Nucksal

Nucksal
Born
Lee Jun-yeong

(1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37)
OccupationRapper
Spouse
Yoo Seung-hyun
(m. 2022)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsVMC
Korean name
Hangul
이준영
Revised RomanizationLee Jun-yeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Chunyŏng

Lee Jun-yeong (Korean이준영; born March 24, 1987), better known by his stage name, Nucksal (Korean넉살), is a South Korean rapper.[1] He debuted in 2009 as a member of the hip hop duo Future Heaven, and became one of the most popular rappers in South Korea's underground hip hop scene.[2] He gained mainstream recognition in 2017 after finishing in second place on the TV rap competition show, Show Me The Money 6.[3]

Personal life

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On July 1, 2022, it was confirmed that Nucksal had been dating a non-celebrity woman for two years.[4] They were married on September 24, 2022, in the presence of friends and family in Gangnam, Seoul.[5]

In February 2023, his wife gave birth to their first child, a son, Lee Yun-woo, after five months of marriage.[6][7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[8]
The God of Small Things
  • Released: February 4, 2016
  • Label: Vismajor Company, Stoneship, Genie Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
26
1Q87 31

EPs

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]
Sincerely Yours (with Cadejo) 27

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[12]
As lead artist
"Demon Dance Hall" (악마들이 춤 추는 댄스홀)
feat. Samuel Seo
2014 Non-album singles
"Black Ink"
feat. Jayho, Cream
"Skill Skill Skill"
feat. DJ Wegun
2015 The God of Small Things
"Nuckle Flow" 2017 Non-album single
"We Go Higher" (위로)
feat. ODEE
Fever Music Festival 2017
Collaborations
"Propolis"
with Jura, Deepflow, Fana, No. 11
2016 Honey Family BeeHive Project Vol. 2
"1/N" (N분의 1)
with Hanhae, Ryno, Jo Woo-chan, feat. Dynamic Duo
2017 3 Show Me the Money 6
"Brrr Get$" (부르는게 값이야)
with Jo Woo-chan, feat. Gaeko, Don Mills
8
"Filament"
feat. Kim Bum-soo
6
"Even When the Curtains Fall" (막이 내려도)
feat. Gaeko
79
As featured artist
"SOFA"
Deepflow feat. Nucksal, SUMIN
2017 Non-album single
"Why Don't You Know"
Chungha feat. Nucksal
13 Hands on Me
"Karma"
Babylon feat. Bewhy, Verbal Jint, The Quiett, TakeOne, Nucksal
2018 Caelo
"I'MMA DO" (아마두)
YUMDDA, Deepflow, Paloalto, The Quiett, Simon Dominic
feat. Woo Won-jae, Keem Hyo-eun, Nucksal, Huckleberry P
2019 2 Dingo X DAMOIM (Part 2)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Show Me the Money 6 Contestant 2nd place winner [3]
2018 High School Rapper 2 Host Season 2 [17]
Show Me the Money 777 Producer with Deepflow [18]
Everyday Swag Cast member [19]
2019–present Amazing Saturday [20]
2019 SignHere Host
2021 On & Off Cast member
Who Am I Host [21]
2022 Artistak Game User agent [22]
2022–2023 Skip Host [23]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Complexer Host with Gabi [24]
Boyfriend Love [25]

Radio shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Bae Seong-jae's Ten Special DJ March 2022 [26]
December 5–11 [27]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2022 "I hate trot" (나는 트로트가 싫어요) Im Chang-jung [28]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Male Multi-Entertainer Nucksal Won [29]
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2017 Hip-hop Album of the Year The God of Small Things Won [30]
2018 Collaboration of the Year Nucksal with Hanhae, Ryno, Jo Woo-chan
"1/N" (N분의 1)
Nominated [31]

