Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo) explained

Dynamic Duo
Landscape:yes
Origin:Seoul, South Korea
Genre:Hip hop
Years Active:1999–present
Label:Amoeba Culture
Associated Acts:CB Mass, Zion.T, Crush
Current Members:Choiza
Gaeko

Dynamic Duo (; often stylized as Dynamicduo) is a South Korean hip hop duo that consists of rappers Choiza and Gaeko. They rose to fame with their 2004 debut album, Taxi Driver, which became the best-selling Korean hip hop album ever. They are signed to Amoeba Culture, a hip hop record label that they founded in 2006.[1] [2] [3]

History

Choiza and Gaeko were friends since childhood and debuted in 1999 with the hip hop trio CB Mass. The group released three albums before breaking up in 2003 after it was discovered that CB Mass' third member was stealing money from the trio group.[4] [5]

Dynamic Duo debuted the following year with the album, Taxi Driver. It became the best-selling hip hop album in South Korea, with sales of 50,000 copies in the first month after its release. Their second album, 2005's Double Dynamite, won Best Hip Hop Album at the 2006 Korean Music Awards.[6]

After establishing hip hop record label Amoeba Culture in 2006, Dynamic Duo released their third album, Enlightened, in 2007. That year, they also won Best Music Video at the Mnet Asian Music Awards for their song, "Attendance Check." They released two more albums, 2008's Last Days and 2009's Band of Dynamic Brothers, before both Choiza and Gaeko began their mandatory military service on October 12, 2009. Before being dispatched, both received basic military training at the same camp in Uijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province.

Choiza and Gaeko have also individually produced and recorded their own singles through the 'NOWorkend' project- a series of singles that has come out of their label Amoeba Culture representing songs from the label's artists that shows a completely different side of themselves to their fans.[7]

In 2013, their 7th full-length album titled "Lucky Numbers" was scheduled for release in July. The album featured artists such as Hyolyn of SISTAR, Primary, Zion.T, and Supreme Team.[8]

Their 8th album, "Grand Carnival" was released in November 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
MIAK
[9] 		KOR
Circle
[10]
Taxi Driver
  • Released: May 17, 2004
  • Label: Gap Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
7—
Double Dynamite
  • Released: October 26, 2005
  • Label: Gap Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
——
Enlightened 2—
Last Days
  • Released: August 21, 2008
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5—
Band Of Dynamic Brothers
  • Released: October 7, 2009
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
46
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2
  • Released: November 25, 2011
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2
  • Released: January 4, 2012
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
Lucky Numbers
  • Released: July 1, 2013
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
Grand Carnival
  • Released: November 17, 2015
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12
Off Duty
  • Released: November 26, 2019
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33
2 Kids On The Block2 Kids On The Block - Part.1
  • Released: June 23, 2023
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, streaming, digital download
98
2 Kids On The Block - Part.2
  • Released: August 28, 2023
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, streaming, digital download
2 Kids On The Block - Part.3
  • Released: March 28, 2024
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, streaming, digital download
"—" denotes album did not chart.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales (DL)Album
KOR
[19] 		WW
[20]
"Resume" (이력서)
2004— —Taxi Driver
"Thinner" (신나? (우리가 누구?)— —
"Insomnia" (불면증)
— —
"Ring My Bell"
— —
"Go Back" (고백)
2005— —Double Dynamite
"Fugitive" (도망자)2006— —
"Attendance Check" (출첵)
2007— —Enlightened
"Heartbreaker"
— —
"Solo"
2008— —Last Days
"Gone"
— —rowspan="3"
"Beyond The Wall"
2009— —
"Sorry" (미안해)— —
"Guilty" (죽일 놈)63 —Band of Dynamic Brothers
"Girl" (해뜰때까지만)20114 — Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2
"Friday Night" (불타는 금요일)15 —
"Without You" (거기서거기)20122 — Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2
"Baaam"
20131 — Lucky Numbers
"Summer Time" (자리비움)20146 — rowspan="3"
"AEAO"
11 —
"SsSs" (싱숭생숭)
6 —
"Only for You" (너 하나만을 위해)201587 — Two Yoo Project Sugar Man OST
"Jam" (꿀잼)3 — Grand Carnival
"Highfive"
201623 —
"Lucky" (좋겠다)90 — The Sound of Your Heart OST
"Nosedive" (기다렸다 가)
20172 — rowspan="2"
"Bongjeseon" (봉제선)
201838 —rowspan="9"
"Hemi's Room" (북향)
18 —Off Duty
"MSG" (맵고짜고단거)
201980 —
"Flash" (그걸로 됐어)140 —
"You" (혼자)
2020105 —rowspan="3"
"She Gonna Stop" (시간아 멈춰)
2022180 —
"AEAO"
202396 —
"Smoke"
2 198Street Woman Fighter2 (SWF2) Class Mission
"Pitapa" (피타파)
2024— —2 Kids on the Block

