Crucial Star

Crucial Star (크루셜 스타)
Birth name 박 세 윤 (Park Se Yoon)
Born (1989-10-16) October 16, 1989
Origin Republic of Korea
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Labels
  • Grandline Entertainment
  • Soul Company
Associated acts
  • Dok2
  • Bang Yong-guk
  • Double K
  • Kebee
  • The Quiett
  • Basick
  • Zion.T
  • Satbyeol
  • Pento
  • Donutman
  • Swings
  • 조현아
  • B-Free
  • JJK
  • Jerry. K
  • CZA
Website http://crucialstar.net/

Park Se Yoon (Hangul: 박세윤), most commonly known as Crucial Star (Hangul: 크루셜 스타), is a South Korean rapper, composer, lyricist and producer. At the age of 17, he performed with Libra Twins,[1] a band popular in the Korean hip hop industry, and he later moved on to try an open-audition and won, landing himself with a deal with a Korean hip hop label, Soul Company.[2][3] At the beginning of 2012, he released a free digital single, which highlights the aftermath of disbandment of Soul Company.[4] He recently left Grandline Entertainment, and is now an independent artist.

Biography

He was born the youngest son to a family of 6, including his elder brother, elder sister, younger sister and parents. His father is Park Hang Ryul, an acclaimed Korean painter, and on season 4 of Show Me the Money he revealed that his family (except his youngest sister) pursue a career in art. He was going to do the same, having a flair for art as shown in his painting of his "Midnight" album cover, but said that art was no fun.

Personal life

On October 5, Crucial Star's entertainment company officially published a statement confirming that Crucial Star and Unpretty Rapstar Vol 2 contestant Heize were in a relationship. "It is true Crucial Star and Heize are dating. The two of them have been dating for two years. It's a truth already known among their fans."[5] According to the agency, before Heize was active, she visited Crucial Star's concert venue where the two met and started dating. Meanwhile, Crucial Star is fully supportive of her promotions.

On October 12, it was reported that Crucial Star and Heize had in fact broken up months before reports of their relationship surfaced. Upon seeing news of their relationship, Heize asked the producers of Unpretty Rapstar 2 to explicitly mention that she and Crucial Star were no longer in a relationship, clearing up any misunderstandings. The producers complied; during her diss battle with KittyB on the 5th episode of Unpretty Rapstar 2, KittyB used Crucial Star's most popular song "I'm Okay" as her beat, and the captions referred to Crucial Star as Heize's ex-boyfriend.[6]

Style

Crucial has added a unique style to his stomping beats, which takes his skills, as a rapper, to a whole new level. His rapping delivery is similar to of Kid Cudi, Drake and a lot of other American rappers. He even mentions that he is strongly influenced by their musicality and vocal arrangements, which defines his own character and personality as a musician in the Korean hip hop industry. For example, the opening song, from the extended play (EP) A Star Goes Up, 'It's My Turn', has the same idea inspired by 'My Time' by Fabolous.

Mad Clown VS Crucial Star

At the beginning of 2010, Crucial Star released a collaborated mini-album with a fellow member under the same record label, Soul Company. The member was named Mad Clown, born as Jo Dongrim (조동림). Crucial Star composed two of the four tracks from the album and were called 'I Just Want U' and 'iPod Girl', which features Pento. 'I Just Want U' carries a lot of bass with a whistle/flute sound, which takes the track to a whole new level and makes it catchy as the lyrics fuse well with the beat and absorbs the listener with the relaxing melody.
The second track,'iPod Girl', again composed and produced by Crucial Star, is a similar to the first one, but they both have their differences. The lyrics have a smooth flow and is more for the modern generation.[7][8][9][10] The other two tracks, '죽 먹었어?!' & '이별은' (Feat. DC), were composed by Mad Clown, bringing himself to express his lyrical skills to the public.[11]

Disbandment of Soul Company

Soul Company released an official statement regarding the company's disbandment, as well as announcing a final concert: 'Soul Company’s Last Concert: A Spring, Gushed', which took place at AX Korea, on November 27, held to commemorate their teams' hard work over the company's 8-year history.[12] Finding it difficult to cover all the members’ individual music styles and capabilities, Soul Company decided to disband, stated by rappers Kebee Jerry. K, as representatives of Soul Company. Soul Company, which started back in 2004, played a central role in the Korean underground hip-hop world by turning out total 24 artists, releasing 73 singles, and opening 59 concerts for the last 8 years[13]

Having released two extended plays (EPs), A Star Goes Up and A Star From The Basement, at the start of 2012, Crucial Star released a new and free digital single, dubbed as 'Nothing Lasts Forever', which reflects on the aftermath of the disbandment of Soul Company and suggests his ongoing hopes, dreams and determination, having to go through the obstacles and a hard reality of life.[14]

