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250 (musician)

250
Birth nameLee Hohyeong
Born (1982-04-11) April 11, 1982 (age 42)
OriginSouth Korea
GenresElectronic dance music, ppongjjak disco
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Beasts And Natives Alike

Lee Ho-hyeong (Korean: 이호형; born April 11, 1982), better known by his stage name 250, is a South Korean electronic musician. He has released two albums: One Night Stand (2014) and Ppong (뽕) (2022).

Career

250 is a DJ who has been active in Itaewon for a long time.[1][clarification needed] He released the single 다시 부르기 in 2013, and his first studio album One Night Stand releaded in 2014.[2][3] He first announced the release of his second album Ppong in 2016, but it took 6 years to release.[4] As a producer, he has worked with E Sens, Kim Ximya, NCT 127, Itzy and NewJeans.[4][5]

His second studio album, Ppong, was released on March 18, 2022. He received critical acclaim for his reinterpretation of trot and ppongjjak, the genres that were regarded as old-fashioned in South Korea.[6] Along with the album's release, he released the documentary Finding Ppong (뽕을 찾아서), which featured cameos from Han Sangcheol of Bulssazo, saxophonist Lee Jeongsik and keyboardist Kim Sooil.[7] He won four awards at the 2023 Korean Music Awards: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Electronic Album of the Year, and Electronic Song of the Year.[8]

250 has produced "Attention", "Hype Boy", "Hurt", "Ditto", "ETA", "Get Up", "ASAP", "How Sweet", "Bubble Gum" and "Supernatural" for the K-pop group NewJeans.[9] He remixed several tracks originally from NewJeans's EP New Jeans and single album OMG for their first remix album NJWMX, released in December 2023.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
KOR
[11]
One Night Stand
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Beasts And Natives Alike
 —
Ppong (뽕)
  • Released: March 18, 2022
  • Label: Beasts And Natives Alike
 53

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by 250
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Circle Chart Music Awards 2024 Composer of the Year 250 Won [12]
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2022 Music Video of the Year "Bang Bus" Nominated
2023 Producer of the Year 250 Won [13]
Korean Music Awards 2023 Musician of the Year (Grand Prize) 250 Won [8]
Album of the Year (Grand Prize) Ppong Won
Best Dance & Electronic Album Won
Best Dance & Electronic Song "Bang Bus" Won

References

  1. ^ "250". Seoul Fashion Festival (in Korean). August 9, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Kwon, Hyeokin (February 16, 2013). "Superfreak Records". Visla Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Kwon, Hyeokin (February 14, 2014). "프로듀서 250, 첫 정규 앨범 [One Night Stand] 발표". Visla Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Jeon, Yeowool (April 27, 2022). "뽕을 찾아서". W Magazine Korea (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Yang, Haley (March 6, 2023). "NewJeans producer 250 takes home four awards at Korean Music Awards". The JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Balmont, James (June 8, 2022). "'It's like oxygen – it's everywhere!' Why Korea is hot for trot, the cheesiest pop imaginable". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Jeong, Imyong (April 14, 2023). "250의 다큐멘터리 시리즈 "뽕을 찾아서" 마지막화 공개". Visla Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Choi, Ji-won (April 18, 2023). "[Herald Interview] 'There's ppongjjak inside every Korean': producer 250". The Korea Herold. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  9. ^ RAYMAKER, ABI (August 16, 2023). "NewJeans Producer 250 Believes Anything Can Be K-Pop". Nylon. NYLON. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Kim, Soo-jung (December 15, 2023). 뉴진스, '디토' 1주년 맞춰 리믹스 앨범 'NJWMX' 19일 발매 [New Jeans releases remix album 'NJWMX' on the 19th to celebrate the first anniversary of 'Ditto']. No Cut News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Circle Album Chart positions:
  12. ^ Lee, Da-gyeom (January 10, 2024). NCT 드림, ‘2023 써클차트’ 디지털 앨범상...올해의 가수상은 20팀(종합) [NCT Dream won the '2023 Circle Chart' Digital Album Award... Singer of the Year Award goes to 20 teams (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Maeil Gyeongje. Retrieved January 10, 2024 – via Naver.
  13. ^ "한국힙합어워즈 2023 수상작" [Korean Hip Hop Awards 2023 Winners]. Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). March 10, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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