Kim Jung-yoo (Korean: 김정유, born February 8, 1979), better known as MC Sniper (Korean: MC 스나이퍼), is a South Korean rapper. He is known for writing controversial lyrics that challenge social injustice and mainstream society. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money and a producer on both seasons of Tribe of Hip Hop. He released his first album, So Sniper..., on May 17, 2002.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR So Sniper...Released: May 16, 2002 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, cassette 10 KOR: 77,178 Intro (초행)Released: May 15, 2003 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, cassette 13 KOR: 32,010 Be in Deep GriefReleased: March 18, 2004 Label: Sniper Sound, Pony Canyon Formats: CD, cassette 15 KOR: 44,001 How Bad Do U Want It?Released: March 5, 2007 Label: Sniper Sound, Pony Canyon Formats: CD 4 KOR: 23,287 MuseumReleased: November 17, 2009 Label: Sniper Sound, Pony Canyon Formats: CD Full TimeReleased: April 13, 2012 Label: Sniper Sound Formats: CD, digital download 16KOR: 3,618 Album −1 (Subtitle: 40)(마이너스1집 (부제: 40))Released: April 5, 2019 Label: Sniper Sound Formats: CD, digital download 68
Special albums Title Album details MC Sniper Limited Edition Released: December 27, 2002 Label Pony Canyon Korea Formats: CD, digital download
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR B-Kite 1Released: September 5, 2014 Label: B-Kite Formats: CD, digital download 32KOR: 698 B-Kite 2Released: November 5, 2015 Label: B-Kite Formats: CD, digital download 37KOR: 552 Rebuild (힙합의 민족)Released: May 30, 2016 Label: Sniper Sound Formats: CD, digital download —
Charted singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR As lead artist "Magic Castle" (마법의 성) 2009 24 rowspan="3" Museum "Hakuna Matata" (하쿠나마타타) 2010 49 rowspan="2" "Break Away" 2011 31 "Push It" 49KOR: 111,611Cumulative sales of "Push It": Full Time "I Can Do It" (할 수 있어) 2012 26KOR: 308,278 "I Loved You" (사랑했잖아) 60KOR: 44,711 Show Me the Money "Sunset Glow" (붉은 노을) 65KOR: 52,542 "Danger" 61KOR: 131,220 Vampire Prosecutor OST "Geto Christmas" —KOR: 32,906 rowspan="4" "Why" (왜) 2013 71KOR: 24,318 "Shakespeare In Love" (사랑비극 Part.1) 2015 41KOR: 55,279 "U.F.L (Unfinished Love)" 81KOR: 24,506 Collaborations "Mirror" (만우절) 2010 56 rowspan="2" "Like The First Day" (처음 그 날처럼) 2012 50KOR: 163,929 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Awards and nominations Mnet Asian Music Awards
| 2002 | "BK Love" | Best Hip Hop Performance"2002 MMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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