Yaeji

{{short description|American house and trap artist (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Yaeji | image = | caption = | birth_name = Kathy Yaeji Lee | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|8|6}} | birth_place = Queens, New York City, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| *Electronic *house }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * DJ * singer * music producer }} | years_active = 2016–present | label = {{flatlist| * Godmode * XL }} | website = {{URL|https://yaeji.com/}} | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes |hangul = %이예지 }} }} '''Kathy Yaeji Lee''' ({{Korean|hangul=이예지}}; born August 6, 1993),<ref name="pollard">{{cite news | last1=Pollard | first1=Alexandra | title=Singer/rapper Yaeji: 'I was pretty shy about using my voice' | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/08/house-producer-yaeji-pretty-shy-about-using-my-voice | access-date=December 8, 2017 | work=The Guardian | date=December 8, 2017 | archive-date=December 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208184203/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/08/house-producer-yaeji-pretty-shy-about-using-my-voice | url-status=live }}</ref> known professionally as '''Yaeji''', is an American singer, DJ, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her style blends elements of house music and hip hop with mellow, quiet vocals sung in both English and Korean.<ref name=":0">{{cite news | last1=Lozano | first1=Kevin | title=Meet Yaeji, House Music's Most Exciting New Voice | url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/meet-yaeji-house-musics-most-exciting-new-voice/ | access-date=December 8, 2017 | work=Pitchfork | date=October 24, 2017 | archive-date=December 1, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043842/https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/meet-yaeji-house-musics-most-exciting-new-voice/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life== Kathy Yaeji Lee was born August 6, 1993, in Flushing, Queens, as a single child in a Korean family.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/yaeji-visual-artist-house-musician-finally-finds-home-new-york-city/|title=Yaeji – A visual artist and house musician finally finds a home in New York City – Loud And Quiet|work=Loud And Quiet|access-date=March 28, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122051312/https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/yaeji-visual-artist-house-musician-finally-finds-home-new-york-city/|url-status=live}}</ref> She moved from New York to Atlanta, Georgia when she was 5, and then to South Korea in the third grade.<ref name=":0" /> While living in South Korea, Yaeji switched between different international schools on a yearly basis, leading her to find friends on the Internet, where she would first discover music.<ref name=":1" /> She also briefly attended school in Japan before moving back to Korea.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.art.cmu.edu/news/alumni-news/kathy-lee-bha-15-aka-yaeji-profiled-by-interview-magazine/|title=School of Art {{!}} Carnegie Mellon University Kathy Lee BHA '15 (aka Yaeji) Profiled by Interview Magazine|website=Art.cmu.edu|date=November 6, 2017|language=en-US|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165347/http://www.art.cmu.edu/news/alumni-news/kathy-lee-bha-15-aka-yaeji-profiled-by-interview-magazine/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Yaeji eventually moved back to the United States to study conceptual art, East Asian studies, and graphic design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37932/1/dazed-mix-yaeji|title=Yaeji's contemplative club music is bringing people together|last=Dazed|date=November 1, 2017|work=Dazed|access-date=March 28, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328164945/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37932/1/dazed-mix-yaeji|url-status=live}}</ref> She embraced DJing as a hobby while attending Carnegie Mellon, crediting the afterhours electronic music dance party Hot Mass with her "indoctrination into nightlife."<ref name="kim">{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Michelle |title=How Yaeji Found Her Voice |url=https://mixmag.asia/feature/how-yaeji-found-her-voice |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=Mixmag Asia |date=October 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119143921/https://mixmag.asia/feature/how-yaeji-found-her-voice |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="posner">{{cite news |last1=Posner |first1=Nina |title=Yaeji: All Together Now |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/yaeji-together-now/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=Crack Magazine |date=October 1, 2020 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509033208/https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/yaeji-together-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Yaeji learned how to use Traktor and began DJing at house parties. She DJed for two years before learning Ableton, making her own music<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shutupandlistenzine.com/yaeji|title=Shut Up and Listen|website=Shut Up and Listen|language=en|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231046/https://www.shutupandlistenzine.com/yaeji|url-status=live}}</ref> and debuting on Carnegie Mellon's college radio station WRCT.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/yaeji-brings-whispers-to-dancefloor|title=Korean-American producer Yaeji brings whispers to the dancefloor – Interview Magazine|date=November 6, 2017|work=Interview Magazine|access-date=March 28, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=March 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324193141/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/yaeji-brings-whispers-to-dancefloor|url-status=live}}</ref> Yaeji graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 2015.<ref name=":2" />

