Loco
로꼬
Loco at The Cry Ground Festival, May 2022
Background information
Birth nameKwon Hyuk-woo
Born (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2012–present
LabelsAOMG
Spouse(s)Unknown (m. 2022)
Websitewww.aomgofficial.com/loco
Korean name
Hangul
권혁우
Revised RomanizationGwon Hyeok-u
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Hyŏku

Kwon Hyuk-woo (Hangul: 권혁우; born December 25, 1989), better known by his stage name Loco (Hangul: 로꼬), is a South Korean rapper signed to hip hop label AOMG. His name "loco" means "crazy" in Spanish.[1] He won the first season of Mnet's rap competition Show Me the Money in 2012.[2][3][4]

Personal life

On September 13, 2022, Loco announced via Instagram that he would be marrying a non-celebrity girlfriend of the same age in the fall.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
position 		Sales
KOR
[6]
Bleached
Track list
  1. "A.O.M.G"
  2. "Movie Shoot" (featuring DPR Live)
  3. "So Bad" (featuring Sik-K)
  4. "Tiger"
  5. "Like I'm Saying"
  6. "Too Much" (featuring Dean)
  7. "I Was Living Hard" (CD-Skit only)
  8. "Brighten Your Night"
  9. "Da Da Da" (featuring Hoody)
  10. "Still" (featuring Crush)
  11. "You Too" (featuring Cha Cha Malone)
  12. "Rewind" (featuring Sumin)
 10
Weak
  • Released: October 17, 2023
  • Label: AOMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 70

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
position 		Sales
KOR
[9]
Locomotive
  • Released: November 28, 2014
  • Label: AOMG, LOEN
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. Hands Up (featuring Crush)
  2. Act Serious (featuring Ugly Duck & DJ Wegun)
  3. You Don't Know
  4. Thinking About You (featuring Jay Park)
  5. No Manners (featuring Gray)
  6. High (featuring Konsoul)
  7. If I (featuring Gray)
  8. Growing Up (featuring Elo)
  9. Hold Me Tight (featuring Crush)
 12
Summer Go Loco
  • Released: August 18, 2017
  • Label: AOMG, LOEN
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. Oppa
  2. Summer Go Loco (feat. Gray)
  3. Party Band (feat. Punchnello, Thur)
  4. Alright, Summer Time (feat. Sam Kim)
 — —
Hello
  • Released: February 7, 2019
  • Label: AOMG, Kakao M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. NOTHING
  2. It's been a while (feat. Zion.T)
  3. Tangled Up (feat. pH-1)
  4. Some Beatmaker (feat. Woo & yeesang)
  5. Too Fast (feat. Paloalto)
  6. HOW
 10
Some Time
  • Released: October 14, 2020
  • Label: AOMG, Kakao M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track list
  1. Return
  2. Can't Sleep (feat. Heize)
  3. Meeting Room
  4. Only Now (feat. Car, the Garden)
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
Circle
[12] 		KOR
Billboard
[13] 		US
World
[14]
As lead artist
"See the Light" (featuring Gray) 2012 — — — — Non-album singles
"No More" (featuring Crush) — — —
"Take Care" (featuring Park Narae) 2013 — — —
"Hold Me Tight" (featuring Crush) 2014 4 7 —
  • KOR: 926,128
 Locomotive
"Respect" (featuring Gray & DJ Pumkin) 2015 33 — —
  • KOR: 251,835
 Non-album singles
"Awesome" (featuring Jay Park & Gray) 17 —
  • KOR: 189,342
"You Too" (너도) (featuring Cha Cha Malone) 2016 5 —
  • KOR: 442,275
"Still" (남아있어) (featuring Crush) 6 —
  • KOR: 291,499
"Too Much" (지나쳐) (featuring Dean) 2017 12 19 — Bleached
"Summer Go Loco" (featuring Gray) 53 67 — Summer Go Loco
"Post It" (나타나줘) (featuring Jay Park) 2018 39 37 — — Non-album singles
"It Takes Time" (시간이 들겠지) (featuring Colde) 2 — —
"Late Night" (featuring Gray) 76 — —
"It's Been a While" (오랜만이야) (featuring Zion.T) 2019 17 — — Hello
"Can't Sleep" (잠이 들어야) (featuring Heize) 2020 36 — — Some Time
"Not OK" (featuring Minnie) 2023 195 — — Weak
Collaborations
"Good" (with Gray, featuring Elo) 2016 1 — —
  • KOR: 358,675
 Non-album singles
"Think About' Chu" (with Sam Kim)[17] 2017 16 —
"Don't Give It to Me" (주지마) (with Hwasa) 2018 1 1 — Hyena on the Keyboard Part.4
"Upside Down" (with Jay Park, Simon Dominic and Gray) 89 — — — Non-album single
"Young" (with Baekhyun) 11 18 4 Station X 0
"Love" (러브) (with Lee Sung-kyung)[20] 2021 25 — — Duet Mate
"Somebody!" (with Hwasa) 2022 51 22 — Somebody
"Sweaty" (with Gray and Coogie) 131 — — Street Man Fighter
As featured artist
"My Last" (Jay Park feat. Loco and Gray) 2015 30 — 19 ₩orld ₩ide
"Can't Help Myself" (못참겠어) (Eric Nam feat. Loco) 2016 20 4
  • KOR: 250,063
 Non-album single
"Double Dip" (Far East Movement featuring Soulja Boy & Loco) — — — Identity
"All I Wanna Do (K)" (Jay Park feat. Hoody & Loco) 176 37 9 Everything You Wanted
"That Girl" (Jung Yong-hwa feat. Loco) 2017 77 — — Do Disturb
"Outerspace" (Kang Daniel feat. Loco) 2021 80 — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Notes: Billboard Korea Kpop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014. The chart was re-established on May 29, 2017.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart
position 		Sales Album
KOR
[24]
"The Virus"
(with Havy T) 		2013 — — The Virus OST
"This Song"
(with Mamamoo) 		2014 65 — My Lovely Girl OST
"Spring Is Gone by Chance"
(with Yuju) 		2015 5 A Girl Who Sees Smells OST
"Say Yes"
(with Punch) 		2016 15 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST
"Star (Little Prince)"
(with U Sung-eun) 		2018 — — Memories of the Alhambra OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

