Kang Hyo-won (; born September 19, 1983), known professionally as Pdogg (Korean: 피독), is a South Korean

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and songwriter for

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. He has produced and composed for artists such as

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, and Lim Jeong-hee, among others.

Biography and career

In 2007, at age 25, Pdogg established a relationship with

Big Hit Entertainment Big Hit Music (, stylized in all caps), formerly Big Hit Entertainment (), is a South Korean record label established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk. It was re-branded and re-structured into an independent label under Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit ...

's CEO Bang Si-hyuk—Bang managed an online composing community where Pdogg uploaded some of his own musical compositions. The music was well received, and Pdogg's tracks "Come Back" and "Love" were included on co-ed group

's debut studio album, ''The First'', and Lim Jeong-hee's third studio album, ''Before I Go, J-Lim'', respectively—both albums were released that same year. In 2010, with the help of rapper Sleepy, Pdogg discovered a young RM, around whom the formation of boy group

later began, and brought him to Big Hit. He eventually became the group's main producer. At the Korea Music Copyright Awards held in February 2019, Pdogg was honoured by the

Korea Music Copyright Association The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it ...

(KOMCA) and awarded the daesang as the highest-earning songwriter and composer of 2018. He has consecutively won the award every year since then, having earned the most royalties for songwriting and composition out of all Korean composers and lyricists. In November 2020, due to his major contribution to BTS' musical career, an episode of '' Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend'' was dedicated to his songs.

Discography

Collaborations

As featured artist

Production discography

All music credits are adapted from the KOMCA database.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1983 births Living people South Korean record producers South Korean songwriters Hybe Corporation