Black Eyed Pilseung
Black Eyed Pilseung (Korean: 블랙아이드필승; lit. "Black Eyed Victory") is a South Korean music production and songwriting duo made up of Rado (Song Joo-young) and Choi Kyu-sung, formed in 2014.[1][2] They have produced hit songs such as Sistar's "Touch My Body"; Miss A's "Only You"; Twice's "Like Ooh-Ahh", "Cheer Up", "TT", "Likey", and "Fancy"; and Apink's "I'm So Sick", "Eung Eung", and "Dumhdurum".[3][4][5][6]
Black Eyed Pilseung 블랙아이드필승 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Black Eyed Victory |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | High Up Entertainment |
| Members |
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| Website | highup-ent.com/en/bep |
Before the duo's formation, both members often collaborated with Shinsadong Tiger. Rado worked on hit songs such as 4Minute's "Volume Up", Apink's "My My" and "Hush", and Trouble Maker's "Trouble Maker" and "Now", while Choi Kyu-sung was involved in T-ara's "Roly-Poly", Hyuna's "Bubble Pop", and Beast's "Fiction".
In August 2017, the duo joined forces with CJ E&M to launch a new entertainment company called High-Up Entertainment,[7] which became an independent company in 2018. In February 2019, the duo debuted their first boy duo 415 (Korean: 사이로).[8] In November 2020, the duo debuted their first girl group STAYC (Korean: 스테이씨).[9]
Members
Rado
Rado (Korean: 라도; born Song Joo-young [송주영; 宋周英; Song Juyeong]) was born on July 11, 1984.[10][11] Prior to being a songwriter and music producer, he was a member of the now-defunct boy band Someday.[11][12] He was also known for collaborating with rapper Dok2, starting with the 2010 EP album It's We[13] and songs "Girl Girl" (together with The Quiett, from Thunderground Mixtape Vol. 2) and "Baby Let's Go" (together with The Quiett and B-Free, from Rapsolute Mixtape, Vol. 1), then the 2011 songs "Break Beatz" (together with Double K, from Flow 2 Flow), "That's Me" (from Hustle Real Hard) and "Come Closer/Flow2nite" (together with The Quiett, also from Hustle Real Hard), and the 2012 song "Love & Life" (from Love & Life, The Album).
Production discography
2014
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Sistar | "Touch My Body" | Touch N Move |
| "Wow" | ||
| Teen Top | "Missing" (쉽지않아) | Éxito |
| "Alone" (혼자 사니) | ||
| "Cry" (울어) | ||
| "I'm Sorry" (우린 문제 없어) | ||
| Hyolyn and Jooyoung | "Erase" (지워) (feat. Iron) | Non-album single |
2015
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Niel | "Only You" | ONiely |
| "Lovekiller" (못된 여자) (feat. Dok2) | ||
| "Lady" (feat. L.Joe) | ||
| Miss A | "Only You" (다른 남자 말고 너) | Colors |
| Shannon Williams | "Why Why" (왜요 왜요) | Eighteen |
| Jang Hyun-seung | "It's Me" | My |
| "Ma First" (니가 처음이야) (feat. Giriboy) | ||
| "Breakup With Him" (걔랑 헤어져) (feat. Dok2) | ||
| "I Said I Love You" (사랑한다고) | ||
| Teen Top | "Hot Like Fire" | Natural Born Teen Top |
| "Ah-Ah" (아침부터 아침까지) | ||
| "Confusing" ( 헷갈려) | ||
| Got7 | "If You Do" (니가 하면) | Mad |
| Twice | "Like Ooh-Ahh" (OOH-AHH하게) | The Story Begins |
2016
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| AOA Cream | "I'm Jelly Baby" (질투 나요 BABY) | Non-album single |
| Twice | "Cheer Up" | Page Two |
| "TT" | Twicecoaster: Lane 1 | |
| Babylon | "Between Us" (너 나 우리) (feat. Dok2) | Between Us |
| Sistar | "I Like That" | Insane Love |
| BtoB Blue | "Stand By Me" (내 곁어 서 있어줘) | Non-album single |
| Apink | "Only One" (내가 설렐 수 있게) | Pink Revolution |
| "Only One" (내가 설렐 수 있게) (R&B Ver.) | Dear | |
2017
