Kim Hyeon-ung (Korean: 김현웅; born 1994),[2] better known as Bloo (Korean: 블루), is a rapper based in South Korea.[3] He has released 2 full-length albums: Bloo in Wonderland 2 (2021)[4] and Moon and Back (2021) as well as the extended plays Downtown Baby (2017),[5] Bloo in Wonderland (2018),[6] and It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk (2019).[7]
Bloo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kim Hyeon-ung |
| Born | (1994-10-12) October 12, 1994 (age 27) |
| Origin | La Crescenta, California, United States[1] |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | MKIT RAIN |
| Website | Official website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김현웅 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Hyeon-ung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏnung |
His 2017 single, "Downtown Baby," topped South Korean music charts in June 2020, after singer Lee Hyori performed it on the variety show Hangout With Yoo.[8][9]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10] | |||
| Bloo in Wonderland 2 |
|
31 |
|
| Moon and Back |
|
23 |
|
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10] | |||
| Downtown Baby |
|
38 | |
| Bloo in Wonderland |
|
39 |
|
| It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk |
|
47 | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [14] | |||
| As lead artist | |||
| "Drive Thru" | 2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Better" | 2017 | — | |
| "Hennessy" | — | ||
| "Downtown Baby" | 1 | Downtown Baby | |
| "Drink Slow Henny" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "So Rude" (싸가지) | — | ||
| "Take Me" (데려가) feat. Nafla |
— | Bloo in Wonderland | |
| "I'm the One" | — | ||
| "boyfromthemoon" (달의아이) | 2019 | — | It's Not Love I'm Just Drunk |
| "Haru Achim" (하루아침) | — | ||
| "When I smoke" (내가 담배 태울 때) | 2020 | — | