Crucial Star
Crucial Star | |
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Birth name | Park Se-yoon |
Born | October 16, 1989 |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | K-hip hop, K-pop |
Occupation(s) | |
Years active | 2007–present |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 박세윤 |
Revised Romanization | Park Se-yun |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Seyun |
Park Se-yoon (Korean: 박세윤; born October 16, 1989),[1] more commonly known as Crucial Star (Korean: 크루셜 스타), is a South Korean rapper and record producer. He started writing music at the age of 17 and joined the hip hop duo Libra Twins in 2007, before debuting as a solo rapper in 2010.[2] He released his first EP, A Star Goes Up, in 2011.[3]
Biography
Park Se-yoon was born on October 16, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea. His father is the painter Hang-Ryul Park.[4]
He made his musical debut at the age of seventeen in the hip hop group Libra Twins.[5] Several years later, he signed with independent hip hop label Soul Company, working under the name Crucial Star.[5] He and label mate Mad Clown collaborated on the digital album Mad Clown VS Crucial Star in 2010.[6] The following year, he released his first EP, A Star Goes Up, and his first full-length album, A Star From The Basement.[7][8]
Following the dissolution of Soul Company in 2012, Crucial Star moved to Grandline Entertainment.[5][9] While with Grandline, he released two mix tapes, Drawing #1: A Dream Spokesman (2012) and Drawing 2: A Better Man (2013), two albums, FALL (2012) and Midnight (2014), and one EP, Boyhood (2015).[10][11][12][13]
In 2015 he appeared as a contestant on Mnet television rap contest Show Me the Money 4. He was eliminated in the preliminary round after forgetting his lyrics.[14] In October 2015, Crucial Star's agency published a statement announcing that he and Unpretty Rapstar 2 contestant Heize were in a relationship.[15] A week after this announcement, it was reported that they had broken up several months prior.[16]
He left Grandline Entertainment in January 2016 when his contract ended.[17] In April, he signed with C-JeS Entertainment.[18]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [19] | |||
Midnight |
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29 |
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Maze Garden |
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98 | — |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [19] | |||
A Star Goes Up |
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46 | — |
A Star From The Basement |
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26 | |
Fall |
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19 | |
Boyhood |
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26 |
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Fall 2 |
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49 | — |
starry night '17 |
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48 |
Digital singles
- Catch Me If U Can [October 11, 2010][22]
- Champagne [September 16, 2011][23]
- Nothing Lasts Forever [December 11, 2011][24]
- Super Crucial Rap 2 [February 3, 2014]
- Three Things I Want To Give You (ft. Sojin of Girl's Day) [March 10, 2014]
- Show Me Your Light (ft. Shin Ji-soo) [April 15, 2014]
As a featured artist
- Andup - That Girl (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Animato & DJ Tiz - I'm Yours (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Bang Yong Guk of B.A.P/Jepp Blackman - Last One (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Basick - You Already Know (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Born Kim - 명품 젠틀맨 (Feat. Jolly V, Crucial Star)
- CZA - Oh Lord (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Dok2 & The Quiett - iPhone Girl (Feat. Crucial Star)
- DJ Dopsh - Grandliner's Cypher (Feat. Crucial Star, Louie of Geeks, Take One)
- DJ Wegun - It's Alright (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Donutman - Do Your Thang [Lil'wayne - No Love](Feat. Crucial Star)
- Donutman - Love (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Donutman - Stuck On You (She Said) (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Exy - 쓸어버려 (Wipe Out) (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Fatdoo - 인형공장 (Feat. Newchamp, Crucial Star)
- Fatdoo - 16마디 토크쇼 (Feat. Crucial Star, Joker, Italian BOB)
- G-Slow - I Can't Live (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Giriboy - 다른꼴 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- GRAY - 깜빡 (Feat. Zion.T, Crucial Star)
- Geeks- 숨이차 Remix (Feat. Ugly Duck, 화나, Zion.T, Crucial Star, Zico of Block B, DJ Dopsh)
- Geeks- In Front of Your House (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Heize - 조금만 더 방황하고 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Innovator - Drama Girl (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Jerry.K - Gentleman's Affair [Scary'p - Take Off) (Feat. Innovator, Crucial Star)
