Cadejo (band)

Cadejo (Korean: 까데호) is a South Korean funk band. The band currently consists of Lee Taehoon, Kim Jaeho and Kim Dabin.^[1] Since their formation in 2017, the band has released three studio albums: Freesummer (2019), Freebody (2020) and Freeverse (2023).^[2][3] They also released their collaboration EP Sincerely Yours (2022) with rapper Nucksal, and their collaboration album Gangnam Oasis (2022) with Lee Hee-moon.^[4][5]

Cadejo
Cadejo performing at The Sub Festival 2023
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Funk blues rock
Years active	2017-present
Labels	Tron Music Poclanos
Members	Lee Taehoon Kim Jaeho Kim Dabin
Past members	Camelo

Career

Cadejo was formed in 2017.^{[citation needed]} The band members come from various bands, including Funkafric Booster, Airship and NuTrip.^[6] They released an EP Mixtape in 2018.^[7]

In 2019, they released their first studio album Freesummer,^[8] Kim Doheon of IZM described the album as "Cadejo brought together a dense completeness and a pleasant vibe in this album.".^[9] The album was nominated for the Golden Indie Music Awards in Taiwan.^[10] They performed with rock band BAADA on The EBS space.^[11]

In 2020, they released their second studio album Freebody through Tron Music.^[2][12] The album was nominated for Best R&B & Soul Album at the 2021 Korean Music Awards.^[13] They released an EP Sincerely Yours (당신께) in 2022 with rapper Nucksal, the album won Best Rap & Hip Hop Album, and track Good Morning Seoul (굿모닝 서울) won Best Rap & Hip Hop Song at the 2023 Korean Music Awards.^[14][15] They performed at the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival in October.^[16] They released their collaboration album Gangnam Oasis (강남 오아시스) with fusion gugak musician Lee Hee-moon.^[5]

In 2023, Guitarist Lee Taehoon participated in Jowall's new single Seol-i (설이).^[17] they released their third studio album Freeverse.^[1][3]

Discography

Studio albums

• Freesummer (2019)
• Freebody (2020)
• Gangnam Oasis (강남 오아시스) (2022) (with Lee Hee-moon)
• Freeverse (2023)

EPs

• Mixtape (2018)
• Sincerely Yours (당신께) (2022) (with Nucksal)