Brave Brothers
| Kang Dong-chul | |
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| Also known as | Brave Brothers |
| Born | June 17, 1979 |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Brave Brothers | |
| Hangul | 강동철 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Gang Dong-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Tong-ch‘ŏl |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 용감한 형제 |
| Revised Romanization | Yonggamhan Hyeongje |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yonggamhan Hyŏngje |
Kang Dong-chul (Hangul: 강동철, born June 17, 1979), also known by stage name Brave Brothers, is a South Korean rapper, record producer and songwriter of Brave Entertainment.[1][2][3] He was a producer and composer for YG Entertainment from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he started his own record label called Brave Entertainment. He has produced hit songs for Sistar, 4minute, T-ara, Son Dam Bi, Big Bang, Brown Eyed Girls, After School, AOA and U-KISS. In 2009, he made his music debut with Attitude and later released Passionate on December 8. He has three groups under his record label: Brave Girls, Electroboyz and BIGSTAR. Kang is currently appearing on JTBC‘s Made In U program as a panel judge.[4][5][6]
Music career
On October 21, representatives of RaNia revealed that Brave Brothers would be producing their album Time To Rock Da Show.[7][8] He was awarded the Hallyu Composer Award at the 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards on December 15, 2011. He stated, "Thank you so much for honoring me with such a great award. I will return the favor with more great new songs. I would like to return this honor to the artists that express my songs and to the Brave Sound family.[9]"
Business career
On October 25, 2011, he opened a hip hop club in Gangnam district of Seoul called Phantom.[10][11]
Personal life
On KBS's Win Win, he revealed he had a troubled past with 12 violent-related crimes and owned a room salon business. He stated that everything changed when developing a love for Cypress Hill music and ended relations with organized crime.[12][13][14][15]
Discography
| Album Information | Track Listing |
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Attitude
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Passionate
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슬픈 음악
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The Classic
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Beautiful Girl (Hyomin of T-ara)
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Break Up (Lee Gi-kwang of Beast)
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Music Credit
| Artist(s) | Song Information |
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| 4Minute |
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| 4 Tomorrow |
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| 45RPM |
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| A-Force |
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| After School |
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| After School Red |
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| Pink BnN |
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| AOA |
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| Bae Seul-ki |
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| Battle |
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| BESTie |
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| Big Bang |
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| Boyfriend |
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| Brave Girls |
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| Brown Eyed Girls |
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| BtoB |
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| C-REAL |
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| Dal Shabet |
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| DJ Doc |
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| Dazzling Red |
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| EI[16] |
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| Electroboyz |
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| F-ve Dolls |
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| Gummy |
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| Han Yuna |
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| Hello Venus |
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| Hyolyn |
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| Hyomin |
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| Hyuna | |
| Jang Keun-suk & Hyorin of Sistar |
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| Jo Sungmo |
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| Kim Dong-wan |
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| Kim Hyung-jun |
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| Kim Yuna, Sistar & Electroboyz |
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| Lee Ai |
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| Lee Gi-kwang |
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| Lee Min-woo |
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| Lee Seung-gi |
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| Lexy |
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| Masta Wu |
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| Myname |
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| Nine Muses |
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| NS Yoonji |
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| Oh Jong-hyuk |
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| One Two |
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| Owl |
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| RaNia |
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| Red Roc |
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| Se7en |
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| Sistar |
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| Son Dam-bi |
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| Son Dam-bi & After School |
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| SPEED |
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| Stellar |
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| Sugar |
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| Sunmi |
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| Supernova |
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| Taeyang |
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| T-ARA |
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| Teen Top |
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| Thelma Aoyama |
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| Touch |
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| uBEAT |
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| U-Kiss |
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| YG |
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| YMGA |
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| Yoo Seung-chan |
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| ZE:A |
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards | Hallyu Composer | "Won" | [9] |
See also
References
- ↑ 용감한 형제 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ 용감한 형제 (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ 용감한 형제 (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "Brave Brothers discusses his past, his present career, and his future goals in recent interview". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ 용감한형제 "음악 있다면 500원만 있어도 행복" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "'Idol singers lack passion'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Rania to make a comeback with Brave Brothers this year". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ 예당 "라니아·알리 미니앨범 발매 앞둬 기대" (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- 1 2 "Brave Brothers wins the 'Hallyu Composer Award'". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Brave Brothers opens a large-scale hip hop club, 'PHANTOM'". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ 용감한형제, `40억 투자` 강남에 힙합클럽 오픈 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Brave Brothers: "I don't know how to read music"". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ 용감한형제, "악보 볼 줄 모른다" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger reveal their surprising pasts". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ 용감한 형제 "17살 때 소년원行.." 충격 과거 고백 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Rookie singer EI shares a new photo of his six-pack abs after losing 133 pounds". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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