Loco (rapper)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.
Loco
로꼬
Loco at The Cry Ground Festival, May 2022
Background information
Birth nameKwon Hyuk-woo
Born (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active2012–present
LabelsAOMG
SpouseUnknown (m. 2022)
Websitewww.aomgofficial.com/loco
Korean name
Hangul
권혁우
Revised RomanizationGwon Hyeok-u
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn 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. His name "loco" means "crazy" in Spanish.[1] He won the first season of Mnet's rap competition Show Me the Money in 2012.[2][3][4]

Personal life

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On September 13, 2022, Loco announced via Instagram that he would be marrying a non-celebrity girlfriend of the same age in the fall.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart
position 		Sales
KOR
[6]
Bleached
Track list
  1. "A.O.M.G"
  2. "Movie Shoot" (featuring DPR Live)
  3. "So Bad" (featuring Sik-K)
  4. "Tiger"
  5. "Like I'm Saying"
  6. "Too Much" (featuring Dean)
  7. "I Was Living Hard" (CD-Skit only)
  8. "Brighten Your Night"
  9. "Da Da Da" (featuring Hoody)
  10. "Still" (featuring Crush)
  11. "You Too" (featuring Cha Cha Malone)
  12. "Rewind" (featuring Sumin)
 10
Weak
  • Released: October 17, 2023
  • Label: AOMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 70

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart
position 		Sales
KOR
[9]
Locomotive
  • Released: November 28, 2014
  • Label: AOMG, LOEN
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. Hands Up (featuring Crush)
  2. Act Serious (featuring Ugly Duck & DJ Wegun)
  3. You Don't Know
  4. Thinking About You (featuring Jay Park)
  5. No Manners (featuring Gray)
  6. High (featuring Konsoul)
  7. If I (featuring Gray)
  8. Growing Up (featuring Elo)
  9. Hold Me Tight (featuring Crush)
 12
Summer Go Loco
  • Released: August 18, 2017
  • Label: AOMG, LOEN
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. Oppa
  2. Summer Go Loco (feat. Gray)
  3. Party Band (feat. Punchnello, Thur)
  4. Alright, Summer Time (feat. Sam Kim)
 — —
Hello
  • Released: February 7, 2019
  • Label: AOMG, Kakao M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. NOTHING
  2. It's been a while (feat. Zion.T)
  3. Tangled Up (feat. pH-1)
  4. Some Beatmaker (feat. Woo & yeesang)
  5. Too Fast (feat. Paloalto)
  6. HOW
 10
Some Time
  • Released: October 14, 2020
  • Label: AOMG, Kakao M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. Return
  2. Can't Sleep (feat. Heize)
  3. Meeting Room
  4. Only Now (feat. Car, the Garden)
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
Circle
[12] 		KOR
Billboard
[13] 		US
World
[14]
As lead artist
"See the Light" (featuring Gray) 2012 — — — — Non-album singles
"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 — —
  • KOR: 251,835
 Non-album singles
"Awesome" (featuring Jay Park & Gray) 17 —
  • KOR: 189,342
"You Too" (너도) (featuring Cha Cha Malone) 2016 5 —
  • KOR: 442,275
"Still" (남아있어) (featuring Crush) 6 —
  • KOR: 291,499
"Too Much" (지나쳐) (featuring Dean) 2017 12 19 — Bleached
"Summer Go Loco" (featuring Gray) 53 67 — Summer Go Loco
"Post It" (나타나줘) (featuring Jay Park) 2018 39 37 — — Non-album singles
"It Takes Time" (시간이 들겠지) (featuring Colde) 2 — —
"Late Night" (featuring Gray) 76 — —
"It's Been a While" (오랜만이야) (featuring Zion.T) 2019 17 — — Hello
"Can't Sleep" (잠이 들어야) (featuring Heize) 2020 36 — — Some Time
"Not OK" (featuring Minnie) 2023 195 — — Weak
Collaborations
"Good" (with Gray, featuring Elo) 2016 1 — —
  • KOR: 358,675
 Non-album singles
"Think About' Chu" (with Sam Kim)[17] 2017 16 —
"Don't Give It to Me" (주지마) (with Hwasa) 2018 1 1 — Hyena on the Keyboard Part.4
"Upside Down" (with Jay Park, Simon Dominic and Gray) 89 — — — Non-album single
"Young" (with Baekhyun) 11 18 4 Station X 0
"Love" (러브) (with Lee Sung-kyung)[20] 2021 25 — — Duet Mate
"Somebody!" (with Hwasa) 2022 51 22 — Somebody
"Sweaty" (with Gray and Coogie) 131 — — Street Man Fighter
As featured artist
"My Last" (Jay Park featuring Loco and Gray) 2015 30 — 19 ₩orld ₩ide
"Can't Help Myself" (못참겠어) (Eric Nam featuring Loco) 2016 20 4
  • KOR: 250,063
 Non-album single
"Double Dip" (Far East Movement featuring Soulja Boy & Loco) — — — Identity
"All I Wanna Do (K)" (Jay Park featuring Hoody & Loco) 176 37 9 Everything You Wanted
"That Girl" (Jung Yong-hwa featuring Loco) 2017 77 — — Do Disturb
"Outerspace" (Kang Daniel featuring Loco) 2021 80 — — — Non-album single
"Smeraldo Garden Marching Band" (Jimin featuring Loco) 2024 44 24 — Muse
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Notes: Billboard Korea Kpop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014. The chart was re-established on May 29, 2017.

