Code Kunst

Jo Sung-woo (Hangul: 조성우; born December 18, 1989),[1] better known by his stage name Code Kunst (Hangul: 코드 쿤스트), is a South Korean composer and music producer. He joined the record label HIGHGRND in September 2015,[2] and released his third studio album Muggle's Mansion on February 28, 2017.[3] In June 2018, he moved to the record label AOMG.[4] In July 2018, it was confirmed he would be appearing as a judge alongside Paloalto on the reality survival show, Show Me the Money 777.[5]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.
Code Kunst
코드 쿤스트
조성우
Birth nameJo Sung-woo
Born (1989-12-18) December 18, 1989
Incheon, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2013–present
LabelsAOMG
Associated actsTablo, Nucksal, Lee Hi, Paloalto, C Jamm, Loopy
Websiteaomgofficial.com
Korean name
Hangul
조성우
Revised RomanizationJo Seong-u
McCune–ReischauerCho Sŏngu

Life and career

The word "Kunst" means "Art" in German, therefore the stage name Code Kunst has a meaning of "the music I produced will become arts."[6] Code Kunst started his music career relatively late in his life, after serving in the military. Upon being asked whether he was nervous about his career in the beginning, he said, "At first, I wasn't nervous because in the beginning I was really going to do music as a hobby. I was already somewhat old and I didn't have the skills at first, but I felt that I needed to hurry. I'm too late, I'm too late... this thought was so strong. So I made the decision to spend the years I was 24 and 25 years old, 2 years--2 years, let me use that as if it were 4 years."[7] He adds a lot of vocal chopping in his music which became one of his unique music styles.[6]

Code Kunst has also said that looking at his mother's paintings while growing up has greatly influenced and aided him in visualizing music. [8] Additionally, in a interview-style conversation with fellow AOMG member punchnello, he has said that he draws musical inspiration from the simple and common experiences of everyday people which he also had before signing with larger labels (including "financially troubling situations and the kinds of things that happen in such situations"). As a result he thought signing with a label too early might hinder his ability to experience the things regular people go through in their mid-20s.[9] For similar reasons, he had decided to name his 2017 album, "Muggles' Mansion." Specifically he has said that the world "muggles" has two meanings to him, one which means very common and one that does not. For the album he wanted to "tell common stories with sources that reflect myself, yet includes sounds which aren't so common."[10]

In September, 2015, Code Kunst joined the label HIGHGRND under YG Entertainment due to the impact of Tablo, and released his third album Muggle's Mansion in February, 2017. He specifically cited Tablo's willingness to work together in person, such as on tracks like "Hood" featuring Tablo and Joey Bada$$, made him believe HIGHGRND was a good label for him.[11] He left HIGHGRND and joined AOMG in June 2018. He is also a member of Legit Goons crew, which consists of composers, rappers, engineers, and filmmakers.

Survival shows

In 2018, Code Kunst collaborated with various Korean hip-hop artists including Nafla, Loopy, Kid Milli, etc. In September 2018, Code Kunst officially appeared in the Korean Hip-Hop survival show Show Me the Money 777 as one of the judges. He then was nominated by Korean Hip-Hop Awards for Best Producer in 2019.[12]

Loopy and Kid Milli from his team won second and third place in Show Me the Money 777.

In 2019, Code Kunst, along with Jay Park, Simon Dominic, Woo Won-jae, and Gray, appeared as judges on the audition program Signhere started by Korean Hip-hop label AOMG and MBN.[13]

Same year in 2019, Code Kunst appeared in another Hip-hop reality survival program High School Rapper 3.[14] Code Kunst was in the same team with The Quiett. Together they produced "Go High" (feat. Changmo, Woo Won-jae), sang by female rapper Lee Young-ji, who became the final winner to the show.

In August 2020, Code Kunst was announced as a producer for 'Show Me the Money 9' along with Paloalto as a team.

Filmography

Television
Year Program Network Notes
2018 Show Me the Money 777 Mnet Judge
2019 Signhere MBN Judge
High School Rapper 3 Mnet Judge
2020King of Mask SingerMBCContestant[15]
2020 Show Me the Money 9 Mnet Judge

