Black Eyed Pilseung
Black Eyed Pilseung (Korean: 블랙아이드필승; lit. "Black Eyed Victory") is a South Korean music production and songwriting duo made up of Rado (Song Joo-young) and Choi Kyu-sung, formed in 2014.[1][2] They have produced hit songs such as Sistar's "Touch My Body"; Miss A's "Only You"; Twice's "Like Ooh-Ahh", "Cheer Up", "TT", "Likey", and "Fancy"; and Apink's "I'm So Sick", "Eung Eung", and "Dumhdurum".[3][4][5][6]
Black Eyed Pilseung 블랙아이드필승 | |
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Also known as | Black Eyed Victory |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | K-pop |
Years active | 2014 | –present
Labels | High Up Entertainment |
Associated acts | see full list |
Website | highup-ent.com/en/bep |
Members |
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Before the duo's formation, both members often collaborated with Shinsadong Tiger. Rado worked on hit songs such as 4Minute's "Volume Up", Apink's "My My" and "Hush", and Trouble Maker's "Trouble Maker" and "Now", while Choi Kyu-sung was involved in T-ara's "Roly-Poly", Hyuna's "Bubble Pop", and Beast's "Fiction".
In August 2017, the duo joined forces with CJ E&M to launch a new entertainment company called High-Up Entertainment,[7] which became an independent company in 2018. In November 2020, the duo debuted their first girl group StayC.[8]
Members
Rado
Rado (Korean: 라도) (birth name: Song Joo-young (Korean: 송주영)) was born on July 11, 1984.[9][10] Prior to being a songwriter and music producer, he was a member of the now-defunct boy band Someday.[10][11] He was also known for collaborating with rapper Dok2, starting with the 2010 EP album It's We[12] and songs "Girl Girl" (together with The Quiett, from Thunderground Mixtape Vol. 2) and "Baby Let's Go" (together with The Quiett and B-Free, from Rapsolute Mixtape, Vol. 1), then the 2011 songs "Break Beatz" (together with Double K, from Flow 2 Flow), "That's Me" (from Hustle Real Hard) and "Come Closer/Flow2nite" (together with The Quiett, also from Hustle Real Hard), and the 2012 song "Love & Life" (from Love & Life, The Album).
Production discography
2014
Artist | Song | Album |
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Sistar | "Touch My Body" | Touch N Move |
"Wow" | ||
Teen Top | "Missing" (쉽지않아) | Éxito |
"Alone" (혼자 사니) | ||
"Cry" (울어) | ||
"I'm Sorry" (우린 문제 없어) | ||
Hyolyn and Jooyoung | "Erase" (지워) (featuring Iron) | Non-album single |
2015
Artist | Song | Album |
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Niel | "Only You" | ONiely |
"Lovekiller" (못된 여자) (featuring Dok2) | ||
"Lady" (featuring L.Joe) | ||
Miss A | "Only You" (다른 남자 말고 너) | Colors |
Shannon Williams | "Why Why" (왜요 왜요) | Eighteen |
Jang Hyun-seung | "It's Me" | My |
"Ma First" (니가 처음이야) (Feat. Giriboy) | ||
"Breakup With Him" (걔랑 헤어져) (Feat. Dok2) | ||
"I Said I Love You" (사랑한다고) | ||
Teen Top | "Hot Like Fire" | Natural Born Teen Top |
"Ah-Ah" (아침부터 아침까지) | ||
"Confusing" ( 헷갈려) | ||
Got7 | "If You Do" (니가 하면) | Mad |
Twice | "Like Ooh-Ahh" (OOH-AHH하게) | The Story Begins |
2016
Artist | Song | Album |
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AOA Cream | "I'm Jelly Baby" (질투 나요 BABY) | Non-album single |
Twice | "Cheer Up" | Page Two |
"TT" | Twicecoaster: Lane 1 | |
Babylon | "너 나 우리" (Between Us) (Feat. Dok2) | BETWEEN US |
Sistar | "I Like That" | Insane Love |
BtoB Blue | "Stand By Me" (내 곁어 서 있어줘) | Non-album single |
Apink | "Only One" (내가 설렐 수 있게) | Pink Revolution |
"Only One" (내가 설렐 수 있게) (R&B Ver.) | Dear | |
2017
Artist | Song | Album |
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Cosmic Girls | "Happy" | Happy Moment |
Sistar | "Lonely" | Non-album single |
Idol School | "Cause You're Pretty" (예쁘니까) | |
Davichi | "To Me" (나에게 넌) | |
Twice | "Likey" | Twicetagram |
2018
Artist | Song | Album |
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Chungha | "Roller Coaster" | Offset |
KHAN (Yuna Kim, Jeon Minju) | "I'm Your Girl?" | N/A |
Apink | "I'm So Sick" (1도없어) | One & Six |
Hyolyn | "See Sea" (바다보러갈래) | Set Up Time #3 |
2019
Artist | Song | Album |
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Chungha | "Gotta Go" (벌써 12시) | XII |
Apink | "%%" (Eung Eung(응응)) | Percent |
Twice | "Fancy" | Fancy You |
Ruann | "Beep Beep" | Beep Beep (single) |
2020
Artist | Song | Album |
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Apink | "Dumhdurum" | Look |
Refund Sisters | "Don't Touch Me" | Don't Touch Me (single) |
StayC | "So Bad" | Star to a Young Culture |
"Like This" | ||
Awards and nominations
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Composer of the Year | Won |
2016 | Won | ||
2019 | Won |
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Best Producer of the Year[15] | Won |
References
- "Sistar Hyorin skin tone makes Dasom's face disappear". KBS Global. July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Kim Dong-Joo. "TEEN TOP debut #1 on 'Music Bank'". StarN News. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Kim Jae-heun (March 31, 2015). "Suzy confirms she's dating hallyu star". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Ahn Sung-mi (February 12, 2016). "[V Report] AOA Cream makes debut". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Won Ho-jung (October 20, 2015). "Twice's 'Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Park Gyu-oh (November 20, 2014). "Hyolin, Jooyoung release collaborated 'Erase'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- "Producers Black Eyed Pilseung Establish New Agency With CJ E&M – Soompi". www.soompi.com.
- "Producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung to debut a girl group for the first time". www.koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/.
- Rado's profile on Naver
- "라도 – Daum". music.daum.net.
- "Someday – Daum". music.daum.net.
- "도끼 & 라도 – It's We (EP) – 리드머 – 대한민국 대표 흑인음악 미디어". m.rhythmer.net.
- Choi Kyu-sung's profile on Naver
- "최규성 – Daum". music.daum.net.
- "MAMA 2016 Winners'". CJ E&M. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2016.