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales (DL)Album
KOR
"Lost One" (막잔하고 나갈게)201134 Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2
"In The Line Of Fire" (사선에서)
45
"Forever Young" (살발해)
52
"Sleep Disorder" (수면장애)54
"Precious Love"
58
"Great Expectation" (남자로서)68
"Digilog Intro"—
"Be..." (참고 살아)201220 Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2
"Misunderstood" (오해)
36
  • KOR: 259,284
"Namsan Woman" (남산워먼)
39
  • KOR: 238,214
"Art of Love" (사랑의 미학)46
  • KOR: 210,860
"Check This Out!!!" (제끼자)
| 51|

|-! scope="row" | "Innocent Prisoner" (혹으로 알아)| 53|

|-! scope="row" | "Go Hard!!" (확가게)| 56|

|-! scope="row" | "Art of Love" (사랑의 미학)
| 89|

|-! scope="row" | "Outro"| —|

  • KOR: 60,601

|-! scope="row" | "Three Dopeboyz" (쌔끈해)
| rowspan="12" | 2013| 5|

| rowspan="12" | Lucky Numbers|-! scope="row" | "Hot Wings" (날개뼈)
| 11|

|-! scope="row" | "Life Is Good" (거품 안 넘치게 따라줘)
| 12|

|-! scope="row" | "Return Of The Kings" (진격의 거인 둘)| 13|

  • KOR: 280,967

|-! scope="row" | "Lee Dae-ho" (만루홈런)
| 18|

  • KOR: 226,290

|-! scope="row" | "Airplane Mode"
| 27|

  • KOR: 165,188

|-! scope="row" | "Shoot - Goal In" (슛 골인)| 30|

  • KOR: 161,942

|-! scope="row" | "Shin Dong-yeop" (가끔씩 오래 보자)| 32|

  • KOR: 162,517

|-! scope="row" | "Good Morning Love" (아침사랑)| 33|

  • KOR: 153,132

|-! scope="row" | "Tragedy Part 2" (비극 Part 2)| 39|

  • KOR: 137,251

|-! scope="row" | "Crime Scene" (범죄야 범죄)
| 40|

  • KOR: 140,707

|-! scope="row" | "Skit #1"| 50|

  • KOR: 102,261

|-! scope="row" | "Animal"
| 2014 | 84|

| |-! scope="row" | "Picnic" (야유회)
| rowspan="10" | 2015| 23|

| rowspan="10" | Grand Carnival|-! scope="row" | "Give It" (있어줘)
| 30|

  • KOR: 92,807

|-! scope="row" | "Eat and Sleep" (먹고하고자고)| 33|

  • KOR: 92,852

|-! scope="row" | "If Winter Comes" (겨울이오면)| 36|

  • KOR: 79,016

|-! scope="row" | "How You Doing?" (요즘어때?)
| 38|

  • KOR: 72,826

|-! scope="row" | "Title Track" (타이틀곡)
| 41|

|-! scope="row" | "On The Roof" (옥상에서)| 55|

|-! scope="row" | "J.O.T.S."
| 63|

  • KOR: 35,099

|-! scope="row" | "Dodolipyo" (도돌이표)| 80|

  • KOR: 29,671

|-! scope="row" | "Residents Reported" (주민신고)
| —|

  • KOR: 23,932

|-|colspan="5" align="center"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.|}

