Kang Dong-chul (, born June 7, 1979), also known by his stage name Brave Brothers, is a South Korean

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and

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for

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. He was a producer and composer for

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from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he started his own record label called Brave Entertainment. He has produced hit songs for After School,

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, Son Dam Bi,

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, Brown Eyed Girls, AOA,

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, RANIA and

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. In 2009, he made his music debut with ''Attitude'' and later released ''Passionate'' on December 8. He has four groups under his record label:

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, Electroboyz, BIGSTAR, and DKB. Kang was a judge panelist on JTBC's ''Made In U'' program in 2011.

Music career

On October 21, representatives of RaNia revealed that Brave Brothers would be producing their album ''

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''. He was awarded the Hallyu Composer Award at the 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards on December 15, 2011. He stated, "Thank you so much for honoring me with such a great award. I will return the favor with more great new songs. I would like to return this honor to the artists that express my songs and to the Brave Sound family.

Business career

On October 25, 2011, he opened a hip hop club in the Gangnam district of Seoul called Phantom.

Personal life

On KBS's ''Win Win'', he revealed he had a troubled past with 12 violence-related crimes and owned a room salon business. He stated that everything changed when he developed a love for

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's music and ended his relations with organized crime.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music Credit

Awards

References

External links

Brave Entertainment
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brave Brothers 1979 births Living people South Korean record producers South Korean male songwriters South Korean male rappers South Korean music industry executives Brave Entertainment artists