Loco (rapper)
Loco 로꼬 | |
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![]() Loco at The Cry Ground Festival, May 2022 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Kwon Hyuk-woo |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | December 25, 1989
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | AOMG |
Spouse(s) | Unknown (m. 2022) |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 권혁우 |
Revised Romanization | Gwon Hyeok-u |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Hyŏku |
Kwon Hyuk-woo (Hangul: 권혁우; born December 25, 1989), better known by his stage name Loco (Hangul: 로꼬), is a South Korean rapper signed to hip hop label AOMG. His name "loco" means "crazy" in Spanish.[1] He won the first season of Mnet's rap competition Show Me the Money in 2012.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]On September 13, 2022, Loco announced via Instagram that he would be marrying a non-celebrity girlfriend of the same age in the fall.[5]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart position | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [6] | |||
Bleached |
Track list
| 10 |
|
Weak |
| 70 |
|
Extended plays
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart position | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [9] | |||
Locomotive |
| 12 |
|
Summer Go Loco |
| — | — |
Hello |
Track list
| 10 |
|
Some Time |
Track list
| — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOR Circle [12] | KOR Billboard [13] | US World [14] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||||
"See the Light" (featuring Gray) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"No More" (featuring Crush) | — | — | — | |||
"Take Care" (featuring Park Narae) | 2013 | — | — | — | ||
"Hold Me Tight" (featuring Crush) | 2014 | 4 | 7 | — |
| Locomotive |
"Respect" (featuring Gray & DJ Pumkin) | 2015 | 33 | — | — |
| Non-album singles |
"Awesome" (featuring Jay Park & Gray) | 17 | — |
| |||
"You Too" (너도) (featuring Cha Cha Malone) | 2016 | 5 | — |
| ||
"Still" (남아있어) (featuring Crush) | 6 | — |
| |||
"Too Much" (지나쳐) (featuring Dean) | 2017 | 12 | 19 | — |
| Bleached |
"Summer Go Loco" (featuring Gray) | 53 | 67 | — |
| Summer Go Loco | |
"Post It" (나타나줘) (featuring Jay Park) | 2018 | 39 | 37 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"It Takes Time" (시간이 들겠지) (featuring Colde) | 2 | — | — | |||
"Late Night" (featuring Gray) | 76 | — | — | |||
"It's Been a While" (오랜만이야) (featuring Zion.T) | 2019 | 17 | — | — | Hello | |
"Can't Sleep" (잠이 들어야) (featuring Heize) | 2020 | 36 | — | — | Some Time | |
"Not OK" (featuring Minnie) | 2023 | 195 | — | — | Weak | |
Collaborations | ||||||
"Good" (with Gray, featuring Elo) | 2016 | 1 | — | — |
| Non-album singles |
"Think About' Chu" (with Sam Kim)[17] | 2017 | 16 | — |
| ||
"Don't Give It to Me" (주지마) (with Hwasa) | 2018 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Hyena on the Keyboard Part.4 |
"Upside Down" (with Jay Park, Simon Dominic and Gray) | 89 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Young" (with Baekhyun) | 11 | 18 | 4 | Station X 0 | ||
"Love" (러브) (with Lee Sung-kyung)[20] | 2021 | 25 | — | — | Duet Mate | |
"Somebody!" (with Hwasa) | 2022 | 51 | 22 | — | Somebody | |
"Sweaty" (with Gray and Coogie) | 131 | — | — | Street Man Fighter | ||
As featured artist | ||||||
"My Last" (Jay Park featuring Loco and Gray) | 2015 | 30 | — | 19 |
| ₩orld ₩ide |
"Can't Help Myself" (못참겠어) (Eric Nam featuring Loco) | 2016 | 20 | 4 |
| Non-album single | |
"Double Dip" (Far East Movement featuring Soulja Boy & Loco) | — | — | — | Identity | ||
"All I Wanna Do (K)" (Jay Park featuring Hoody & Loco) | 176 | 37 | 9 |
| Everything You Wanted | |
"That Girl" (Jung Yong-hwa featuring Loco) | 2017 | 77 | — | — |
| Do Disturb |
"Outerspace" (Kang Daniel featuring Loco) | 2021 | 80 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Smeraldo Garden Marching Band" (Jimin featuring Loco) | 2024 | 44 | 24 | — | Muse | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Notes: Billboard Korea Kpop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014. The chart was re-established on May 29, 2017. |
Soundtrack appearances
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
KOR [24] | ||||
"The Virus" (with Havy T) | 2013 | — | — | The Virus OST |
"This Song" (with Mamamoo) | 2014 | 65 | — | My Lovely Girl OST |
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (with Yuju) | 2015 | 5 |
| A Girl Who Sees Smells OST |
"Say Yes" (with Punch) | 2016 | 15 |
| Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST |
"Star (Little Prince)" (with U Sung-eun) | 2018 | — | — | Memories of the Alhambra OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Program | Network | Roles | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Show Me the Money | Mnet | Himself | Contestant and Winner |
2015 | Show Me the Money 4 | Judge/Producer with Jay Park | ||
2016 | My little Television | MBC | Cast member | |
Happy Together 3 | KBS2 | |||
2017 | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | |||
2018 | It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets | MBC | Cast member[27] | |
Hyena On the Keyboard | KBS2 | Cast member (Episodes 7-8) | ||
A Battle of One Voice: 300 | tvN | Contestant with Gray (Episodes 1-) | ||
Show Me the Money 777 | Mnet | Loopy 'V' Featured | ||
Radio Star (TV series) | MBC | Cast member | ||
2020 | Show Me the Money 9 | Mnet | Lil Boi 'ON AIR' Featured | |
2021 | High School Rapper (season 4) | Judge/Producer |