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony! scope="col"
YearCategoryNominee / workResult
Asia Artist Awards2016Best Choice AwardDynamic Duo[52]
KBS Entertainment Awards2022Rookie Award in Show and Variety CategoryListen-Up
Gaon Chart Music Awards2018Song of the Year – January"Nosedive" (with Chen)
Golden Disk Awards2007Hip Hop Award"Attendance Check" (출첵)[53]
Melon Music Awards2012Top Ten ArtistsDynamic Duo[54]
Best Rap/Hip Hop"Without You"
2013Artist of the YearDynamic Duo[55]
Top Ten ArtistsDynamic Duo
Album of the YearLucky Numbers
2017Best Rap/Hip Hop"Nosedive" (with Chen)
Mnet Asian Music Awards2004Best Hip Hop Video"Ring My Bell"[56]
2006"Go Back"[57] [58]
Best Music Video
2007Best Music Video"Attendance Check" (출첵)[59]
"Complex"[60]
Best Hip Hop Performance"Attendance Check" (출첵)
2008Best Music Video"Solo"[61]
Best Hip Hop Performance
2009"Guilty"[62]
2013Best Rap Performance"BAAAM"[63]
2017Best Collaboration"Nosedive"(with Chen)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dynamic Duo Members Start Military Service. 2009-10-13. The Korea Times. 2016-06-03.
  2. Web site: Zion.T's Success Pushes Amoeba Culture Ahead Of JYP Entertainment In 2015 Earnings. 2016-01-27. KpopStarz. 2016-06-03.
  3. Web site: 다이나믹 듀오(Dynamic Duo) 소개. Mnet. ko. Introduction to Dynamic Duo. 2016-06-03. 2016-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623213714/http://www.mnet.com/artist/54602/profile. dead.
  4. Web site: Dynamic Duo (다이나믹 듀오). KBS World Radio. 2016-06-03. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220223/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_artist_detail.htm?No=10357. dead.
  5. Web site: Spotlight: A Dynamic Duo Like No Other. 2013-06-25. Seoul Beats. en-US. 2016-06-03.
  6. Web site: http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200612292159271001. ko:다이나믹듀오 힙합부문 최고상 “2명의 여자친구에게 감사”. 2006-12-29. Newsen. 2014-10-30. ko.
  7. Web site: 다이나믹듀오 최자, 'NOWorkend' 프로젝트 열풍 잇는다! . 2013-03-26 . star.fnnews.com fashion . ko . 2013-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222141724/http://star.fnnews.com/news/index.html?no=180153 . 2014-12-22 .
  8. Web site: http://xportsnews.hankyung.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=340550 . ko:다이나믹듀오, 다음달 7집 정규앨범 '럭키넘버스' 발매한다 . ko . xportsnews.hankyung . 2013-06-24 . 2013-06-25 . dead . https://archive.today/20130628023726/http://xportsnews.hankyung.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=340550 . 2013-06-28 .
  9. Music Industry Association of Korea monthly chart positions:
    • Taxi Driver: Web site: http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200405.htm. ko:2004.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량. May 2004 K-pop album sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. February 23, 2024. June 18, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040618040702/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200405.htm. ko.
    • Enlightened: Web site: http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200705.htm. ko:2007.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량. May 2007 K-pop album sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. February 23, 2024. May 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513114433/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200705.htm. ko.
    • Last Days: Web site: http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200808.htm. ko:2008.08월 – 가요 음반 판매량. August 2008 K-pop album sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. February 23, 2024. October 11, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011113151/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200808.htm. ko.
  10. Circle Album Chart positions:
  11. Web site: 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228012919/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm. 2009-02-28. 2018-11-29. live.
  12. Web site: 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228004543/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_2.htm. 2009-02-28. 2018-11-29. live.
  13. Web site: August 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227061552/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200808.htm. 2009-02-27. 2018-11-29. live.
  14. Cumulative sales of "Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2":
  15. Web site: 2012년 Album Chart (국내). Gaon Chart. ko. February 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160825181628/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageno=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2012&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K. August 25, 2016.
  16. Web site: 2013년 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. February 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815110433/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageNo=2&termGbn=year&hitYear=2013&targetTime=16&nationGbn=T. August 15, 2016.
  17. Web site: 2015년 11월 Album Chart.
  18. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 14, 2024. Circle Chart. ko. April 14, 2024.
  19. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart.
  20. Billboard Global 200: Week of September 30, 2023. Billboard. September 26, 2023.
  21. Cumulative sales of "Girl":