==Career== After graduation, Yaeji moved back to New York City to get involved in the music scene and to DJ.<ref name=":3" /> Her first single, "New York '93", referring to her year of birth, was issued on the New York City label Godmode on February 29, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://recommendedlisten.com/post/140305163948/video-yaeji-new-york-93|title=Video: Yaeji – "New York 93"|website=+Recommended Listen|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011732/http://recommendedlisten.com/post/140305163948/video-yaeji-new-york-93|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18113-yaeji-new-york-93/|title="New York '93" by Yaeji Review – Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072424/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18113-yaeji-new-york-93/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/godmodemusic/yaeji-new-york-93-godmode|title=Yaeji – New York 93 (Single Version) [GODMODE]|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101202530/https://soundcloud.com/godmodemusic/yaeji-new-york-93-godmode|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a cover of "Guap" by Australian DJ Mall Grab that May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://recommendedlisten.com/post/144148458088/video-yaeji-guap-mall-grab-cover|title=Video: Yaeji – "Guap" (Mall Grab Cover)|website=+Recommended Listen|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072426/http://recommendedlisten.com/post/144148458088/video-yaeji-guap-mall-grab-cover|url-status=live}}</ref> She had previously uploaded songs to SoundCloud, although they were removed; this included "Areyouami", which was released when she was at college.<ref name=":1" />

Her debut eponymous EP, including both prior singles, was released by Godmode on March 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Yaeji-Yaeji/release/11240642|title=Yaeji – Yaeji|website=Discogs|date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829112845/https://www.discogs.com/Yaeji-Yaeji/release/11240642|url-status=live}}</ref>

She began to gain attention following her first Boiler Room session in May 2017, which involved a remix of Drake's single "Passionfruit".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/28/2-chainz-shares-new-video-for-proud|title=2 Chainz shares new video for "Proud"|work=The FADER|access-date=March 28, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328164834/http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/28/2-chainz-shares-new-video-for-proud|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/yaeji-passionfruit/|title=Yaeji – Passionfruit|website=GORILLA VS. BEAR|date=May 22, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165130/http://www.gorillavsbear.net/yaeji-passionfruit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wearetheguard.com/music/top-new-chill-yaeji-passionfruit|title=Yaeji – Passionfruit {{!}} Top New Chill {{!}} We Are The Guard|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165405/https://www.wearetheguard.com/music/top-new-chill-yaeji-passionfruit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The song was later released officially on Godmode's SoundCloud page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/13318/yaeji-passionfruit-drake-cover|title=Listen: Yaeji – Passionfruit (Drake Cover)|website=Huhmagazine.co.uk|language=en|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328123013/http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/13318/yaeji-passionfruit-drake-cover|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The first of several stand-alone singles, "Therapy" was issued in July 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/yaeji-therapy/|title="Therapy" by Yaeji Review – Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072426/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/yaeji-therapy/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a two-track digital single, ''Remixes, Vol. 1'', on August 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Yaeji-Remixes-Vol-1/release/11089333|title=Yaeji – Remixes, Vol. 1|website=Discogs|date=August 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011732/https://www.discogs.com/Yaeji-Remixes-Vol-1/release/11089333|url-status=live}}</ref> and the "Last Breath" single on August 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/yaeji-last-breath/|title=yaeji – last breath|date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103142156/http://www.gorillavsbear.net/yaeji-last-breath/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video for the single "Drink I'm Sippin On" was released on 88rising's YouTube channel in October 2017, quickly gaining over one million views in two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/videos/Yaeji-breaks-down-drink-i-m-sippin-on|title=Yaeji Breaks Down "Drink I'm Sippin On" For Genius' Video Series 'Verified'|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165548/https://genius.com/videos/Yaeji-breaks-down-drink-i-m-sippin-on|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 3, 2017, Yaeji released her second EP, ''EP2'', to positive reviews<ref>{{cite news | last1=Geffen | first1=Sasha | title=Yaeji: EP2 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/yaeji-ep2/ | access-date=December 8, 2017 | work=Pitchfork | date=November 7, 2017 | archive-date=December 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209043934/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/yaeji-ep2/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Yaeji – EP2 | url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/21728 | work=Resident Advisor | access-date=December 13, 2017 | archive-date=December 14, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214042927/https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/21728 | url-status=live }}</ref> and moderate commercial success.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8039190/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-ookay-fox-stevenson-lauren-taveras-yaeji|title=Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Ookay & Fox Stevenson, Lauren Taveras & Yaeji|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518090045/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8039190/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-ookay-fox-stevenson-lauren-taveras-yaeji|url-status=live}}</ref> The video for "Raingurl" was released on November 16.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.co/article/the-video-for-yaejis-raingurl-is-a-study-on-introspection-in-the-club-watch-it-here/|title=the video for yaeji's raingurl is a study on introspection in the club. watch it here!|date=November 16, 2017|work=I-d|access-date=April 13, 2018|language=en-us|archive-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010414/https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/gyj9qj/the-video-for-yaejis-raingurl-is-a-study-on-introspection-in-the-club-watch-it-here|url-status=live}}</ref>