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Girls | "Happy" | Happy Moment |
| Sistar | "Lonely" | Non-album singles |
| Idol School | "Cause You're Pretty" (예쁘니까) | |
| Davichi | "To Me" (나에게 넌) | |
| Twice | "Likey" | Twicetagram |
2018
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Chungha | "Roller Coaster" | Offset |
| KHAN | "I'm Your Girl?" | Non-album single |
| Apink | "I'm So Sick" (1도없어) | One & Six |
| Hyolyn | "See Sea" (바다보러갈래) | Say My Name |
2019
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Chungha | "Gotta Go" (벌써 12시) | XII |
| Apink | "%%" (Eung Eung(응응)) | Percent |
| Twice | "Fancy" | Fancy You |
| Ruann | "Beep Beep" | Non-album single |
2020
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Apink | "Dumhdurum" | Look |
| 415 | "No Wish No More" (소원이 없겠다) (feat. nafla) | Non-album singles |
| Refund Sisters | "Don't Touch Me" | |
| STAYC | "So Bad" | Star to a Young Culture |
| "Like This" | ||
2021
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| STAYC | "ASAP" | Staydom |
| "So What" | ||
| "Love Fool" (사랑은 원래 이렇게 아픈 건가요) | ||
| "Stereotype" (색안경) | Stereotype | |
| "I'll Be There" | ||
| "Slow Down" | ||
| "Complex" | ||
| 415 | "Summer Nostalgia" (그저 안녕) | Non-album singles |
| Toyote (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Mijoo) | "Still I Love You" | |
2022
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Apink | "Dilemma" | Horn |
| STAYC | "Run2U" | Young-Luv.com |
| "Same Same" | ||
| "Young Luv" | ||
| "Beautiful Monster" | We Need Love | |
| "I Like It" | ||
| "Love" | ||
| "Poppy" | Non-album single |
2023
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| STAYC | "Teddy Bear" | Teddy Bear |
| "Poppy" (Korean ver.) | ||
| Itzy | "Cake" | Kill My Doubt |
| STAYC | "Bubble" | Teen Fresh |
Awards and nominations
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Composer of the Year | Won |
| 2016 | Won | ||
| 2019 | Won |
Mnet Asian Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Best Producer of the Year[16] | Won |
References
- "Sistar Hyorin skin tone makes Dasom's face disappear". KBS Global. July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Kim Dong-Joo. "TEEN TOP debut #1 on 'Music Bank'". StarN News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Kim Jae-heun (March 31, 2015). "Suzy confirms she's dating hallyu star". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Ahn Sung-mi (February 12, 2016). "[V Report] AOA Cream makes debut". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Won Ho-jung (October 20, 2015). "Twice's 'Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- Park Gyu-oh (November 20, 2014). "Hyolin, Jooyoung release collaborated 'Erase'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- "Producers Black Eyed Pilseung Establish New Agency With CJ E&M – Soompi". www.soompi.com.
- "사이로, 데뷔 싱글 '그때, 우리 사랑 했을 때' MV 티저 공개". www.topstarnews.net.
- "Producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung to debut a girl group for the first time". www.koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/.
- Rado's profile on Naver
- "라도 – Daum". music.daum.net. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- "Someday – Daum". music.daum.net. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- "도끼 & 라도 – It's We (EP) – 리드머 – 대한민국 대표 흑인음악 미디어". m.rhythmer.net.
- Choi Kyu-sung's profile on Naver
- "최규성 – Daum". music.daum.net. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- "MAMA 2016 Winners'". CJ E&M. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2016.