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Cho PD

{{Short description|South Korean record producer and rapper}}

{{family name hatnote|Cho||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Cho PD

| image = Cho PD.jpg

| caption = Cho in 2010

| birth_name = Cho Joong-hoon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|01|27}}

| origin = South Korea

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|rapper}}

| years_active = 1998–2010; 2011–present

| label =

}}

Cho Joong-hoon ({{korean|조중훈}}; 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/artist/6914/profile|script-title=ko:조pd(ZoPD) 소개|website=Mnet|language=ko|access-date=2016-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808021638/http://www.mnet.com/artist/6914/profile|archive-date=2016-08-08|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2920992|title=Cho PD takes his new release to Twitter|date=2010-05-27|newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2016-06-29}} However, he came out of retirement in 2011 with his two studio albums, State of the Art and Art of Business.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hellokpop.com/review/album-review-cho-pd-art-business-parts-1-2/|title=Album Review: Cho PD - Art & Business, Parts 1 & 2|date=2011-10-28|website=Hello Kpop|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-29}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1S7AUMUELD|script-title=ko:조피디, 그룹 '탑독' 투자금 부풀려 소속사 양도…사기혐의 1심 집행유예|date=2018-11-23|website=Seoul Economy|language=ko|access-date=2018-11-26}}

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{{Cite web |last=Kairui |date=2023-04-26 |title=ChoCo Entertainment Plans Debut For Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Group 'ChoCo' |url=https://kpopconcerts.com/k-pop-news/choco-entertainment-plans-debut-for-upcoming-rookie-k-pop-group-choco/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=K-Pop Concerts |language=en-US}} that will have various sub-units including: ChoCo1, ChoCo2,{{Cite web |last=YuJun |date=2023-05-16 |title=Who Are The Members Of ChoCo? Meet The Super Talented Members Of The K-Pop Group ChoCo |url=https://www.kpopmap.com/who-are-the-members-of-choco-meet-the-super-talented-members-of-the-kpop-group-choco/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Kpopmap |language=en-US}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}} and ChoCo1&2.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |script-title=ko:초코1&2, 6월1일 '엠카'서 '프루티 룹스' 무대 최초 공개 |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/5063836 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website={{ill|News1 (South Korean company)|ko|뉴스1|lt=News1}} |language=ko}}

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales

KOR
{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp|title=K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092921/http://riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp|archive-date=2018-04-18|url-status=dead}}

  • {{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=2|title=In Stardom charting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806000648/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=2|archive-date=2017-08-06|url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=8|title=In Stardom Version 2.0 charting|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-date=2016-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012063023/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=8|url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=1|title=ChoPD.Net / Best In East charting|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-date=2018-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222400/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=1|url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12|title=Stardom in Future Flow charting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065354/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12|archive-date=2017-10-13|url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200404.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112045620/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm|url-status=dead|title=Great Expectation charting|archive-date=2008-11-12|access-date=2021-07-08}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200710.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215103906/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200710.htm|url-status=dead|title=Money Talks charting|archive-date=2009-02-15|access-date=2019-06-30}}
scope="row" |In Stardom

|

{{hidden|Track listing|#조PD Rules

  1. 이야기 속으로
  2. Break Free (Radio Edit)
  3. Party On! (feat. Ray Jay)
  4. 비애
  5. Real Love 2 (Remake)
  6. 썩은 XXX
  7. 이야기 속으로 2
  8. Real Love
  9. 2U, Playa Hataz
  10. 용의 눈물
  11. My Song
  12. Dear Friend
  13. Party On! (Remix)
  14. Break Free (Original Edit)
  15. 노출좋아

}}

|2

|

  • KOR: 204,254+{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=5|title=May 1999 K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092815/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=5|archive-date=2018-04-18|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-05-11}}
scope="row" |In Stardom Version 2.0

|

  • Released: August 24, 1999
  • Label: Stardom Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette

{{hidden|Track listing|#나의 라임 연습장 (Intro) (feat. Yoon Mi-rae)

  1. 악동이 (feat. Digital Masta, Ray Jay)
  2. Fever (feat. Lee Jung-hyun)
  3. 날 잊어 2
  4. 어른 아이
  5. Garden in My Mind
  6. 카사노바 (feat. Psy)
  7. 에피소드 1
  8. 돈아돈아 (feat. Ray Jay)
  9. 날 잊어 1
  10. Flame (feat. Gina)
  11. Dog 소리
  12. 2U, Playa Hataz 2
  13. 형장의 이슬
  14. 카사노바 끝 (Remix)