Show Me The Money Season 4

| note: spoilers from the season

Crucial Star appeared on the fourth season of the South Korean TV Series, Show Me the Money. This was unannounced, only to be revealed on the day of the audition through a photograph taken and posted by a fan. However, in the auditions round he forgot his lyrics, and hence resulting in an elimination by producer Tablo. He brazenly rapped a second time, getting his lyrics right despite facing the elimination. Tablo responded by apologizing, saying that although he enjoyed Crucial Star's music, he fairly gave everyone a fair chance. He continued by saying that if he gave one person a second chance, it would not make sense, and therefore he did not get through the next round. Crucial Star later posted a picture to his instagram, which read "It is true that I auditioned for Show Me The Money 4 yesterday. I quietly applied because I wanted to challenge myself but because I was nervous and forgot my lyrics, in the end I was eliminated. But in the end I was able to rap a verse I prepared from start to finish so I don't have any regrets. I applied to at least slightly overcome my fear of cameras and I wanted to prove I could do it myself. I cheer on all the contestants who passed the audition"

Discography

Singles

Title
Catch Me If U Can [October 11, 2010][15]
Champagne [September 16, 2011][16]
Nothing Lasts Forever [December 11, 2011][17]
Super Crucial Rap 2 [February 3, 2014]
Three Things I Want To Give You (ft. Sojin of Girl's Day) [March 10, 2014]
Show Me Your Light (ft. Shin Ji-soo) [April 15, 2014]

Albums

Album Tracklist
Love & Fear (Libra Twins)
Released:December 14, 2007
  1. 30 전
  2. Good Bye Ma Lady (Feat. Jepp Blackman)
  3. Good Bye Ma Lady (Inst.)
Mad Clown VS Crucial Star
Released January 29, 2010[18]
  1. I Just Want U
  2. iPod Girl (ft. Pento)
  3. 죽 먹었어?!
  4. 이별은 (ft. DC)
A Star Goes Up
Released: January 27, 2011
  1. It's My Turn (ft. Zion.T)
  2. Trendsetterz (ft. Basick)
  3. Tonight (feat. Satbyeol)
  4. Change Of My Life (Interlude)
  5. Change Of My Life (ft. Dok2 and The Quiett)
  6. New Generation (ft. Pento)
  7. 비스듬히 걸쳐 (Rebirth) (ft. Donutman)
  8. 잘 찾아봐
  9. (Bonus Track) Phone Number (ft. The Quiett and Kebee)
A Star From The Basement
Released: August 4, 2011
  1. Last Trip
  2. Real Me
  3. What’s This Art For
  4. SCR (Super Crucial Rap)
  5. What’s Your Name (ft. Swings)
  6. 그릇
  7. No More Romance (ft. 조현아)
  8. One Better Day
  9. I Just Wanna (ft. CZA)
  10. 쉽지않은 대답
  11. 시간이 없어
  12. 옷가게 (Can’t Go Out) (ft. Donutman)
  13. Chocoholic (Rebirth)
  14. 개꿈
  15. No Pay No Gain (ft. Jerry.K)
  16. Pain 09
  17. Stupid Love Song
  18. 약속
  19. Deep In A Dream (Outro)
  20. From The Basement (ft. B-Free, JJK and The Quiett) (Bonus Track)
Drawing #1: A Dream Spokesman
Released: May 18, 2012[19]
  1. A Dream Spokesman
  2. Nice
  3. Under The Sheets (ft. Donutman)
  4. Doin' My Thang
  5. Did It
  6. 플랫슈즈 feat. Lovey
  7. 그만 웃어
  8. Headset (ft. CZA)
  9. G.L. Interlude
  10. G.L. (Good Life) (ft. Geeks, Take One and DJ Eager)
  11. Like It Like That (ft. Donutman)
  12. Nothin'
  13. 새벽 6시
  14. Under Rapper
  15. Sex Therapy
  16. Suicide
FALL
Released: November 27, 2012
  1. One Life 2 Live
  2. Real Love (ft. 샛별)
  3. Own Way (ft. Take One, The Quiett and Zion.T)
  4. 난 아파 (ft. Rimi)
  5. Flat Shoes (Brother Su Remix) (ft. Lovey)
  6. 우을증
  7. I'm OK
  8. Nothing Lasts Forever
Drawing #2: A Better Man
Released: November 25, 2013
  1. C'est la vie (Intro) (Prod. G-Slow)
  2. Grind
  3. Nightmare (Skit)
  4. FISB-(Future is So Bright) (Feat. Donutman, CZA)
  5. I'm Still #1
  6. 25 (I still don't know why)
  7. Chillin' (Feat. Fana, Heize)
  8. 그대로 (Feat. Olltii)
  9. A Better Man
  10. 시가을 먹는 놈
  11. Drinks Up
  12. Shadow
  13. 소주 반병
  14. Feel Like I'm Back (prod. GRAY) (Bonus Track)
  15. Big Dream (prod. DJ Doplamingo) (Bonus Track)
A Winter Love Song
Released: December 17, 2013
  1. A Winter Love Song
  2. It's Your Boy (Feat. CZA. Donutman)
Midnight
Released: October 16, 2014
  1. Midnight (Feat. Taylor)
  2. 퇴실
  3. Limousine Dream
  4. 두통약 (Become A Man)
  5. 바쁜 남자 (Busy Man) (Feat. Louie Of Geeks)
  6. Pretty Girl (Feat. Lovey)
  7. Paris
  8. Dreams Forgotten (Interlude)
  9. 꿈을 파는 가게 (Feat. Bob James, Mayson The Soul)
  10. Owl (Feat. Donutman)
  11. Fire
  12. Sweet Life (Feat. Konsoul)
  13. I`m The One
  14. Same Boy (Feat. Loco)
  15. Blessing
Boyhood
Released: 6 May 2015[20]
  1. 내 글라이더 (My Glider)
  2. AIA (Feat. 주영)
  3. Pet (Feat. Stella Jang)
  4. 막내 아들 (The Youngest Son)
  5. 이어폰소년 (Earphones Boy)
  6. Boys to Men (Bonus Track)

