Zico (지코) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, composer and producer under his own label, KOZ Entertainment. He is the leader of the boy group Block B, a member of the project boy group FANXY CHILD and a former member of the underground duo Harmonics.
He made his solo debut on November 7, 2014 with the single "Tough Cookie".
Career
2018–2019: Change of agencies
On November 23, 2018, it was announced that his contract with Seven Seasons had expired and he decided to not renew it. However, there was no decision about his future with Block B.[3]
On January 10, 2019, he officially opened his own label, called KOZ Entertainment, which stands for stands for 'King of the Zungle'.[4]
Personal life
Military service
On July 21, 2020, it was confirmed that Zico would be enlisting in the military on the 30th. After receiving basic military training, he would be serving as a public service worker[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- Thinking (2019)
Mini albums
- Gallery (2015)
- Television (2017)
- Random Box (2020)
Digital singles
- "Tough Cookie" (2014)
- "Well Done" (2015)
- "Tell Me Yes Or No" (2015)
- "Boys And Girls" (2015)
- "Break Up 2 Make Up" (2016)
- "Bermuda Triangle" (2016)
- "She's a Baby" (2017)
- "Any Song" (2019)
Special singles
- "Soulmate" (2018)
Collaborations
- "Dark Panda" (with Hyolyn & Paloatlo) (2015)
- "Monthly Project 2017 February Yoon Jong Shin" (with Yoon Jong Shin) (2017)
- "For The Love Of South Korea" (with Kang Daniel) (2020)
Features
OSTs
- "Golden Time OST Part.9" (with Pia) (2012)
- "Mask OST Part.2" (with Sojin) (2015)
- "The King: Eternal Monarch OST Part.10" ("My Day Is Full of You" with Wendy) (2020)
Producing and writing credits
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ZoPD | "한국힙합에 바란다" | Victory | Writing |
| Verbal Jint & ZoPD | "Map the Music" | 2 The Hard Way | ||
| "종의 기원" | ||||
| 2011 | Block B | "Wanna B" | "Do U Wanna B?" | Writing |
| "Freeze" | ||||
| "Does It Only Happen To Me?" | ||||
| "Halo" | New Kids on the Block | Writing Composing | ||
| "Tell Them" | ||||
| "U Hoo Hoo" | Writing | |||
| "Don't Move!" | ||||
| 2012 | Block B | "LOL" | Welcome to the Block | |
| "NalinA" | Writing Composing | |||
| "Did It or Not?" | ||||
| "Synchronized 100%" | ||||
| "Action" | ||||
| Zico & Pia | "오아시스" | "Golden Time OST Part.9" | Writing | |
| Block B | "11:30" | Blockbuster | ||
| "Nillili Mambo" | Writing Composing Arranging | |||
| "No Joke" | Writing | |||
| "Movie's Over" | Writing Composing Arranging | |||
| "Dreams Come True" | Writing | |||
| 2013 | Block B | "Very Good" | Very Good | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "Be The Light" | ||||
| "Three W's and One H" | Composing Arranging | |||
| "Nice Day" | Writing Composing Arranging | |||
| Various Artists | "Brilliant Is" | "Brilliant Is" | Writing | |
| 2014 | Block B | "Dime Girl" | Her | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "HER" | ||||
| "Jackpot" | ||||
| "Very Good (Rough ver.)" | ||||
| Zico | "Tough Cookie" | "Tough Cookie" | Writing Composing | |
| 2015 | Zico | "Well Done" | "Well Done" | Writing Composing Arranging |
| Zico & Sojin | "Sick" | "Mask OST Part.2" | Writing | |
| Zico, Mino, & Paloalto | "Moneyflow" | "Show Me The Money 4 Episode 3" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Zico, Hyolyn, & Paloalto | "Dark Panda" | "Dark Panda" | Writing | |
| Zico & Mino | "Okey Dokey" | "Show Me The Money 4 Episode 6" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Zico | "Veni Vidi Vici" | Gallery | ||
| "Eureka" | ||||
| "Pride and Prejudice" | ||||
| "Predator" | ||||
| "Tell Me Yes Or No" | ||||
| 2016 | Zico | "I Am You, You Are Me" | "Break Up 2 Make Up" | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "It Was Love" | ||||
| Block B | "A Few Years Later" | Blooming Period | ||
| "Toy" | ||||
| "사랑이었다" | ||||
| "Walkin' In The Rain" | Writing | |||
| Sejeong | "Flower Way" | "Jelly Box Flower Way" | Producing Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Zico | "Bermuda Triangle" | "Bermuda Triangle" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Zico & Jeong Junha | "When You're Exhausted" | 무한도전 위대한 유산 | ||
| 2017 | Block B | "Yesterday" | "Yesterday" | Writing |
| Zico & Yoo Jong Shin | "Wi-Fi" | "Monthly Project 2017 February Yoon Jong Shin" | Writing | |
| Zico | "She's a Baby" | Television | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Hangzoo, Young B, Hash Swan, & Killagramz (feat. Zico & DEAN) | "Yozm Gang" | "Show Me The Money 6 Episode 1" | ||
| Taeyang (feat. Zico) | "Tonight" | White Night | Writing | |
| Hangzoo &Young B (feat. Car, the garden) | "Search" | "Show Me The Money 6 Episode 3" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Hangzoo | "Red Sun" | "Show Me The Money 6 Episode 4" | ||
| Killagramz | "Where U At" | Show Me The Money 6 Special | Writing | |
| Hangzoo | "Turn Around" | Producing Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| Block B | "My Zone" | Montage | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| "Shall We Dance" | ||||
| "One Way" | Writing | |||
| 2018 | Block B | "Don't Leave" | Re:Montage | Writing |
| Zico | "Soulmate" | "Soulmate" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Sam Kim | "It's You" | Sun And Moon | Writing Composing | |
| 2019 | FANXY CHILD | "Y" | "Y" | Writing Composing |
| Zico | "Daredevil" | Thinking | Writing Composing | |
| "Actually" | ||||
| "Human" | Writing Composing Arranging | |||
| "Extreme" | ||||
| "One-man Show" | ||||
| "Another Level" | ||||
| "Being Left" | ||||
| "Dystopia" | ||||
| "Balloon" | Writing Composing | |||
| "The Language of Flowers" | ||||
| 2020 | Zico | "Any Song" | "Any Song" | Writing Composing Arranging |
| Dress & Sogumm (feat. Zico | "My Taste" | "My Taste" | Writing Composing | |
| Sik-K | "Do Main 2020" | Officially OG | Writing | |
| Zico & Kang Daniel | "Refresh" | "For The Love Of South Korea" | Writing Composing | |
| Zico & Wendy | "My Day Is Full of You" | "The King: Eternal Monarch OST Part.10" | Writing | |
| AB6IX | "The Answer" | Vivid | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| Hwa Sa | "Kidding" | María |
Filmography
Reality shows
- I-LAND (Mnet, 2020) - mentor
Trivia
- He studied at Dong-A University.[1]
Gallery
"Soulmate" (1)
"Soulmate" (2)
"Any Song" (1)
"Any Song" (2)
"Any Song" (3)
"Any Song" (4)
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Random Box (1)
Random Box (2)
Random Box (3)
References
Official links
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