Reddy (rapper)

{{short description|South Korean rapper and singer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}

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

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| name = Reddy

| native_name =

| image = 180801 부산바다축제 레디 4.jpg

| caption = Reddy at the Busan Sea Festival, August 2018

| image_size =

| birth_name = Kim Hong-woo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|11}}

| birth_place = South Korea

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop|Rap}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer}}

| years_active = 2011–present

| label = Hi-Lite Records, 131

| associated_acts =

| alias =

| website = {{URL|https://www.131online.net/reddy}}

| module = {{Infobox Korean name

| child = yes

| hangul = 김홍우

| hanja =

| rr = Gim Hongu

| mr = Kim Hongu

| hangulstage = 레디

| rrstage = Redi

| mrstage = Redi

}}

}}

Kim Hong-woo ({{Korean|김홍우}}; born November 11, 1985),{{cite web|url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EB%A0%88%EB%94%94&os=262726&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService |script-title=ko:레디 프로필 |publisher=Naver |language=ko}} better known by his stage name Reddy ({{Korean|레디|links=no}}), is a South Korean rapper and singer. He released his debut single, "Capt. Reddy", on September 27, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017041316095295727|script-title=ko:레디, 20일 정규앨범 컴백..5월엔 단독 콘서트|date=April 15, 2017 |publisher=Star News|language=ko}} He has also appeared on Show Me the Money 5, Tribe of Hip Hop and High School Style Icon.

Following the dissolution of his former label, Hi-Lite Records, in April 2022,{{cite news |url=https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20220421_0001841821 |script-title=ko:팔로알토 힙합레이블 '하이라이트 레코즈', 12년 만에 해산 |last=Lee |first=Jae-hoon |date=April 21, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-28 |work=Newsis |language=ko}} it was announced on September 30, 2022 that Reddy had signed with the record label 131 founded by B.I.{{cite news |url=http://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/230952 |script-title=ko:레디, 131레이블 합류…새로운 음악 행보 '기대 UP' |last=Maeng |first=Sun-mi |date=September 30, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-28 |work=BizEnter |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
Peak positions of Reddy's albums and extended plays on Circle Album Chart:

  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=25&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Imaginary Foundation |date=June 15–21, 2014 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=17&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Universe |date=April 23–29, 2017 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=18&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Telescope |date=April 29 – May 5, 2018 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
scope="row" | Commitment

|

  • Released: August 29, 2013
  • Label: Genuine Music, CJ E&M
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Welcome to My Show"
  2. "Feel It"
  3. "SE02L"
  4. "Different" {{small|(featuring B-Free)}}
  5. "Gangbyeon Salja" {{small|(featuring Keith Ape)}}
  6. "Keep Going" {{small|(featuring Paloalto & VEN)}}
  7. "2:47"
  8. "Open My Eyes" {{small|(featuring Keith Ape)}}
  9. "Pray"
  10. "Fresh I Am"
  11. "Distance"
  12. "Dear Mom"
  13. "Thank You"
  14. "Hello"

}}

| —

| rowspan="5" {{N/A}}

scope="row" | Imaginary Foundation

|

  • Released: June 2, 2014
  • Label: Hi-Lite Records, CJ E&M
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "U Turn"
  2. "1985"
  3. "Just Do It"
  4. "Keep Your Pride"
  5. "Imaginary Foundation"
  6. "Stand"
  7. "Magic"
  8. "The Lite"

}}

| 97

scope="row" | Universe

|

  • Released: April 20, 2017
  • Label: Hi-Lite Records, CJ E&M
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "The New Birth" {{small|(featuring GSoul)}}
  2. "Supreme"
  3. "Complicated" {{small|(featuring Killagramz)}}
  4. "Moscato d'Asti" {{small|(featuring Chancellor)}}
  5. "It's Alright" {{small|(featuring G2)}}
  6. "Do My Thing" {{small|(featuring Cheetah & Paloalto)}}
  7. "My Lite" {{small|(featuring A.C.T.)}}
  8. "Amazing"

}}

| 67

scope="row" | Telescope

|

  • Released: April 12, 2018
  • Label: Hi-Lite Records, Interpark
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Come Over"
  2. "Turkey" {{small|(featuring Year of the Ox)}}
  3. "Flu"
  4. "Thanksgiving" {{small|(featuring Paloalto & Huckleberry P)}}
  5. "Tracksuit" {{small|(featuring Sway D)}}
  6. "UGP Interlude" {{small|(featuring G2)}}
  7. "Check-In" {{small|(featuring Samuel Seo)}}
  8. "Peach" {{small|(featuring Suran)}}
  9. "Life" {{small|(featuring Horim)}}
  10. "Bliss"
  11. "Flamingo" {{small|(featuring Gaeko)}}

}}

| 78

scope="row" | 500000

|

  • Released: May 17, 2020
  • Label: Hi-Lite Records, Interpark
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "500000"
  2. "Buried Alive"
  3. "Humantree (Skit)"
  4. "Hmmm"
  5. "Do Better"
  6. "Teenage Shopper (Interlude)"
  7. "I Was a Boom Bap Kid"
  8. "The Surface"
  9. "Cheat Code"
  10. "Baby Driver"
  11. "No Worries"
  12. "Fade Out"