    Web site: 2011년 12월 Download Chart.

  22. Cumulative sales of "Friday Night":
  23. Web site: 2012년 Download Chart.
  24. Web site: 2013년 Download Chart.
  25. Cumulative sales of "Summer Time":
  26. Cumulative sales of "AEAO":
  27. Cumulative sales of "SsSs":
  28. Web site: 2015년 45주차 Download Chart.
  29. Cumulative sales of "Jam":
  30. Web site: 2016년 07월 Download Chart.
  31. Web site: 2016년 48주차 Download Chart.
  32. Web site: 2017년 상반기 결산 DOWNLOAD CHART. 2017-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708161819/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020. 2017-07-08. dead.
  33. Cumulative sales of "Lost One":
  34. Cumulative sales of "In The Line Of Fire":
  35. Cumulative sales of "Forever Young":
  36. Cumulative sales of "Sleep Disorder":
  37. Cumulative sales of "Precious Love":
  38. Cumulative sales of "Great Expectation":
  39. Web site: 2011년 49주차 Download Chart.
  40. Web site: 2012년 01월 Download Chart.
  41. Cumulative sales of "Check This Out":
  42. Cumulative sales of "Innocent Prisoner":
  43. Cumulative sales of "Go Hard":
  44. Web site: 2012년 02주차 Download Chart.
  45. Cumulative sales of "Three Dopeboyz":
  46. Cumulative sales of "Hot Wings":
  47. Web site: 2013년 07월 Download Chart.
  48. Web site: 2014년 30주차 Download Chart.
  49. Web site: 2015년 11월 Download Chart.
  50. Cumulative sales of "Title Track":
  51. Web site: 2015년 48주차 Download Chart.
  52. Web site: 'AAA' 조진웅∙엑소 대상…방탄소년단∙박보검∙윤아 2관왕 [종합]]. 2016-11-16. TV Daily. ko. 2019-05-20. 2018-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084540/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14793008471181924002. dead.
  53. Web site: '다이나믹 듀오' 최자와 '스완'의 한지나 "우린 열애중". 2008-04-14. The Korea Economic Daily. ko. 2019-05-20.
  54. Web site: Winners from the '2012 MelOn Music Awards'. 2012-12-14. Allkpop. 2016-04-27.
  55. Web site: Winners from the '2013 MelOn Music Awards'. 2013-11-14. Allkpop. 2016-04-27.
  56. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6496 "2004 MKMF part 1"
  57. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=9552 "2006 MKMF Part 1 : I Love Punk - Haerang + Lee SungWoo/ Break Through-SS501/ The Queen Is Back! - Cocoboys and Dodogirls + Um JungHwa"
  58. http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2006 "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"
  59. News: MAMA official website . 2013-11-23 . 2013-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110040508/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2007 . dead .
  60. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=75123 "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"
  61. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=87840 "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"
  62. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=100689 "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1"
  63. News: MAMA official website . 2013-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131123021227/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner2013 . 2013-11-23 .

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