Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo)

Dynamic Duo
Dynamic Duo in 2014
Dynamic Duo in 2014
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresHip hop
Years active1999–present
LabelsAmoeba Culture
MembersChoiza
Gaeko
WebsiteOfficial Website

Dynamic Duo (Korean: 다이나믹듀오) is a South Korean hip hop duo that consists of rappers Choiza and Gaeko. They rose to fame with their 2004 debut album, Taxi Driver, which became the best-selling Korean hip hop album ever. They are signed to Amoeba Culture, a hip hop record label that they founded in 2006.

History

Choiza and Gaeko were friends since childhood and debuted in 1999 with the hip hop trio CB Mass. The group released three albums before breaking up in 2003 after it was discovered that CB Mass' third member was stealing money from the trio group.

Dynamic Duo debuted the following year with the album, Taxi Driver. It became the best-selling hip hop album in South Korea, with sales of 50,000 copies in the first month after its release. Their second album, 2005's Double Dynamite, won Best Hip Hop Album at the 2006 Korean Music Awards.

After establishing hip hop record label Amoeba Culture in 2006, Dynamic Duo released their third album, Enlightened, in 2007. That year, they also won Best Music Video at the Mnet Asian Music Awards for their song, "Attendance Check." They released two more albums, 2008's Last Days and 2009's Band of Dynamic Brothers, before both Choiza and Gaeko began their mandatory military service on October 12, 2009. Before being dispatched, both received basic military training at the same camp in Uijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province.

Choiza and Gaeko have also individually produced and recorded their own singles through the 'NOWorkend' project- a series of singles that has come out of their label Amoeba Culture representing songs from the label's artists that shows a completely different side of themselves to their fans.

In 2013, their 7th full-length album titled "Lucky Numbers" was scheduled for release in July. The album featured artists such as Hyolyn of SISTAR, Primary, Zion.T and Supreme Team.

Their 8th album, "Grand Carnival" was released in November 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Taxi Driver
  • Released: May 17, 2004
  • Label: Gap Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
7
  • KOR: 57,587+
Double Dynamite
  • Released: October 26, 2005
  • Label: Gap Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Enlightened 2
  • KOR: 38,860+
Last Days
  • Released: August 21, 2008
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5
  • KOR: 24,133+
Band Of Dynamic Brothers
  • Released: October 7, 2009
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
46*
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2
  • Released: November 25, 2011
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6
  • KOR: 9,961
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2
  • Released: January 4, 2012
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
  • KOR: 7,057
Lucky Numbers
  • Released: July 1, 2013
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
  • KOR: 10,535
Grand Carnival
  • Released: November 17, 2015
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12
  • KOR: 2,025
Off Duty
  • Released: November 26, 2019
  • Label: Amoeba Culture
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33 TBA
"—" denotes album did not chart.
* Chart data for 2009 is not available prior to the week of December 27.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album
KOR
WW
"Resume" (이력서)
feat. Lisa
2004 Taxi Driver
"Thinner" (신나? (우리가 누구?)
"Insomnia" (불면증)
feat. Bobby Kim
"Ring My Bell"
feat. Naul
"Go Back" (고백)
feat. Jungin
2005 Double Dynamite
"Fugitive" (도망자) 2006 Non-album single
"Attendance Check" (출첵)
feat. Naul
2007 Enlightened
"Heartbreaker"
feat. Kim Jong-wan
Non-album single
"Solo"
feat. Alex Chu
2008 Last Days
"Gone"
feat. Joohee
Non-album singles
"Beyond The Wall"
feat. Supreme Team
2009
"Sorry" (미안해)
"Guilty" (죽일 놈) 63 Band of Dynamic Brothers
"Girl" (해뜰때까지만) 2011 4
  • KOR: 972,965
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2
"Friday Night" (불타는 금요일) 15
  • KOR: 1,285,969
"Without You" (거기서거기) 2012 2
  • KOR: 2,587,845
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2
"Baaam"
feat. Muzie
2013 1
  • KOR: 1,170,657
Lucky Numbers
"Summer Time" (자리비움) 2014 6
  • KOR: 396,212
Non-album singles
"AEAO"
with DJ Premier
11
  • KOR: 338,273
"SsSs" (싱숭생숭)
feat. Lena Park
6
  • KOR: 575,768
"Only for You" (너 하나만을 위해) 2015 87
  • KOR: 23,338
Two Yoo Project Sugar Man OST
"Jam" (꿀잼) 3
  • KOR: 351,064
Grand Carnival
"Highfive"
with Primary
2016 23
  • KOR: 82,045
Non-album single
"Lucky" (좋겠다) 90
  • KOR: 19,375
The Sound of Your Heart OST
"Nosedive" (기다렸다 가)
feat. Chen
2017 2
  • KOR: 624,801
Non-album singles
"Bongjeseon" (봉제선)
feat. Suran
2018 38
"Hemi's Room" (북향)
feat. Oh Hyuk
18 Off Duty
"MSG" (맵고짜고단거)
feat. Penomeco
2019 80
"Flash" (그걸로 됐어) 140
"You" (혼자)
with Chen
2020 105 Non-album singles
"She Gonna Stop" (시간아 멈춰)
featuring Leellamarz
2022 180
"AEAO"
with DJ Premier
2023 96
"Smoke"
with Lee Young-ji
2 198 Street Woman Fighter2 (SWF2) Class Mission

