Yang Seung-ho (; born November 15, 2000), known professionally as Sokodomo (; stylized in all lowercase), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He first garnered attention when he appeared on High School Rapper 3 in 2019. He signed with Sony Music where released the extended plays WWW.III (2019) and ...---... (2021). In 2021, he appeared on Show Me the Money 10 where he released the single "Merry-Go-Round" which peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
Early life Yang Seung-ho was born on November 15, 2000, in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea to a Korean father and Japanese mother. He lived in the United States when he was young and spent his teenage years in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. He graduated from Sunrin Internet High School.
His stage name "Sokodomo" means "Korean child" as it is a portmanteau of "South Korea" and "kodomo"(こども, Japanese word for child).
Career 2019–2020: High School Rapper 3 and signing to Sony Music In February 2019, Sokodomo appeared on the rap competition TV show High School Rapper 3 where he first garnered attention. He released singles "Mirror", "U.F.O", "Freedumb" and "Global Extinction" on the show and finished in sixth place. In June 2019, he signed to Sony Music. In December 2019, he released his debut extended play WWW.III. In 2020, he was nominated for New Artist of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.
2021–2022: Show Me the Money 10 and "Merry-Go-Round" In 2021, Sokodomo appeared on the rap competition TV show Show Me the Money 10 where his released the single "Merry-Go-Round" featuring singers Zion.T and Wonstein. It peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and became his most successful single. He finished the show in the top 8.
Discography Extended plays TitleDetailsPeakchartpositionKORWWW.III Released: December 6, 2019 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, Digital download78...---... Released: May 11, 2021 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download
Singles TitleYear PeakchartpositionCertificationAlbumKOR"Mirror" ()(with Untell)201995 rowspan="10" High School Rapper 3 Team Batte Part 1"U.F.O"(featuring Uneducated Kid) High School Rapper 3 Team Battle Part 3"Freedumb"(featuring Haon)98 High School Rapper 3 Semi Final"Global Extinction" ()(featuring Kirin) High School Rapper 3 Final"Go Home"(Feat. LaPamasaka)WWW.III"Snow"(with JP)rowspan="4" "LOL"2020 "Sugar"(with Hitchhiker) "Genda Phool"(with Badshah, Payal Dev) "Trouble"(with Don Mills, Northfacegawd, Khakii, A-Chess) 20217 Show Me the Money 10 Episode 1"Merry-Go-Round" ()(featuring Zion.T and Wonstein)1 KMCA: PlatinumShow Me the Money 10 Episode 2"Be!"(featuring Paloalto and Lil Boi)38 rowspan="3" Show Me the Money 10 Semi Final"A Long Day" ()(featuring Zion.T, with Basick, Anandelight and Mudd the Student)169Show Me the Money 10 Final"Scar"(with 24kGoldn)2022
Filmography
TV YearTitleRoleRef.2019High School Rapper 3Contestant (Top 6)2021Show Me the Money 10Contestant (Top 8)
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, nominee of the award, award category and the result of the nominationAwardYearNomineeCategoryResult Korean Hip-hop Awards2020HimselfNew Artist of the Year2022"Merry-Go-Round"Hip-hop Track of the Year"MM"Music Video of the YearMelon Music AwardsHimselfTop 10"Merry-Go-Round"Song of the Year
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