Khundi Panda

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Khundi Panda

| image = Khundi Panda 2021.png

| native_name = 쿤디판다

| birth_name = Bok Hyeon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|11}}

| birth_place =

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 2017-present

| label = Dejavu Group

| website = [https://dejavugroup.com/artist/ Devaju - Khundi Panda]

}}

Bok Hyeon ({{Korean|hangul=복현}}; born February 11, 1997), known professionally as Khundi Panda ({{Korean|hangul=쿤디판다}}), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He released collaborative album Reconstruction with record producer Viann in 2017 and his debut studio album Garosawk in 2020. Both albums won Best Rap Album at the Korean Music Awards. In 2020, he appeared on Show Me the Money 9 and gained popularity. "VVS", a song he released on the show, peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and won Hip-hop Track of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.

Early life

Bok Hyeon became interested in music after listening to Epik High's songs. He adopted the stage name "Khundi Panda" from a fictional character that he made after reading fantasy novels and comic books.{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2020 |title=쿤디판다 - 디테일함으로 재건축한 가로사옥 |trans-title=Khundi Panda - reconstructs Garosawk with detail |url=http://board.rhythmer.net/src/go.php?n=19130&m=view&s=interview |website=Rhythmer |language=ko}}

Career

In 2017, Khundi Panda released his debut single "Ms. 808". He released collaborative album Reconstruction with record producer Viann in the same year, which later won Best Rap Album at the Korean Music Awards. In 2019, he signed to Dejavu Group, a label found by Bewhy.{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2019 |title=[Interview] Dejavu Group Artists "Khundi Panda" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIis3ykA0Y |website=Dejavu Group}}

In July 2020, he released his debut studio album Garosawk, which later won Best Rap Album at the Korean Music Awards. In October 2020, he appeared on Show Me the Money 9 where he released "VVS" with Mirani, Munchman, and Mushvenom. It became his most successful single, charting at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart for seven consecutive weeks and winning Hip-Hop Track of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.{{Cite web |last=Kong |first=Mina |date=January 14, 2021 |title='VVS' 7주연속 가온차트 2관왕..NCT 앨범차트 1위 |trans-title="VVS" tops two categories on the Gaon Chart for 7 consecutive weeks... NCT number 1 on the Album Chart |url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021011409382062715 |website=Star News |language=ko}}{{Cite web |title=한국 힙합 어워즈 2021 수상 |trans-title=Korean Hip-hop Awards 2021 Winners |url=https://www.koreanhiphopawards.com/2021/2021winners.html |website=Korean Hip-hop Awards |language=ko}} He also released singles "The Roots" and "Hero" on the show and was eliminated in the semi-final. In 2021, he released his second studio album The Spoiled Child which received critical acclaim.{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2021 |title=2021 국내 랩/힙합 앨범 베스트 10 |trans-title=2021 Korean Rap/Hip-hop Album Best 10 |url=http://board.rhythmer.net/src/go.php?n=19725&m=view&c=32&s=feature |website=Rhythmer |language=ko}}

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! rowspan="2" \|Details !Peak chart position
KOR Peak chart positions: Garosawk: {{cite web \|date= \|title=Album Chart - 2020 Weeks 31 \|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=31&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 \|access-date=October 19, 2022 \|website=Circle Chart}} The Spoiled Child: {{Cite web \|date= \|title=Album Chart - 2022 Weeks 02 \|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=02&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 \|access-date=October 19, 2022 \|website=Circle Chart}}
scope="row" \|Garosawk (가로사옥) \| Released: July 26, 2020 Label: Dejavu Group Format: LP, CD, digital download \| align="center" \|74
scope="row" \|The Spoiled Child: 균 \| Released: November 29, 2021 Label: Dejavu Group Format: CD, digital download \| align="center" \|86

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" |Details

!Peak
chart
position

KOR
Peak chart positions:

Garosawk: {{cite web |date= |title=Album Chart - 2020 Weeks 31 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=31&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |access-date=October 19, 2022 |website=Circle Chart}}
The Spoiled Child: {{Cite web |date= |title=Album Chart - 2022 Weeks 02 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=02&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |access-date=October 19, 2022 |website=Circle Chart}}

scope="row" |Garosawk (가로사옥)

Released: July 26, 2020
Label: Dejavu Group
Format: LP, CD, digital download

| align="center" |74

scope="row" |The Spoiled Child: 균

Released: November 29, 2021
Label: Dejavu Group
Format: CD, digital download

| align="center" |86

= Collaboration album =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Title !Details
scope="row" \|Reconstruction ({{Korean\|hangul=재건축\|rr=Jaegeonchuk\|labels=no}}) (with Viann) \| Released: November 25, 2017 Label: SuperFreak Format: Digital download

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Title

!Details

scope="row" |Reconstruction ({{Korean|hangul=재건축|rr=Jaegeonchuk|labels=no}})
(with Viann)

Released: November 25, 2017
Label: SuperFreak
Format: Digital download

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:25em" \|Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Year ! colspan="1" scope="col" \|Peak{{Break}}chart{{Break}}position ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Certification ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Album
{{small\|KOR}} Peak chart positions: VVS: {{cite web \|date= \|title=Digital Chart - 2020 Weeks 48 \|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=48&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 \|access-date=September 7, 2022 \|website=Circle Chart}}
scope="row" \|"VVS" (with Mirani, Munchman, Mushvenom featuring Justhis) \|2020 \|1 \| KMCA: Platinum{{Cite web \|title=Certification - Streaming \|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_cert/chart.circle?serviceGbn=S1040 \|access-date=August 30, 2022 \|website=Circle Chart}} \|Show Me the Money 9 Episode 1