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Ji-yeong (7 December 2017). "스웨그 넘치는, 그러나 러블리한 힙합 시인". W Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ Kim, Eun-ji (2 February 2018). "[근황] '고등래퍼2' 넉살, 여유로운 일상 공개…'남친짤st'". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hong, Dam-young (2 October 2017). "[Next Wave] Without gimmicks, 'Show Me The Money' finalist Nucksal pursues warm, encouraging hip-hop". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Lee Ha-na (1 July 2022). "래퍼 넉살 측 "6세 연하 비연예인과 2년째 열애중"[공식입장]" [Rapper Nucksal’s side “Dating a non-celebrity 6 years younger than me for 2 years] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Lee, Ha-na (24 September 2022). "넉살, 6세 연하 회사원과 오늘(24일) 결혼 "우리 잘 해보자"" [Nucksal, married today (24th) with an office worker who is 6 years younger "Let's do well"]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 24 September 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Chae, Tae-byoung (16 February 2023). "넉살, 결혼 5개월만에 아빠 됐다…"행복하게 잘 살게요" [Nucksal became a father after 5 months of marriage... "I'll live happily ever after] (in Korean). Money Today. Retrieved 16 February 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kang Seo-jeong (31 May 2023). "결혼 5개월만에 아빠 된 넉살, 연달아 육아예능 "아기 35일돼..순한 효자"[Oh!쎈 이슈]" [Nucksal, who became a father after 5 months of marriage, successive parenting entertainment “Baby is 35 days old..mild filial son” [Oh!] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ "2017년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ "2020년 10월 AlbumChart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  13. ^ a b "2017년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ^ Cumulative sales of "Brrr Get$":
  15. ^ Cumulative sales of "Filament":
  16. ^ Cumulative sales of "Even When the Curtains Fall":
  17. ^ "래퍼 넉살, 엠넷 '고등래퍼2' 단독 MC". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  18. ^ Herald, The Korea (12 September 2018). "'Show Me the Money 777' makes splash". www.koreaherald.com.
  19. ^ Im, Eun-byel (2 January 2018). "Rappers search for 'Everyday Swag'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  20. ^ Shin So-won (23 February 2019). "'놀토' 한해·키 軍입대→피오·넉살 고정 합류 '새 케미' [종합]". MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  21. ^ Park Eun-hae (25 November 2021). "후엠아이' 붐X이미주X박준형X넉살 MC 확정, 스타의 새로운 이면 찾는다(공식)" [Whoi I’ Boom X Lee Mi-joo X Park Jun-hyung X Nucksal MC confirmed, looking for a new side of the star (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Park, Se-yeon (29 September 2022). "[종합]음악, 주식을 만나다…'아티스탁 게임', 발칙하지만 더없이 순수한" [[General] Music meets stocks... 'Artistak game', quirky but supremely pure] (in Korean). Star Today, Maeil Business News. Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Yim, Seung-hye (12 October 2022). "Yu Jae-seok to host new dating show on tvN" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Kim Soo-young (10 March 2022). "넉살X가비, MC로 뭉쳤다…이들이 가진 컴플렉스는?" [Nucksal X Gabi, united as MCs... What complex do they have?] (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved 10 March 2022 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Ahn So-yoon (18 October 2022). "[공식] 정재형x이적x넉살x이미주x안아름, '사내연애' MC 확정..직장 로맨스 리얼리티" [[Official] Jung Jae-hyung x Lee Jeok x Nucksal x Mi-joo Lee x A-reum Ahn confirmed as MC for 'In-house Romance'... Work Romance Reality] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Naver.
  26. ^ YoonSung-yeol (6 March 2022). "배성재, 코로나19 확진..넉살 '배성재의 텐' 스페셜 DJ 투입" [Bae Seong-jae, Corona 19 confirmed.. Nucksal 'Bae Seong-jae's Ten' special DJ input] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via Naver.
  27. ^ Kim No-eul (6 December 2022). "넉살, 카타르 行 배성재 대신 스페셜 DJ "11일까지"[공식]" [Nucksal, special DJ instead of Seongjae Bae to Qatar "Until the 11th" [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Naver.
  28. ^ Kim Hye-jeong (18 February 2022). "봉태규×넉살→신동, 임창정 신곡 MV 지원사격" [Bong Tae-gyu × Nucksal → Shindong, Lim Chang-jung’s new song MV support shooting] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 18 February 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ^ "2021 올해의 브랜드 대상 수상 기업" [2021 Brand of the Year Grand Prize Winner]. kcforum (in Korean). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  30. ^ "2017 Winners". Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  31. ^ "2017 Nominees: Collaboration of the Year". Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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