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart
position 		Sales Album
KOR
[24]
"The Virus"
(with Havy T) 		2013 — — The Virus OST
"This Song"
(with Mamamoo) 		2014 65 — My Lovely Girl OST
"Spring Is Gone by Chance"
(with Yuju) 		2015 5 A Girl Who Sees Smells OST
"Say Yes"
(with Punch) 		2016 15 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST
"Star (Little Prince)"
(with U Sung-eun) 		2018 — — Memories of the Alhambra OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

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Television

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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 My little Television MBC Cast member
Happy Together 3 KBS2
2017 You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
2018 It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets MBC Cast member[27]
Hyena On the Keyboard KBS2 Cast member (Episodes 7-8)
A Battle of One Voice: 300 tvN Contestant with Gray (Episodes 1-)
Show Me the Money 777 Mnet Loopy 'V' Featured
Radio Star (TV series) MBC Cast member
2020 Show Me the Money 9 Mnet Lil Boi 'ON AIR' Featured
2021 High School Rapper (season 4) Judge/Producer

Web shows

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Year Title Network Role Ref.
2021 Love Catcher in Seoul TVING Host [28]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2021 "Red Lipstick" Lee Hi (Feat. Yoon Mirae) [29]

Awards and nominations

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Melon Music Awards

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Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Best OST "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco Won
2018 Hot Trend Award "Young" (with Byun Baek-hyun) Nominated
"Don't" (with Hwasa) Won
Best Ballad Nominated

KBS Entertainment Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result
2018 Hot Issue Entertainer Award Hwasa & Loco Won

References

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  1. ^ "'컬투쇼' 로꼬, 이름 뜻 밝혀… '헉 그런뜻이였어?'". dailyKorea (in Korean). 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. ^ Kim, Jae-heun (2015-06-26). "Rapper show launches new season". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ^ "LOCO (로꼬)". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ^ Chung, Seo-hee (2014-04-02). "로꼬's Story". IZE Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ^ Jeon, Jae-kyung (September 13, 2022). "로꼬, 결혼 발표…"예비신부는 동갑내기 동네친구" [Loco announces marriage... "The bride-to-be is a neighborhood friend of the same age] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Charted albums on the Circle (formerly Gaon) Album Chart:
  7. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, June 2017". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  8. ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 42, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Charted EPs on Gaon Music Chart:
  10. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, December 2014". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  11. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, February 2019". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  12. ^ Charted singles on the Circle Chart:
  13. ^ Charted songs on Kpop Hot 100:
  14. ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
  15. ^ Cumulative sales for "Too Much":
  16. ^ Cumulative sales for "Summer Go Loco":
  17. ^ "[뮤직&톡] 샘김X로꼬, 추억 소환하는 리메이크의 옳은 예". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  18. ^ Cumulative sales for "Think About' Chu":
  19. ^ "Gaon Certification – Download". Gaon Chart.
  20. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (June 24, 2021). "이성경X로꼬, 7월 4일 듀엣곡 발매 '대세 만남". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "My Last - 2015".
  22. ^ "Gaon's Observation Notes". Gaon Music Chart. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  23. ^ 2017년 12주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  24. ^ Charted singles on Gaon Music Chart:
  25. ^ C., Daniel (June 21, 2019). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  26. ^ Cumulative sales for "Say Yes":
  27. ^ "'이불밖은위험해' 이이경·로꼬, 새로운 집돌이 합류". the-star.co.kr.
  28. ^ Oh Ji-won (October 21, 2021). "티빙 새 연애 리얼리티 '러브캐처 인 서울', 장도연→써니 왓처 5인방 출격" [Teabing's new love reality 'Love Catcher in Seoul', Jang Do-yeon → Sunny Watcher 5 members sortie] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Naver.
  29. ^ Choi Jeong-ah (September 9, 2021). "이하이, 등장한 '빨간 립스틱' 뮤비 티저 공개…박재범→정찬성 총출동" [Lee Hi, 'Red Lipstick' MV teaser released... Jae-beom Park → Chan-seong Jeong]. Sportsworld (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
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