Gaeko
South Korean rapper
Kim Soo-mi
(m. 2011)- Rapper
Musical artist
개코
김윤성
Kim Yoon-sung (born January 14, 1981), known professionally as Gaeko (Korean: 개코, literally dog's snout) is a South Korean rapper. He and Choiza comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their debut album Taxi Driver in 2004. In 2015, he released his first solo album, Redingray.[1]
Personal life
On May 14, 2011, in the middle of his mandatory 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.[2][3]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [4] | |||
Redingray |
Track listing
| 11 |
|
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
KOR [6] | ||||
"난리 Good (AIR)" with Choiza, Simon Dominic, Primary | 2012 | 35 |
| Non-album singles |
"Rhythm Is Life (Feeling So Good)" (될 대로 되라고 해 (느낌 So Good)) | 2013 | 11 | ||
"No Make Up" (화장 지웠어) feat. Zion.T, Ha:tfelt | 2014 | 2 | Redingray | |
"Rose" (장미꽃) | 41 | |||
"Cheers" with Yankie, feat. Beenzino, Babylon | 2015 | 28 | Non-album single | |
"Empty City" with Yoon Jong-shin | 2016 | — | 2016 Yoon Jong-shin Monthly Project: July | |
"Your Night" (당신의 밤) with Hwang Kwanghee feat. Oh Hyuk | 1 | Infinite Challenge Great Legacy | ||
"Gajah" (코끼리) feat. RM | 2017 | 17 | Non-album singles | |
"Vacation" feat. SOLE | 2018 | 96 | ||
"Cold" (바빠서) feat. Heize | 2020 | 40 | ||
"Pass Out" with Nitti Gritti and Kaku | — | |||
"I Feel Like" (마음이 그래) with Kwon Jin-ah | 2021 | 40 | ||
"Fast" with Coogie | — | |||
"Cheap Talk" (논해) | — | |||
"Wake Up (Prod. Code Kunst)" with Ourealgoat, Since, Ahn Byeongwoong, Code Kunst, Gwangil Jo, Pick!, Tabber | 23 | Show Me The Money 10 Episode 1 | ||
"Do Gae Bee (Prod. D.O)" (도깨비) with D.O and Superbee | 2022 | —[A] | D.O.P.E. | |
"Dawn do that" (새벽을 믿지 말자) with Davichi | —[B] | Non-album singles | ||
"Pep (Prod. Padi)" with Boi B feat. Jung Sangsoo | — | |||
"Little Treasure" with Sumi | — |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
KOR | |||
"Over The Mountain (Prod. dress)" with Joohoney and Big Naughty[note 1] | 2023 | —[C] | Non-album single |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [6] | |||
"Send Me Your Pictures" | 2016 | 46 | Entertainer OST |
Filmography
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Show Me the Money 10 | Producer | with Code Kunst | [11] |
2022 | Show Me the Money 11 | [12] | ||
Listen-Up | Host | [13] | ||
2023 | No Money No Art | Art curator | [14] |
Notes
- ^ "Mountain Over the Mountain" will be released as a promotional single in collaboration with Mountain Dew.
- ^ "Do Gae Bee" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but debuted and peaked at number 84 on the component download chart.[8]
- ^ "Dawn do that" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but debuted and peaked at number 17 on the component download chart.[9]
- ^ "Over The Mountain" did not enter on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 141 on the component Download Chart.[10]
References
- ^ Je, Sang-min (October 8, 2014). "개코, 첫 솔로 앨범 '레딘그레이(REDINGRAY)' 트랙리스트 공개!". Moviejoy (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Dynamic Duo's Gaeko gets married". Allkpop. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Dynamic Duo's Gaeko reveals pictures of his baby boy". Allkpop. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- "Redingray charting".
- ^ "2014년 10월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions:
- ""난리 Good (AIR)" charting".
- ""Rhythm Is Life (Feeling So Good)" charting".
- ""No Make Up" and "Rose" charting".
- ""Cheers" charting".
- ""Send Me Your Pictures" charting".
- ""Your Night" charting".
- ""Gajah" charting".
- ""Vacation" charting".
- ""Cold" charting".
- ""I Feel Like" charting".
- "Wake Up": "Digital Chart – Week 1 of 2022". Circle Chart. December 26, 2021 – January 1, 2022. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "2012년 12월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Download Chart – Week 3 of 2022". Circle Chart. January 9–15, 2022. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Download Chart – Week 10 of 2022". Circle Chart. February 27 – March 5, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Week 23 of 2023 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 4–10, 2023. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Park Soo-in (August 9, 2021). "개코-코드 쿤스트 '쇼미더머니10' 프로듀서 합류 '킹메이커 군단 완성" [Gaeko-Code Kunst joined the producer of 'Show Me the Money 10' and completed the 'Kingmaker Corps']. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Park Pan-seok (July 8, 2022). "쇼미11' 개코X조광일 싸이퍼 영상 공개.."지원자 접수중" [Show Me 11' Gaeko X Jo Gwang-il Cypher video released.. "Applications are being accepted"] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Seo Ye-jin (July 28, 2022). "[종합] "프듀·쇼미보다 살벌"…'리슨업' 개코·이대휘, '찐 프로'들의 배틀 예고" [[General] "It's more bloody than Producer Show Me"... 'Listen Up' Gaeko and Lee Dae-hwi, the battle of 'steamed pros'] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Seo-yeon (March 2, 2023). "개코·봉태규·김민경·모니카, '노머니 노아트' 합류…23일 첫방 [공식]" [Gaeko, Bong Tae-gyu, Kim Min-kyung, and Monica join 'No Money No Art'... First broadcast on the 23rd [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
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