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Bobby (rapper)
Kim Ji-won (; born December 21, 1995), known by his stage name Bobby () is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and member of iKon. In 2016, he formed a sub-unit with Mino under the name MOBB. He is best known for finishing in first place on Mnet's survival show '' Show Me the Money 3''. Early life Kim Ji-won was born on December 21, 1995, in Seoul, South Korea. In 2005, he and his family moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where he auditioned for YG Entertainment and later met Kim Jin-woo of Jinusean in New York City. In January 2011, he was signed as a trainee under the label. Career After over two years of training, Bobby participated in the 2013 survival show ''Win: Who Is Next?'' under Team B. He started using his stage name Bobby, named after his idol, Bob Marley. Because Team A won the program, Bobby continued training under YG Entertainment. In November 2013, while still a trainee, Bobby appeared in the music video for " Ringa Linga" by label-mate Taeyang of Big Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim (Korean Name)
Kim () is the most common Korean name, surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of different Korean clans, family clans () use it. The clan system in Korea is unique from the surname systems of other countries. Kim is written as () in both North Korea, North and South Korea. The hanja for Kim, , can also be transliterated as () which means 'gold, metal, iron'. While Romanization of Korean, romanized as Kim by 99.3% of the population, other rare variant romanizations such as Gim, Ghim, and Kin make up the remaining 0.7%. Origin The first historical document that records the surname dates to 636 and references it as the surname of Korean King Jinheung of Silla (526–576). In the Silla kingdom (57 BCE935 CE)—which variously battled and allied with other states on the Korean peninsula and ultimately unified most of the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringa Linga
"Ringa Linga" (Korean: 링가 링가) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyang. It was released as a digital single on November 8, 2013, through YG Entertainment. Later, it became the first single to be released from his second studio album ''Rise'' (2014). It was written and composed by Big Bang bandmate G-Dragon and Shockbit. Commercially, "Ringa Linga" peaked at number six on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold more than 700,000 digital units in South Korea. The song also peaked within the top ten on the US World Digital Songs chart and the K-pop Hot 100. Composition The song was written by G-Dragon and produced by G-Dragon and Ricky "Shockbit" Luna. "Ringa Linga" is a mix of trap base, dubstep, electronic music and hip hop. The single's refrain is inspired by a Korean children's nursery song called "Round and Round," a song sung while going round and around with hands held, which was previously used in The Grasshopper Song by Sunny Hill a year prior. Reception "Ringa Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Chan-woo (singer)
Jung Chan-woo (; born January 26, 1998), better known mononymously as Chanwoo or his stage name Chan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of South Korean boy group iKon under 143 Entertainment. He is known for playing the younger counterparts of Lee Minho in both ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009) and ''The Heirs'' (2013). Biography Early life Jung Chan-woo was born on January 26, 1998, in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and raised in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. In 2006, he appeared in the music video for TVXQ's " Balloons", as the younger Max Changmin. In 2008, he appeared in ''Lost and Found'' and several subsequent drama series, beginning with '' The Great King, Sejong''. Jung played the younger version of Lee Min-ho's characters in both ''Boys Over Flowers'' and ''The Heirs ''The Heirs'' (), also known as ''The Inheritors'', is a Korean drama, South Korean television series starring Lee Min-ho, Park Shin-hye, and Kim Woo-bin. Written by Kim Eun-sook, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Herald
''The Korea Herald'' () is a South Korean English-language daily newspaper founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwon as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' was first published on August 13, 1953, as ''The Korean Republic''. It was a four-page, tabloid-sized, English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quiett
Shin Dong-gab (; born January 29, 1985), better known by his stage name The Quiett (), is a South Korean rapper, composer, lyricist and record producer. He is widely known within the South Korean hip hop community for founding several major hip hop record labels, including co-founding record labels Soul Company in 2004, Illionaire Records in 2011, and Ambition Musik in 2016, the latter two with fellow rapper Dok2. He founded label Daytona Entertainment in 2020 and has remained since after Illionaire Records closed its doors. Career 2004–2010: Soul Company and indie popularity In 2004, The Quiett co-founded indie Korean hip hop record label and talent agency, Soul Company, alongside rappers Kebee, Jerry.K, and several other artists. He released his first album, ''Music,'' the following year. In 2006, he released a solo album, ''Q Train,'' and a collaboration with rapper Paloalto called ''Supremacy.'' His 2010 album, ''The Real Me,'' went gold, selling 7,000 copies and sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dok2
Lee Joon-kyung (; born March 28, 1990) better known by his stage name Dok2 (, pronounced as Dokki), is a South Korean rapper, record producer and co-founder of now-defunct Illionaire Records. Biography Early life Dok2's mother is Korean, and his father is of Filipino and Spanish descent. While media outlets reported in 2014 that he is a first cousin of Nicole Scherzinger, an American singer formerly of the girl group the The Pussycat Dolls, Pussycat Dolls, Dok2 said in a 2015 interview, "The report about me being first cousins with Nicole Scherzinger is wrong. We share the same blood, but the relationship is complicated. I haven't even met her." Career beginnings His first music appearance is when he was 12, when he performed "FEVER" with Jo-PD & Hype at the 2002 Mnet Music Video Festival Dok2 signed to Stardom Entertainment, Future Flow Entertainment when he was 13 years old. By the time he was out of his teenage years, he had written and produced songs for established Kore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illionaire Records
