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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Gaeko
Person · male · South Korea · South Korea · born 1981 · recording since 2013
South Korean rapper and singer
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Also known as Gaeko · Gaeko of Dynamic Duo · 金尹成
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: GAEKO ATTIC's 1st PIECE
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography97 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1362346755
Biography
Kim Yoon-sung (Korean: 김윤성; born January 14, 1981), known professionally as Gaeko (개코; lit. 'dog's snout') is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He and Choiza comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their debut album Taxi Driver in 2004. In 2015, he released his first solo album, Redingray
REDINGRAYSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11될 대로 되라고 해 (Rhythm Is Life)4:012제정신이 아냐 (Passout)3:263서울 블루스 3 (Seoul Blues Part.3)5:124동방예의지국 (East)5:055Chaser the Rapper Part.11:236세상에 (Oh My God)4:277화장 지웠어 (No Make Up)4:198Interlude By Simo1:039은색 소나타 (Silver Sonata)5:07Disc 21치명적인 비음 (Snapper Ending)4:472복수의 칼 2 (Mr. Vengeance Part.2)4:103Chaser the Rapper Part.22:404휑하다 (Hueng Hai)3:475Festival Virgin4:296Interlude By Simo (Alternate)1:037장미꽃 (Rose)4:508과거는 갔고 미래는 몰라 (Shame)5:069치명적인 비음 (Snapper Ending) [Remix]4:56.
Personal life
On May 14, 2011, in the middle of his mandatory military service, he married Kim Su-mi before returning to serve the rest of his term. The couple had a son, Tae-woo, in 2011 and a daughter, Seo-ah, in 2015.
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 | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:09:51
Disc 11될 대로 되라고 해 (Rhythm Is Life)4:012제정신이 아냐 (Passout)3:263서울 블루스 3 (Seoul Blues Part.3)5:124동방예의지국 (East)5:055Chaser the Rapper Part.11:236세상에 (Oh My God)4:277화장 지웠어 (No Make Up)4:198Interlude By Simo1:039은색 소나타 (Silver Sonata)5:07Disc 21치명적인 비음 (Snapper Ending)4:472복수의 칼 2 (Mr. Vengeance Part.2)4:103Chaser the Rapper Part.22:404휑하다 (Hueng Hai)3:475Festival Virgin4:296Interlude By Simo (Alternate)1:037장미꽃 (Rose)4:508과거는 갔고 미래는 몰라 (Shame)5:069치명적인 비음 (Snapper Ending) [Remix]4:56
Single · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | GAEKO ATTIC's 1st PIECESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:081될 대로 되라고 해 (느낌 So Good)4:02 2될 대로 되라고 해 (느낌 so good) (Inst.)4:06 | 21 July 2013 | ||
| 2017 | 코끼리Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:161코끼리4:16 | 5 April 2017 | ||
| 2018 | VacationSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:171Vacation4:17 | 21 August 2018 | ||
| 2020 | ColdSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:491Cold3:49 | 25 February 2020 | ||
| 2020 | 바빠서Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:491바빠서3:49 | 25 February 2020 | ||
| 2020 | PASS OUTSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:151PASS OUT3:12 2PASS OUT (extended mix)4:03 | 28 May 2020 | ||
| 2021 | 논해Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:411논해3:41 | 23 October 2021 | ||
| 2023 | Start To ShineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:121Start To Shine3:12 | 6 November 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gaeko head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Duo(band) | — | present | |
| CB Mass(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/0911a2dd-1e8f-4c63-8c93-e5b853298383discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0911a2dd-1e8f-4c63-8c93-e5b853298383core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12583269genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12583269seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaekobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaeko
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
- List of K-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q12583269 · MusicBrainz: 0911a2dd-1e8f-4c63-8c93-e5b853298383
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