Loco (rapper)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.
Loco
로꼬
Loco Paula's Choice 9.jpg
Loco in 2017
Background information
Birth nameKwon Hyuk-woo
Born (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2012–present
LabelsAOMG
Associated acts
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]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart
position 		Sales
KOR
[5]
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

Extended plays[]

Title Album details Peak chart
position 		Sales
KOR
[7]
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)
 — N/A
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)
 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles[]

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[10] 		KOR
Billboard
[11] 		US
World
[12]
As lead artist
"See the Light" (featuring Gray) 2012 — — — N/A 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 N/A —
  • 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 — N/A 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
Collaborations
"Good" (with Gray, featuring Elo) 2016 1 N/A —
  • KOR: 358,675
 Non-album singles
"Think About' Chu" (with Sam Kim)[15] 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 — — N/A Non-album singles
"Young" (with Baekhyun) 11 18 4 Station X 0
"Love" (러브) (with Lee Sung-kyung)[18] 2021 25 — — Duet Mate
As featured artist
"My Last" (Jay Park feat. Loco & Gray) 2015 30 N/A 19 ₩orld ₩ide
"Can't Help Myself" (못참겠어) (Eric Nam feat. Loco) 2016 20 4
  • KOR: 250,063
 Non-album single
"Double Dip" (Far East Movement featuring Soulja Boy & Loco) — — N/A Identity
"All I Wanna Do (K)" (Jay Park feat. Hoody & Loco) — 37 9 Everything You Wanted
"That Girl" (Jung Yong-hwa feat. Loco) 2017 77 — — Do Disturb
"Outerspace" (Kang Daniel feat. Loco) 2021 80 — — N/A Non-album single
"—" 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[]

Title Year Peak chart
position 		Sales Album
KOR
[22]
"The Virus"
(with Havy T) 		2013 — N/A The Virus OST
"This Song"
(with Mamamoo) 		2014 65 N/A My Lovely Girl OST
"Spring Is Gone by Chance"
(with Yuju) 		2015 5 The 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 — N/A Memories of the Alhambra OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

Television[]

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[25]
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[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2021 Love Catcher in Seoul TVING Host [26]

Music video appearances[]

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2021 "Lipstick" Lee Hi (Feat. Yoon Mirae) [27]

Awards and nominations[]

Melon Music Awards[]

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[]

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

References[]

  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. ^ Charted albums on Gaon Music Chart:
  6. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, June 2017". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  7. ^ Charted EPs on Gaon Music Chart:
  8. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, December 2014". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  9. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, February 2019". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  10. ^ Charted singles on Gaon Music Chart:
  11. ^ Charted songs on Kpop Hot 100:
  12. ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
  13. ^ Cumulative sales for "Too Much":
  14. ^ Cumulative sales for "Summer Go Loco":
  15. ^ "[뮤직&톡] 샘김X로꼬, 추억 소환하는 리메이크의 옳은 예". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  16. ^ Cumulative sales for "Think About' Chu":
  17. ^ "Gaon Certification – Download". Gaon Chart.
  18. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (June 24, 2021). "이성경X로꼬, 7월 4일 듀엣곡 발매 '대세 만남". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  19. ^ "My Last - 2015".
  20. ^ "Gaon's Observation Notes". Gaon Music Chart. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  21. ^ 2017년 12주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  22. ^ Charted singles on Gaon Music Chart:
  23. ^ C., Daniel (June 21, 2019). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  24. ^ Cumulative sales for "Say Yes":
  25. ^ "'이불밖은위험해' 이이경·로꼬, 새로운 집돌이 합류". the-star.co.kr.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ 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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