Illionaire Records was an independent South Korean record label formed in January 2011 by rappers The Quiett and Dok2. The label also represents rapper Beenzino. Despite its small size, Illionaire Records was considered one of the most influential hip hop record labels in South Korea due to the popularity of its artists. As of 6 July 2020, Illionaire Records announced via their official social media accounts that they are now defunct. History Friends and rappers The Quiett and Dok2 formed Illionaire Records on January 1, 2011. They signed rapper Beenzino later that year. The Quiett later said in an interview with ''Complex'' that he wanted to start a small label to avoid the traditional k-pop major label system. "On major labels, the money made by the artists is first given to the company to pay the bosses, managers, and staff members. In our case, we’re the bosses," he said. The label has only one employee and none of the three rappers are bound by contracts. The label experi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa (rapper)
Lalisa Manobal (; born Pranpriya Manobal, March 27, 1997), known mononymously as Lisa (), is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. She made her acting debut in 2025 in the HBO television series ''The White Lotus''. In September 2021, Lisa released her debut single album ''Lalisa (single album), Lalisa'', which made her the first female artist to sell 736,000 copies of an album in its first week in South Korea. The music video for Lalisa (song), its lead single became the most-viewed music video in the first 24 hours on YouTube by a solo artist. Both "Lalisa" and the album's viral second single "Money (Lisa song), Money" charted in the top ten of the Billboard Global 200, ''Billboard'' Global 200, with the latter breaking the record for the longest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpink
Blackpink (, stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment. The group is composed of four members: Jisoo, Jennie (singer), Jennie, Rosé (singer), Rosé, and Lisa (rapper), Lisa. Regarded by various publications as the "biggest girl group in the world", they are recognized as a leading force in the Korean Wave and an ambassador of the "girl crush" concept in K-pop, which explores themes of Confidence, self-confidence and Women's empowerment, female empowerment. Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album ''Square One (single album), Square One'', which featured "Whistle (Blackpink song), Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales, World Digital Songs chart, respectively. It was followed by the single album ''Square Two'' in November, whose song "Playing with Fire (Blackpink song), Playing wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Tae-hyun
Nam Tae-hyun (; born May 10, 1994), also known as Taehyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, producer and actor. He was previously the main vocalist of K-pop group Winner, in which he also composed and produced. In March 2017, he founded a music label, South Buyers Club. Sometime afterwards, the label was renamed to ''The South''. Under the label, Nam debuted the band South Club, of which he is leader, main vocalist, guitarist, and main composer. As of 2024, he transitioned into a solo artist, with his returning single 'On the Edge of the Night.' Life and career Pre-debut: ''Win: Who Is Next'' Prior to his debut as a member of Winner, Nam performed as a backup dancer for the YG Family Concert 2011. In 2013, he competed in the reality program ''Win: Who Is Next'' as a trainee in "Team A", which he went on to debut as a member of group Winner. Nam co-composed and co-wrote two songs that were used to compete on the show. 2014–2015: Official debut, ''2014 S/S'', and televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mino (rapper)
Song Min-ho (; born March 30, 1993), better known by the stage name Mino, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, music producer, artist and actor. After a stint in the two-year ballad group BoM from 2011 to 2013, he joined YG Entertainment, leading to his debut in 2014 with the boy band Winner, formed through Mnet survival program ''WIN: Who Is Next''. Alongside label-mate Bobby, he is also part of the hip hop duo MOBB, formed in September 2016. As a solo artist, Mino first gained recognition as a contestant in the rap-survival program, '' Show Me the Money 4'', where he finished as the series runner-up, and became the best-selling artist among the show's history with his single, "Fear" (). He made his official solo debut with the studio album, '' XX'' in November 2018; its lead single, titled "Fiancé", became his first number one hit in South Korea, spawning to number one on Gaon's digital and streaming monthly charts for the month of December. It also became his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winner (band)
Winner (; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band consisting of four members: Kim Jin-woo (musician), Kim Jin-woo, Lee Seung-hoon (rapper), Lee Seung-hoon, Mino (rapper), Mino, and Kang Seung-yoon; originally a five-piece band, Nam Tae-hyun departed in November 2016 due to health-related issues. The band's debut was hailed as "unprecedented" for a newly launched act, thereby birthing the moniker "Monster Rookies" within the industry. Furthermore, their musical impact in their native country solidified the band as the "Kings of Summer" and cemented widespread trust in their artistry. Formed in 2013 by YG Entertainment and Mnet (TV channel), Mnet's ''WIN: Who Is Next'', the quintet debuted in 2014 with the studio album ''2014 S/S''. As of March 2019, they remain the fastest Korean act to top the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard charts, World Album Chart with the oeuvre and to secure the number one position on the Gaon Music Chart with both the album and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