}}

|4

|

  • KOR: 194,902+{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=10|title=October 1999 K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010729/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=10|archive-date=2018-07-10|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" |ChoPD.Net / Best In East

|

  • Released: December 27, 2000
  • Label: Stardom Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. Wise Guys (Intro)
  2. Wise Guyz
  3. 격+ (feat. Ray Jay)
  4. Episode II
  5. Sex and Da City
  6. 박하사탕
  7. Never Give Up II
  8. Fan Mail
  9. 3VIP F-3534.JP
  10. Skit-DM`s폭풍전야
  11. 폭풍전야 II
  12. 2U Playa Hataz III
  13. Do Da Right Thang ({{Korean|hangul=똑바로 살아라 |labels=no}})
  14. Outro - Death
  15. My Song (Remix)
  16. Ladyz Only
  17. Saga

}}

|16

|

  • KOR: 53,596+{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=1|title=January 2001 K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222400/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=1|archive-date=2018-04-29|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" |Stardom In Future Flow

|

  • Released: December 12, 2001
  • Label: Future Flow
  • Formats: CD, cassette

{{hidden|Track listing|#Stardom's CEO (Intro)

  1. Bye Bye
  2. U
  3. Back in the Dayz
  4. Never Give Up 2
  5. Shame On You
  6. 이런말 하는 날
  7. My Style (feat. DJ Uzi, Wassup, DM)
  8. Keep On
  9. 비애 2
  10. Run
  11. 아가씨와 건달
  12. Skit
  13. Real Love 3
  14. 떠나야 할 땐 (Bonus Track)

}}

|26

|

  • KOR: 38,062+{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200202.htm|title=February 2002 K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331001038/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200202.htm|archive-date=2005-03-31|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-05-11}}
scope="row" |Great Expectation

|

  • Released: March 23, 2004
  • Label: Future Flow
  • Formats: CD, cassette

{{hidden|Track listing|Part 1:

  1. 파괴본능
  2. Kool as Ice
  3. 비밀일기
  4. 데미안
  5. 전화
  6. 이야기 속으로 IV
  7. As You Like It
  8. 일탈
  9. 썩은 XXX2 ({{Korean|hangul=변태여우|labels=no}})
  10. Kiss My Ass
  11. 소리바다 항해하던 어느날 밤
  12. 소음공해
  13. 2U, Playa Hataz III
  14. 아침 (Prelude)

Part 2:

  1. Show Must Go On..
  2. Frozen
  3. Club Night
  4. 친구여 (feat. Insooni)
  5. So Nice (PD Remix, feat. MRJ)
  6. (When I Need...) Somebody (feat. Yuna)
  7. Great Expectation (What It Takes 2 B Me)
  8. 파라다이스 (feat. Soy)
  9. Autumn Breeze
  10. Church 2 Da Streets
  11. Daydream (Interlude)
  12. Luv Flow
  13. My Song 2

}}

|9

|

  • KOR: 53,840+{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200406.htm|title=June 2004 K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112053445/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|archive-date=2008-11-12|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-05-11}}
scope="row" |Money Talks

|

  • Released: October 22, 2007
  • Label: Future Flow
  • Formats: CD

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. Season 6
  2. Make It Hot
  3. Korea City
  4. 내 생의 나날
  5. 첫사랑
  6. Money Over Life
  7. 나이테
  8. 된장 신드롬
  9. 럭셔리 신드롬
  10. 추월선
  11. Music is Dead
  12. Pride

}}

|6

|

  • KOR: 17,364+{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/kpop_200710.htm|title=October 2007 K-Pop Album Sales Volume|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215103906/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200710.htm|archive-date=2009-02-15|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-05-11}}
scope="row" |Part 1: State of the Art

|

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. I'm Ur Dream (2008)
  2. The Wall (2010)
  3. WW III (2009)
  4. Confession (2009)
  5. PPL R PPL (2008)
  6. Do Or Die (2010) (feat. Basick)
  7. We R History (2008)
  8. Where I'm From (2010) (feat. Dok2, Mino)
  9. The Doctors (2010) (feats Swings, San E)
  10. Thrilla (2010) (feat. Zico, Park Kyung, Hanhae)
  11. And The Winner Is… (2010) (feat. Zico, Outsider)
  12. Ratz N Snitches Interlude (2010) (feat. Verbal Jint)
  13. Ratz N Snitches (2011)
  14. Same Shit Different Day (2006)
  15. Letter (2007)
  16. Back On The Map (2007)

}}

|31

|{{N/A}}

scope="row" |Part 2: Art of Business

|

  • Released: October 12, 2011
  • Label: Brand New Stardom
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. 공부하세요 (2004)
  2. Dreams Come True (2004)
  3. Family Man (2009) (feat. Lee Tae-il of Block B)
  4. Hey June (2005)
  5. Take A Bow (2009) (feat. Kimmaster)
  6. Sense Of Time (2010)
  7. Cloud (2006)
  8. Fever II (2011) (feat. Skull, Park Kyung, P.O)
  9. Bitch (2006) (feat. Jubee of Sunny Hill)
  10. Time (2006)
  11. Designer's Rock (2005)
  12. 랄라랜드 (2010) (feat. JeA and Narsha)
  13. Devil's Advocate (2007)
  14. Mother Earth (2010)
  15. Red And Green Pills (2009)
  16. Life Goes On (2006)

