Gaeko

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Yoon-sung (Korean: 김윤성; born January 14, 1981), known professionally as Gaeko (개코; lit. dog's snout) is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He and Choiza comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their debut album Taxi Driver in 2004. In 2015, he released his first solo album, Redingray.^[1]

Gaeko
Gaeko at the Itaewon Global Village Festival, October 2018
Born	Kim Yoon-sung (1981-01-14) January 14, 1981 (age 44) Seoul, South Korea
Spouse	Kim Soo-mi ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper singer
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Amoeba Culture
Korean name
Hangul	김윤성
RR	Gim Yunseong
MR	Kim Yunsŏng
Stage name
Hangul	개코
RR	Gaeko
MR	Kaek'o
Website	Gaeko on Instagram

Personal life

On May 14, 2011, in the middle of his mandatory military service, he married Kim Su-mi before returning to serve the rest of his term. The couple had a son, Tae-woo, in 2011 and a daughter, Seo-ah, in 2015.^{[2][unreliable source?][3][unreliable source?]}

Discography

See also: Dynamic_Duo_(South_Korean_duo) § Discography, and CB_Mass § Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [4]
Redingray	Released: October 16, 2014 Label: Amoeba Culture Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Rhythm is life" "Passout" (featuring Bumkey) "Seoul Blues Part3" (featuring Choiza, DJ Soulscape & Juhan Lee) "East" "Chaser the Rapper Part1" "Oh My God" (featuring DJ Friz) "No Make Up" (featuring Zion.T, HA:TFELT) "Interlude by Simo" "Silver Sonata" (featuring Crush) "Snapper Ending" "Mr. Vengeance Part2 (featuring Choiza, Yankie, Hangzoo, Geegooin) "Chaser the Rapper Part2" "Hueng Hai" (featuring Ailee) "Festival Virgin" "Rose" "Shame" "Snapper Ending Remix" (featuring Dok2)	11	KOR: 3,170[5]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [6]
"난리 Good (AIR)" with Choiza, Simon Dominic, Primary	2012	35	KOR: 159,508[7]	Non-album singles
"Rhythm Is Life (Feeling So Good)" (될 대로 되라고 해 (느낌 So Good))	2013	11
"No Make Up" (화장 지웠어) feat. Zion.T, Ha:tfelt	2014	2		Redingray
"Rose" (장미꽃)		41
"Cheers" with Yankie, feat. Beenzino, Babylon	2015	28		Non-album single
"Empty City" with Yoon Jong-shin	2016	—		2016 Yoon Jong-shin Monthly Project: July
"Your Night" (당신의 밤) with Hwang Kwanghee feat. Oh Hyuk		1		Infinite Challenge Great Legacy
"Gajah" (코끼리) feat. RM	2017	17		Non-album single
"Vacation" feat. SOLE	2018	96
"Sunbbang (Prod. Giriboy)" with Nafla and Giriboy		89		Show Me The Money 777 Semi Final
"119 Remix" Various Artists		—[A]		Non-album single
"How Do You Play?" (놀면 뭐해?) with Boi B, Wonstein, Choiza, Geegooin, Gray, Crush, Mommy Son, Zior Park, and Sam Kim	2019	62		Yoo-plash
"Cold" (바빠서) feat. Heize	2020	40		Non-album singles
"Pass Out" with Nitti Gritti and Kaku		—
"I Feel Like" (마음이 그래) with Kwon Jin-ah	2021	40
"Fast" with Coogie		—
"Cheap Talk" (논해)		—
"Wake Up (Prod. Code Kunst)" with Ourealgoat, Since, Ahn Byeongwoong, Code Kunst, Gwangil Jo, Pick!, Tabber		23		Show Me The Money 10 Episode 1
"Thorn (Prod. Code Kunst)" (가시) Jo Gwang-il and Justhis		22		Show Me The Money 10 Episode 2
"Do Gae Bee (Prod. D.O)" (도깨비) with D.O and Superbee	2022	—[B]		D.O.P.E.
"Dawn do that" (새벽을 믿지 말자) with Davichi		—[C]		Non-album singles
"Pep (Prod. Padi)" with Boi B feat. Jung Sangsoo		—
"Little Treasure" with Sumi		—

