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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Gray
Person · male · South Korea · Seoul · born 1986 · recording since 2013
South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer
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Also known as グレイ · 그레이 · 이성화
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Call Me Gray
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography162 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1369460979
Biography
Lee Seong-hwa (Korean: 이성화; born December 8, 1986), better known by his stage name Gray (그레이; stylized as GRAY), is a South Korean rapper and record producer. In 2012, he released his debut single "Blink" (Korean: 깜빡; RR: Kkamppak). In 2021, he released his first studio album Grayground.
grayground.SpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Show Window3:002Selfish3:293Make Love2:344Rise3:195I Don’t Love You3:186Party For The Night2:527Close 2 U3:188Ready To Love3:389Eternal Sunshine4:1410Baby Don’t Cry3:0111U3:20
Early life and career
Gray started composing songs when he was 17. He studied computer engineering at Hongik University. He joined AOMG in 2013 and contributed greatly to the growth of the label. He produced many hit songs such as Woo's "We Are" as well as high-quality hip-hop tracks such as Jay Park's "On It".
It was revealed that Gray's exclusive contract with AOMG ended in March 2024. After 13 years, he has decided to leave the label.
On May 31, 2024, it was announced that Gray co-founded the independent label "duover" with Code Kunst and Woo Won-jae, with the three artists serving as co-CEOs and former AOMG planning and production director Hwang A-ram joining as general director.
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 | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2021 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:03
1Show Window3:002Selfish3:293Make Love2:344Rise3:195I Don’t Love You3:186Party For The Night2:527Close 2 U3:188Ready To Love3:389Eternal Sunshine4:1410Baby Don’t Cry3:0111U3:20
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Call Me GraySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 14:151In My Head2:34 2위험해 Dangerous3:21 3꿈이 뭐야 Dream Chaser4:33 4Summer Night3:47 | 25 October 2013 |
Single · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | grayground. 01Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:481Just Do It3:48 | 7 April 2015 | ||
| 2016 | Summer Night (Remix Version)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:591Summer Night (Remix Version)3:59 | 17 August 2016 | ||
| 2019 | TMISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011TMI3:01 | 30 April 2019 | ||
| 2019 | RememberSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:251Remember3:25 | 15 October 2019 | ||
| 2019 | Take Me ThereSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:411Take Me There3:41 | 14 December 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Digital Lover (GRAY Ver.)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:261Digital Lover (GRAY Ver.)3:26 | 26 March 2020 | ||
| 2020 | 데리러 와줘Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:471데리러 와줘3:24 2데리러 와줘 (Inst.)3:23 | 15 April 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Dingo X GRAYSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:141Moon Blue3:14 | 14 May 2020 | ||
| 2020 | 하루 종일 비가 내리고Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:281하루 종일 비가 내리고3:44 2하루 종일 비가 내리고 (Inst.)3:44 | 4 October 2020 | ||
| 2020 | 주르륵 나Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:111주르륵 나3:52 2주르륵 나 (StickyHouse Winter Mix)3:27 3주르륵 나 (Inst.)3:52 | 20 December 2020 | ||
| 2023 | CHEAT LIFESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:341CHEAT LIFE2:34 | 22 November 2023 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | I'm Fine (with Sleepy, Loco & Hoody)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:181I'm Fine (with Sleepy, Loco & Hoody)3:18 | 2017 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ballerina (Music from The Netflix Film)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 43:581HIGH SCORE. PIROUETTE2:20 2BALLERINA1:09 3I GOT BLOOD. POINTSHOES. ON THE SWING2:02 4NIGHT RIDER. BAD MEETS EVIL. BOSS. SMELLS WEIRD. GOOGLE MAP2:13 5BITTERSWEET TRAGEDY3:02 6SHOWTIME0:51 7INTO THE FOREST. DON′T OPEN. NIGHTMARE4:28 8BALLON. PHARMACY. BEFORE THE SHOW3:18 9THIS IS HOW WE DO IT2:26 10GRAND PAS DE DEUX3:26 11BLACK FRIDAY. DEAD OR ALIVE. HATE. CON BRIO. ADAGIO6:39 12CHECKMATE2:26 13CODA2:23 14KALEIDOSCOPE. POISSON. ON MY HANDS3:44 15BLOOD ON MY HANDS3:31 | Soundtrack | 6 October 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gray head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| VV:D(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GRAY_in_October_2024.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3d8084a9-656e-497b-a368-04b59fd75ce0discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3d8084a9-656e-497b-a368-04b59fd75ce0core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29572881genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29572881seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_%28singer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_%28singer%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
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Image: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q29572881 · MusicBrainz: 3d8084a9-656e-497b-a368-04b59fd75ce0
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