Changmo

Changmo
Changmo
	Changmo in July 2020
Background information
Birth name	Ku Chang-mo
Born	May 31, 1994 (age 29); Jeongseon, Gangwon, South Korea
Genres	Korean hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper; music producer;
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Ambition Musik
Website	instagram.com/changmo_
Korean name
Hangul	구창모
Hanja	具昌謨
Revised Romanization	Gu Chang-mo
McCune–Reischauer	Ku Changmo

Changmo

South Korean rapper

Ku Chang-mo (Korean: 구창모; born May 31, 1994),^[1] known mononymously as Changmo (창모; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper and music producer. He released his debut album M O T O W N on March 18, 2016.^[2] In October 2016 he joined Dok2 and The Quiett's sub-label, Ambition Musik.^[3]

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Discography

Singles

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Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[14]	Sales	Certifications	Album
As lead artist
"Gangster" (feat. Livii)	2014	—	—	—	Non-album single
"W A N G"	2016	—			M O T O W N
"Cigarette" (담배)		—			Non-album single
"Maestro" (마에스트로)		42	KOR: 464,072^[15]		Time to Earn Money 2
"Rockstar"		—	—		Time to Earn Money 3
"Bling!"		—	—		Time to Earn Money 3
"One More Rollie" (feat. Keem Hyo-eun & Hash Swan)	2017	—	KOR: 20,235^[16]		Gettin Money Moment
"Inkigayo" (인기가요) (feat. The Quiett & Dok2)	2017	87	KOR: 26,960^[16]		Gettin Money Moment
"Holy God"	2018	—	—		Reached Moment (DNSG)
"Meteor"	2019	1		KCMA: 2× Platinum^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Boyhood
"Da Wero" (더 위로)		—		—
"Remedy" (feat. Chungha)		136
"Countin My Guap"	2020	91			Bipolar
"Swoosh Flow"		177			Bipolar
"GJD" (광장동에서)		73			GJD
"Moraesigye" (모래시계)	2021	159			Underground Rockstar
"Taiji" (태지)		—
"Hyperstar"		168
"Just the Two of Us" (이렇게 둘이)	2022	104			Non-album single
"FWB"	2024	200			Wonderful Days
Collaborations
"Blue Moon" (with Hyolyn)	2017	3	KOR: 1,187,874^[18]	—	Non-album singles
"Beer" (비워) (with Hash Swan, Ash Island, Keem Hyo-eun, Leellamarz & The Quiett)	2019	43	—
"Band" (with Hash Swan, Ash Island & Keem Hyo-eun)	2019	30
"Pay Day" (with Ash Island, Junggigo & KozyPop, prod. Gray)	2020	90
As featured artist
"I Came to Hustle" (돈 벌러왔어) (Marvel.J feat. Changmo)	2015	—	—	—	Graduation
"Forgive Me" (Marvel.J feat. Changmo & Don Mills)	2017	—			Graduation
"Are You with Me?" (있으면돼) (So Ji-sub feat. Changmo)		—			Non-album single
"Ambition and Vision" (Dok2 feat. Beenzino, Changmo, Keem Hyo-eun, Hash Swan & The Quiett)		100	KOR: 18,606^[19]		Reborn
"Wine" (오늘 취하면) (Suran feat. Changmo, prod. Suga)		2	KOR: 2,500,000^[20]		Walkin'
"Too Cold" (Primeboi feat. Changmo, Huckleberry P, Justhis & Jay Moon)		—	—		Trailer
"Money on the Floor" (The Quiett feat. Don Mills & Changmo)		—			Millionaire Poetry
"La La La" (Keem Hyo-eun feat. Changmo)		—			Non-album single
"Blame" (탓) (NakJoon feat. Changmo)		—			Non-album single
"SaimSaim" (사임사임) (Coogie, Superbee & D.Ark feat. Changmo)	2018	7			Show Me the Money 777
"Hundred Million" (억) (Superbee feat. Changmo)	2018	31			Show Me the Money 777
"Selfmade Orange 2" (Superbee feat. Changmo & Paul Blanco)	2020	—			Rap Legend 2
"Play" (Chungha feat. Changmo)	2020	14			Play
"Backpack" (D.ark, Trade L, Young Chens & Baegie feat. Changmo, prod. Way Ched)	2021	128			High School Rapper 4
Soundtrack appearances
"Put It Down" (Dok2 feat. Keem Hyo-eun & Changmo)	2016	—	—	—	Entourage OST
"I'm All Ears" (내 귀는 열려)	2017	—			Voice OST
"I Always"	2017	—			Hit the Top OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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[18] "Meteor" was certified platinum for 100 million streaming on June 11, 2020, and double platinum for 200 million streaming on September 9, 2021.^[17]