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [11]
"Fold My Hands" (깍지껴요) Alex feat. Gaeko	2008	—	My Vintage Romance
"Serenade" Leessang feat. Gaeko and Windy City	2011	11	Asura Balbalta
"See Through" (씨스루) Primary feat. Gaeko and Zion.T	2012	20	Primary And The Messengers
"You Don't Deserve Her" (아까워) Epik High feat. Gaeko		32	99
"Babay" Zion.T feat. Gaeko	2013	9	Red Light
"Hug Me" Crush feat. Gaeko	2014	10	Crush on You
"Burj Khalifa" (부르즈 할리파) Epik High feat. Gaeko and Yankie		8	Shoebox
"eTunnel" Primary feat. Oh Hyuk and Gaeko	2015	80	Lucky You!
"See You" (조만간 봐요) Primary feat. BSK and Gaeko		7	2
"Paranoia" (피해망상) Primary feat. Sunwoo Jung-a, and Gaeko		—
"Who Are You" BoA feat. Gaeko		3	Kiss My Lips
"Life" Jay Park feat. Paloalto, Gaeko and DJ Wegun		—	₩orld ₩ide
"Ahjussi Swag" (아저씨SWAG) Psy feat. Gaeko		17	Chiljip Psy-da
"9 to 5" Crush feat. Gaeko	2016	59	Interlude
"D (Half Moon)" Dean feat. Gaeko		15	130 Mood: TRBL
"Ring Ring" Sik-K feat. Gaeko		—	H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun
"Where Am I" BewhY feat. Gaeko	2017	—	The Blind Star
"Jenga" Heize feat. Gaeko	2018	3	Wind
"O.F.F" Penomeco feat. Gaeko		—	Breakers Part 2
"Down For U" Thama feat. Gaeko	2019	—	Pre
"Riding" (라이딩) Ha Sung-woon feat. Gaeko		113	BXXX
"Just Us 2" Exo-SC feat. Gaeko		107	What a life
"Someday" Nafla feat. Gaeko and Yuza	2020	—	u n u, Pt. 2
"F(ucked up)" Code Kunst feat. Gaeko and Gray		—	People
"Fly Away" Exo-SC feat. Gaeko		162	1 Billion Views
"I Wander" (새 신발) Ha:tfelt feat. Gaeko		—[D]	1719
"Win Win" (윈윈) Rose de Penny, dsel, kaogaii and Untell feat. BewhY and Gaeko		40	Show Me The Money 9 Episode 1
"uh-uh" Huh feat. Gaeko and Kid Milli	2021	—	uh-uh
"Reset (Prod. Code Kunst)" Since and Tabber feat. Gaeko and Kid Milli		17	Show Me The Money 10 Episode 3
"Midnight" Chancellor feat. Gaeko		—	Chancellor
"Face Time (Prod. Code Kunst)" Since feat. Giriboy, PH-1 and Gaeko		47	Show Me The Money 10 Episode Semi Final
"Waterbomb" (호우주의) Jo Gwang-il feat. Gaeko and Nucksal		14
"Journey" (쿠키영상) Jo Gwang-il feat. Ailee, Hangzoo and Gaeko		101	Show Me The Money 10 Episode Final
"Groove Back" JY Park feat. Gaeko	2022	164	Groove Missing
"ING" Apro feat. Gaeko and Penomeco		—	Avenue
"Jumper" Code Kunst feat. Gaeko and Mino	2023	102	Remember Archive
"Ghost" Penomeco feat. Gaeko and viceversa		—	[ Rorschach ] Part 2
"Invitation" Junny feat. Gaeko		—	Non-album singles
"Start to Shine" Gyubin feat. Gaeko		—
"Fair" Gist feat. Gaeko	2024	—	Nothing is Perfect
"Neuron" J-Hope feat. Gaeko and Yoon Mi-rae		140	Hope on the Street Vol.1
"Vista" John Park feat. Gaeko and Thama		—	Vista

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR
"Over The Mountain (Prod. dress)" with Joohoney and Big Naughty[note 1]	2023	—[E]	Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [6]
"Send Me Your Pictures"	2016	46	Entertainer OST
"Heart Break" with Kim Na-young	2020	—	The King: Eternal Monarch OST

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Show Me the Money 10	Producer	with Code Kunst	[14]
2022	Show Me the Money 11			[15]
	Listen-Up	Host		[16]
2023	No Money No Art	Art curator		[17]

Notes

1. "Mountain Over the Mountain" will be released as a promotional single in collaboration with Mountain Dew.

1. "119 Remix" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 47 on the component Download Chart.^[8]
2. "Do Gae Bee" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but debuted and peaked at number 84 on the component download chart.^[9]
3. "Dawn do that" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but debuted and peaked at number 17 on the component download chart.^[10]
4. "I Wander" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but it debuted and peaked at number 86 on the component Circle Download Chart.^[12]
5. "Over The Mountain" did not enter on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 141 on the component Download Chart.^[13]