Year Program Network Roles Notes
2012 Show Me the Money Mnet Himself Contestant and Winner
2015 Show Me the Money 4 Judge/Producer with Jay Park
2016 My little Television MBC Cast member
Happy Together 3 KBS2
2017 You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
2018 It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets MBC Cast member[27]
Hyena On the Keyboard KBS2 Cast member (Episodes 7-8)
A Battle of One Voice: 300 tvN Contestant with Gray (Episodes 1-)
Show Me the Money 777 Mnet Loopy 'V' Featured
Radio Star (TV series) MBC Cast member
2020 Show Me the Money 9 Mnet Lil Boi 'ON AIR' Featured
2021 High School Rapper (season 4) Judge/Producer

Web shows

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2021 Love Catcher in Seoul TVING Host [28]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2021 "Red Lipstick" Lee Hi (Feat. Yoon Mirae) [29]

Awards and nominations

Melon Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Best OST "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco Won
2018 Hot Trend Award "Young" (with Byun Baek-hyun) Nominated
"Don't" (with Hwasa) Won
Best Ballad Nominated

KBS Entertainment Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
2018 Hot Issue Entertainer Award Hwasa & Loco Won

References

  1. ^ "'컬투쇼' 로꼬, 이름 뜻 밝혀… '헉 그런뜻이였어?'". dailyKorea (in Korean). 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. ^ Kim, Jae-heun (2015-06-26). "Rapper show launches new season". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ^ "LOCO (로꼬)". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ^ Chung, Seo-hee (2014-04-02). "로꼬's Story". IZE Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ^ Jeon, Jae-kyung (September 13, 2022). "로꼬, 결혼 발표…"예비신부는 동갑내기 동네친구" [Loco announces marriage... "The bride-to-be is a neighborhood friend of the same age] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Charted albums on the Circle (formerly Gaon) Album Chart:
  7. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, June 2017". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  8. ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 42, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Charted EPs on Gaon Music Chart:
  10. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, December 2014". Gaon. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  11. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, February 2019". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  12. ^ Charted singles on the Circle Chart:
  13. ^ Charted songs on Kpop Hot 100:
  14. ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
  15. ^ Cumulative sales for "Too Much":
  16. ^ Cumulative sales for "Summer Go Loco":
  17. ^ "[뮤직&톡] 샘김X로꼬, 추억 소환하는 리메이크의 옳은 예". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  18. ^ Cumulative sales for "Think About' Chu":
  19. ^ "Gaon Certification – Download". Gaon Chart.
  20. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (June 24, 2021). "이성경X로꼬, 7월 4일 듀엣곡 발매 '대세 만남". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "My Last - 2015".
  22. ^ "Gaon's Observation Notes". Gaon Music Chart. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  23. ^ 2017년 12주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  24. ^ Charted singles on Gaon Music Chart:
  25. ^ C., Daniel (June 21, 2019). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  26. ^ Cumulative sales for "Say Yes":
  27. ^ "'이불밖은위험해' 이이경·로꼬, 새로운 집돌이 합류". the-star.co.kr.
  28. ^ Oh Ji-won (October 21, 2021). "티빙 새 연애 리얼리티 '러브캐처 인 서울', 장도연→써니 왓처 5인방 출격" [Teabing's new love reality 'Love Catcher in Seoul', Jang Do-yeon → Sunny Watcher 5 members sortie] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Naver.
  29. ^ Choi Jeong-ah (September 9, 2021). "이하이, 등장한 '빨간 립스틱' 뮤비 티저 공개…박재범→정찬성 총출동" [Lee Hi, 'Red Lipstick' MV teaser released... Jae-beom Park → Chan-seong Jeong]. Sportsworld (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.

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