Loco (rapper)

Loco

Loco in 2014
Background information
Birth name Kwon Hyuk-woo (권혁우)
Born (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989
Seoul, South Korea
Genres Korean hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2012–present
Labels AOMG
Associated acts Jay Park, Crush, Gray
Korean name
Hangul 권혁우
Revised Romanization Gwon Hyeoku
McCune–Reischauer Kwŏn Hyŏku

Kwon Hyuk-woo (Hangul: 권혁우; born December 25, 1989), better known by his stage name Loco (Hangul: 로꼬), is a South Korean rapper signed to hip hop label AOMG. He won the first season of Mnet's rap competition Show Me the Money in 2012.[1][2][3]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
position		 Sales
KOR
Bleached 10[4] TBA

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
position		 Sales
KOR
Locomotive 12[5] N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Peak
chart
positions		 Sales Album
KOR
[6]
As lead artist
"See the Light"
(featuring Gray)		 2012 — N/A non-album single
"No More"
(featuring Crush)		 —
"Take Care"
(featuring Park Narae)		 2013 —
"Hold Me Tight"
(featuring Crush)		 2014 4[7]
  • KOR: 926,128
 Locomotive
"Respect"
(featuring Gray & DJ Pumkin)		 2015 33[8]
  • KOR: 251,835
 non-album single
"Awesome"
(featuring Jay Park & Gray)		 17[8]
  • KOR: 189,342
"You Too"
(featuring Cha Cha Malone)		 2016 5[9]
  • KOR: 442,275
"Good"
(with Gray, featuring Elo)		 —
  • KOR: 358,675
"Can't Help Myself"
(with Eric Nam)		 20
  • KOR: 250,063
"Double Dip"
(Far East Movement featuring Soulja Boy & Loco)		 — N/A Identity
"Still"
(featuring Crush)		 6
  • KOR: 291,499
 non-album single
"Think About' Chu"
(with Sam Kim)		 2017 To be announced
As featured artist
"That Girl" (Jung Yong-hwa feat. Loco) 2017 TBA Do Disturb
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart
position		 Sales Album
KOR
"The Virus"
(with Havy T)		 2013 — N/A The Virus OST
"This Song"
(with Mamamoo)		 2014 65[10] N/A My Lovely Girl OST
"Spring Is Gone by Chance"
(with Yuju)		 2015 5[11] The Girl Who Sees Smells OST
"Say Yes"
(with Punch)		 2016 15[13] Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

Television

Year Program Network Roles Notes
2012 Show Me the Money Mnet Himself Contestant and Winner
2015 Show Me the Money 4 Judge/Producer with Jay Park
2016 Happy Together KBS Himself Episode 462 with Crush, DinDin, Baek JiYoung, and Lee JiHye

Awards and nominations

MelOn Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Best OST[15] "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco Won

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Jae-heun (2015-06-26). "Rapper show launches new season". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ↑ "LOCO (로꼬)". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ Chung, Seo-hee (2014-04-02). "로꼬’s Story". IZE Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart, 2017.05.21~2017.05.27". Gaon. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart, 2014.12.07~2014.12.13". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2014.03.16~2014.03.22". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart, 2015.07.26~2015.08.01". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2016.04.03~2016.04.09". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2014.09.21~2014.09.27". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2015.05.03~2015.05.09". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - 2015 (see #15)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2016-08-28~2016,09-03". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09.
  14. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Say Yes":
  15. ↑ "Winners of the 2015 Melon Music Awards". koreaboo.com. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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