}}

| —

colspan="4" align="center"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

= 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
scope="row" | eightyfivesoul
with Year of the Ox

|

  • Collaboration album
  • Released: October 5, 2018
  • Label: Hi-Lite Records, Interpark
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "No More Parties"
  2. "Knock Knock"
  3. "Do It" {{small|(featuring G2)}}
  4. "Take It Slow"

}}

| —

| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}

scope="row" | Reddy Action

|

  • Released: October 13, 2022
  • Label: 131, Dreamus
  • Formats: CD, digital download

{{hidden|Track listing|

  1. "Ready"
  2. "A Doom"
  3. "Say U Wanna"
  4. "Chicken Dinna"
  5. "Under the Tree"
  6. "Reddy is the New Black"

}}

| —

colspan="4" align="center"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

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

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

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

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart
positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL)

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

KOR
Peak positions of Reddy's singles on Circle Digital Chart. As lead artist:

  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Think |date=January 31 – February 6, 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=29&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Like This |date=July 10–16, 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}

Collaborations:

  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=26&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=$insa |date=June 19–25, 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=28&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Wanted|date=July 3–9, 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}

scope="row" | "Capt. Reddy"

| 2011

| —

| rowspan="10" {{N/A}}

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Let's Go"
feat. Satbyeol

| rowspan="2" | 2012

| —

scope="row" | "Another Night"
feat. Lazy Kuma

| —

scope="row" | "Se02l"

| rowspan="3" | 2013

| —

| rowspan="3" | Commitment

scope="row" | "Gangbyeon Salja" {{small|({{Korean|강변살자|labels=no|lit=riverside life}})}}
feat. Kid Ash

| —

scope="row" | "Keep Going" {{small|({{Korean|행진|labels=no|lit=March}})}}
feat. Paloalto & Ven

| —

scope="row" | "1985"

| rowspan="3" | 2014

| —

| rowspan="3" | Imaginary Foundation

scope="row" | "Magic" {{small|({{lang|ko|마술}})}}

| —

scope="row" | "Stand" {{small|({{lang|ko|서있어}})}}

| —

scope="row" | "Chi Kwon" {{small|({{Korean|취권|labels=no|lit=drunken master}})}}
feat. Brandun DeShay

| 2015

| —

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Think" {{small|({{lang|ko|생각해}})}}
feat. Jay Park

| rowspan="5" | 2016

| 98

|

  • KOR: 24,700{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 6 |date=January 31 – February 6, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
scope="row" | "Like This"
feat. Bobby

| 20

|

  • KOR: 166,038Cumulative sales of "Like This":
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=28&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 28 |date=July 3–9, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=29&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 29 |date=July 10–16, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=30&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 30 |date=July 17–23, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=31&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 31 |date=July 24–30, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=32&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 32 |date=July 31 – August 6, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}

| Show Me the Money 5

scope="row" | "Ocean View"

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Ocean View" did not enter the Digital Chart, but appeared at number 91 on the component Download chart.{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=37&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 37 |date=September 4–10, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}}}

|

  • KOR: 19,244

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Blaze of Glory"

| —

| rowspan="29" {{N/A}}

scope="row" | "Even If It's You" {{small|({{lang|ko|너라도}})}}
feat. Kim Boa of Spica

| —

| Entourage OST

scope="row" | "My Lite"
feat. A.C.T.

| rowspan="3" | 2017

| —

| rowspan="2" | Universe

scope="row" | "Supreme"

| —

scope="row" | "Enjoy" {{small|({{lang|ko|즐겨}})}}
feat. Chancellor

| —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Thanksgiving" {{small|({{lang|ko|적셔}})}}
feat. Paloalto & Huckleberry P

| rowspan="3" | 2018

| —

| rowspan="2" | Telescope

scope="row" | "Peach"
feat. Suran

| —

scope="row" | "Stand by You"{{efn|group=upper-alpha|In addition to the original song, a Japanese version featuring Sky-Hi was released on December 14, 2018, and a collection of remixes, Stand by You Remixes, was released on January 5, 2019.{{cite news |work=Herald Gyeongje |via=Naver |script-title=ko:레디, 오는 5일 '스탠드 바이 유' 리믹스 앨범 발매 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=016&aid=0001483675 |date=January 4, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |last=Han |first=Su-jin}}}}

| —

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Dress Code"

| rowspan="2" | 2019

| —

scope="row" | "Vroom"

| —

scope="row" | "500000"

| rowspan="12" | 2020

| —

| rowspan="12" | 500000

scope="row" | "Buried Alive"

| —

scope="row" | "Humantree (Skit)"

| —

scope="row" | "Hmmm"

| —

scope="row" | "Do Better" {{small|({{lang|ko|두 배로}})}}

| —

scope="row" | "Teenage Shopper (Interlude)"

