Rhythm Power 리듬파워 | |
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![]() Rhythm Power at the Busan Sea Festival, August 2018 | |
Background information | |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Korean hip hop, Grime [1] |
Years active | 2008–present |
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Members | Hangzoo Boi B Geegooin |
Rhythm Power (Korean : 리듬파워) is a South Korean hip hop group that consists of rappers Hangzoo, Boi B and Geegooin. They were managed by the hip hop record label Amoeba Culture. [2] The three group members have been childhood friends and started performing together as a group in the underground hiphop scene using the name Bang Sa Neung (Korean : 방사능). [2] The group was later signed by the hip hop label Amoeba Culture and was renamed as Rhythm Power. The group gained mainstream popularity through the participation of the South Korean rap competition Show Me the Money, with member Geegooin reaching top 10 in Show Me the Money 4 in 2015, [3] Boi B reaching top 10 in Show Me the Money 5 in 2016, [4] and Hangzoo becoming the winner of Show Me the Money 6 in 2017. [5] All of the members are from Incheon and often write about the city in their lyrics. [6] In 2020, all three members left Amoeba Culture and established their own record label, titled Team Play Music. [7]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [8] | |||
Rhythm Power (리듬파워) |
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Everybody Handsome Rhythm Power (누구 하나 빠짐없이 잘생겼다 리듬파워) |
| 43 | |
Woldmido Dogs (월미도의 개들) |
| 61 | |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [8] | |||
The Trio: Stage One |
| 57 | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album |
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KOR [9] | ||||
"Rhythm Power" (리듬파워) | 2012 | — |
| Rhythm Power |
"Real Man" (사나이) | — |
| Everybody Handsome Rhythm Power | |
"Get Up" with Nine Muses | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Bond Girl" with Zion. T | 2013 | — |
| The Trio: Stage One |
"Game Of Thrones" (왕좌의 게임) | 2014 | — | — | Wolmido Dogs |
"Stupid Love" with Crush | — | |||
"Bangsaneung" (방사능) | 2017 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Dongseong-ro" (동성로) with Crush | 88 |
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"Capture" with Gray | 2018 | — | — | Hyena on the Keyboard |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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