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Title	Details
Time to Get Money^[8] (돈 벌 시간)	Released: January 7, 2014 Format: Digital download
Ready to Be a Star #DBJB (돈 벌 준비 #DBJB)	Released: October 21, 2014 Format: SoundCloud streaming

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Details	KOR ^[9]	Sales
M O T O W N	Released: March 18, 2016 Label: Luminant Entertainment Formats: Digital download Track listing "Light Me Up" "Party" "Mine" (내꺼) "Get Money" (돈 벌어) "W A N G" "Nobody" "Same Girls" (여자는 같애)	—	—
Time to Earn Money 2 (돈 벌 시간 2)	Released: July 21, 2016 Label: Luminant Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Money Made Me Do It" (돈이 하게 했어) "D.O.N" "Sanai" (사나이) (feat. Don Mills) "Maestro" (마에스트로) "Beautiful" (아름다워) "Mosart"	50	KOR: 506+^[12]
Time to Earn Money 3 (돈 벌 시간 3)	Released: December 15, 2016 Label: Ambition Musik, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Ambition" (feat. Hash Swan & Keem Hyo-eun) "Rockstar" "Ah Yee Ya" (아이야) (feat. Beenzino) "My Mate" (feat. MyunDo) "Bling!" "Jagger"	49	KOR: 510^[12]
Gettin Money Moment (돈 번 순간)	Released: May 24, 2017 Label: Ambition Musik, CJ E&M Formats: Digital download Track listing "Inkigayo" (인기가요) (feat. The Quiett & Dok2) "One More Rollie" (feat. Keem Hyo-eun & Hash Swan) "Show Me Love" (feat. Sik-K) "Two Face" "Five" "Bape" "High with Me" "Wait for Me"	26	KOR: 880^[13]
Reached Moment (DNSG) (닿는 순간)	Released: June 11, 2018 Label: Ambition Musik, CJ E&M Formats: Digital download Track listing "Intro" "Lilac" (라일락) (feat. Choi Jung-hoon of Jannabi) "Touch" (닿게 됐어) "Hood Boyz" (동네 놈들) (feat. Paul Blanco) "Holy God" "Selfmade Orange" (feat. Superbee) "Interlude" "Can't You See I'm a Rockstar?" (feat. Paul Blanco) "Pingye" (핑계)	38	—
Wonderful Days	Released: January 31, 2024 Label: Ambition Musik, CJ E&M Formats: Digital download Track listing "Pure Rage" (feat. Street Baby, Kor Kash) "Heliot Emil" "FWB" "Too Hard to Find Real Love" "You're The Only One	TBA	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee/Work	Result	Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2017	Discovery of the Year - Hip hop	Changmo	Won
Golden Disc Awards	2020	Best R&B/Hip-Hop Award	"Meteor"	Won	^[22]
Korean Hip-Hop Awards	2020	Artist of the Year	Changmo	Nominated
		Hip-hop Album of the Year	Boyhood	Nominated
		Hip-hop Track of the Year	"Meteor"	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Meteor"	Nominated
	2021	Collaboration of the Year	"Swoosh Flow Remix"	Nominated
	2022	Artist of the Year	Changmo	Won	^[23]
		Hip-Hop Album of the Year	Underground Rockstar	Won
		Hip-Hop Track of the Year	"Hyperstar"	Nominated
		Hip-Hop Track of the Year	"Taiji"	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Taiji"	Won
Korean Music Awards	2022	Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album	Underground Rockstar	Nominated	^[24]
Korean Music Awards	2022	Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song	"Taiji"	Won	^[25]