- Debut
- 2013
- Birthday
- 12.181989
- Genre
- Hip-hop · R&B
Basic info
Code Kunst is a hip-hop producer who has released full-length albums under his own name. His signature songs include 〈Parachute〉, 〈꽃〉 and 〈Bad Bad〉.
- Debut
- 2013-05 · Debut song Lemonade
- Debut agency
- duover
- Current agency
- Birthday
- December 18, 1989
- Years active
- 2013–
- Meaning of the Name
- 'Kunst' means 'art' in German. He is also called 'Kokun' for short.
- Genre
- Hip-hop · R&B
- Real name
- 조성우
- Debut reference
- Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.
걸어온 길
He was born in Incheon and decided to pursue music after completing his military service. He debuted in 2013 with 〈Lemonade〉.
His second album 《Crumple》 was nominated for the Korean Music Awards in 2015. That same year he signed with HIGHGRND.
In 2018 he moved to AOMG and appeared as a producer on 〈Show Me the Money 777〉. In 2021 he became the winning producer on 〈Show Me the Money 10〉 with Gaeko.
From 2022 he became a fixed cast member of 〈I Live Alone〉. In May 2024 he co-founded the company duover with Gray and Woo Won-jae.
Signature songs
- Parachute 2015 YouTube Spotify
- Joke! 2020 YouTube Spotify
- 꽃 2020 YouTube Spotify
- Bad Bad 2023 YouTube Spotify
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Key releases
- 2013.06 Hear ThingsEPDebut EP
- 2014.04 Novel1st studio album
- 2015.04 Crumple2nd studio album
- 2017.02 Muggles' Mansion3rd studio album
- 2020.04 People4th studio album
- 2023.03 Remember Archive5th studio album
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Major awards
- 2021 Korea Hip-Hop Awards Producer of the Year
- 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards Male Rookie Award (I Live Alone)
- 2023 MBC Entertainment Awards Reality Popularity Award (I Live Alone)
Key records and stories
- He debuted in 2013 with the single 〈Lemonade〉.
- He signed with HIGHGRND in 2015 and with AOMG in 2018.
- He won Producer of the Year at the 2021 Korea Hip-Hop Awards.
- In 2024 he co-founded the company duover with Gray and Woo Won-jae.
- His real name is Jo Seong-woo.
- He has named Mac Miller as the musician who influenced him most.
- His technique of chopping vocals into small pieces is his hallmark.
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6 photo source(s)
Loco — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Gray — Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
pH-1 — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
DPR Live — Photo: JLibert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Big Naughty — Photo: SBS Radio · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons