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Jay Park Celebrates National Liberation Day of Korea with new video for "DNA Remix"

After facing backlash for the original "DNA Remix" video, H1GHR MUSIC CEO Jay Park has uploaded a new video for the collaboration project. The new video, showing the culture, traditions and landmarks of South Korea through the eyes of a young boy, hit YouTube on August 15 to coincide with National Liberation Day of Korea. The holiday, according to Wikipedia, is celebrated every year on August 15, in both South and North Korea, in commemoration of the victory over Japan, "when at the end of World War II, the U.S. and allied forces helped end 35 years of Japanese occupation and colonial rule of Korea, which lasted from 1910–1945." On social media, H1GHR MUSIC says the day "represents South Korea and its peoples’ perseverance, pride and courage." K-hip-hop artists on the "DNA Remix" collaboration song project include: Jay Park, pH-1, YLN Foreign, D.Ark, 365LIT, lIlBOI, Lee Young Ji, Ourealgoat, Choo and OSUN. The new video for the song replaces the...

Sam Kim joins Ruel for a Live Performance of "Not Thinkin' Bout You"

16-year-old Australian singer Ruel took time out from his busy touring schedule recently to hit the small stage with Korean-American singer Sam Kim . Ruel was in South Korea for a March 21st concert. The two artists crooned out Ruel's song "Not Thinkin' Bout You," in a soulful dingo music LIVE performance. "Not Thinkin' Bout You" is off the teen's 2018 debut EP "Ready." Sam Kim also joined Ruel on the big stage during his actual "Ready" concert in Seoul.

KHip-Hop Legends: Deepflow, Paloalto, The Quiett, Yumdda and Simon Dominic collab in a Dingo x DAMOIM single & MV - "Forever 84"

A Dingo and DAMOIM collaboration with some of the top hip-hop heavy hitters in South Korea-- who mostly were born in 1984. Part one of the project - "Forever 84," hit streaming sites on November 19, with a Dingo music video on YouTube, featuring Yumdda, Deepflow, Paloalto, The Quiett and Simon Dominic. The rappers, now in their 30s-- have each helped to put South Korean hip-hop on the map. They represent labels AOMG, Hi-Lite Records, ILLIONAIRE RECORDS and VMC. And the artists are living life to the fullest in their DF Film visual, as they are "forever young, forever rich, forever 84." The track--was produced by Unsinkable. Check it out above and below. "Now I'm up in the sky with the 84s. I told you we not paper chasers. DAMOIM we spread love forever."

South Korean rapper Coogie drops new single as contract with AOMG expires

South Korean artist Coogie dropped his new single "1,2,3,4,5" on January 23, 2025--the same day record label AOMG announced its exclusive contract with the rapper had come to an end. Coogie signed with AOMG in 2022. He was previously signed under hip-hop label ATMseoul. He became known for his sing-song melodic rap style after participating in the South Korean rap competition series Show Me The Money 777 in 2018. The translation to AOMG's post on X reads... "Hello, this is AOMG. We would like to inform you that Coogie's exclusive contract has ended on January 23, 2025. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the fans who have shown much support and interest in Coogie and his wonderful activities that have made AOMG shine for a long time. AOMG promises to sincerely support Coogie's new challenges and activities in the future, and we ask fans to continue to show their warm interest and encouragement for his new journey. thank you." The tra...

NEW MUSIC & MV: Hoody - "MIRO"

A dance single from AOMG's Hoody. The South Korean artist released her new track - "MIRO," and the visual for it, on September 26. The song was produced by Slom. The drop comes just three days after the release of the collaboration with H1GHR MUSIC's Phe Reds for the song "Juice." Check out the new music video below.

