Loco (rapper)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kwon.
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

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart position Sales
KOR
Locomotive 12[4] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
"See The Light" (feat. Gray) 2012 — — non-album single
"No More" (feat. Crush) — —
"Take Care" (feat. Park Narae of Spica) 2013 — —
"Hold Me Tight" (feat. Crush) 2014 4[5] +926,128 Locomotive
"Respect" (feat. Gray & DJ Pumkin) 2015 33[6] +251,835 non-album single
"Awesome" (feat. Jay Park & Gray) 17[6] +189,342
"You Too" (feat. Cha Cha Malone) 2016 5[7] +442,275
"Good" (with Gray, feat. ELO) — +358,675
"Can't help myself" (with Eric Nam) 20 +250,063
"Double Dip" (Far East Movement ft. Soulja Boy & Loco) — — Identity
"Still" (feat. Crush) 6 +291,499 non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR

Gaon

"The Virus"

(with Havy T)
2013
—
 N/A
The Virus OST
"This Song"

(with Mamamoo)
2014
65[8]
 N/A
My Lovely Girl OST
"Spring Is Gone by Chance"

(with Yuju of GFriend)
2015
5[9]
  • KOR (DL): 1,241,346+[10]
The Girl Who Sees Smells OST
"Say Yes"

(with Punch)
2016
15[11]
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST

Filmography

Television

Year Program Network Roles Notes
2012 Show Me the Money Mnet Himself Winner
2015 Show Me the Money 4 Mnet Producer with Jay Park
2016 Happy Together KBS Himself
Episode 462

Awards and nominations

MelOn Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Best OST[13] "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, 2014.12.07~2014.12.13". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2014.03.16~2014.03.22". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  6. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart, 2015.07.26~2015.08.01". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2016.04.03~2016.04.09". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2014.09.21~2014.09.27". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2015.05.03~2015.05.09". Gaon. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - 2015 (see #15)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, 2016-08-28~2016,09-03". Gaon Chart.
  12. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Say Yes":
  13. ↑ "Winners of the 2015 Melon Music Awards". koreaboo.com. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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