Code Kunst
Jo Sung-woo (Hangul: 조성우; born December 18, 1989),[1] better known by his stage name Code Kunst (Hangul: 코드 쿤스트), is a South Korean composer and music producer. He joined the record label HIGHGRND in September 2015,[2] and released his third studio album Muggle's Mansion on February 28, 2017.[3] In June 2018, he moved to the record label AOMG.[4] In July 2018, it was confirmed he would be appearing as a judge alongside Paloalto on the reality survival show, Show Me the Money 777.[5]
Code Kunst 코드 쿤스트 조성우 | |
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Birth name | Jo Sung-woo |
Born | Incheon, South Korea | December 18, 1989
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Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | AOMG |
Associated acts | Tablo, Nucksal, Lee Hi, Paloalto, C Jamm, Loopy |
Website | aomgofficial |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 조성우 |
Revised Romanization | Jo Seong-u |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Sŏngu |
Life and career
The word "Kunst" means "Art" in German, therefore the stage name Code Kunst has a meaning of "the music I produced will become arts."[6] Code Kunst started his music career relevantly later in his life, after serving in the military. He adds a lot of vocal chopping in his music which became one of his unique music styles.[6]
In September, 2015, Code Kunst joined the label HIGHGRND under YG Entertainment due to the impact of Tablo, and released his third album Muggle's Mansion in February, 2017. He left HIGHGRND and joined AOMG in June 2018. He is also a member of Legit Goons crew, which consists of composers, rappers, engineers, and filmmakers.
Survival shows
In 2018, Code Kunst collaborated with various Korean hip-hop artists including Nafla, Loopy, Kid Milli, etc. In September 2018, Code Kunst officially appeared in the Korean Hip-Hop survival show Show Me the Money 777 as one of the judges. He then was nominated by Korean Hip-Hop Awards for Best Producer in 2019.[7]
Loopy and Kid Milli from his team won second and third place in Show Me the Money 777.
In 2019, Code Kunst, along with Jay Park, Simon Dominic, Woo Won-jae, and Gray, appeared as judges on the audition program Signhere started by Korean Hip-hop label AOMG and MBN.[8]
Same year in 2019, Code Kunst appeared in another Hip-hop reality survival program High School Rapper 3.[9] Code Kunst was in the same team with The Quiett. Together they produced "Go High" (feat. Changmo, Woo Won-jae), sang by female rapper Lee Young-ji, who became the final winner to the show.
Filmography
Television
Year | Program | Network | Notes |
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2018 | Show Me the Money 777 | Mnet | Judge |
2019 | Signhere | MBN | Judge |
High School Rapper 3 | Mnet | Judge | |
2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant[10] |
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [11] | |||
Novel |
Track listing
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— | N/A |
Crumple |
Track listing
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34 |
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Muggle's Mansion |
Track listing
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26 |
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People | 10 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [11] | |||
Hear Things |
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— | N/A |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album |
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KOR [14] | ||||
"Lemonade" feat. Blnk-Time |
2013 | — | N/A | Hear Things |
"1-2" feat. C Jamm |
— | |||
"Betting" feat. Don Mills |
2014 | — | Novel | |
"Edison" (에디슨) feat. Nucksal |
2015 | — | Crumple | |
"Golden Cow" feat. C Jamm & DJ SQ |
— | |||
"Hood" feat. Tablo & Joey Badass |
— | Non-album single | ||
"Parachute" feat. Oh Hyuk & Dok2 |
24 |
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Muggle's Mansion | |
"Beside Me" feat. BewhY, YDG & Suran |
2016 | 92 |
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"Fire Water" feat. G.Soul & Tablo |
2017 | — | N/A | |
"Rain Bird" feat. Colde & Tablo |
2018 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Flower" (꽃) feat. Jay Park, Woo and Giriboy |
2020 | 140 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
- "코드 쿤스트 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
- "Code Kunst signs with High Ground". Korea Herald.
- "코드 쿤스트, 신곡 'FIRE WATER' M/V 티저 공개" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
- "[공식입장]AOMG, 코드쿤스트 전속계약…'대세 레이블 입증'". Chosun News.
- "'쇼미777' 측 "그레이X비와이 출연불발, 더콰이엇X창모-코드쿤스트X팔로알토 합류"". MSN News Korea.
- AOMG - [코드 쿤스트 (CODE KUNST)] MBC, '라디오스타' - 2019. 06. 19.... | Facebook, retrieved 2020-01-31
- "한국 힙합 어워즈 2019". www.koreanhiphopawards.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- "MBN, 첫 힙합 예능 'SignHere' 론칭한다…KBS 출신 남성현 PD 첫 작품". 스타투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "[HD스압포토] '고등래퍼3' ① 더 콰이엇-코드 쿤스트, 힙합 어르신 납시오!(제작발표회)". 제니스글로벌뉴스 (in Korean). 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- Ji Min-kyung (May 3, 2020). "'복면가왕' 코드쿤스트·차청화·김강훈·럭키 1R 탈락..주윤발 6연승 도전 [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27.
- "Crumple charting". Gaon Music Chart.
- "Muggle's Mansion charting". Gaon Music Chart.
- "2017년 09월 Album Chart".
- "2017년 03월 Album Chart".
- "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09.
- "Flower": "Digital Chart – Week 14 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- Cumulative sales of "Parachute":
- "2016년 31주차 Download Chart".