Changmo
South Korean rapper and music producer (born 1994)
- Rapper
- music producer
구창모
具昌謨
Musical artist
Ku Chang-mo (Korean: 구창모; born May 31, 1994),[1] known mononymously as Changmo (창모; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper and music producer. He released his debut album M O T O W N on March 18, 2016.[2] In October 2016 he joined Dok2 and The Quiett's sub-label, Ambition Musik.[3]
Personal life
Changmo was accepted into Berklee College of Music twice, having applied once when he was 18, and once when he was 19. However, as he could not obtain a scholarship on both occasions, he chose not to attend.[4][5]
Changmo enlisted in the army for his mandatory military enlistment on March 14, 2022,[6] and was discharged on September 13, 2023.[7]
Discography
Mixtapes
Title | Details |
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Time to Get Money[8] (돈 벌 시간) |
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Ready to Be a Star #DBJB (돈 벌 준비 #DBJB) |
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Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [9] | |||
Boyhood |
Track listing
| 13 |
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Underground Rockstar |
Track listing
| 26 |
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Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [9] | |||
M O T O W N |
Track listing
| — | — |
Time to Earn Money 2 (돈 벌 시간 2) |
Track listing
| 50 |
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Time to Earn Money 3 (돈 벌 시간 3) |
Track listing
| 49 |
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Gettin Money Moment (돈 번 순간) |
Track listing
| 26 |
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Reached Moment (DNSG) (닿는 순간) |
Track listing
| 38 | — |
Wonderful Days |
Track listing
| TBA | TBA |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album |
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KOR [14] | |||||
As lead artist | |||||
"Gangster" (feat. Livii) | 2014 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"W A N G" | 2016 | — | M O T O W N | ||
"Cigarette" (담배) | — | Non-album single | |||
"Maestro" (마에스트로) | 42 |
| Time to Earn Money 2 | ||
"Rockstar" | — | — | Time to Earn Money 3 | ||
"Bling!" | — | ||||
"One More Rollie" (feat. Keem Hyo-eun & Hash Swan) | 2017 | — |
| Gettin Money Moment | |
"Inkigayo" (인기가요) (feat. The Quiett & Dok2) | 87 |
| |||
"Holy God" | 2018 | — | — | Reached Moment (DNSG) | |
"Meteor" | 2019 | 1 |
| Boyhood | |
"Da Wero" (더 위로) | — | — | |||
"Remedy" (feat. Chungha) | 136 | ||||
"Countin My Guap" | 2020 | 91 | Bipolar | ||
"Swoosh Flow" | 177 | ||||
"GJD" (광장동에서) | 73 | GJD | |||
"Moraesigye" (모래시계) | 2021 | 159 | Underground Rockstar | ||
"Taiji" (태지) | — | ||||
"Hyperstar" | 168 | ||||
"Just the Two of Us" (이렇게 둘이) | 2022 | 104 | Non-album single | ||
"FWB" | 2024 | 200 | Wonderful Days | ||
Collaborations | |||||
"Blue Moon" (with Hyolyn) | 2017 | 3 |
| — | Non-album singles |
"Beer" (비워) (with Hash Swan, Ash Island, Keem Hyo-eun, Leellamarz & The Quiett) | 2019 | 43 | — | ||
"Band" (with Hash Swan, Ash Island & Keem Hyo-eun) | 30 | ||||
"Pay Day" (with Ash Island, Junggigo & KozyPop, prod. Gray) | 2020 | 90 | |||
As featured artist | |||||
"I Came to Hustle" (돈 벌러왔어) (Marvel.J feat. Changmo) | 2015 | — | — | — | Graduation |
"Forgive Me" (Marvel.J feat. Changmo & Don Mills) | 2017 | — | |||
"Are You with Me?" (있으면돼) (So Ji-sub feat. Changmo) | — | Non-album single | |||
"Ambition and Vision" (Dok2 feat. Beenzino, Changmo, Keem Hyo-eun, Hash Swan & The Quiett) | 100 |
| Reborn | ||
"Wine" (오늘 취하면) (Suran feat. Changmo, prod. Suga) | 2 |
| Walkin' | ||
"Too Cold" (Primeboi feat. Changmo, Huckleberry P, Justhis & Jay Moon) | — | — | Trailer | ||
"Money on the Floor" (The Quiett feat. Don Mills & Changmo) | — | Millionaire Poetry | |||
"La La La" (Keem Hyo-eun feat. Changmo) | — | Non-album single | |||
"Blame" (탓) (NakJoon feat. Changmo) | — | ||||
"SaimSaim" (사임사임) (Coogie, Superbee & D.Ark feat. Changmo) | 2018 | 7 | Show Me the Money 777 | ||
"Hundred Million" (억) (Superbee feat. Changmo) | 31 | ||||
"Selfmade Orange 2" (Superbee feat. Changmo & Paul Blanco) | 2020 | — | Rap Legend 2 | ||
"Yours" (Raiden x Chanyeol feat. Lee Hi and Changmo) | 49 | Non-album single | |||
"Play" (Chungha feat. Changmo) | 14 | Play | |||
