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Code Kunst
Jo Sung-woo (Hangul: 조성우; born December 18, 1989), better known by his stage name Code Kunst (Hangul: 코드 쿤스트), is a South Korean composer and music producer. He joined HIGHGRND in 2015 and released his third studio album ''Muggle's Mansion'' in 2017. In 2018, he signed to AOMG and appeared as a judge alongside Paloalto on Show Me the Money 777. He released his fourth studio album ''People'' in 2020 and won Producer of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards in 2021. Early life and education Jo Sung-woo was born on December 18, 1989 in Songdo-dong, Incheon. He became interested in hip hop after listening to Nas' "Doo Rags". He decided to pursue a career in music after serving in the military. He studied design at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, but got expelled. The word "Kunst" means "Art" in German, so the stage name Code Kunst has a meaning of "the music I produced will become arts." Career 2013-2017: Signing to Highgrnd In 2013, Code Kunst release ...
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Incheon, South Korea
Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third-most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fourth-largest metropolitan area by population. Incheon has since led the economic development of South Korea by opening its port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization o ...
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Crumple (album)
''Crumple'' is the second studio album of South Korean music producer Code Kunst. It was self-released on April 28, 2015. It was later nominated for Best Rap Album at the Korean Music Awards and peaked at number 34 on the Gaon Album Chart. Background In an interview with ''BNT'', Code Kunst explained why he named the album ''Crumple''. People's faces usually crumple when they really appreciate music or movies. I got inspiration from that. It is a form of admiration that is shown on the face. Music and lyrics Code Kunst creates a dreamy atmosphere by using various synth sounds on top of a rhythm with thick texture. While his signature technique of combining noise and vocal sources is used, variations in beats such as the second half of "Dig!" and "What I Feel" stand out. Meanwhile, the featuring artists share their stories by rapping tightly as if they were competing with each other. "Golden Cow" depicts the past and present of C Jamm Ryu Sung-min (Hangul: 류성민; bor ...
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Dynamic Duo (South Korean Duo)
Dynamic Duo ( ko, 다이나믹듀오) is a South Korean hip hop duo that consists of rappers Choiza and Gaeko. They rose to fame with their 2004 debut album, ''Taxi Driver'', which became the best-selling Korean hip hop album ever. They are signed to Amoeba Culture, a hip hop record label that they founded in 2006. History Choiza and Gaeko were friends since childhood and debuted in 1999 with the hip hop trio CB Mass. The group released three albums before breaking up in 2003 after it was discovered that CB Mass' third member was stealing money from the group. Dynamic Duo debuted the following year with the album, ''Taxi Driver''. It became the best-selling hip hop album in South Korea, with sales of 50,000 copies in the first month after its release. Their second album, 2005's ''Double Dynamite,'' won Best Hip Hop Album at the 2006 Korean Music Awards. After establishing hip hop record label Amoeba Culture in 2006, Dynamic Duo released their third album, ''Enlightened'', in ...
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Gaeko
Kim Yoon-sung (born January 14, 1981), known professionally as Gaeko (, literally ''dog's snout'') is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He and Choiza comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their debut album ''Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying and ...'' in 2004. In 2015, he released his first solo album, ''Redingray''. Personal life On May 14, 2011, in the middle of his military service, he married Kim Su-mi before returning to serve the rest of his term. The couple had a son, Tae-woo, in 2011 and a daughter, Seo-ah, in 2015. Discography Studio albums Singles Soundtrack appearances Filmography Television shows References External links * * 1981 births Living people South Korean male ra ...
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Changmo
Ku Chang-mo (Hangul: 구창모; born May 31, 1994), known mononymously as Changmo (창모; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper and producer. He released his debut album ''M O T O W N'' on March 18, 2016. In October 2016 he joined Dok2 and The Quiett's sub-label, Ambition Musik. Personal life Changmo was accepted into Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ... twice, having applied once when he was 18, and once when he was 19. However, as he could not obtain a scholarship on both occasions, he chose not to attend. Changmo enlisted in the army for his mandatory military enlistment on March 14, 2022. Discography Mixtapes Studio albums Extended plays Singles Other charted songs Awards and nominations Notes References ...
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The Quiett
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ...
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High School Rapper
''High School Rapper'' (Hangul: 고등래퍼) is a South Korean survival hip-hop TV show, known as a students of high school counterpart of '' Show Me The Money'' and ''Unpretty Rapstar ''Unpretty Rapstar'' (Hangul: 언프리티 랩스타) is a South Korean rap competition TV show that airs on Mnet M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. T ...''. Seasons Season 1 (2017) Mentors Finalists Season 2 (2018) Mentors Finalists Season 3 (2019) Mentors Finalists Season 4 (2021) Mentors Finalists References External links School Rapper School Rapper 2School Rapper 3 2010s South Korean television series Korean-language television shows South Korean music television shows Music competitions in South Korea Mnet (TV channel) original programming Rapping Hip hop television {{SouthKorea-tv-stub ...