Yaeji was named to the BBC's Sound of 2018 longlist in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sound of 2018: The Longlist | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1cV3lC483qtKJq7SXWdr1qL/the-longlist | publisher=BBC Music | access-date=December 8, 2017 | archive-date=December 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202101347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1cV3lC483qtKJq7SXWdr1qL/the-longlist | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=BBC reveals its Sound of 2018 longlist | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/27/bbc-sound-of-2018-longlist-sigrid-not3s | access-date=December 8, 2017 | work=The Guardian | date=November 27, 2017 | archive-date=December 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208002921/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/27/bbc-sound-of-2018-longlist-sigrid-not3s | url-status=live }}</ref> She also performed at the 2018 Coachella Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/kali-uchis-jorja-smith-alina-baraz-coachella-2018-emerging-acts-1202646081/|title=10 Emerging Acts to See This Weekend at Coachella|last=Tietjen|first=Alexa|date=April 12, 2018|website=Wwd.com|access-date=April 13, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412163110/http://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/kali-uchis-jorja-smith-alina-baraz-coachella-2018-emerging-acts-1202646081/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, "Raingurl" made it into ''New York Times'''s ''T'' magazine Spotify playlist, "Right Here: Asian Women Artists in the West."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4BIrxst1IvaWZsbngQ1d7h|title=Right Here: Asian Women Artists in the West|website=Spotify|access-date=September 6, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906233926/https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4BIrxst1IvaWZsbngQ1d7h|url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed at BRIC's Celebrate Brooklyn! music festival, where she was rushed by fans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bricartsmedia.org/blog/yaeji-san-fermin-and-broadway%E2%80%99s-best-bring-week-5-bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival|website=BRIC | title=YAEJI, San Fermin, and Broadway's Best bring in Week 5 of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival|date=August 31, 2021 }}</ref>

A year after her release of "What We Drew", and a year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, Yaeji released her first collaborative work with Korean Indie band front man Oh Hyuk of Hyukoh. The release consisted two tracks: "Year to Year" and "29". Despite being artists of different genres, both artists were able to rediscover the joy that they feel when creating music because of the collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-27 |title=Yaeji and Oh Hyuk Share New Songs "Year to Year" and "29" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/yaeji-and-oh-hyuk-share-new-songs-year-to-year-and-29-watch-the-videos/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Her debut album, ''With a Hammer'', was released in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Eric |title=Yaeji Announces Debut Album With a Hammer |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/yaeji-announces-debut-album-with-a-hammer/ |website=Pitchfork |date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref> The lead single, "For Granted", was released in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hong |first1=Michael |title=Yaeji: For Granted (Review) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/yaeji-for-granted/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> "Done (Let's Get It)" followed in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ismael Ruiz |first1=Matthew |title=Yaeji Shares Video for New Song "Done (Let's Get It)": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/yaeji-shares-video-for-new-song-done-lets-get-it-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |date=February 23, 2023 |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> Yaeji performed at Coachella 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-21 |title=Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 Lineup & Schedule: All the Set Times You Need to Know |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2023-weekend-2-lineup-and-schedule-all-the-set-times-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life == As of 2017, Yaeji lives in Brooklyn.<ref name="pollard" />

== Discography == === Studio albums ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US World <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2023-04-22/|title=World Albums: Week of April 22, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''With a Hammer'' | * Released: April 7, 2023 * Label: XL * Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 13 |}

=== Mixtapes ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US World <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2020-04-18|title=World Albums: Week of April 18, 2020|date=January 2, 2013|publisher=Billboard|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829112847/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2020-04-18|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | UK Breakers <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-breakers-chart/20200724/255/ |title=Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20 |website=OfficialCharts.com |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829112848/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-breakers-chart/20200724/255/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던'' | * Released: April 2, 2020 * Label: XL * Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 12 || 15 |}

=== Extended plays ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| EP details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US Elec. Sales <ref>Murray, Gordon (November 16, 2017). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8039190/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-ookay-fox-stevenson-lauren-taveras-yaeji "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Ookay & Fox Stevenson, Lauren Taveras & Yaeji"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518090045/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8039190/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-ookay-fox-stevenson-lauren-taveras-yaeji |date=May 18, 2018 }}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved February 4, 2018.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Yaeji'' | * Released: March 31, 2017 * Label: Godmode * Formats: Digital download | — |- ! scope="row" | ''EP2'' | * Released: November 3, 2017 * Label: Godmode * Formats: Digital download | 5 |}

