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2022 The Cry Ground performance

Ash Island

애쉬 아일랜드

  • Solo · Male
  • Hip-hop
  • Debuted 2018
  • Active

2022 The Cry Ground performance — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
2018
Birthday
08.111999
Genre
Hip-hop

Basic info

Ash Island is a rapper and singer-songwriter from 〈High School Rapper 2〉. His signature songs include 〈멜로디〉, 〈Error〉 and 〈Because〉.

Debut
2018 · Debut song How R U
Debut agency
Ambition Musik
Current agency
Birthday
August 11, 1999
Years active
2018–
Meaning of the Name
His stage name on High School Rapper was Cloud. He changed it to his current name in 2018.
Genre
Hip-hop
Real name
윤진영
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

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From Busan, he placed fourth on Mnet's 〈High School Rapper 2〉 in 2018. After the show he joined The Quiett's Ambition Musik.

Starting with the single 〈How R U〉 in 2018, he worked under the name Ash Island. He released his first full-length album 《Ash》 in 2019.

His emotional hip-hop, which moves between rap and singing, is his hallmark. 〈멜로디〉 from his 2021 full-length album 《Island》 reached the upper ranks of the charts.

He released the full-length album 《Rose》 in 2023. His contract with Ambition Musik ended in 2024, and in 2025 he released 《Voice Memo》 on Midnight Records.

Signature songs

  1. Error 2020 YouTube Spotify
  2. 멜로디 2021 YouTube Spotify
  3. 그랑프리 2021 YouTube Spotify
  4. Because 2022 YouTube Spotify
  5. Stay with Me 2023 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2019.03 Ash1st studio album
  2. 2021.03 Island2nd studio albumIncludes 〈멜로디〉
  3. 2023.05 Rose3rd studio album
  4. 2025.03 Voice Memo4th studio albumMidnight Records

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Major awards

  • 2020 Korea Hip-Hop Awards New Artist of the Year
  • 2021 MAMA Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
  • 2021 Melon Music Awards Top 10

Key records and stories

  • He placed fourth on Mnet's 〈High School Rapper 2〉 in 2018.
  • His stage name at the time was Cloud, and he changed it to Ash Island in November 2018.
  • In 2021 〈멜로디〉 reached No. 21 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
  • The 'Island' part of his stage name is said to have been given by Beenzino.
  • In 2019 〈Band〉, sung with his Ambition Musik labelmates, reached No. 30 on the charts.

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