OSN (rapper)

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| name = OSN

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| image = OSN 2023.jpg

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| caption = OSN in December 2023

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| birth_name = Kao Erh-hsuan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|06|14}}

| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan{{cite web |title=木柵rapper高爾宣OSN！台灣年輕人都聽他的歌，唱饒舌不用兇快嘴也可以很抒情 |url=https://www.walkerland.com.tw/subject/view/232973 |website=Taipei Walker |access-date=April 20, 2021 |language=zh-tw |date=June 12, 2019}}

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| genre = Taiwanese hip hop

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| years_active = 2018–present

| label = SKR Presents

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| website = {{Official website|http://www.skrpresents.com/osn-396402924623459.html}}

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Kao Erh-hsuan ({{lang-zh|t=高爾宣|p=Gāo Ěrxuān}}; born June 14, 1997), better known by his stage name OSN, is a Taiwanese rapper and singer. Gao's music is characterized by his sentimental hip hop style and use of both Mandarin and English lyrics.{{cite news|date=October 2, 2020|title=Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards for music to rock on Saturday|language=zh-tw|publisher=Taiwan News|agency=Central News Agency|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4021926|access-date=April 20, 2021}} Gao is represented by SKR Presents, a record label by music producer {{ill|Skot Suyama|zh|陶山}}.

Early life

Gao was born in Muzha, Taipei on June 14, 1997.{{cite news |title=留美讀書一天講不到10句話高爾宣憂鬱體質改善中 |url=https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20190622ent002/ |access-date=April 20, 2021 |agency=Mirror Media |author=陳于嬙 |date=June 28, 2019 |language=zh-tw}} His father is a professor at Xiamen University, and his mother is a junior high school teacher.{{cite news|author1=胡如虹|date=June 24, 2019|title=《胡如虹和她的藝人朋友們》饒舌新星高爾宣自信做平凡的偉人|language=zh-tw|agency=Liberty Times|url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1298036|access-date=April 20, 2021}} He briefly attended a community college in the United States, but returned to Taiwan in a year and a half.{{cite news|author1=盧薇淩|date=May 28, 2019|title=專訪／高爾宣做錯事「媽棍打自己」　目睹這幕爆哭！刺青父母名感念|language=zh-tw|agency=ETToday|url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/1454085|access-date=April 20, 2021}}

Career

After serving his four-month mandatory military service, Gao met Skot Suyama, who helped produce his future songs. In 2018, Gao debuted with first song, "Everybody Bounce".{{cite news|author1=盧薇淩|date=April 17, 2019|title=高爾宣是誰？佔排行榜冠軍　謝和弦狂推「3年內紅爆」私下這樣說|language=zh-tw|agency=ETToday|url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/1423404|access-date=April 20, 2021}} His 2019 song, "Without You", was a viral hit in Taiwan and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 31st Golden Melody Awards.{{cite news|author1=劉苡青|date=May 11, 2019|title=嘻哈新人高爾宣竄出頭！　擠下林宥嘉奪冠|language=zh-tw|agency=TVBS|url=https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1130737|access-date=April 20, 2021}}{{cite web|date=April 12, 2019|title=嘻哈新人高爾宣勇奪 KKBOX 五冠王，首場個唱 5月登場|url=https://www.kkbox.com/tw/tc/column/showbiz-0-7446-1.html|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=KKBox|language=zh-tw}}{{cite web|title=The 31st Golden Melody Awards Nomination|url=https://gma.tavis.tw/gm31/GMA/Nomination_en.asp|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=The 31st Golden Melody Awards}} On April 30, 2019, Gao released his debut album titled #osnrap.{{cite news|date=April 13, 2020|title=新人高爾宣襲榜奪5冠王！《我們與惡的距離》主題曲攻入亞軍-KKBOX華語新歌週榜（4/5-4/11）|language=zh-tw|agency=KKBox|url=https://www.kkbox.com/tw/tc/column/showbiz-0-7447-1.html|access-date=April 20, 2021}} That same year, he won the Best New Asian Artist Mandarin award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.{{cite web|title=2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2019|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=MWave}}

Besides his solo career, in 2018, Gao formed the rap group Ching G Squad with three other rappers: Shou, Red, and ChrisFlow. The group released their first extended play, Watermelon, on September 20, 2019.{{cite web|last1=Ming|first1=Chong Yoke|date=February 24, 2020|title=More Than Just A One-Time Collab—An Interview with Ching G Squad|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/more-than-just-a-one-time-collab-an-interview-with-ching-g-squad|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=Bandwagon}}