AOMG is a South Korean hip-hop and R&B record label found in 2013 by singer, rapper, and songwriter

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 ...

. The label currently houses 20 musicians and UFC fighter

Chan Sung Jung Jung Chan-sung ( ko, 정찬성; born March 17, 1987), anglicized as Chan Sung Jung and better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweig ...

(The Korean Zombie).

History

Above Ordinary Music Group (AOMG) is a prominent Korean hip-hop and R&B record label originating from the " Art of Movement," a Seattle-based B-Boying group which

joined in 2003, featuring members such as Dial Tone, Junior, and Cha Cha Malone. Jay Park founded AOMG in late September 2013, and initially signed composer Jun Goon, singer and producer

Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

, and Seattle affiliate Cha Cha Malone, who was a producer and dancer with Jay Park's dance crew Art of Movement. The label had its launch party on October 10, 2013, at "The A" in Seoul with Ben Baller as the host. The same month, the label released its first album, Gray's mini-album, ''Call Me Gray''. Artists Elo,

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, Ugly Duck, DJ Wegun, DJ Pumkin, and

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joined AOMG over the next two years. In March 2014,

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 ...

announced that he had joined AOMG as co-CEO several months after his departure from his former label

Amoeba Culture Amoeba Culture () is a South Korean independent record label established in 2006 by Dynamic Duo and Go Kyung-min. The label is home to prominent artists such as Dynamic Duo, Rhythm Power, and Ha:tfelt. The label had the third largest sales amo ...

. In January 2016, South Korean media company

CJ E&M CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM. History CJ E&M was established a ...

announced that it had formed a strategic partnership with AOMG. CJ E&M said in a statement that it would "support" AOMG with distribution and marketing, while AOMG would continue to control its music. On October 30, 2017, rapper

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) on ...

signed to the label. On May 9, 2018, UFC fighter Jung Chan-sung (The Korean Zombie) signed to the label. On June 11, 2018, record producer

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' ...

signed to the label and released the single "Rain Bird". On July 25, 2018, Simon Dominic announced his resignation as co-CEO of AOMG with his song "Me No Jay Park". In August 2019, AOMG's first hip-hop audition show ''Signhere'' began airing on MBN, marking the first ever hip-hop and R&B record label to have their own audition program on broadcast television. Singer-songwriter Sogumm won the show and subsequently signed to AOMG on November 1. On November 6, 2019, rapper

Punchnello Lee Yeong-sin (; born May 28, 1997), better known by his stage name Punchnello (), is a South Korean rapper. He released his first extended play, ''Ordinary'', in 2019. Later that year, he won the rap competition show ''Show Me the Money 8 Th ...

signed to the label. On April 8, 2020, singer-songwriter DeVita signed to the label and released her debut EP ''Creme''. On July 24, 2020, singer

Lee Hi Lee Ha-yi (; born September 23, 1996), known by her stage name Lee Hi, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She first garnered attention as the runner-up of '' K-pop Star 1''. She debuted with single "1, 2, 3, 4" on October 28, 2012 and rea ...

signed to the label after her departure from

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and released the single "Holo". On September 4, 2020, record producer Goosebumps signed to the label and released the single "Somewhere" featuring labelmates Gray, Hoody, Elo, and DeVita. On February 18, 2021, AOMG signed singer

Yugyeom Kim Yu-gyeom ( ko, 김유겸; born November 17, 1997), known mononymously as Yugyeom ( ko, 유겸), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer who debuted as a member of Got7 in 2014 and one half of its duo subunit Jus2. Early life Despi ...

, a member of South Korean boy group Got7, following his departure from JYP Entertainment in January 2021. His "Franchise" dance video was uploaded to the label's YouTube channel on the same day. On December 31, 2021, Jay Park announced his resignation as the Co-CEO of AOMG. On January 25, 2022, rapper

Coogie Kim Jeong-hun (; born January 23, 1994), known professionally as Coogie (), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He gained popularity when he appeared on '' Show Me The Money 777'' in 2018. He signed to hip-hop label ATM Seoul where he release ...

signed to the label and released the single "Re:Up". On October 24, 2022, rapper

Jvcki Wai Hong Ye-eun (; born July 5, 1996), known professionally as Jvcki Wai (), is a South Korean rapper. In 2018, she signed to Indigo Music and released her debut studio album ''Enchanted Propaganda''. In 2021, she won Collaboration of the Year at the ...

signed to the label and released the single "Go Back". AOMG 11152014 17

Key people

- Founder, Advisor - Co-CEO (2014–2021) *DJ Pumkin - CEO (2018– present) *

- Co-CEO (2014–2018)

Artists

Current artists

* Cha Cha Malone *

* Elo * Ugly Duck *

*Junior Chef *

Sogumm Kwon So-hee (; born March 8, 1994), known professionally as Sogumm (; stylized in all lowercase), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. In 2019, she released albums '' Not My Fault'' and '' Sobrightttttttt'', which were met with critical acclaim. ...

* DeVita *

*GooseBumps *

*DJ *DJ Wegun *

(The Korean Zombie) *

Former artists

*Jeon Goon

Discography

Philanthropy

In December 2018, AOMG announced that the profits made from " 119 Remix" would be donated to organizations related to firefighting and fire accidents. In September 2019, Gray donated the song revenue (25 million won) to Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters on behalf of the artists who participated in the song. In August 2020, AOMG donated the revenue of their online concert (around 12 million won) to

Community Chest of Korea Community Chest of Korea ( ko, 사회복지공동모금회) is a Korean nonprofit organization, launched in 1998. It is the only government-sanctioned charity within Korea. It is Korea's largest welfare institution. With a community-based fundrais ...

to support those affected by the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

Tours

AOMG 2014 United States Tour Follow The Movement Tour 2016 Follow The Movement Tour 2017 Above Ordinary USA & Canada Tour 2019 Above Ordinary USA Tour 2022 Follow The Movement Tour 2023

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control South Korean hip hop record labels Talent agencies of South Korea Labels distributed by Kakao M Labels distributed by CJ E&M Music and Live CJ E&M Music and Live subsidiaries CJ E&M Music Performance Division