}}

|32

|{{N/A}}

= Extended plays =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales

KOR
{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|language=ko|access-date=2018-05-11}}

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=43&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week|title=State of the Art and "Art of Business" charting}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|title=Victory charting}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=17&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|title=The Hard Way charting}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=40&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week|title=In Stadom V3.0 charting}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=14&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week|title=The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs charting}}

scope="row"|Victory

|

  • Released: March 8, 2010
  • Label: Brand New Stardom
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. 한국힙합에 바란다 (feat. 블록버스터)
  2. 보란듯이 (feat. 정슬기)
  3. 빅토리 2010 (feat. Koreana)
  4. 가을의 전설 (feat. Humming Urban Stereo)
  5. R.O.K (with Insooni)
  6. 가을의 전설 (Inst.)
  7. R.O.K (Inst.)
  8. 빅토리 2010 (Inst.)
  9. Sex Sex Sex (feat. 샛별)
  10. 빅토리 2010 (Song Ver.) (feat. Koreana)

}}

|20

|{{N/A}}

scope="row"|The Hard Way
{{small|with Verbal Jint}}

|

  • Released: April 15, 2010
  • Label: Brand New Stardom
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. Map Music (feat. Zico)
  2. Super Hero (feat. Venus)
  3. Man Up (feat. Park Mi-Kyung)
  4. Origin of the Species (feat. Swings, Blockbuster)
  5. Map Music (instrumental)
  6. Super Hero (instrumental)
  7. Man Up (instrumental)
  8. Origin of the Species (instrumental)

}}

|10

|{{N/A}}

scope="row"|In Stardom V3.0

|

  • Released: September 16, 2013
  • Label: Stardom Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. Intro: Resume
  2. 달라진 건 없어 (feat. Jinggo of Super Kidd, Deepflow)
  3. It was a very good year (feat. DEEZ)
  4. Made in 이태원 (feat. Jinbo)
  5. 이건 아니지 않나 싶어
  6. 썩은 XXX 3

}}

|25

|

  • KOR: 987+{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2013&termGbn=month|title=September 2013 Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|language=ko|access-date=2018-05-11}}
scope="row"|The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs Part 1
(황금알을 낳는 Part 1)

|

  • Released: March 18, 2015
  • Label: Stardom Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. 영혼 없다
  2. Candy (feat. Bada)
  3. My Style (feat. Kidoh, Sangdo, Seogeung, KURO, X)
  4. 친구여 (feat. Son Seung-yeon)

}}

|23

|{{N/A}}

Awards

=[[Mnet Asian Music Awards]]=

width="75%" class="wikitable sortable"
width="10%"| Year

! width="40%"| Category

! width="40%"| Work

! width="10%"| Result

rowspan=3 align=center|2002

|Music Video of the Year (daesang)

|rowspan=3 align=center|"My Style"[http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2002 "2002 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009010938/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2002 |date=2014-10-09 }}. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6490 "2002 MMF part 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125536/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6490 |date=2014-08-19 }}. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

|{{won}}

Best Hip Hop Performance

|{{nom}}

Special Jury Prize

|{{nom}}

rowspan=2 align=center|2003

|Best Hip Hop Performance

|rowspan=2 align=center|"Secret Diary" ({{Korean|hangul=비밀일기|labels=no}})[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?yhhhhsearchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6493 "2003 MMF part 1"]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-20.[http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2003 "2003 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029010721/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2003 |date=2012-10-29 }}. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

|{{nom}}

Special Jury Prize

|{{won}}

align="center"| 2004

| Best Hip-Hop Video

| align="center"| "Friend" (feat. Insooni)[http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2004 "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029010726/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2004 |date=2012-10-29 }}. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

| {{won}}

align="center"| 2005

|Judges' Choice Award

| align="center"| "My Old Story" ({{Korean|hangul=나의 옛날 이야기|labels=no}})[http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2005 "2005 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130219050400/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2005 |date=2013-02-19 }}. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

| {{won}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

{{Stardom Entertainment}}

{{MAMA Award for Best Music Video}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cho, Pd}}

Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:Berklee College of Music alumni

Category:English-language singers from South Korea

Category:Korean Music Award winners

Category:MAMA Award winners

Category:People convicted of fraud

Category:South Korean composers

Category:South Korean electronic musicians

Category:South Korean fraudsters

Category:South Korean hip-hop record producers

Category:South Korean male rappers

Category:South Korean hip-hop musicians

Category:South Korean prisoners and detainees

Category:South Korean record producers

Category:21st-century South Korean rappers

Category:South Korean hip-hop singers

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