| —

scope="row" | "I Was a Boom Bap Kid"{{efn|group=upper-alpha|In addition to the original song, a remix featuring YDG was released on October 25, 2020.{{cite news |work=BNT News |script-title=ko:레디, 양동근과 호흡 맞춘 'I Was a Boom Bap Kid' 발표 |url=https://www.bntnews.co.kr/article/view/bnt202010260057 |date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2024}}}}

| —

scope="row" | "The Surface" {{small|({{lang|ko|수면 위}})}}

| —

scope="row" | "Cheat Code" {{small|({{lang|ko|치트키}})}}

| —

scope="row" | "Baby Driver"

| —

scope="row" | "No Worries"

| —

scope="row" | "Fade Out"

| —

scope="row" | "Too Busy" {{small|({{lang|ko|바뻐}})}}

| 2021

| —

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Ceremony"
feat. Big Naughty

| rowspan="2" | 2022

| —

scope="row" | "Chicken Dinna"

| —

| Reddy Action

scope="row" | "Tap Tap Tap"
feat. Bobby

| rowspan="3" | 2023

| —

| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Take Back"
feat. Lil Cherry & Goldbuuda

| —

scope="row" | "Hippeh"
feat. Mirani

| —

scope="row" | "I'm Up"

| 2024

| —

colspan="5" align="center"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

==Collaborations==

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

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

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

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart
positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL)

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

KOR
scope="row" | "Work"
with B-Free

| rowspan="4" | 2013

| —

| rowspan="7" {{N/A}}

| rowspan="2"|Hi-Life

scope="row" | "What We Do II"
with Evo, Huckleberry P, Okasian, Paloalto, B-Free & Soul One

| —

scope="row" | "Bad Tooth" {{small|({{Korean|충치|labels=no|lit=cavity}})}}
with B-Free, Okasian & Paloalto

| —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "New Seoul"
with Okasian & Kid Ash

| —

|Orca-Tape

scope="row" | "I Wish"
with B-Free

| 2014

| —

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "The Answer"
with B-Free

| rowspan="2" | 2015

| —

scope="row" | "Love Last Forever"
with B-Free feat. Coke Jazz

| —

scope="row" | "$insa" {{small|({{lang|ko|신사}})}}
with C Jamm & Xitsuh feat. Zion.T

| rowspan="4" | 2016

| 4

|

  • KOR: 493,535Cumulative sales of "$insa":
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016.06 Month |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=07&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016.07 Month |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=08&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016.08 Month |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}

| rowspan="2" | Show Me the Money 5

scope="row" | "Wanted"
with C Jamm

| 13

|

  • KOR: 225,904Cumulative sales of "Wanted":
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 27 |date=June 26 – July 2, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=28&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 28 |date=July 3–9, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=29&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 29 |date=July 10–16, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=30&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 30 |date=July 17–23, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=31&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Download Chart – 2016 Weeks 31 |date=July 24–30, 2016 |website=Circle Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Association |access-date=January 22, 2024}}
scope="row" | "Nightmare"
with Yoon Do-hyun, G2, Inlayer & Johnny of NCT

| —

| rowspan="16" {{N/A}}

| SM Station

scope="row" | "Thank You"
with G2 feat. Dalchong of Cheeze

| —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Complicated"
with Kim Boa of Spica

| 2017

| —

| Hip Hop Tribe 2

scope="row" | "Break Bread"
with Paloalto, Sway D, YunB, G2, Huckleberry P & Camo Starr

| rowspan="3"|2018

| —

|Break Bread

scope="row" | "No More Parties"
with Year of the Ox

| —

| rowspan="2"|eightyfivesoul

scope="row" | "Knock Knock"
with Year of the Ox

| —

scope="row" | "Air"
with Paloalto, Sway D, G2, YunB, Huckleberry P & Jowonu

| rowspan="2" | 2019

| —

| #Air2019

scope="row" | "Hi-Lite Sign (Remix)" {{small|({{lang|ko|한라산}})}}
{{small|with G2, Sway D, YunB}}

| —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Kid Rock"
{{small|with Paloalto, jerd & Soovi}}

| rowspan="2"|2020

| —

| Legacy

scope="row" | "Automatic (Hi-Mix)"
{{small|with Sway D, Paloalto & Chancellor}}

| —

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Tag"
{{small|with Swervy}}

| rowspan="4"|2021

| —

scope="row" | "Yuppie"
{{small|as part of Heartcore (with Swervy, Yosi, Sui)}}

| —

| rowspan="2"| Heartcore

scope="row" | "60 BPM"
{{small|as part of Heartcore (with Swervy, Yosi, Sui)}}

| —

scope="row" | "Film"
{{small|with Une}}

| —

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Rodeo" {{small|({{lang|ko|압구정 로데오}})}}
{{small|with Gemini}}

| 2022

| —

| Listen-Up Ep.8

scope="row" | "TTM"
{{small|with B.I & Sik-K}}

| 2023

| —

| {{Non-album single}}

colspan="5" align="center"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

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References

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