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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Ash Island
Person · male · South Korea · Busan · born 1999 · recording since 2018
South Korean rapper and singer
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Also known as アッシュアイランド · 윤진영
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: How R U
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2020s
Biography
English biography104 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1335437496
Biography
Yoon Jin-young (Korean: 윤진영, Hanja: 尹軫映; born August 11, 1999), better known by his stage name Ash Island (애쉬아일랜드, stylized in all caps), formerly Clloud (클라우드), is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. He was a contestant on season 2 of Mnet's High School Rapper, where he finished in 4th place. He joined The Quiett's sub-label, Ambition Musik in November 2018. He released his debut album, Ash, on March 22, 2019.
Personal life
On July 7, 2024, Yoon announced his marriage to Korean-Japanese rapper Chanmina and her pregnancy with the couple's first child. On November 1, the couple welcomed their first child, a baby girl.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 8 | 22.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (27 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 22:39
1Paranoid3:032Valhalla3:403DEADSTAR3:184Forgot U3:345Submarine3:016Q Mark3:297Fall2:342021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:51
1MELODY3:002OKAY2:413Over3:304A STAR IS BORN1:505Grand Prix2:366Checks2:587eclipse2:228Lonely3:169Error3:2810Beautiful2:5511One More Night3:152023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 24:12
1Goodbye2:462WONDER2:533Rose In The Heart1:584Trapped2:565U Know It3:076Drop Top2:267Even if it’s fake1:568Bad Words2:549Last Moments3:162025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:31
1It's Okay3:192Ghost Of You2:5531+13:134Illusory Dream (Interlude)1:525Heartbreak Anniversary2:226ECHO2:367Like The First Time2:428Promise Me2:519OST3:0110I don’t wanna be your hero2:40
Single · 19
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | How R USearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:241How R U2:24 | 2018 | ||
| 2018 | DEADSTARSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:181DEADSTAR3:18 | 21 November 2018 | ||
| 2019 | More ASHSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:551Nightmare1:56 2Oh My!2:59 | 8 April 2019 | ||
| 2019 | Bition BoyzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:061Bition Boyz4:06 | 12 May 2019 | ||
| 2019 | Paranoid (Remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:021Paranoid (Remix)4:02 | Remix | 2 June 2019 | |
| 2019 | BANDSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:061BAND4:06 | 8 June 2019 | ||
| 2019 | Empty HeadSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:061Empty Head3:06 | 13 November 2019 | ||
| 2020 | PAY DAYSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:381PAY DAY3:19 2PAY DAY (Instrumental)3:19 | 27 February 2020 | ||
| 2020 | ErrorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:271Error3:27 | 2 July 2020 | ||
| 2021 | MELODYSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:021MELODY3:02 | 25 February 2021 | ||
| 2021 | CarabinerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:311Carabiner3:31 | 7 September 2021 | ||
| 2021 | PlaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:391Play2:39 | 1 October 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Poison (Crime Puzzle)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:221Poison2:41 2Poison (Instrumental)2:41 | 12 November 2021 | ||
| 2022 | EverythingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:071Everything3:07 | 2022 | ||
| 2022 | BecauseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:121Because3:17 2243:55 | 2022 | ||
| 2023 | I RememberSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:311I Remember3:31 | 29 June 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Stay With MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:521Stay With Me ft. Skinny Brown2:52 | 18 December 2023 | ||
| 2024 | I don't wanna be your heroSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:401I don't wanna be your hero2:40 | 29 November 2024 | ||
| 2025 | Ghost of YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:551Ghost of You2:55 | 2025 |
EP · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | More ISLANDSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 7:581NOYB2:34 2Kill Me Tonight2:34 3A STAR IS BORN Remix2:50 | 5 May 2021 | ||
| 2023 | More RosesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 9:011Black Rose2:41 2Smoking Roses3:28 3Erase It2:52 | 27 July 2023 | ||
| 2025 | BURN, PART.1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1MIDNIGHT SKY 2고백 3IF 4MY HOME 5불 | 12 December 2025 | ||
| 2026 | BURN, PART.2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 11:401물3:19 2Butterfly3:06 3Nah Nah2:47 4끝내 듣지 못한 대답2:28 | 2 April 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ash Island head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 8 | 22.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| PABLO MU2IK(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b402bc8-aef9-4078-b3fd-ba3129b5daf8discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b402bc8-aef9-4078-b3fd-ba3129b5daf8core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61099260genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61099260seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Island_%28rapper%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Island_%28rapper%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q61099260 · MusicBrainz: 1b402bc8-aef9-4078-b3fd-ba3129b5daf8
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