Flowsik | |||||||||||||||||
Birth Date: | 5 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Queens, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Instrument: | Vocals | ||||||||||||||||
Genre: | Hip hop | ||||||||||||||||
Years Active: | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||
Label: | South Paw Records | ||||||||||||||||
Associated Acts: | Aziatix | ||||||||||||||||
Alias: | Jay Pak | ||||||||||||||||
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Jay Pak[1] (Korean name: Pak Dae-sik, ; born April 5, 1985),[2] [3] more commonly known by his stage name, Flowsik (;[4]), is a Korean–American rapper and singer. He debuted in 2011 as a member of the hip-hop trio Aziatix. He released his first solo single, "The Calling," in 2015 and was a contestant on the South Korean rap competition TV show Show Me the Money 5 in 2016.[5]
Flowsik was born in the borough of Queens, New York City, on April 5, 1985. He was interested in music from a young age, and played both the trumpet and baritone horn while growing up. He graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School and went on to graduate from Queens College with a degree in English literature in 2008.[6] [7]
In 2016, he competed on Show Me the Money 5, but was eliminated in the final round.[8]
In November 2017, he collaborated with Teri Miko and Varien on "Wrath of God" on a Spinnin' Records single.[9] In 2018, Flowsik released "All I Need" and "젖어's (Wet)" which are part of a collaboration series with Jessi.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||
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KOR Gaon [10] | KOR Hot 100 [11] | US World [12] | |||||
As lead artist | |||||||
"The Calling" | 2015 | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
"Yah Nuh" (야, 너) | — | — | — | ||||
"Higher Plane" feat. Kang Min-kyung | 2017 | — | — | — | Criminal Minds OST | ||
"Bbung" (뻥) | 2018 | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | ||
"KARI" | — | — | — | ||||
"1 Week" (일주일째) | 2019 | ||||||
Collaborations | |||||||
"Get Low" with Jooheon | 2015 | — | — | — | SUPEXX | ||
"Air DoTheQ" (공중도덕) with Superbee & MyunDo feat. Dok2 & The Quiett | 2016 | 5 | — | — |
| Show Me the Money 5 | |
"Rapstar (Remix)" with Dok2 & The Quiett | 46 | — | — |
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"Goblin" (도깨비) with Hash Swan, Boi B, ₩uNo & G2 | 25 | — | — |
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"Recipe" with Luizy | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | |||
"Go Hard" with Overwatch | 2017 | — | — | — | |||
"Sway" with Double K, Killagramz, Vandal Rock | 2018 | — | — | — | |||
"All I Need" with Jessi | — | — | — | ||||
"Wet" (젖어'S) with Jessi | — | — | — | ||||
As a featured artist | |||||||
"Tarantallegra" Xia feat. Flowsik | 2012 | 22 | 39 | — |
| Tarantallegra | |
"Ni Na No" (니나노) Minzy feat. Flowsik | 2017 | 44 | — | 18 |
| Minzy Work 01: Uno | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR Gaon | KOR Hot 100 [18] | |||
"I Love You" JYJ feat. Flowsik | 2010 | 69 | The Beginning | |
"I Like" Hyuna feat. Flowsik | 2013 | 39 | 73 | Chemistry |
"Only Love" Kim Jae-joong feat. Flowsik | 82 | — | Y | |