Cho PD
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Cho Joong-hoon (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler; born January 27, 1976), better known by his stage name Cho PD, is a South Korean record producer, rapper, and the founder of record label Stardom Entertainment.[1] Producing his own music for himself and his crew Stardom (his company's eponym), he rose to prominence through the internet then debuted in 1998. Later, he also would support other artists like Psy, Verbal Jint and a young Dok2 earlier in their careers. After twelve years, he briefly "retired" from music in 2010.[2] However, he came out of retirement in 2011 with his two studio albums, State of the Art and Art of Business.[3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
On November 23, 2018, Cho was found guilty of fraud by the Seoul Central District Court. The sentence concerned Cho withholding undisclosed assets worth ₩270,000,000 (approx. $238,116 USD) in July 2015 when he signed a contract to transfer the assets of Stardom Entertainment to a new unnamed company. These undisclosed funds were derived from Topp Dogg's 2015 concert tour of Japan. Cho was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for 3 years.[4]
Since his sentencing, he made an attempt to reinvent his branding. In May 2019, he launched ChoCo Entertainment, which specializes in powering virtual AI-based K-pop idols.
In 2023, he announced the launch of a new K-Pop group called ChoCo[5] that will have various sub-units including: ChoCo1, ChoCo2,[6]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and ChoCo1&2.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
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| KOR [8][9] | |||
| In Stardom |
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| In Stardom Version 2.0 |
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| ChoPD.Net / Best In East |
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16 |
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| Stardom In Future Flow |
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26 |
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| Great Expectation |
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| Money Talks |
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6 |
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| Part 1: State of the Art |
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| Part 2: Art of Business |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [9] | |||
| Victory |
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| In Stardom V3.0 |
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| The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs Part 1 (황금알을 낳는 Part 1) |
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Awards
Mnet Asian Music Awards
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2002 | Music Video of the Year (daesang) | "My Style"[17][18] | Template:Won |
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| 2003 | Best Hip Hop Performance | "Secret Diary" (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)[19][20] | Template:Nom |
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| 2004 | Best Hip-Hop Video | "Friend" (feat. Insooni)[21] | Template:Won |
| 2005 | Judges' Choice Award | "My Old Story" (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler)[22] | Template:Won |
References
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Berklee College of Music alumni
- English-language singers from South Korea
- Korean Music Award winners
- MAMA Award winners
- People convicted of fraud
- South Korean composers
- South Korean electronic musicians
- South Korean fraudsters
- South Korean hip-hop record producers
- South Korean male rappers
- South Korean hip-hop musicians
- South Korean prisoners and detainees
- South Korean record producers
- 21st-century South Korean rappers
- South Korean hip-hop singers