Rhythmer

{{Short description|South Korean online magazine}}

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| type = Online magazine

| language = Korean

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| owner = Kang Il-Kwon

| creator = Kang Il-Kwon

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| launch_date = 2001

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Rhythmer ({{Korean|리드머}}) is a South Korean online magazine that publishes hip hop music reviews, articles, and interviews with artists. The magazine was founded in 2001 by Kang Il-kwon, a hip-hop and R&B critic who is also a judge of the Korean Music Awards.{{Cite web | title = [M+기획…'H인베이젼'①] 강일권 편집장 "랩 프로, 힙합엔 분명한 실(失)" | author = Yoo Jihye | work = MBN Star | date = 2015-08-17 | access-date = 2023-09-18 | url = https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?no=787703&year=2015&refer=portal }}{{Cite web | title = Do female rappers need to go pop to succeed?: Women in hip-hop face sexual harassment and fans who question their abilities | author = Kim Eun-Jin | work=Korea JoongAng Daily | date = 2019-08-22 | access-date = 2023-09-18 | url = https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2019/08/22/etc/Do-female-rappers-need-to-go-pop-to-succeed-Women-in-hiphop-face-sexual-harassment-and-fans-who-question-their-abilities/3067113.html }} Kang Il-kwon is also considered a "critic-like critic" among critics.{{Cite web | script-title=ko:[사라지는 비평 문화③] "비평 사라져도 이상할 것 없는 시대 | author = Park Jeong-Seon | work={{ill|Dailian|ko|데일리안}} | date = 2023-03-31 | access-date = 2023-09-18 | url = https://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/1216520/ }} They are regarded as the almost only official hip-hop critic website in South Korea.{{Cite web | script-title=ko:[오피니언] 이상한 보통 사람들, 리짓군즈 입덕 가이드 ① [음악] | author = Shin Dong-ha | work = Art Insight | date = 2022-01-31 | access-date = 2023-09-18 | url = https://www.artinsight.co.kr/news/view.php?no=58072 }}