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Cho PD at a CC Korea event

Cho PD

조PD

  • Solo · Male
  • Hip-hop
  • Debuted 1999
  • Active

Cho PD at a CC Korea event — Photo: asadal · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
199901.15
Birthday
01.271976
Genre
Hip-hop

Basic info

Cho PD is a rapper and producer who became known through music uploaded to PC communication. His signature songs include 〈My Style〉, 〈친구여〉 and 〈보란듯이〉.

Debut
January 15, 1999
Debut agency
Stardom
Current agency
Birthday
January 27, 1976
Years active
1998–
Genre
Hip-hop
Real name
조중훈
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

Cho PD became known in 1998, while studying in the US, when music uploaded to PC communication became a talking point. Called the pioneer of internet singers.

Released the 1st album 《In Stardom》 in January 1999 on a self-founded label. Put out a 2nd album the same year and won a new artist award.

〈My Style〉 in 2001 and 〈친구여〉 with Insooni in 2004 won great popularity. Drew attention again with 〈보란듯이〉 in 2010.

Also works as a producer and has raised several singers. On November 23, 2018, was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for three years on a fraud charge over the transfer of an agency, which was finalized by the Supreme Court in October 2020.

Signature songs

  1. My Style 2001 YouTube Spotify
  2. 친구여 2004 YouTube Spotify
  3. 보란듯이 2010 YouTube Spotify

Links go to each service's search results. Lyrics are not included for copyright reasons.

Key releases

  1. 1999.01 In Stardom1st studio albumDebut album
  2. 1999.08 In Stardom Version 2.02nd studio album
  3. 2001.12 Stardom In Future FlowStudio albumIncludes 〈My Style〉
  4. 2004.03 Great ExpectationStudio albumIncludes 〈친구여〉
  5. 2007.10 Money TalksStudio album
  6. 2011.10 Art & BusinessStudio albumTwo-disc

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Major awards

  • Rookie award at the 1999 Seoul Music Awards
  • 2002 Seoul Music Awards, Bonsang (My Style)
  • 2004 Seoul Music Awards, Bonsang (친구여)
  • 2005 Korean Music Awards, Song of the Year (친구여)
  • 2010 Melon Music Awards, TOP 10 (보란듯이)

Key records and stories

  • First became known through music uploaded to the PC-communication service Nownuri in 1998.
  • Officially released the 1st album 《In Stardom》 in January 1999.
  • Reached No. 1 on a music show in 2004 with 〈친구여〉, sung with Insooni.
  • On November 23, 2018, was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for three years on a fraud charge, which was finalized in October 2020.
  • The 1st album sold well even after being ruled harmful media for minors.
  • In 2010, released a collaboration album with Verbal Jint, whom the artist had once dissed.

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