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South Korean rapper In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Bloo
Birth nameKim Hyeon-ung
Also known asDaniel
Born (1994-10-12) October 12, 1994 (age 30)
OriginLa Crescenta, California, United States
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active2015–present
LabelsMKIT RAIN
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul김현웅
Revised RomanizationKim Hyeon-ung
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyŏnung
Musical artist

Kim Hyeon-ung (Korean: 김현웅; born 1994), better known as Bloo (Korean: 블루), is a rapper based in South Korea. He has released 3 full-length albums: Bloo in Wonderland 2 (2021), Moon and Back (2021) and Fox and the City (2023) as well as the extended plays Downtown Baby (2017), Bloo in Wonderland (2018), and It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk (2019).

His 2017 single, "Downtown Baby," topped South Korean music charts in June 2020, after singer Lee Hyori performed it on the variety show Hangout With Yoo.

Discography

Studio album

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Bloo in Wonderland 2 31
  • KOR: 6,200
Moon and Back
  • Released: October 28, 2021
  • Label: Uncutpoint
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 23
  • KOR: 5,000

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Downtown Baby
  • Released: December 6, 2017
  • Label: MKIT RAIN
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
 38
Bloo in Wonderland
  • Released: November 19, 2018
  • Label: MKIT RAIN
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 39
  • KOR: 1,117
It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk
  • Released: September 25, 2019
  • Label: MKIT RAIN
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 47

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
As lead artist
"Drive Thru" 2016 — Non-album singles
"Better" 2017 —
"Hennessy" —
"Downtown Baby" 1 Downtown Baby
"Drink Slow Henny" 2018 — Non-album singles
"So Rude" (싸가지) —
"Take Me" (데려가)
feat. Nafla 		— Bloo in Wonderland
"I'm the One" —
"boyfromthemoon" (달의아이) 2019 — It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk
"Haru Achim" (하루아침) —
"When I smoke" (내가 담배 태울 때) 2020 — Non-album single
"Drama" 2021 — Bloo in Wonderland 2
"Bloo Story" —
"Come and Kiss Me" —
Collaborations
"Weathermen"
with Loopy, Nafla, Owen Ovadoz, as MKIT RAIN 		2016 — Non-album single
"BJ"
with Niahn, as Neonblue 		2017 — Henny and Jamie
"You and I"
with Niahn, as Neonblue 		—
"Don't Move"
with Loopy, Nafla, Young West, as MKIT RAIN 		2018 — Public Enemy
"Public Enemy" (공공의 적)
with Loopy, Nafla, Owen Ovadoz, Young West, as MKIT RAIN 		—
"NBA"
with Loopy, Nafla 		2019 — Non-album singles
"Candle" (캔들)
with Xbf 		—
"Businessmen"
with Owen Ovadoz, as Mkit Rain 		2020 —
"—" denotes release did not chart.

References

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  2. "메킷레인 블루(BLOO), 퇴폐미 넘치는 일상 사진…'몽환적인 분위기'". Top Star News (in Korean). 2018-10-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. "'다운타운베이비' 부른 블루, 누구? 이젠 '나만 알고 싶은 뮤지션' NO!". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2020-06-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. "블루, 첫 정규 앨범 'BLOO IN WONDERLAND 2' 출시". Hypebeast Korea (in Korean). 2021-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. Chakraborty, Riddhi (2018-01-05). "8 Underrated Korean R&B Releases of 2017 (Part 2)". Rolling Stone India. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. "메킷레인 레코즈 'BLOO', EP 앨범 'BLOO IN WONDERLAND' 발매". Insight (in Korean). 2018-11-19. Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  7. "메킷레인 레코즈 블루, EP Its not Love, Im just Drunk 발매...믹싱 참여". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  8. Chung, Esther (2020-06-16). "Rapper BLOO's 'Downtown Baby' hits top of the charts thanks to Lee Hyori". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  9. "이효리가 부른 '다운타운 베이비', 가온 디지털차트도 1위". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. ^ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  11. "2021년 07월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  12. 2021년 11월 Album Chart [November 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  13. "2018년 12월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  14. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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