AOMG Welcomes Sogumm to the Label after her "Signhere" win on MBN

South Korean label AOMG (founded by Jay Park), now has two female artists. AOMG welcomed Sogumm to the team on October 31, after the final episode of Signhere on MBN. The singer took home first place, on the competition show. Her total scores for her performance beating out Meloh, Maddox and MBA. Sogumm joins Hoody, and a crew of popular male artists, as the second woman signed to AOMG. Hoody became the first female artist to sign to the hip-hop and R&B record label back in 2015. [sogumm (소금)] Welcome to AOMG, sogumm! ㅤ AOMG의 새 아티스트 sogumm의 앞으로의 행보에 많은 관심과 응원 부탁드립니다. Thank you for your interest and support for AOMG's new artist, sogumm. ㅤ - #sogumm #소금 #AOMG pic.twitter.com/iU5w6xJOIW — AOMG (@AOMGOFFICIAL) October 31, 2019 View this post on Instagram 사인히어 우승자 앤드 에오엠쥐 새맴버! @mbacrew_official @meloh8_26 @xxmaddox 다들고생했어요 🙏 - -[sogumm (소금)] Welcome to AOMG, sogumm! ㅤ AOMG의 새 아티스트 sogumm의 앞으로의 행보에 많은 관심과...

Quick Crew choreographs Official Dance Video for "Jeg Er Lei Meg" by Norwegian artists Karpe Diem, Arif and Unge Ferrari

Here are some moves and music to get you through the week. Hip-hop/urban dancers, the Quick Style , aka the Quick Crew, in Oslo, Norway, have choreographed and created the Official Dance Video for the track "Jeg Er Lei Meg," a fun hip-hop song by Norwegian artists Karpe Diem, Arif and Unge Ferrari. The song is off their "Mars" EP. The Quick Crew consists of brothers Suleman Malik, Bilal Malik and their childhood friend Nasir Sirikhan. The dance video was uploaded to YouTube on February 3. Check it out below.

Rapper GUN is trapped inside an "AQUARIUM" in new single and MV release

LowLand crew member GUN from South Korea's STARSHIPX Entertainment delivers melodic lyrics from inside a glass aquarium while waiting on his love, in a new music video for his latest single. The track and blue tinted visual dropped on April 1st. It follows the rapper's previous release of "Red Light" with crew member Jhnovr in mid 2018. Beyond glass walls, all that lays is a colossal aquarium. I was always the one spectating you, and never the other way around. Produced By Tsuya Lyrics By #GUN ,Tsuya Composed By #GUN ,Tsuya Arranged By Tsuya Mixed By #GUN ,Tsuya, Newmaze Mastered By Tsuya @tsuya94 @sharp_gun_94 MV Directed by 백승원 @itsboywhite Artwork By Lafic View this post on Instagram LowLand( ) A post shared by #GUN 🔫 (@sharp_gun_94) on Mar 29, 2019 at 10:52am PDT

South Korean Hip-Hop Label Hi-Lite Records Disbands after 12 Years

Another loss for the hip-hop industry in South Korea. On April 20, Hi-Lite Records founder and former CEO Paloalto announced the disbandment of the label during his Instagram Live. Paloalto created the company in 2010. He stepped down as CEO in 2020 , but remained on as a recording artist. The label was most recently home to other artists such as Reddy, Huckleberry P, Swervy, Owell Mood, Soovi, jerd and Ash-B. Hi-Lite Records posted a statement on its social media platforms following Paloalto's announcement saying in part... "As many of you heard through Paloalto’s Instagram Live, we have decided to officially disband the Hi-Lite Records label. A number of different situations and circumstances led to this decision. Above all, know that this decision was made to ensure the best possible future for our artists and employees." For many Khip-hop fans, Hi-Lite Records introduced them to the hip-hop scene in South Korea. At one point the label was home t...

Rapper Dok2 talks about working with Jay Park and G-Dragon (from BIGBANG) in Ep. 31 of "Fun With Dumb"

Illionaire Records co-founder Dok2 is a pioneer in the South Korean hip-hop industry, but he rarely gives interviews. Lucky for fans, the rapper sat down on two separate occasions recently to talk about his life and the rise of hip-hop in South Korea. The first interview was for the March 7th face to face with rapper Snacky Chan for Chan's YouTube series - "Undergod." The second was for American rapper Dumbfoundead's March 20th (ep. 31) podcast of "Fun With Dumb." During the podcast, Dok2 provided a mini-history lesson for anyone interested in South Korean hip-hop. Beginning with his early rise, the rapper says he's been making moves in the industry since 2002 when he was 12-years-old. He told Dumbfoundead that he used to attend a school for foreigners in Busan (because of his mixed Korean, Spanish and Filipino heritage), but after 6th grade he moved to Seoul and did not return back to school (due to family financial reasons). He says he started...

Jay Park Announces European leg of SEXY 4EVA WORLD TOUR

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