Zico (rapper)

Zico
지코
Zico지코
	Zico in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Woo Ji-ho
Born	September 14, 1992 (age 31); Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop; K-pop;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; record producer; singer; songwriter;
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Stardom; Seven Seasons; KOZ;
Member of	Block B, Fanxy Child
Website	kozofficial.com
Korean name
Hangul	우지호
Hanja	禹智皓
Revised Romanization	U Ji-ho
McCune–Reischauer	U Chiho
Stage name
Hangul	지코
Revised Romanization	Jiko
McCune–Reischauer	Chik'o

Woo Ji-ho (Korean: 우지호; born September 14, 1992), known professionally as Zico (Korean: 지코), is a South Korean rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Block B in 2011 and made his first solo release in 2014.^[1]

Zico is notable for his crossover skills within the Korean hip hop scene, maintaining an underground reputation along with mainstream appeal as a Korean idol. He is a record producer of both K-pop and Korean hip hop music.^[2]^[3]^[4] He is also part of the crew Fanxy Child, which he formed in 2016.^[5]^[6] In 2019, he released his first full-length solo album, Thinking.^[7]^[8]

^ "Block B's Zico Set for Solo Debut with "Tough Cookie" Release". Soompi. October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ "Mnet "Dirty Talk" Compares Idol Rappers Zico and G-Dragon". Soompi. March 27, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
^ "Idol star producers, GD + Junhyung... and the next is Zico!". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ "Beat Kings of Tomorrow: K-Pop's Top Eight Next Generation Producers". MTV Korea. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "지코, 팬시차일드 'Y' 뮤비 기습 공개 "고퀄리티 기대""". The Korea Times (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2019.
^ Haddad, Hanan (August 1, 2019). "Zico's Crew, FANXY CHILD Tease Brand New Single and Music Video". E! News. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "Zico to release 1st full-length solo album 'Thinking'". The Korea Times. September 20, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ Han, Sarah (January 8, 2020). "Zico Opens Up About Disrupting His Image As A "Rebel In Hip-Hop" With His Deeply Vulnerable Album, "Thinking"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[soompi.com-1] "Block B's Zico Set for Solo Debut with "Tough Cookie" Release". Soompi. October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.

[:0-2] "Mnet "Dirty Talk" Compares Idol Rappers Zico and G-Dragon". Soompi. March 27, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

[3] "Idol star producers, GD + Junhyung... and the next is Zico!". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[4] "Beat Kings of Tomorrow: K-Pop's Top Eight Next Generation Producers". MTV Korea. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[5] "지코, 팬시차일드 'Y' 뮤비 기습 공개 "고퀄리티 기대""". The Korea Times (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2019.

[6] Haddad, Hanan (August 1, 2019). "Zico's Crew, FANXY CHILD Tease Brand New Single and Music Video". E! News. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[7] "Zico to release 1st full-length solo album 'Thinking'". The Korea Times. September 20, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[8] Han, Sarah (January 8, 2020). "Zico Opens Up About Disrupting His Image As A "Rebel In Hip-Hop" With His Deeply Vulnerable Album, "Thinking"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

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