaeyeon, Seo In-young, Lee Seok-hoon,
₩uNo, Yang Da-il, Brother Su, Chancellor, Kang Min-hee) | 2017  | 89  |

* KOR: 28,346[21]

| Merry Summer
As featured artist
"Don't Call Me" (연락하지마) (Gavy NJ feat. LE) | 2012  | 17  |

* KOR: 289,206[22]

| Non-album single
"The Song of Love" (사랑의 노래) (The SeeYa feat. LE) | 2014  | 66  |

* KOR: 24,724[23]

| Crazy Love
"잘가요 Mr.Kim" (Goodbye Mr. Kim) (ALi feat. LE) | 2015  | —  |  | Non-album single
"Body 2 Body" (귀아래) (Verbal Jint and Sanchez feat. LE) | 71  |

* KOR: 31,276[24]

| Yeoja
"Hold Over" (제껴) (Wheesung feat. LE) | 2016  | 38  |

* KOR: 46,206[25]

| Transformation
"Cover Girl" (Leo feat. LE) | 2018  | —  |  | Canvas
"Racks" (PLUMA feat. LE) | 2019  | —  |  | Non-album single
"Crocs Beats" (I-mean feat. ELLY) | 2022  | —  |  | 2022 Bring It Sing It
"Text You" (Babylon feat. ELLY) | 2023  | —  |  | Colors
"Love To Everyone" (모두) (Kim Oki feat. ELLY) | —  |  | Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Other charted songs

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Album

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|

KOR
[26]
As featured artist
"Sweet Girl" (K.Will feat. LE) | 2014  | 61  |

* KOR: 37,608[27]

| One Fine Day
"Blacklist" (Hyuna feat. LE) | 70  |

* KOR: 35,202[28]

| A Talk
"Shall We Dance With Dr. Lim" (임박사와 함께 춤을) (Im Chang-jung feat. LE, Epaksa) | 97  |

* KOR: 22,561[29]

| Best Man

### Songwriting credits

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All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[30]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album  Title  | Year  | Artist  | Album  | Lyricist | Composer