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]
Novel
Track listing
  1. We Are feat. Blnk-Time
  2. Ash feat. JJK
  3. Next
  4. Organ feat. Nucksal
  5. Betting feat. Don Mills
  6. You Can't Control Me
  7. Time's Up feat. Geegooin & Hangzoo
  8. Up feat. C Jamm
  9. This Song (이 노래) feat. Brasco
  10. Take It Away feat. Young Jay
  11. Hate You feat. Gugustar
  12. Prologue
 — N/A
Crumple
  • Released: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Luminant Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Rap Concert feat. Wutan
  2. Golden Cow feat. C Jamm & DJ SQ
  3. Good Bye Novel
  4. Edison (에디슨) feat. Nucksal
  5. Dig! (Oasis Pt. 3) feat. Ja Mezz
  6. Queen feat. Blnk-Time
  7. My Rules (나만의 룰) feat. Giriboy & Ugly Duck
  8. Directors feat. Don Mills, Geegooin & Hangzoo
  9. Correct (그렇다고) feat. Paloalto
  10. 1218
  11. What I Feel feat. Donutman & Owen Ovadoz
  12. The City of the Blind (눈먼 자들의 도시) feat. Nucksale
  13. Love Scene feat. Mayson The Soul
  14. Mido (미도) feat. Blnk-Time, Bassagong & Jayho
  15. Dope
  16. Life is Crazy feat. New Champ
  17. Address (주소) feat. Hwaji
  18. Thank You & Fxxk You
  19. Overdose feat. Rosemi
  20. Bottlecap (병뚜껑)
 34
Muggle's Mansion
Track listing
  1. Artistic
  2. Perfume (향수) feat. Nucksal
  3. This Is feat. C Jamm
  4. Fire Water
  5. Fire Water feat. G.Soul & Tablo
  6. StrOngerrr feat. Loco & Mino
  7. More Fire
  8. Born from the Blue feat. Justhis
  9. Cruz feat. Loopy, Punchnello, Ugly Duck
  10. X feat. Lee Hi
  11. Parachute feat. Oh Hyuk & Dok2
  12. Beside Me feat. BewhY, YDG & Suran
  13. Lounge feat. Hwaji
  14. White AnxiEty feat. Colde
  15. Don't shoot me MAMA feat. Car, the garden
 26
People
  • Released: April 2, 2020
  • Label: AOMG, Kakao M
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track Listing
  1. KnoCK feat. Yerin Baek
  2. Flower (꽃) feat. GIRIBOY, Jay Park, Woo
  3. Xii
  4. O feat. LEE HI
  5. Woode
  6. F(ucked up) feat. GRAY, Gaeko
  7. Set me Free feat. Jvcki Wai, Loopy
  8. JOKE! feat. C Jamm, Simon Dominic
  9. Get Out feat. Kid Milli, EK, HAON
  10. Rollin feat. pH-1
  11. Let u in feat. DeVita, Colde
  12. Dirt in my HEAD feat. Car, the garden
  13. Bronco feat. Bassagong, BLNK, jayho, Jaedal of Legit Goons
  14. Dance feat. Nucksal
  15. PEOPLE feat. Paloalto, The Quiett
  16. (Bonus track) 01 No more fire
 10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]
Hear Things
Track listing
  1. Intro. Excelsior
  2. Advance
  3. Coex
  4. Haze feat. BewhY
  5. 1-2 feat. C Jamm
  6. Indifferent
  7. Lemonade feat. Blnk-Time
  8. Ya Know feat. Dwij, Tommy & BewhY
  9. Code Kunst
  10. Do Not Hand Up The Music (음악을 끊지 말아줘) feat. Sleeq
 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
KOR
[19]
"Lemonade"
feat. Blnk-Time		 2013 — N/A Hear Things
"1-2"
feat. C Jamm		 —
"Betting"
feat. Don Mills		 2014 — Novel
"Edison" (에디슨)
feat. Nucksal		 2015 — Crumple
"Golden Cow"
feat. C Jamm & DJ SQ		 —
"Hood"
feat. Tablo & Joey Badass		 — Non-album single
"Parachute"
feat. Oh Hyuk & Dok2		 24 Muggle's Mansion
"Beside Me"
feat. BewhY, YDG & Suran		 2016 92
"Fire Water"
feat. G.Soul & Tablo		 2017 — N/A
"Rain Bird"
feat. Colde & Tablo		 2018 — Non-album singles
"Flower" (꽃)
feat. Jay Park, Woo and Giriboy		 2020 140
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References
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  2. "Code Kunst signs with High Ground". Korea Herald.
  3. "코드 쿤스트, 신곡 'FIRE WATER' M/V 티저 공개" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  4. "[공식입장]AOMG, 코드쿤스트 전속계약…'대세 레이블 입증'". Chosun News.
  5. "'쇼미777' 측 "그레이X비와이 출연불발, 더콰이엇X창모-코드쿤스트X팔로알토 합류"". MSN News Korea.
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  8. "[CODE KUNST : 9¾ DOCUMENTARY] EP 01 엄마의 그림들 (Mother's Drawings)".
  9. "코드 쿤스트(CODE KUNST) & 펀치넬로 (punchnello) | AOMG ANJU(안주) (ENG)". AOMG.
  10. "[ENG SUB] COMMENTARY&BEHIND : CODE KUNST - MUGGLES' MANSION". SEOUL MUSIC (서울뮤직).
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  12. "한국 힙합 어워즈 2019". www.koreanhiphopawards.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  13. "MBN, 첫 힙합 예능 'SignHere' 론칭한다…KBS 출신 남성현 PD 첫 작품". 스타투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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  17. "2017년 09월 Album Chart".
  18. "2017년 03월 Album Chart".
  19. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09.
  20. Cumulative sales of "Parachute":
  21. "2016년 31주차 Download Chart".
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