Thinking (album)
''Thinking'' is the first studio album by South Korean rapper and producer Zico. This is the first work from Zico released by his own agency, KOZ Entertainment, and distributed by Kakao M. ''Thinking'' is made up of 2 EPs, which were released separately to digital music and streaming platforms. The first EP, ''Thinking Part.1'', was released on September 30, 2019, and the second EP, ''Thinking Part.2'', was released on November 8, 2019. The physical version of the album, with the combined EPs, was released on November 8, 2019. His first full-length album in eight years, Zico, in an interview said he poured his true emotions into this album. He said, "I guess I’ve been mistreating myself. In the course of feeding 'Zico,' I found out that human 'Woo Ji-ho' ico's real namewas worn out, unaware of how to live, how to feel when left alone. I wanted to talk about those feelings in my new album. I always knew that I was struggling from my two distinct identities, but tried to ignore ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zico (rapper)
Woo Ji-ho (; born September 14, 1992), known professionally as Zico (), is a South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Block B in 2011 and made his first solo release in 2014. Zico is notable for his crossover skills within the Korean hip hop scene, maintaining an underground reputation along with mainstream appeal as a Korean idol. He is a record producer of both K-pop and Korean hip hop music. He is also part of the crew Fanxy Child, which he formed in 2016. In 2019, he released his first full-length solo album, ''Thinking''. Zico's 2020 single "Any Song" spent seven weeks atop the Circle Digital Chart, becoming the longest-running number-one song in history at the time. In 2024, he achieved his first number-one hit on the US ''Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales chart and his first top-ten entry on the ''Billboard'' Global Excl. U.S. chart with the single " Spot!" featuring Jennie. Early life and career begin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Korea Herald
''The Korea Herald'' () is a South Korean English-language daily newspaper founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwon as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' was first published on August 13, 1953, as ''The Korean Republic''. It was a four-page, tabloid-sized, English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zico Discography
South Korean rapper, producer and singer-songwriter Woo Ji-ho, better known by his stage name Zico, has released one studio album, four extended plays, and twenty singles. He debuted in 2011 as leader of the boy group Block B, departing the group's label in November 2018 following the end of his contract. He released his first extended play ''Gallery'' on December 7, 2015. Zico is notable for his successful crossover skills in the Korean hip hop scene, maintaining an underground reputation along with mainstream appeal as a Korean idol. He is also a producer of both K-pop and Korean hip hop music. He is part of the hip-hop crew Fanxy Child. Studio albums Extended plays Singles As lead artist Collaborations As featured artist Soundtrack appearances Other charted songs Music videos Music credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of holding of uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. , over 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs) had been sold worldwide. Standard CDs have a diameter of and typically hold up to 74 minutes of audio or approximately of data. This was later regularly extended to 80 minutes or by reducing the spacing between data tracks, with some discs unofficially reaching up to 99 minutes or which falls outside established specifications. Smaller variants, such ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Streaming Media
Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), server to a client-server model, client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video on demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is most commonly associated with multimedia from a remote server over the Internet, it also includes offline multimedia between devices on a local area network. For example, using DLNA and a home server, or in a personal area network between two devices using Bluetooth (which uses radio waves rather than Internet Protocol, IP). Online streaming was initially popularized by RealNetworks and Microsoft in the 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Music Download
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Koreabased on their Record sales, physical sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. It compiles shipments in weekly, monthly, and year-end formats with detailed album sales. History The Gaon Album Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In February 2011, Gaon Chart published information on both online and offline album sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data, and was the first time that offline album sales were released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data. In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as Circle Chart with a reformation in the album ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Penomeco
Jeong Dong-uk (Korean: 정동욱; born October 7, 1992), better known by his stage name, Penomeco (Korean: 페노메코), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut single ''Right There'' on October 16, 2014. He also released his first extended play, ''Garden'', on December 20, 2018. In June that same year, he was crowned the final winner of the Mnet music battle show Breakers. He is a member of the hip-hop crew Fanxy Child with Zico, Crush, Dean, Millic and Stay Tuned. On June 28, 2020, Penomeco announced that he has parted ways with Million Market, following the end of his 4-year contract. On April 20, 2021, it was revealed that he had signed an exclusive contract with P Nation and subsequently released his second extended play, ''Dry Flower'', on the same day. On April 19, 2023, Penomeco released his third extended play, ''Rorschach Part 1''. The songs in the second part of the series, ''Rorschach Part 2'', were released on June 19, 2023. On Januar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sik-K
Kwon Min-sik (; born February 26, 1994), known professionally as Sik-K (), is a South Korean rapper. He first garnered attention when he appeared on '' Show Me the Money 4'' in 2015. Early life and education Kwon Min-sik was born on February 26, 1994, and has an older sister. He attended Balsan Middle School, and subsequently moved to Vancouver, Canada with his family, where he attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. After his graduation, Kwon returned to South Korea. He majored in Business Administration at Sejong University, and later dropped out. Career In 2015, Sik-K appeared on '' Show Me the Money 4.'' He released his first EP, ''Flip'', on July 20, 2016. In 2022, Sik-K left H1ghr Music H1ghr Music (stylized as H1GHR MUSIC; ) is an international hip hop and R&B record label founded by Korean American musician Jay Park and long time Seattle affiliate Cha Cha Malone in 2017. Stationed primarily in South Korea, the label was crea ... when his contract expired. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yumdda
Yeom Hyeon-su (; born April 20, 1984), better known as Yumdda (), is a South Korean rapper and former VJ for MTV Korea. On November 25, 2020, he and former Illionaire Records artist The Quiett established their new record label Daytona Entertainment, after the closure of Illionaire Records. Discography Studio albums Charted songs Filmography Television Awards and nominations References {{Authority control 1984 births Living people South Korean male rappers South Korean television presenters ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jvcki Wai
Hong Ye-eun (; born July 5, 1996), known professionally as Jvcki Wai (), is a South Korean rapper. In 2018, she signed to Indigo Music and released her debut studio album ''Enchanted Propaganda''. In 2021, she won Collaboration of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards with "Fadeaway". Early life Hong Ye-eun was born on July 5, 1996. She wanted to be a singer-songwriter when she was young, but later became interested in hip hop. In 2013, she won Galmighty, a rapper competition hosted by rapper Fana. Career 2016-2019: Signing to Indigo Music In 2016, Jvcki Wai released her debut extended play ''Exposure''. In 2017, she released her second extended play ''Neo Eve''. In January 2018, she signed to Indigo Music. In July 2018, she released her debut studio album ''Enchanted Propaganda''. In January 2019, she released single "Dding" with rappers Yang Hong-won, Osshun Gum, and Han Yo-han, which received critical acclaim. In October 2019, she departed from Indigo Music as her contr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaon Music Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. History Gaon Chart was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the ''Billboard'' charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word ''gaon'', which means 'middle' or 'center' in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from the beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of Januar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |