Primary (musician)

Primary
Birth nameChoi Dong-hoon
Born (1983-01-31) January 31, 1983 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • record producer
Years active2004–present
LabelsPAKTORY Company
WebsitePrimary
Korean name
Hangul
최동훈
Revised RomanizationChoe Dong-hun
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Tonghun
Stage name
Hangul
프라이머리
Revised RomanizationPeuraimeori
McCune–ReischauerPŭraimŏri

Choi Dong-hoon (born January 31, 1983), better known by the stage name Primary, is a South Korean hip hop musician and record producer. Formerly an artist under Amoeba Culture, he established his own record label PAKTORY Company on April 22, 2020.

Primary has collaborated with various artists to produce the albums Back Again, Primary Score, Daily Apartment, Primary and The Messengers, and 2. He has also produced albums for other Korean hip hop artists, including Supreme Team's first album Supremier and Dynamic Duo's Kill, as well as several of MBLAQ's singles, including "I'm Back" and "Smokey Girl".[2][3] He appeared in the MBC variety program Infinite Challenge in 2013.[4]

  1. ^ Herman, Tamar (August 23, 2017). "Primary Explores 'Pop' on New EP With B1A4, EXID, GOT7, Highlight, INFINITE and Sistar Vocalists". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2022. Primary's typically veered towards hip-hop & R&B with electropop elements, but for Pop the artist teamed up with producer 1of1 to delve deep into the brand of saccharine light pop that is all the rage in Korea's local music market.
  2. ^ "Indie ID: Primary". MTV K. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "MBLAQ Releases "Smoky Girl" MV". Soompi. June 4, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "베일벗은 '무도'-'자유로 가요제'..흥겹고 벅찼다 Infinite Challenge's music fest unveiled... exciting and heartwarming". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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