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MBN (Korea)
Maeil Broadcasting Network, Inc. (MBN) (주식회사 매일방송) is a South Korean cable TV network operated by the ''Maeil Business Newspaper''. History Initially founded on September 23, 1993, as Maeil Business TV, the station's name was later changed to Maeil Broadcasting Network in March 2011. The station was operated as a news channel until December 1, 2011, at which point it transitioned into a generalist cable TV channel, launching MBN general programming alongside JTBC, Channel A, and TV Chosun. Chronology 1990s On September 23, 1993 the company was founded under the name Maeil Business TV. It launched the cable industry's first successful satellite transmission on December 6, 1994. On March 1, 1995, it began broadcasting for 15 hours per day, and on January 1, 1996, it began broadcasting 24 hours per day. 2000s November 13, 2000, marked the day of the network's first digital broadcast. Daily Stock TV (MBNs) securities in the MK TV (MKS) changed the channel name ...
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Gray (singer)
Lee Seong-hwa (Hangul: 이성화; born December 8, 1986), better known by his stage name Gray (Hangul: 그레이; stylized as GRAY), is a South Korean singer, rapper and record producer. In 2012, he released his debut single "Blink" (). In 2021, he released his first studio album '' Grayground''. He is currently signed to hip hop label AOMG. Early life and career Gray started composing songs when he was 17. He studied computer engineering at Hongik University. He joined AOMG in 2013 and contributed greatly to the growth of the label. He produced many hit songs such as Woo's "We Are" as well as high-quality hip-hop tracks such as Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...'s "On It". Discography Studio albums Maxi single Singles As a featured arti ...
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Woo Won-jae
Woo Won-jae (; born December 23, 1996), also known as Woo, is a South Korean rapper. In 2017, he released his debut single "We Are" () which had commercial success and widespread acclaim. He has released one studio album: ''Black Out'' (2020) one EP: ''af'' (2018). He is currently signed to hip hop label AOMG. Career 2017-2018: ''Show Me the Money 6'', signing with AOMG and ''af'' In 2017, Woo participated in Show Me the Money 6, where he finished in third place. He gained a lot of popularity through the show. Woo made his debut through releasing a single "We Are", featuring Gray and Loco on September 4, 2017. The single was meant for Woo's final 2 stage in the finals of Show Me The Money 6, but he was eliminated in the top 3 round. The song was a very huge success as it made a successful all-kill in numerous Korean charts. On October 31, it was announced that Woo has signed with hip hop label AOMG AOMG is a South Korean hip-hop and R&B record label found in 2013 by singer, ...
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Simon Dominic
Jung Ki-suck (; born 9 March 1984), better known by his stage name Simon Dominic (), is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He debuted in 2009 as a member of the hip-hop duo Supreme Team, which disbanded in 2013. As a solo artist, he has released two studio albums: ''Simon Dominic Presents: SNL League Begins'' (2011) and ''Darkroom'' (2018), and two extended plays: ''Won & Only'' (2015) and No Open Flames (2019). In addition to rapping, Simon Dominic was the co-CEO of hip hop record label AOMG from 2014 to 2018. He was also a cast member on South Korean variety shows, including ''Show Me the Money 5'' (2016) and '' I Live Alone'' (2018). Career Simon Dominic began rapping in the underground Korean hip hop scene in the early 2000s, using the stage name K-OUTA. He later changed his stage name, which is a combination of "Simon," Wesley Snipes' character in the movie ''Demolition Man'', and "Dominic," his baptismal name. He and rapper E Sens formed the hip hop duo Supreme ...
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Jay Park
Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM), and founder and former CEO of the independent hip hop record labels AOMG and H1ghr Music, as well as the founder of the record label More Vision. Park initially rose to fame as the leader of South Korean boy band 2PM, formed by record label JYP Entertainment in 2008, after having previously been a trainee for four years. In September 2009, Park returned home to Seattle after comments he wrote about Korea in 2005 as a teenager were publicized by the Korean media, officially leaving the group. Park returned to South Korea in June 2010 for the filming of ''Hype Nation'', and in July, Park signed a contract with SidusHQ, one of the largest entertainment agencies in South Korea. Rebranding and re-debuting as ...
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