| Birth Date: | 12 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Nam-gu, Gwangju, South Korea |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | Dippin' Carls Records |
| Years Active: | 2019-present |
Jo Gwang-il (; born September 12, 1996) is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He is known for his fast raps with Korean plosive sounds.[1] He debuted in 2019 with the single "Grow Back". In 2020, he released his breakout single "Acrobat". He won the rap competition television show Show Me the Money 10 in 2021.
Jo Gwang-il was born on September 12, 1996, in Nam-gu, Gwangju. He wanted to be a StarCraft gamer, but the company unexpectedly stopped its service.[2] He turned his attention to music and began rapping at age 17.[3] He graduated from Jeonnam Technical High School.[4]
In 2019, Jo Gwang-il released his debut single "Grow Back". In April 2020, he released his breakout single "Acrobat". It peaked at number 18 on the Gaon Singing Room Chart and its music video amassed more than 10 million views.[5] [6] It also received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Hip-hop Track of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.[7] [8] In October 2022, he released his debut studio album Dark Adaptation. In 2021, he won the rap competition television show Show Me the Money 10.[9]
Jo Gwang-il donated the prize money of Show Me the Money 10 to Holt International Children's Services.[10]
| Title | Details | |
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| New World (with Brown Tigger) |
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| Metamorphosis |
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| Title | Year | Peakchartposition | Album |
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| KOR | |||
| "Grow Back" | 2019 | rowspan="2" | |
| "Acrobat" | 2020 | ||
| "THC" (with Brown Tigger) | New World | ||
| "Korea" | Dark Adaptation | ||
| "Layoff" (with Basick) | |||
| "Raw" (with Brown Tigger) (featuring Kim Seung-min) | New World | ||
| "Memoirs" | Dark Adaptation | ||
| "Depersonalization" | 2021 | rowspan="6" | |
| "4HC" (with Brown Tigger, Walo and Yonge Jaundice) | |||
| "Rambo" (람보) | |||
| "Let's Disco Dance" | |||
| "Anarchy Freestyle" (featuring Boi B, Sikboy, Bruno Champman, Brown Tigger, Yonge Jaundice, Hangzoo and Walo) | |||
| "Perfect" (퍼펙트) (featuring Brown Tigger) | |||
| "Wake Up" (with Gaeko, Ourealgoat, Since, Ahn Byeong-woong and Tabber) | 3 | Show Me the Money 10 Episode 1 | |
| "Thorn" (with Gaeko and Justhis) | 22 | Show Me the Money 10 Episode 2 | |
| "Waterbomb" (featuring Gaeko and Nucksal) | 14 | Show Me the Money 10 Semi Final | |
| "Garion" (가리온) (featuring Dynamic Duo) | 49 | Show Me the Money 10 Final | |
| "Journey" (featuring Ailee, Hangzoo and Gaeko) | 101 | ||
| "Mansae" (만세) | 2022 | rowspan="4" | |
| "On and On" (featuring Fana) | |||
| "Break the Line" (featuring Brown Tigger) | |||
| "Compensation" (featuring Gaeko) | |||
| "Ghost Buster" | Café Minamdang |
| Award | Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Korean Hip-hop Awards | 2021 | Himself | New Artist of the Year | ||
| "Acrobat" | Hip-hop Track of the Year | ||||
| "Acrobat Remix" | Collaboration of the Year |