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"Trouble Maker"  | 2011  | Trouble Maker | Trouble Maker |  |
"Whenever You Play That Song"  | Huh Gak and LE  | Non-album single  |  |
"Whoz That Girl"  | 2012  | EXID | Holla |  |
"I Do"  |  |
"Better Together"  | Hippity Hop |  |
"I Feel Good"  |  |
"Call"  |  |
"Think About"  |  |
"Whoz That Girl Part. 2"  |  |
"Every Night"  | Non-album single  |  |
"Look At Me"  | Jewelry | Look At Me |  |
"Talk That"  | Secret | Non-album single  |  |
"You Got Some Nerve"  | 2013  | Feeldog, Junhyung, LE  | Non-album single  |  |
"Now"  | Trouble Maker  | Chemistry |  |
"Hurt"  | 2014  | Zia
feat. LE | After 11 Days |  |
"Sweet Girl"  | K.Will
feat. LE | One Fine Day |  |
"French Kiss"  | Hyuna | A Talk |  |
"Black List"  | Hyuna
feat. LE |  |
"Up & Down"  | EXID  | Ah Yeah |  |
"Round"  | Boys Republic | Real Talk |  |
"The Song of Love"  | The SeeYa
feat. LE | Crazy Love |  |
"Goodbye Mr. Kim"  | 2015  | ALi
feat. LE | Non-album single  |  |
"You're Pitiful"  | Fiestar | Black Label |  |
"Ah Yeah"  | EXID  | Ah Yeah |  |
"Thrilling"  |  |
"Pat Pat"  |  |
"With Out U"  |  |
"1M"  |  |
"Every Night (Ver. 2)"  |  |
"Body 2 Body"  | Verbal Jint and Sanchez
feat. LE | Yeoja |  |
"Hot Pink"  | EXID  | Non-album single  |  |
"My Friend's Boyfriend"  | DIA | Do It Amazing |  |
"Only One"  | 2016  | SoljiHani  | Non-album single  |  |
"Don't Want a Drive/Will You Take Me"  | EXID  | Street |  |
"LIE"  |  |
"I Know"  |  |
"Cream"  |  |
"Only One"  |  |
"Of Course"  |  |
"Like The Seasons"  |  |
"Good"  |  |
"Hold Over"  | Wheesung
feat. LE | Transformation |  |
"What You Want"  | Cheetah, LE, Yezi, Choi Sung-joon, Cri De Joie  | Tribe of Hip Hop 2 Episode 2 |  |
"Good"  | 2017  | LE, Yezi, Jang Ki-yong | Tribe of Hip Hop 2 Semi Final 2 |  |
"Game of Thrones"  | Sse Sse Sse, Hot Chicks, Brand New, HI-LITE  | Tribe of Hip Hop 2 FINAL I |  |
"It's My Mind"  | LE, Yezi, NC.A | Tribe of Hip Hop 2 FINAL II |  |
"Boy"  | EXID  | Eclipse |  |
"Night Rather Than Day"  |  |
"How Why"  |  |
"Velvet"  | LE  |  |
"DDD"  | EXID  | Full Moon |  |
"Too Good To Me"  |  |
"Weeknd"  | LE and Hani |  |
"Lady"  | 2018  | EXID  | Non-album single  |  |
"I Love You"  |  |
"Cover Girl"  | LEO
feat. LE | Canvas |  |
"SWAN"  | 2019  | 7SENSES  | SWAN |  |
"Xie Xie REMIX"  | Bang Yongguk  | BANGYONGGUK |  |
"Racks"  | PLUME
feat. LE | Non-album single  |  |
"Loca"  | 2021  | Tri.be | Tri.be Da Loca |  |
"Doom Doom Ta"  |  |
"Rub-A-Dum"  | Conmigo |  |
"Loro"  |  |
"Would Yun Run"  | Veni Vidi Vici |  |
"Lobo"  |  |
"-18"  |  |
"True"  |  |
"Santa For You"  | Non-album single  |  |
"Kiss"  | 2022  | Leviosa |  |
"In The Air (777)"  |  |
"Fire" (불이나)  | EXID  | X |  |
"IDK (I Don't Know)"  |  |
"Leggo"  |  |
"Fire (불이나) (Eng ver.)"  |  |
"Let Me Dance"  | Everglow | The Spies Who Loved Me OST |  |
"Crocs Beats"  | I-mean
feat. ELLY | 2022 Bring It Sing It |  |
"We Are Young"  | 2023  | Tri.Be  | W.A.Y |  |
"Wonderland"  |  |
"Text You"  | Babylon
feat. ELLY | Colors |  |
"Love To Everyone" (모두)  | Kim Oki
feat. ELLY | Non-album single  |  |
"Diamond"  | 2024  | Tri.Be  | Diamond |  |

## Filmography

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For Elly's filmography with EXID, see EXID § Filmography.

### Variety shows

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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2016  | Tribe of Hip Hop | Mentor
2017  | EXID's Showtime |