As Featured Artist

Personal life

Crucial Star's agency has confirmed his relationship of two years as of 2015 with female rapper Heize, who is on Unpretty Rapstar. According to local news Osen, it is reported that Heize met Crucial Star as a fan and their relationship later developed into a romantic one.[21] Their relationship has been known for a while among underground fans prior to the confirmation.

Additional Information

Chapter 1 – The Question

  1. Last Trip
  2. Real Me
  3. What’s This Art For
    4.
  4. SCR (Super Crucial Rap)

Chapter 2 – Mind Travel

  1. What’s Your Name (feat. Swings)
  2. 그릇
  3. No More Romance (feat. 조현아)
  4. One Better Day
  5. I Just Wanna (feat. CZA)

Chapter 3 – Love, Dream & Happiness

  1. 쉽지않은 대답
  2. 시간이 없어
  3. 옷가게 (Can’t Go Out) (feat. Donutman)
  4. Chocoholic (Rebirth)

Chapter 4 – Hope Blooming In Despair

  1. 개꿈
  2. No Pay No Gain (feat. Jerry.k)
  3. Pain 09
  4. Stupid Love Song

Chapter 5 – The Cure

  1. 약속
  2. Deep In A Dream (Outro)

BONUS TRACK

  1. From The Basement (feat. B-Free, JJK, The Quiett)

See also

References

  1. ↑ At the age of 17, performed in a group titled “Libra Twins“ together with CZA, who was known as P-Styl2, and eventually tried out (and won, at http://www.allkpop.com/2011/02/review-a-star-goes-up-by-crucial-star
  2. ↑ land a deal with the Korean hip-hop label, Soul Company.
  3. ↑ This information was found on: http://www.allkpop.com/2011/02/review-a-star-goes-up-by-crucial-star
  4. ↑ This week Crucial Star’s latest digital release “Nothing Lasts Forever” was made available for free download!, from http://mcrothsresidence.com/2011/12/29/download-crucial-star-nothing-lasts-forever/
  5. ↑ "Crucial Star and 'Unpretty Rapstar' Heize revealed to be dating | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Heize and Crucial Star Confirmed to Have Broken Up". Soompi. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ The song is more modern mainstream-ed
  8. ↑ whistle/flute sound
  9. ↑ relaxing melody with a beat that carries on a lot of bass
  10. ↑ the lyrics are extremely smooth
  11. ↑ This track really lets Mad Clown fully express himself with his lyrical skills.
  12. ↑ has recently released an official statement regarding the company’s disbandment, at http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2011/09/30/news-music-label-soul-company-officially-disbanded/
  13. ↑ http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/k-pop/hip-hop-label-soul-company-opens-their-last-concert-before-disbanding-the-team/
  14. ↑ Crucial Star...has recently released his newest and free digital single titled 'Nothing Lasts Forever'
  15. ↑ Catch Me If U Can, October 11, 2010 (digital single), at http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Crucial+star/biography
  16. ↑ Champagne, September 16, 2011, at http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Crucial+star/biography
  17. ↑ Crucial Star, Free Single ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Revealed, at http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2011/12/29/music-crucial-star-free-single-nothing-lasts-forever-revealed/
  18. ↑ Crucial Star. "Mad Clown VS Crucial Star". koreanreloaded. koreanreloaded. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  19. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2012/05/rapper-crucial-star-releases-tracklist-for-upcoming-mixtape
  20. ↑ Star, Crucial. "Crucial Star reveals tracklist for Boyhood". hiphopkr. Lena. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Heize and Crucial Star dating". Soompi. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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