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I.M
Im Chang-kyun (; born January 26, 1996), known by the stage name I.M or Mononymous person, mononymously as Changkyun, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band, boy group Monsta X under Starship Entertainment. He made his solo debut with the Extended play, EP ''Duality (EP), Duality'' in 2021. History His stage name I.M came up by reading the English letters, I and M equated for "Im", while his English name is "Daniel", nicknamed as "Danny". The first language he learned was English language, English and learned Korean language, Korean only when he entered Primary school, elementary school. Career Early life and debut I.M was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and Gwangsan District, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju as his hometown on January 26, 1996. He spent most of his early years living abroad due to his father's work as a scientist, including living in Boston, Massachusetts, where I.M gained fluency in English, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duality (EP)
''Duality'' is the debut extended play by the South Korean rapper I.M (rapper), I.M. It was released by Starship Entertainment on February 19, 2021. The digital EP contains five tracks including the lead single "God Damn". Background and release In January 2021, I.M announced that the solo work he had been preparing in 2020 will be released as his first solo album, rather than a mixtape release, and an intended release later in 2021. The EP was released digitally, rather than as a physical album, to avoid restrictions on its sales by an explicit rating. Its physical was released in LP record, LP version on April 20, 2023. Critical reception The tracks on the album were noted for all being themed around "duality" (二重性). I.M was noted for "showing versatility as an artist" and "expanding his musical style when compared to his work in Monsta X". That the difference of his musical style in Monsta X to his solo work, as noted by Ruby C for ''NME'', it was "part of showin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsta X
Monsta X (; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M, with former member Wonho having left the group in October 2019. The group debuted with their first EP ''Trespass'' on May 14, 2015. In March 2017, Monsta X released their first studio album and the final part of ''The Clan'' series '' The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter''. Since 2018, the group had four Japanese singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, then since 2019, nine of their Korean albums and extended plays had been certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association. In 2020, the group's first English album '' All About Luv'', ranked number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number seven on the US ''Rolling Stone'' Top 200. Since debut, they had been known for their aggres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joohoney
Lee Joo-heon (; born October 6, 1994), better known by the stage name Joohoney and formerly mononymously known as Jooheon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta X under Starship Entertainment. He made his solo debut with the EP '' Lights'' in 2023. Career 2014: Debut and career beginnings Prior to his debut with Monsta X, Joohoney was part of a project group called Nu Boyz, with #Gun, Shownu, and Wonho, formed under Starship Entertainment in August 2014. The quartet uploaded multiple mixtapes on their company's YouTube channel and performed at the opening show of Starship X concert in December 2014. In December 2014, Starship Entertainment and Mnet launched a survival program named ''No.Mercy'' and Joohoney was selected, along with six other participants (including Shownu and Wonho), as part of the new boy group Monsta X on the last episode of the show. 2015–2016: ''Show Me the Money 4' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trespass (EP)
''Trespass'' is the debut and the first extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on May 14, 2015. It has seven tracks, including the title track of the same name. Background and release ''Trespass'' is Monsta X's debut release. The EP includes the pre-debut release "Interstellar" by members Hyungwon, Jooheon, and I.M, that was originally released as part of the Mnet's survival reality show ''No.Mercy''. The group held a showcase at the Lotte Card Art Center in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on May 13. The music video for the title track was released on 1theK's official YouTube channel on the same day and was directed by the South Korean music video director and CEO of Iceland Joo Hee-sun. Composition The debut EP contains seven tracks, with the theme of the challenging lifestyles of the seven members and the strength of absorbing the colors of the producers, while projecting the conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother Su
Kim Hyung-soo (; born December 22, 1990), better known as Brother Su (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. Su debuted in 2010 and has been signed under Starship Entertainment, Starship Entertainment's subsidiary label Starship X since 2015. Career 2010–2015: Early work and RealCollabo Prior to his debut, Brother Su participated in "Christmas Card from Real Collabo" with his remix of "Winter Wonderland". The next year he officially debuted as RealCollabo's first singer with single "It was You". In the same year, he released another single "You Got Me". The following years, Brother Su started featuring and writing for his label mates as well as other artists. Started with featuring in Mad Clown's "Basil", he was also featured in Andup's "Like This Right Now", Giriboy's "Player", Cheeze's "Papapa", d.ear's "We Need to Talk", Kebee's "Travel Bag", and Swings (rapper), Swings's "Two Thumbs". He produced label mate Siaena's "Sound of Rain" and Lovey's "Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship Entertainment