Web shows
[edit]Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Love Catcher in Seoul | TVING | Host | [28] |
Music video appearances
[edit]Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | "Red Lipstick" | Lee Hi (Feat. Yoon Mirae) | [29] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Best OST | "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco | Won |
2018 | Hot Trend Award | "Young" (with Byun Baek-hyun) | Nominated |
"Don't" (with Hwasa) | Won | ||
Best Ballad | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Hot Issue Entertainer Award | Hwasa & Loco | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "'컬투쇼' 로꼬, 이름 뜻 밝혀… '헉 그런뜻이였어?'". dailyKorea (in Korean). 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Kim, Jae-heun (2015-06-26). "Rapper show launches new season". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "LOCO (로꼬)". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Chung, Seo-hee (2014-04-02). "로꼬's Story". IZE Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Jeon, Jae-kyung (September 13, 2022). "로꼬, 결혼 발표…"예비신부는 동갑내기 동네친구" [Loco announces marriage... "The bride-to-be is a neighborhood friend of the same age] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Charted albums on the Circle (formerly Gaon) Album Chart:
- "Bleached". May 21–27, 2017.
- "Weak". October 15–21, 2023.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart, June 2017". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 42, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ Charted EPs on Gaon Music Chart:
- "Locomotive". December 7–13, 2014.
- "Hello". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart, December 2014". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart, February 2019". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Charted singles on the Circle Chart:
- "Hold Me Tight". March 16–22, 2014.
- "Respect, Awesome". July 26 – August 1, 2015.
- "You Too". April 3–9, 2016.
- "Still". November 6–12, 2016.
- "Can't Help Myself". July 17–23, 2016.
- "That Girl". July 16–22, 2017.
- "Summer Go Loco". August 20–26, 2017.
- "Post It". March 18–24, 2018.
- "Don't Give It To Me". April 22–28, 2018.
- "Young". September 2–8, 2018.
- "It Takes Time". October 7–13, 2018.
- "Late Night". November 25 – December 1, 2018.
- "It's Been a While". February 3–9, 2019.
- "Can't Sleep". October 18–24, 2020.
- "Outerspace". May 9–15, 2021.
- "Love". July 4–10, 2021.
- "All I Wanna Do (K)". March 20–26, 2022.
- "Somebody!". July 24–30, 2022.
- "Sweaty". September 11–17, 2022.
- "Not OK". October 15–21, 2023.
- "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band". June 23–29, 2024.
- ^ Charted songs on Kpop Hot 100:
- "Hold Me Tight". Billboard. April 5, 2014.
- "Too Much". June 5–11, 2017.
- "All I Wanna Do". July 10–16, 2017.
- "Summer Go Loco". August 28 – September 3, 2017.
- "Post It". March 19–25, 2018.
- "Don't Give It To Me". April 30 – May 6, 2018.
- "Young". September 3–9, 2018.
- "Somebody!". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Too Much":
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – May". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – June". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – July". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Summer Go Loco":
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart - Week 33". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart - Week 34". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "[뮤직&톡] 샘김X로꼬, 추억 소환하는 리메이크의 옳은 예". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Think About' Chu":
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart - Week 1". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart - Week 2". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "Gaon Certification – Download". Gaon Chart.
- ^ Hwang Hye-jin (June 24, 2021). "이성경X로꼬, 7월 4일 듀엣곡 발매 '대세 만남". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "My Last - 2015".
- ^ "Gaon's Observation Notes". Gaon Music Chart. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ 2017년 12주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Charted singles on Gaon Music Chart:
- "This Song". September 21–27, 2014.
- "Spring Is Gone by Chance". May 3–9, 2015.
- "Say Yes". August 28 – September 3, 2016.
- ^ C., Daniel (June 21, 2019). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Say Yes":
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 36". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 37". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 38". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 39". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 40". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 41". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 42". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 43". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 44". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "'이불밖은위험해' 이이경·로꼬, 새로운 집돌이 합류". the-star.co.kr.
- ^ Oh Ji-won (October 21, 2021). "티빙 새 연애 리얼리티 '러브캐처 인 서울', 장도연→써니 왓처 5인방 출격" [Teabing's new love reality 'Love Catcher in Seoul', Jang Do-yeon → Sunny Watcher 5 members sortie] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Jeong-ah (September 9, 2021). "이하이, 등장한 '빨간 립스틱' 뮤비 티저 공개…박재범→정찬성 총출동" [Lee Hi, 'Red Lipstick' MV teaser released... Jae-beom Park → Chan-seong Jeong]. Sportsworld (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
External links
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