Gaeko References

Gaeko
Gaeko
	Gaeko at the Itaewon Global Village Festival, October 2018
Born	Kim Yoon-sung; January 14, 1981 (age 43); Seoul, South Korea
Spouse	Kim Soo-mi ( m. 2011)
Children	2
	Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper;
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Amoeba Culture
Korean name
Hangul	개코
Revised Romanization	Gaeko
McCune–Reischauer	Kaek'o
Birth name
Hangul	김윤성
Revised Romanization	Gim Yunseong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yunsŏng

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
Title	Album details	KOR ^[4]	Sales
Redingray	Released: October 16, 2014 Label: Amoeba Culture Formats: CD, digital download	11	KOR: 3,170^[5]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[6]	Sales	Album
"난리 Good (AIR)" with Choiza, Simon Dominic, Primary	2012	35	KOR: 159,508^[7]	Non-album singles
"Rhythm Is Life (Feeling So Good)" (될 대로 되라고 해 (느낌 So Good))	2013	11		Non-album singles
"No Make Up" (화장 지웠어) feat. Zion.T, Ha:tfelt	2014	2		Redingray
"Rose" (장미꽃)	2014	41		Redingray
"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	2016	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	2020	—
"I Feel Like" (마음이 그래) with Kwon Jin-ah	2021	40
"Cheap Talk" (논해) with Justhis	2021	—

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[6]	Album
"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	^[8]
2022	Show Me the Money 11	Producer		^[9]
2022	Listen-Up	Host		^[10]
2023	No Money No Art	Art curator		^[11]

References

^ Je, Sang-min (October 8, 2014). "개코, 첫 솔로 앨범 '레딘그레이(REDINGRAY)' 트랙리스트 공개!". Moviejoy (in Korean). 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.
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"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
"Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ "2012년 12월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ 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.

External links

Gaeko on Twitter
Gaeko on Instagram

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[1] Je, Sang-min (October 8, 2014). "개코, 첫 솔로 앨범 '레딘그레이(REDINGRAY)' 트랙리스트 공개!". Moviejoy (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[2] "Dynamic Duo's Gaeko gets married". Allkpop. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[3] "Dynamic Duo's Gaeko reveals pictures of his baby boy". Allkpop. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[4] "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
"Redingray charting".

[5] "Redingray charting".

[5] "2014년 10월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[gaon_digital-6] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
""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".

[8] ""난리 Good (AIR)" charting".

[9] ""Rhythm Is Life (Feeling So Good)" charting".

[10] ""No Make Up" and "Rose" charting".

[11] ""Cheers" charting".

[12] ""Send Me Your Pictures" charting".

[13] ""Your Night" charting".

[14] ""Gajah" charting".

[15] ""Vacation" charting".

[16] ""Cold" charting".

[17] ""I Feel Like" charting".

[7] "2012년 12월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] 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.

[11] 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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Gaeko
Gaeko at the Itaewon Global Village Festival, October 2018
Born	Kim Yoon-sung (1981-01-14) January 14, 1981 (age 43) Seoul, South Korea
Spouse	Kim Soo-mi ( m. 2011)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Amoeba Culture
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	개코
Revised Romanization	Gaeko
McCune–Reischauer	Kaek'o
Birth name
Hangul	김윤성
Revised Romanization	Gim Yunseong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yunsŏng