=== Singles ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"| JPN Over. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2025&month=11&day=17|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of November 12, 2025|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=12 November 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "New York '93" | rowspan="2"| 2016 | — | rowspan="4"| ''Yaeji'' |- ! scope="row" | "Guap" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Noonside" | rowspan="6"| 2017 | — |- ! scope="row" | "Feel It Out" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Therapy" | — | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Passionfruit" | — | rowspan="3"| ''EP2'' |- ! scope="row" | "Drink I'm Sippin On" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Raingurl" | — |- ! scope="row" | "One More" | 2018 | — | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Waking Up Down" | rowspan="2"| 2020 | — | rowspan="2"| ''What We Drew'' {{lang|ko|우리가 그려왔던}} |- ! scope="row" | "What We Drew {{lang|ko|우리가 그려왔던}}" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Pac-tive" | rowspan="2"| 2021 | — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "Year to Year / 29" | — |- ! scope="row" | "For Granted" | rowspan="4"| 2023 | — | rowspan="3"| ''With a Hammer'' |- ! scope="row" | "Done (Let's Get It)" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Passed Me By" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Easy Breezy" | — | rowspan="7" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "Booboo" | rowspan="2" | 2024 | — |- ! scope="row" | "Pink Ponies" {{small|(with Teddy Geiger)}} | — |- ! scope="row" | "Believe in Ya" {{small|(with T-Pain and Girl Talk)}} | rowspan="4" | 2025 | — |- ! scope="row" | "Pondeggi" {{small|(with E Wata)}} | — |- ! scope="row" | "Booboo2"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2025-09-23 |title=Yaeji Enlists Underscores and Aliyah's Interlude for New Song "Booboo2" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/yaeji-enlists-underscores-and-aliyahs-interlude-for-new-song-booboo2-watch-the-video/ |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> {{small|(with Underscores and Aliyah's Interlude)}} | — |- ! scope="row" | "Wo Ai Ni" {{small|(with Balming Tiger)}} | 12 |}

====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Swim Me" (Ellie Herring featuring Yaeji) | 2016 | ''What a Joy'' |- ! scope="row"| "Drink Redux" (DJ OG Uncle Skip featuring Yaeji) | 2018 | ''East vs. West'' |- ! scope="row"| "February 2017" (Charli XCX featuring Clairo and Yaeji) | 2019 | ''Charli'' |- ! scope="row"| "Mirror" (Bambii featuring Jessy Lanza and Yaeji) | 2025 | ''Infinity Club II'' |}

===Remixes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Remixed Artist(s) |- ! scope="row"| "Leave Me Alone (Yaeji Remix)" | 2017 | Calypso Rose feat. Manu Chao |- ! scope="row"| "Betty Than I Would (Yaeji Remix)" | 2017 | Tomas Barfod |- ! scope="row"| "With You (Yaeji Remix)" | 2017 | The Range & Jim-E Stack |- ! scope="row"| "Focus (Yaeji Remix)"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/yaeji-remixes-charli-xcxs-focus-listen/|title=Yaeji Remixes Charli XCX's "Focus": Her first release since last year's EP2|website=Pitchfork |date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922121323/https://pitchfork.com/news/yaeji-remixes-charli-xcxs-focus-listen/ |access-date=2023-04-10|archive-date=September 22, 2018 }}</ref> | 2018 | Charli XCX |- ! scope="row"| "Beach 2K20 (Yaeji Remix)" | 2019 | Robyn |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Start Now (Yaeji Remix)" | 2020 | Dua Lipa |}

===Videos=== *"New York '93" (2016) *"Guap" (2016) *"Noonside" (2017) *"Feel It Out" (2017) *"Therapy" (2017) *"Last Breath" (2017) *"Drink I'm Sippin On" (2017) *"Raingurl" (2017) *"One More" (2018) *"Waking Up Down" (2020) *"What We Drew {{lang|ko|우리가 그려왔던}}" (2020) *"For Granted" (2023) *"Done (Let's Get It)" (2023) *"Passed Me By" (2023)

==References== {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == {{refbegin}} * {{Cite news |last1=Lhooq |first1=Michelle |title=Cover Story: Yaeji |work=The Fader |issue=113 |date=Summer 2018 |url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/06/05/yaeji-cover-story |access-date=June 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610190700/http://www.thefader.com/2018/06/05/yaeji-cover-story |url-status=live }} {{refend}}

==External links== *[http://yaeji.com/ Official website]

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