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album
KOR
"Lost One" (막잔하고 나갈게) 2011 34
  • KOR: 358,504
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 1/2
"In The Line Of Fire" (사선에서)
feat. Mad Soul Child
45
  • KOR: 322,210
"Forever Young" (살발해)
feat. Beenzino
52
  • KOR: 234,567
"Sleep Disorder" (수면장애) 54
  • KOR: 228,535
"Precious Love"
feat. Jinbo
58
  • KOR: 208,435
"Great Expectation" (남자로서) 68
  • KOR: 188,776
"Digilog Intro"
  • KOR: 59,546
"Be..." (참고 살아) 2012 20
  • KOR: 482,809
Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2
"Misunderstood" (오해)
feat. Simon Dominic, Hangzoo
36
  • KOR: 259,284
"Namsan Woman" (남산워먼)
feat. UV
39
  • KOR: 238,214
"Art of Love" (사랑의 미학) 46
  • KOR: 210,860
"Check This Out!!!" (제끼자)
feat. Yankie, Yabul
51
  • KOR: 152,620
"Innocent Prisoner" (혹으로 알아) 53
  • KOR: 153,114
"Go Hard!!" (확가게) 56
  • KOR: 148,977
"Art of Love" (사랑의 미학)
Primary remix
89
  • KOR: 67,905
"Outro"
  • KOR: 60,601
"Three Dopeboyz" (쌔끈해)
feat. Zion.T
2013 5
  • KOR: 499,591
Lucky Numbers
"Hot Wings" (날개뼈)
feat. Hyolyn
11
  • KOR: 471,729
"Life Is Good" (거품 안 넘치게 따라줘)
feat. Crush, DJ Friz
12
  • KOR: 303,914
"Return Of The Kings" (진격의 거인 둘) 13
  • KOR: 280,967
"Lee Dae-ho" (만루홈런)
feat. Supreme Team, DJ Friz
18
  • KOR: 226,290
"Airplane Mode"
feat. Lee Joo-han, Hyewon, Simo
27
  • KOR: 165,188
"Shoot - Goal In" (슛 골인) 30
  • KOR: 161,942
"Shin Dong-yeop" (가끔씩 오래 보자) 32
  • KOR: 162,517
"Good Morning Love" (아침사랑) 33
  • KOR: 153,132
"Tragedy Part 2" (비극 Part 2) 39
  • KOR: 137,251
"Crime Scene" (범죄야 범죄)
feat. Jung Jae-il
40
  • KOR: 140,707
"Skit #1" 50
  • KOR: 102,261
"Animal"
with DJ Premier
2014 84
  • KOR: 33,623
Non-album single
"Picnic" (야유회)
feat. Zico
2015 23
  • KOR: 97,964
Grand Carnival
"Give It" (있어줘)
feat. Lydia Park
30
  • KOR: 92,807
"Eat and Sleep" (먹고하고자고) 33
  • KOR: 92,852
"If Winter Comes" (겨울이오면) 36
  • KOR: 79,016
"How You Doing?" (요즘어때?)
feat. Dean
38
  • KOR: 72,826
"Title Track" (타이틀곡)
feat. Verbal Jint
41
  • KOR: 62,847
"On The Roof" (옥상에서) 55
  • KOR: 36,469
"J.O.T.S."
feat. Nafla
63
  • KOR: 35,099
"Dodolipyo" (도돌이표) 80
  • KOR: 29,671
"Residents Reported" (주민신고)
feat. Sway D
  • KOR: 23,932
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2016 Best Choice Award Dynamic Duo Won
KBS Entertainment Awards 2022 Rookie Award in Show and Variety Category Listen-Up Nominated
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2018 Song of the Year – January "Nosedive" (with Chen) Nominated
Golden Disk Awards 2007 Hip Hop Award "Attendance Check" (출첵) Won
Melon Music Awards 2012 Top Ten Artists Dynamic Duo Nominated
Best Rap/Hip Hop "Without You" Won
2013 Artist of the Year Dynamic Duo Nominated
Top Ten Artists Dynamic Duo Won
Album of the Year Lucky Numbers Nominated
2017 Best Rap/Hip Hop "Nosedive" (with Chen) Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2004 Best Hip Hop Video "Ring My Bell" Nominated
2006 "Go Back" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2007 Best Music Video "Attendance Check" (출첵) Won
"Complex" Nominated
Best Hip Hop Performance "Attendance Check" (출첵) Nominated
2008 Best Music Video "Solo" Nominated
Best Hip Hop Performance Nominated
2009 "Guilty" Nominated
2013 Best Rap Performance "BAAAM" Won
2017 Best Collaboration "Nosedive"(with Chen) Won

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