Starship Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2008 and became an independent subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment in 2013. It is also called one of the "five major agencies" in the pop music world, with SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment leading the way. It has been recognized for its contributions to the Hallyu wave, being home to several prominent K-pop groups and soloists. These include groups such as Monsta X, WJSN, Cravity, Ive, and KiiiKiii and soloists such as K.Will, Brother Su, Wonho, Kihyun, Joohoney, and Seola, as well as formerly home to Sistar, Boyfriend, Junggigo, Mad Clown, Jooyoung, Soyou, Yoo Seung-woo, Jeong Se-woon, and DJ Soda. It also manages actors under King Kong by Starship. History 2008–2012: Founding and beginnings Starship Entertainment was founded in 2008, by the couple Kim Shi-dae and Seo Hyun-joo with Kim Young-suk. Kim Shi-dae previously worked as a road manager for K-pop co-ed group Cool, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwon
Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, though it enjoys a lesser degree of self-governance as a 'special case city'. Traditionally known as the 'City of Filial piety, Filial Piety', modern Suwon retains a variety of historical landmarks. As a walled city, it is a popular destination for day-trippers from Seoul, with the wall itself—Hwaseong Fortress—receiving 1½ million visits in 2015. Suwon plays an important economic role as it is home to Samsung Electronics, Korea's largest and most profitable company. The company's research and development centre is in Yeongtong District in eastern Suwon, where its headquarters have also been located since 2016. Samsung's prominence in Suwon is clear: the company is partnered with Sungkyunkwan University, which has a campus in the city; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangju
Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak, South Korea, Namak in Muan County in 2005 because Gwangju was promoted to a Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city and was independent of South Jeolla Province. Its name is composed of the words ''gwang'' () meaning "light" and ''ju'' () meaning "province". Gwangju was historically recorded as ''Muju'' (), in which "Silla merged all of the land to establish the provinces of Gwangju, Ungju, Jeonju, Muju and various counties, plus the southern boundary of Goguryeo and the ancient territories of Silla" in the ''Samguk sagi.'' In the heart of the agricultural Jeolla region, the city is also famous for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel (company)
Diesel S.p.A. is retail brand headquartered in Breganze, Italy known for luxury denim which also vends clothing, footwear, and accessories. It is part of OTB Group. Diesel USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2019, and announced it would close some of its brick-and-mortar stores. Its parent company, Diesel SpA, was not part of the bankruptcy filing. Belgian designer Glenn Martens was appointed artistic director of Diesel in October 2020. History Beginnings Diesel founder Renzo Rosso began stitching jeans on a sewing machine at the age of fifteen. He used his mother's sewing machine to produce low-riding, bell bottomed jeans, which he would wear himself and sell to his friends for 3500 lire a piece. He later attended an industrial textile manufacturing high school in Padua. In 1976 Rosso began working for a clothing manufacturer called Moltex, which was owned by Adriano Goldschmied. After working with the company for two years, he used a loan from his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the Metropolitan statistical area, eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritans, Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyman John Harvard (clergyman), John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Harvard was founded and authorized by the Massachusetts General Court, the governing legislature of Colonial history of the United States, colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony. While never formally affiliated with any Religious denomination, denomination, Harvard trained Congregationalism in the United States, Congregational clergy until its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized in the 18th century. By the 19th century, Harvard emerged as the most prominent academic and cultural institution among the Boston B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refinery29
Refinery29 (R29) is an American multinational digital media and entertainment website focused on young women. It is owned by Sundial Media Group. History Justin Stefano, Philippe von Borries, Piera Gelardi, and Christene Barberich co-founded Refinery29 in 2005 as a city guide, emphasizing fashion local to New York City. The name of the website alludes to the website distilling information into its essence. The company headquarters is located in the Financial District, Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Refinery29 has over 450 employees globally with offices in Los Angeles, London, and Berlin. In 2015, the company launched a UK edition at www.refinery29.uk and the following year in 2016, a German edition at www.refinery29.de. In 2016, Refinery29 announced it had raised $45 million in funding led by Turner. As of 2017, Refinery29 reaches an audience of over 500 million globally. On October 2, 2019, Vice Media announced that it would acquire Refinery29. The deal, worth a repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