"Backpack" (D.ark, Trade L, Young Chens & Baegie feat. Changmo, prod. Way Ched) | 2021 | 128 | High School Rapper 4 | ||
"RSVP" (Hyuna feat. Changmo) | 2024 | — | Attitude | ||
Soundtrack appearances | |||||
"Put It Down" (Dok2 feat. Keem Hyo-eun & Changmo) | 2016 | — | — | — | Entourage OST |
"I'm All Ears" (내 귀는 열려) | 2017 | — | Voice OST | ||
"I Always" | — | Hit the Top OST | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [14] | ||||
"Beautiful" (아름다워) | 2016 | 29 |
| Time to Earn Money 2 |
"Selfmade Orange" (feat. Superbee) | 2018 | 177 | — | Reached Moment (DNSG) |
"Wish" (빌었어) | 2019 | 14 | Boyhood |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref. |
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Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2017 | Discovery of the Year - Hip hop | Changmo | Won | |
Golden Disc Awards | 2020 | Best R&B/Hip-Hop Award | "Meteor" | Won | [22] |
Korean Hip-Hop Awards | 2020 | Artist of the Year | Changmo | Nominated | |
Hip-hop Album of the Year | Boyhood | Nominated | |||
Hip-hop Track of the Year | "Meteor" | Won | |||
Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Collaboration of the Year | "Swoosh Flow Remix" | Nominated | ||
2022 | Artist of the Year | Changmo | Won | [23] | |
Hip-Hop Album of the Year | Underground Rockstar | Won | |||
Hip-Hop Track of the Year | "Hyperstar" | Nominated | |||
"Taiji" | Won | ||||
Music Video of the Year | Won | ||||
Korean Music Awards | 2022 | Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album | Underground Rockstar | Nominated | [24] |
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song | "Taiji" | Won | [25] |
Notes
- ^ "Meteor" was certified platinum for 100 million streaming on June 11, 2020, and double platinum for 200 million streaming on September 9, 2021.[17]
References
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- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Time to Earn Money 2 charting". Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Time to Earn Money 3 charting". Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Gettin Money Moment charting". Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Reached Moment charting". Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Boyhood charting". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- "Underground Rockstar charting". Gaon Chart. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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- "SaimSaim – Week 41 of 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- "Hundred Million – Week 44 of 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- "Beer – Week 27 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "Band – Week 32 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- "Meteor – Week 52 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Remedy, Selfmade Orange – Week 1 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- "Wish – Week 2 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "Pay Day – Week 9 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- "Yours – Week 20 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- "Countin My Guap – Week 22 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- "Swoosh Flow – Week 23 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- "Play – Week 28 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "GJD – Week 47 of 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- "Backpack – Week 14 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- "Moraesigye – Week 47 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- "Hyperstar – Week 47 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- "Just the Two of Us – Week 12 of 2022". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- "FWB – Week 5 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Maestro":
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- ^ "2022 Winners: Korean Hip Hop Awards 2022". Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Changmo [Underground Rockstar] – Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album Nominee". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Changmo [Taiji] – Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song Nominee". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
External links
- Changmo on Instagram