## References

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1. ^ [아이돌 고향을 찾아서②] 예향, 명창 낳고 아이돌 키웠다. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). June 23, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
2. ^ "LE". Daum 100 (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2018.
3. ^ "EXID out with third EP through temporary shake-up". Yonhap News Agency. April 10, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
4. ^ Park, Geon-un (November 18, 2010). 언터쳐블, 2집 수록곡 'Jiggy Get Down' 19금 판정..왜?. Asia Economy (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2018.
5. ^ "EXID reveals debut MV, "Whoz That Girl"". Allkpop. February 15, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
6. ^ "Gavy NJ releases MV for Don't Call Me". Allkpop. May 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
7. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 20, 2013). "[Video] Exid's Le Ignores Your Phone Calls in 'You Got Some Nerve' Teaser". CJ E&M enewsWorld. MWave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
8. ^ a b Hong, Grace Danbi (February 20, 2013). "Brave Brothers' 'You Got Some Nerve' Censored for 15+ Rating". CJ E&M enewsWorld. MWave. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
9. ^ Smith, Corynn (February 25, 2013). "Idols Gone "Bad?" Feeldog, Junhyung and LE Sound Off in "You've Got Some Nerve" MV". MTV K. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
10. ^ Sin, Wong-cheol (February 21, 2013). [단독] 용감한형제 신곡 '어이없네', 19금 심의 애초에 받은 적이 없었다 [Brave Brothers song "You Got Some Nerve", 19+ rating review never took place]. Xports News [ko] (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2014.+[ko]&rft.atitle=[단독]+용감한형제+신곡+'어이없네',+19금+심의+애초에+받은+적이+없었다&rft.date=2013-02-21&rft.aulast=Sin&rft.aufirst=Wong-cheol&rft_id=http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry;_id=300258&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Elly+(rapper)" class="Z3988">
11. ^ "HyunA reveals tracklist for her upcoming mini album 'A Talk' featuring Yoseob and LE". Allkpop. July 18, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
12. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (February 17, 2021). "TRI.BE Debut As Universal Music Korea's First K-Pop Group, Super-Producer S.Tiger & Republic Records Onboard". Forbes. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
13. ^ 'EXID' LE도 바나나컬쳐 떠난다..."새 시작 응원 부탁". The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
14. ^ LEGGO Nathan (February 5, 2021). "EXID's Main Rapper Is Now Known as "ELLY"". LEGGO News. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
15. ^ Ahn, Hyo-jin [@@ahn__ellybaby] (February 2, 2021). 아 그리구 여러사람들이 물어보는데 이제 난 내 본캐인 ELLY로 돌아가려해😌❤️ [Ah, also since many people have been asking, I'm trying to go back to my original name ELLY😌❤️] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2022 - via Twitter.
16. ^ @EXID (이엑스아이디) (September 17, 2022). "EXID 10th Anniversary Single Album [X] ELLY Concept Photo". Retrieved October 1, 2022 - via Instagram.
17. ^ Jeon, Jae-kyung (April 17, 2023). EXID 엘리, 티알엔터테인먼트와 전속 계약. Naver (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
18. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
* "Whenever You Play That Song charting".
* "You Got Some Nerve charting".
* "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day charting".
* "Don't Call Me charting".
* "The Song of Love charting".
* "Gwi Arae charting".
* "Hold Over charting".
19. ^ Cumulative sales of "Whenever You Play That Song":
* 2011년 12월 Download Chart.[permanent dead link‍]
* 2012년 01월 Download Chart.
* 2012년 02월 Download Chart.
20. ^ Sales of "You Got Some Nerve":
* 2013년 02월 Download Chart.
21. ^ Sales of "Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day":
* 2016년 30주차 Download Chart.
22. ^ Sales of "Don't Call Me":
* 2012년 05월 Download Chart.
23. ^ Sales of "The Song of Love]":
* 2015년 02주차 Download Chart.
24. ^ Sales of "Gwi Arae":
* 2015년 37주차 Download Chart.
25. ^ Sales of "Hold Over":
* 2016년 25주차 Download Chart.
26. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
* "Sweet Girl charting".
* "Blacklist charting".
27. ^ Sales of "Sweet Girl":
* 2014년 27주차 Download Chart.
28. ^ Sales of "Blacklist":
* 2014년 32주차 Download Chart.
29. ^ Sales of "Shall We Dance With Dr. Lim":
* 2014년 49주차 Download Chart.
30. ^ "Songs Registered Under LE (ELLY) (10002393)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to LE (rapper) at Wikimedia Commons

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EXID

* Solji
* Elly
* Hani
* Hyelin
* Jeonghwa

* Yuji
* Dami
* Haeryung

Studio albums|

* Street
* Trouble
* B.L.E.S.S.E.D

Extended plays|

* Hippity Hop
* Ah Yeah
* Eclipse
* Full Moon
* WE

Singles|

* "Every Night"
* "Up & Down"
* "DDD"
* "Lady"
* "I Love You"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* EXID's Showtime
* Bestie

* v
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* e

Show Me the Money

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* Season 3
* Season 4
* Season 5
* Season 6
* Season 7
* Season 8
* Season 9
* Season 10
* Season 11

Winners|

* Loco
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* Basick
* Bewhy
* Hangzoo
* Nafla
* Punchnello
* Lil Boi
* Jo Gwang-il
* Lee Young-ji

Runners-up|

* Zizo
* Iron
* Mino
* C Jamm
* Nucksal
* Loopy
* Young B
* Mushvenom
* Since

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* B.I
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* Coogie
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* Khundi Panda
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* Mirani
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* Sik-K
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* ₩uNo
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