Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo)

Dynamic Duo
Also known as 다이나믹듀오
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Hip hop, Rap, K-pop
Years active 2003–present
Labels Amoeba Culture
Website Official Website
Members Choiza
Gaeko

Dynamic Duo (Korean: 다이나믹듀오) is a Korean hip hop duo that consists of Choiza (Korean: 최자) and Gaeko (Korean: 개코). They are the main representative artists for urban music label, Amoeba Culture.

History

Their debut album Taxi Driver (2004) was the best-selling Hip Hop album in South Korea[1] that year, recording 50,000 sales in its first month of release. ‘Ring My Bell’ was the title track and since then they have continually come out with hits such as,‘Confession,' 'Attendance Check,' 'Solo,' and 'The Person Who Should Be Killed.'

Their second album, "Double Dynamite" also won them "Best Hip Hop Album" in the Korean Music Awards in 2006.[2] Since their first album in 2004 they have released a total of 6 full-length albums.

In 2013, their 7th full-length album titled "Lucky Numbers" was scheduled for release in July. The album featured artists such as Hyolyn of SISTAR, Primary, Zion T. and Supreme Team.[3]

Their 8th album, "Grand Carnival" was released in November 2015.

Biography

Choiza (Korean: 최자) and Gaeko (Korean: 개코) are Amoeba Culture’s representative artists who met in the 6th grade of elementary school.[4] They have a long standing history of being friends who then started to work together through an underground hip hop group named CB Mass. Dynamic Duo was established following a controversy involving the 3rd member of CB Mass, Curbin, who was accused of stealing money from the group. They have grown to become a highly respected hip hop duo that also has co-founded their present label company, Amoeba Culture.[5]

Choiza and Gaeko have also individually produced and recorded their own singles through the 'NOWorkend' project- a series of singles that has come out of their label Amoeba Culture representing songs from the label's artists that shows a completely different side of themselves to their fans.[6]

Both members Choiza and Gaeko entered their two-year mandatory military service together on October 12, 2009. Before being dispatched, both received basic military training at the same camp in Uijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province.[7]

The first Amoeba Culture concerts "2012 Amoebahood Concert” were held in Daegu, Busan and Seoul with Amoeba artists Dynamic Duo, Simon D, Primary and Rhythm Power.[8] and the second Amoeba Culture concerts "2013 Amoebahood Concert” were held Seoul .[9]

Choiza

Choiza'a birth name is Choi Jae-ho (최재호). In August 2014, Choiza publicly acknowledged his relationship with former f(x) member Sulli. This was also confirmed by Amoeba Culture in a press release.[10]

Gaeko

Gaeko was born Kim Yoon-sung (김윤성). On May 14, 2011 in the middle of his military service, he married Kim Soomi before going back to serve the rest of his term. Their son, Rhythm, was born five months later on September 28, 2011. His daughter Seo Ah was born on January 11, 2015.[11][12]

Discography

Albums

Title Album information Track listing Peak position
KOR
[13]
Taxi Driver
  • Released: May 17, 2004
  • Label: EMI
N/A
Double Dynamite
  • Released: October 26, 2005
  • Label: CJ E&M
Enlightened
Last Days
  • Released: August 21, 2008
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
Band of Dynamic Brothers
  • Released: October 7, 2009
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
Digilog 1/2
  • Released: November 23, 2011
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
6
Digilog 2/2
  • Released: January 4, 2012
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
1
Lucky Numbers
  • Released: July 1, 2013
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
2
Grand Carnival
  • Released: November 17, 2015
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
12

Mini-albums

Title Album information Track listing
Love Is Enlightened
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Amoeba Culture

Awards and Recognitions

Award Shows

Golden Disk Awards

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref
2007 Best Rap/Hip Hop Enlightened Won [14]

MelOn Music Awards

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref
2012 Top Ten Artists Dynamic Duo Nominated [15]
Best Rap/Hip Hop "Without You" Won
2013 Artist of the Year Dynamic Duo Nominated [16]
Top Ten Artists Dynamic Duo Won
Album of the Year Lucky Numbers Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref
2004 Best Hip Hop Video "Ring My Bell" Nominated [17]
2006 "Go Back" Nominated [18][19]
Best Music Video Nominated
2007 Best Music Video "Attendance Check (출첵)" Won [20]
"Complex" Nominated [21]
Best Hip Hop Performance "Attendance Check (출첵)" Nominated
2008 Best Music Video "Solo" Nominated [22]
Best Hip Hop Performance Nominated
2009 "Guilty" Nominated [23]
2013 Best Rap Performance "BAAAM" Won [24]

Music Programs

These are Dynamic Duo's first place wins on Korea's televised music shows.

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2013 July 10 "BAAAM"

M! Countdown

Year Date Song
2013 July 11 "BAAAM"
2014 October 23 "No make up"
2015 November 26 "Jam"

Music Bank

Year Date Song
2013 July 12 "BAAAM"

Music Core

Year Date Song
2013 July 13 "BAAAM"

References

  1. ↑ "CB매스, 2인조 다이나믹듀오로 새출발" (in Korean). naver. 2004-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. ↑ 다이나믹듀오 힙합부문 최고상 “2명의 여자친구에게 감사” (in Korean). Newsen. 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. ↑ 다이나믹듀오, 다음달 7집 정규앨범 '럭키넘버스' 발매한다 (in Korean). xportsnews.hankyung. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  4. ↑ http://www.amoebaculture.com/index_eng.php
  5. ↑ http://www.amoebaculture.com/business/front/main.do;jsessionid=3C8F9BD6E7CAF8D33994E9838AC8595F
  6. ↑ "다이나믹듀오 최자, ‘NOWorkend’ 프로젝트 열풍 잇는다!" (in Korean). star.fnnews.com fashion. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Dynamic Duo Members Start Military Service". The Korea Times. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  8. ↑ "‘2012 아메바 후드 콘서트’, 힙합의 역사와 뜨거운 열정을 말하다" (in Korean). herald. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  9. ↑ "'2013 아메바후드 콘서트', 모두가 주인공인 무대" (in Korean). hestar.chosun. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  10. ↑ "SM and Amoeba Culture confirm Sulli and Choiza are dating + SM denies rumors about Sulli leaving f(x)". allkpop. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  11. ↑ "Dynamic Duo's Gaeko gets married". allkpop. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  12. ↑ "Dynamic Duo's Gaeko reveals pictures of his baby boy". allkpop. 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  13. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  14. ↑ "2007 Golden Dist - Part3". Mwave. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  15. ↑ "Winners from the '2012 MelOn Music Awards'". Allkpop. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  16. ↑ "Winners from the '2013 MelOn Music Awards'". Allkpop. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  17. ↑ "2004 MKMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  18. ↑ "2006 MKMF Part 1 : I Love Punk - Haerang + Lee SungWoo/ Break Through-SS501/ The Queen Is Back! - Cocoboys and Dodogirls + Um JungHwa". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  19. ↑ "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  20. ↑ "MAMA official website". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  21. ↑ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  22. ↑ "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  23. ↑ "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  24. ↑ "MAMA official website". Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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