Kim Hyeon-ung (Korean: 김현웅; born 1994),[2] better known as Bloo (Korean: 블루), is a rapper based in South Korea.[3] He has released 3 full-length albums: Bloo in Wonderland 2 (2021),[4] Moon and Back (2021)[1] and Fox and the City (2023) as well as the extended plays Downtown Baby (2017),[5] Bloo in Wonderland (2018),[6] and It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk (2019).[7]
Bloo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kim Hyeon-ung |
| Also known as | Daniel |
| Born | October 12, 1994 |
| Origin | La Crescenta, California, United States[1] |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | MKIT RAIN |
| Website | Official website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김현웅 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Hyeon-ung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏnung |
His 2017 single, "Downtown Baby," topped South Korean music charts in June 2020, after singer Lee Hyori performed it on the variety show Hangout With Yoo.[8][9]
Discography
editStudio album
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10] | |||
| Bloo in Wonderland 2 |
|
31 |
|
| Moon and Back |
|
23 |
|
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10] | |||
| Downtown Baby |
|
38 | |
| Bloo in Wonderland |
|
39 |
|
| It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk |
|
47 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [14] | |||
| As lead artist | |||
| "Drive Thru" | 2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Better" | 2017 | — | |
| "Hennessy" | — | ||
| "Downtown Baby" | 1 | Downtown Baby | |
| "Drink Slow Henny" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "So Rude" (싸가지) | — | ||
| "Take Me" (데려가) feat. Nafla |
— | Bloo in Wonderland | |
| "I'm the One" | — | ||
| "boyfromthemoon" (달의아이) | 2019 | — | It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk |
| "Haru Achim" (하루아침) | — | ||
| "When I smoke" (내가 담배 태울 때) | 2020 | — | Non-album single |
| "Drama" | 2021 | — | Bloo in Wonderland 2 |
| "Bloo Story" | — | ||
| "Come and Kiss Me" | — | ||
| Collaborations | |||
| "Weathermen" with Loopy, Nafla, Owen Ovadoz, as MKIT RAIN |
2016 | — | Non-album single |
| "BJ" with Niahn, as Neonblue |
2017 | — | Henny and Jamie |
| "You and I" with Niahn, as Neonblue |
— | ||
| "Don't Move" with Loopy, Nafla, Young West, as MKIT RAIN |
2018 | — | Public Enemy |
| "Public Enemy" (공공의 적) with Loopy, Nafla, Owen Ovadoz, Young West, as MKIT RAIN |
— | ||
| "NBA" with Loopy, Nafla |
2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Candle" (캔들) with Xbf |
— | ||
| "Businessmen" with Owen Ovadoz, as Mkit Rain |
2020 | — | |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||
References
edit- ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (2019-12-11). "Around the Globe: MKIT RAIN". Hypebeast. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "메킷레인 블루(BLOO), 퇴폐미 넘치는 일상 사진…'몽환적인 분위기'". Top Star News (in Korean). 2018-10-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "'다운타운베이비' 부른 블루, 누구? 이젠 '나만 알고 싶은 뮤지션' NO!". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2020-06-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "블루, 첫 정규 앨범 'BLOO IN WONDERLAND 2' 출시". Hypebeast Korea (in Korean). 2021-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Chakraborty, Riddhi (2018-01-05). "8 Underrated Korean R&B Releases of 2017 (Part 2)". Rolling Stone India. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "메킷레인 레코즈 'BLOO', EP 앨범 'BLOO IN WONDERLAND' 발매". Insight (in Korean). 2018-11-19. Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "메킷레인 레코즈 블루, EP Its not Love, Im just Drunk 발매...믹싱 참여". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Chung, Esther (2020-06-16). "Rapper BLOO's 'Downtown Baby' hits top of the charts thanks to Lee Hyori". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "이효리가 부른 '다운타운 베이비', 가온 디지털차트도 1위". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- "Bloo in Wonderland 2 charting". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- "Downtown Baby charting". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- "Bloo in Wonderland charting". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- "It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk charting". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- "Moon and Back charting". Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "2021년 07월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ 2021년 11월 Album Chart [November 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "2018년 12월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ""Downtown Baby" charting". Retrieved 2020-06-25.