- Jerry.K - We Made Us Remix (Feat. Crucial Star & Takeone)
- JJK - 잔인한 노래 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Lil'boi of Geeks - Star Is Born [Chris Webby - Bounce] (Feat. 단아, Crucial Star)
- Loptimist - Sunshine (Feat. B-Free, Crucial Star)
- Loquence - Can Can't (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Loquence - Change Of my Life Remix [Crucial Star - Change of my life) (Feat. JJK, Crucial Star)
- Loquence - Girlfriend (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Mad Clown - Stars (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Mad Clown - 스토커 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Minos In Nuol - Oh, My God [Remix 2](Feat. Mad Clown, Crucial Star, Yoosoo)
- Qwala - Put It Down (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Swings - For Mother (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Take One - 이제는 떳떳하다 (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Take One - Grandline Cypher (CD ONLY Bonus Track) (Feat. Geeks, DJ Eager, Crucial Star)
- The Quiett - The Inspiration Remix (Feat. Crucial Star)
- Yankie - Love (Feat. Crucial Star, Paloalto)
- Young Lion - End Up Fuckin (Feat. Crucial Star)
- 포에틱 라이센스 - It's Done (Feat. 투지 & Crucial Star)
- 소리헤다 (SORIHEDA) - Let It Go (Feat. Mad Clown, Crucial Star)
References
- ^ "[영상/다짜고짜 인터뷰]크루셜스타 "감성적인 곡 말고 힙합도 많이 해요"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "크루셜 스타, 힙합계의 트랜드 주도할 첫 앨범 발매". X Sports News (in Korean). January 11, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "[공식입장]크루셜스타 "♥김진경, 내겐 안식처"…1년째 열애중(전문)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "래퍼 크루셜스타, 알고보니 '명상화가' 박항률 화백 아들" [Rapper Crucial Star is "Meditative Artist" Park Hang Ryul's Son] (in Korean). 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b c "Artist Spotlight: Crucial Star". KultScene. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "소울컴퍼니, 힙합싱글모음 마니아 '반색'". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "[Review] 'A Star Goes Up' by Crucial Star". All Kpop. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "[Drop Watch] Crucial Star – A Star From The Basement". KHIPHOPPER. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "크루셜스타, 그랜드라인엔터테인먼트 합류" [Crucial Star Joins Grandline Entertainment]. Hiphop Playa (in Korean). 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Crucial Star releases first mixtape 'Drawing #1: A Dream Spokesman'". All Kpop. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Rapper Crucial Star releases album 'Fall'". All Kpop. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Crucial Star releases new album, "Midnight" – Koreaboo". Koreaboo. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Crucial Star to return with "Boyhood" album". Koreaboo. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Show Me The Money 4 – Episode 1 Recap". Seoul Rebels. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Crucial Star and 'Unpretty Rapstar' Heize revealed to be dating". All Kpop. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Heize and Crucial Star Confirmed to Have Broken Up". Soompi. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "크루셜스타와디제이 돕쉬, 그랜드라인엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 만료" [Crucial Star's and DJ Dopsh's Contracts with Grandline Entertainment Expire]. Hiphop Playa (in Korean). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "C-JeS Entertainment welcomes hip-hop artist Crucial Star to the family". Koreaboo. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
- "Midnight charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "Maze Garden charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "A Star Goes Up charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "A Star From the Basement charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "Fall charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "Boyhood charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "Fall 2 charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "starry night '17 charting". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ "2014년 10월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ "2015년 05월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ Catch Me If U Can, October 11, 2010 (digital single), at http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Crucial+star/biography
- ^ Champagne, September 16, 2011, at http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Crucial+star/biography
- ^ Crucial Star, Free Single ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Revealed, at http://doyouknowhiphop.com/2011/12/29/music-crucial-star-free-single-nothing-lasts-forever-revealed/ Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today