Choiza

Choi Jae-ho (Korean: 최재호; born March 17, 1980),[1][2] known professionally as Choiza (Korean: 최자), is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He and Gaeko comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their debut album Taxi Driver in 2004.[3] In 2006, he co-founded the South Korean record label Amoeba Culture. He was previously a member of the hip hop trio CB Mass.[4]

Choiza
Choiza at the Itaewon Global Village Festival, October 2018
Background information
Birth nameChoi Jae-ho
Born (1980-03-17) March 17, 1980
Seoul, South Korea
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1999–present
LabelsAmoeba Culture
Associated actsDynamic Duo, CB Mass
Korean name
Hangul
최재호
Revised RomanizationChoe Jae-ho
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Chaeho

Personal life

On September 25, 2013, Choiza and Sulli were rumored to be dating after pictures of them surfaced on the Internet.[5][6][7] Their agencies initially denied their relationship,[8] but later confirmed it on August 19, 2014,[9] as other pictures of them on a date surfaced on the internet.[10] The two ended their relationship in March 2017.[11] Both celebrities endured malicious comments and cyberbullying throughout their public relationship,[12][13] and after Sulli's death in 2019.[14][15][16][17][18][19] Following Sulli's death, Choiza received malicious comments and was blamed by netizens for her death.[20] Moreover, the cyberbullying continued after he shared a farewell message to Sulli on Instagram,[21][22][23] forcing him to disable the comments on his account.[24]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[25]
"난리 Good (AIR)"
with Gaeko, Simon Dominic, Primary
2012 35 Non-album single
"없어" 2013 26 NOWorkend Project
"Let's Play House" (몸만와)
with Primary, feat. Crush
2016 N/A Hobby single album
"Hit"
with Microdot
2018 N/A Non-album single
"Mr. Real"
with Yoon Jong-shin
2018 N/A 2018 Monthly Yoon Jong-shin: August
"—" denotes release did not chart.

References

  1. "최자 "이름 때문에 목욕탕 못 가…자꾸 곁눈질로 봐"". Joong Ang Ilbo (in Korean). February 28, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. "최자 소개". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. "Dynamic Duo Members Start Military Service". The Korea Times. October 13, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. Lee, Madeleine (March 31, 2015). "Korea's Most Influential Hip-Hop Label Played at the Center of America's Rap Universe". Noisey. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. Kim, Soo-ah (September 26, 2013). "설리, 과거 이상형 발언 "아빠같은 듬직한 남자 좋아" 최자 겨냥?". OBS (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  6. "최자 설리 열애 인정 "침묵만이 답 아니라 생각해"". Star News (in Korean). August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. "최자·설리, 사귀는 것 맞다…결국 인정". Newsis (in Korean). August 19, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  8. "데이트로 바쁜 최자…열애설 설리 스케줄은?". Dailian (in Korean). October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  9. "SM-아메바컬쳐, 설리-최자 열애 공식 인정 "발전하고 있는 단계"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). August 19, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  10. "설리-최자 열애 공식 인정…소속사 "발전하고 있는 단계"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  11. "설리-최자, 2년 7개월 만에 결별" (in Korean). March 6, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  12. Lee, Hye-rin (August 20, 2014). ""설리, 너 용서할 수 없다" 안티로 돌변한 팬들 무섭다". Kuki News (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  13. "최자, 옛 연인 설리 추모". Vogue (in Korean). October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  14. "Cyberbullies turn their hate on dead star's ex-boyfriend". The Korea Times. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  15. "설리 악플만 나쁘다? 좌표 바꾼 '내로남불' 악플러들 '惡순환'". Single List (in Korean). October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  16. Lee, Chan-hee (October 16, 2019). "인스타그램으로 설리 추억한 최자 향한 비난 "양심이 있으면…"". Gukje News (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  17. "'있어줘' 진심처럼... 최자 설리를 기억하며". Seohae News (in Korean). October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  18. Kim, So-ra (October 16, 2019). "문화 설리 향한 애틋한 마음 담은 최자 인스타그램…그럼에도 쏟아지는 악플들". Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  19. Hwang, Hye-jin (October 16, 2019). "최자, 전 연인 故설리 추모→악플 테러→SNS 댓글창 폐쇄(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  20. "설리 악플만 나쁘다? 좌표 바꾼 '내로남불' 악플러들 '惡순환'". Single List (in Korean). October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  21. Lee, Chan-hee (October 16, 2019). "인스타그램으로 설리 추억한 최자 향한 비난 "양심이 있으면…"". Gukje News (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  22. "'있어줘' 진심처럼... 최자 설리를 기억하며". Seohae News (in Korean). October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  23. Kim, So-ra (October 16, 2019). "문화 설리 향한 애틋한 마음 담은 최자 인스타그램…그럼에도 쏟아지는 악플들". Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  24. Hwang, Hye-jin (October 16, 2019). "최자, 전 연인 故설리 추모→악플 테러→SNS 댓글창 폐쇄(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  25. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  26. "2012년 12월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  27. Cumulative sales of "없어":


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