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

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:25em" |Title

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

! colspan="1" scope="col" |Peak{{Break}}chart{{Break}}position

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

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

{{small|KOR}}
Peak chart positions:

VVS: {{cite web |date= |title=Digital Chart - 2020 Weeks 48 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=48&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |access-date=September 7, 2022 |website=Circle Chart}}

scope="row" |"VVS"
(with Mirani, Munchman, Mushvenom featuring Justhis)

|2020

KMCA: Platinum{{Cite web |title=Certification - Streaming |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_cert/chart.circle?serviceGbn=S1040 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=Circle Chart}}

|Show Me the Money 9 Episode 1

Filmography

= TV =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Ref.

2020

|Show Me the Money 9

|Contestant

|{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Su-in |date=December 12, 2020 |title=쿤디판다 "새로운 계기였던 '쇼미9' 쓸모에 있어 충분한 대답 얻었다" 탈락 소감 |trans-title=Khundi Panda "I got enough answers on my use on 'Show Me 9' which was a new opportunity" thoughts on being eliminated |url=https://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202012121520148010 |website=Newsen |language=ko}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Award !Year !Nominee !Category !Result !Ref.
rowspan="3" scope="row" \|Korean Music Awards \|2018 \|Reconstruction \| rowspan="2" \|Best Rap Album \|{{won}} \|{{Cite web \|title=비앙, Khundi Panda [재건축] \|url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%b9%84%ec%95%99-%ec%bf%a4%eb%94%94%ed%8c%90%eb%8b%a4-%ec%9e%ac%ea%b1%b4%ec%b6%95/ \|website=Korean Music Awards}}
rowspan="2" \|2021 \|Garosawk \|{{won}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Khundi Panda [가로사옥] \|url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%ec%bf%a4%eb%94%94%ed%8c%90%eb%8b%a4khundi-panda-%ea%b0%80%eb%a1%9c%ec%82%ac%ec%98%a5/ \|website=Korean Music Awards}}
"Nevercomanie" \|Best Rap Song \|{{nom}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Khundi Panda '네버코마니' \|url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%ec%bf%a4%eb%94%94%ed%8c%90%eb%8b%a4khundi-panda-%eb%84%a4%eb%b2%84%ec%bd%94%eb%a7%88%eb%8b%88/ \|website=Korean Music Awards}}
rowspan="4" scope="row" \|Korean Hip-hop Awards \| rowspan="3" \|2021 \|Garosawk \|Hip-hop Album of the Year \|{{nom}} \| rowspan="3" \|{{Cite web \|title=Korean Hip-hop Awards 2021 Nominees \|url=https://www.koreanhiphopawards.com/2021/nominees.html \|website=Korean Hip-hop Awards}}
rowspan="2" \|"VVS" \|Hip-hop Track of the Year \|{{won}}
Collaboration of the Year \|{{nom}}
2022 \|Himself \|Artist of the Year \|{{nom}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Korean Hip-hop Awards 2022 Nominees \|url=https://koreanhiphopawards.com/nominees.html \|website=Korean Hip-hop Awards}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Award

!Year

!Nominee

!Category

!Result

!Ref.

rowspan="3" scope="row" |Korean Music Awards

|2018

|Reconstruction

| rowspan="2" |Best Rap Album

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |title=비앙, Khundi Panda [재건축] |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%b9%84%ec%95%99-%ec%bf%a4%eb%94%94%ed%8c%90%eb%8b%a4-%ec%9e%ac%ea%b1%b4%ec%b6%95/ |website=Korean Music Awards}}

rowspan="2" |2021

|Garosawk

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |title=Khundi Panda [가로사옥] |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%ec%bf%a4%eb%94%94%ed%8c%90%eb%8b%a4khundi-panda-%ea%b0%80%eb%a1%9c%ec%82%ac%ec%98%a5/ |website=Korean Music Awards}}

"Nevercomanie"

|Best Rap Song

|{{nom}}

|{{Cite web |title=Khundi Panda '네버코마니' |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%ec%bf%a4%eb%94%94%ed%8c%90%eb%8b%a4khundi-panda-%eb%84%a4%eb%b2%84%ec%bd%94%eb%a7%88%eb%8b%88/ |website=Korean Music Awards}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" |Korean Hip-hop Awards

| rowspan="3" |2021

|Garosawk

|Hip-hop Album of the Year

|{{nom}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Korean Hip-hop Awards 2021 Nominees |url=https://www.koreanhiphopawards.com/2021/nominees.html |website=Korean Hip-hop Awards}}

rowspan="2" |"VVS"

|Hip-hop Track of the Year

|{{won}}

Collaboration of the Year

|{{nom}}

2022

|Himself

|Artist of the Year

|{{nom}}

|{{Cite web |title=Korean Hip-hop Awards 2022 Nominees |url=https://koreanhiphopawards.com/nominees.html |website=Korean Hip-hop Awards}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://dejavugroup.com/artist/}}

Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series) contestants

Category:South Korean male rappers

Category:21st-century South Korean rappers