Brave Brothers
Kang Dong-chul | |
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Also known as | Brave Brothers |
Born | June 17, 1979 |
Origin | South Korea |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Brave Brothers | |
Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | Gang Dong-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Tong-ch‘ŏl |
Stage name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Yonggamhan Hyeongje |
McCune–Reischauer | Yonggamhan Hyŏngje |
Kang Dong-chul (Korean: 강동철, born June 17, 1979), also known by stage name Brave Brothers, is a South Korean rapper, record producer and songwriter of Brave Entertainment.[1][2][3] He was a producer and composer for YG Entertainment from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he started his own record label called Brave Entertainment. He has produced hit songs for After School, Sistar, 4minute, T-ara, Son Dam Bi, Big Bang, Brown Eyed Girls, AOA, Hello Venus and U-KISS. In 2009, he made his music debut with Attitude and later released Passionate on December 8. He has three groups under his record label: Brave Girls, Electroboyz and BIGSTAR. Kang is currently appearing on JTBC‘s Made In U program as a panel judge.[4][5][6]
Music career
On October 21, representatives of RaNia revealed that Brave Brothers would be producing their album Time To Rock Da Show.[7][8] He was awarded the Hallyu Composer Award at the 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards on December 15, 2011. He stated, "Thank you so much for honoring me with such a great award. I will return the favor with more great new songs. I would like to return this honor to the artists that express my songs and to the Brave Sound family.[9] "
Business career
On October 25, 2011, he opened a hip hop club in Gangnam district of Seoul called Phantom.[10][11]
Personal life
On KBS's Win Win, he revealed he had a troubled past with 12 violent-related crimes and owned a room salon business. He stated that everything changed when developing a love for Cypress Hill music and ended relations with organized crime.[12][13][14][15]
Discography
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Attitude
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Passionate
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슬픈 음악
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The Classic
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Beautiful Girl (Hyomin of T-ara)
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Break Up (Lee Gi-kwang of Beast)
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Music Credit
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4Minute |
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4 Tomorrow |
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45RPM |
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A-Force |
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After School |
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After School Red |
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Pink BnN |
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AOA |
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Bae Seul-ki |
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Battle |
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BESTie |
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Big Bang |
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Boyfriend |
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Brave Girls |
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Brown Eyed Girls |
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BtoB |
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C-REAL |
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Dal Shabet |
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DJ Doc |
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Dazzling Red |
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EI[16] |
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Electroboyz |
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F-ve Dolls |
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Gummy |
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Han Yuna |
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Hello Venus |
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Hyolyn |
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Hyomin |
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Hyuna |
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Jang Keun-suk & Hyorin of Sistar |
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Jo Sungmo |
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Kim Dong-wan |
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Kim Hyung-jun |
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Kim Yuna, Sistar & Electroboyz |
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Lee Ai |
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Lee Gi-kwang |
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Lee Min-woo |
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Lee Seung-gi |
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Lexy |
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Masta Wu |
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Myname |
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Nine Muses |
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NS Yoonji |
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Oh Jong-hyuk |
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One Two |
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Owl |
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RaNia |
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Red Roc |
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Se7en |
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Sistar |
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Son Dam-bi |
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Son Dam-bi & After School |
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SPEED |
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Stellar |
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Sugarless |
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Sunmi |
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Supernova |
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Taeyang |
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T-ARA |
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Teen Top |
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Thelma Aoyama |
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Touch |
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uBEAT |
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U-Kiss |
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Uni.T |
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YG |
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YMGA |
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Yoo Seung-chan |
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ZE:A |
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Awards
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2011 | 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards | Hallyu Composer | "Won" | [9] |
See also
References
- ^ 용감한 형제 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ 용감한 형제 (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ 용감한 형제 (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Brave Brothers discusses his past, his present career, and his future goals in recent interview". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ 용감한형제 "음악 있다면 500원만 있어도 행복" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "'Idol singers lack passion'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Rania to make a comeback with Brave Brothers this year". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ 예당 "라니아·알리 미니앨범 발매 앞둬 기대" (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Brave Brothers wins the 'Hallyu Composer Award'". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Brave Brothers opens a large-scale hip hop club, 'PHANTOM'". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ 용감한형제, `40억 투자` 강남에 힙합클럽 오픈 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Brave Brothers: "I don't know how to read music"". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ 용감한형제, "악보 볼 줄 모른다" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger reveal their surprising pasts". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ 용감한 형제 "17살 때 소년원行.." 충격 과거 고백 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Rookie singer EI shares a new photo of his six-pack abs after losing 133 pounds". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
External links
- Brave Sound
- Brave Brothers on Twitter
- Brave Brothers on Cyworld (in Korean)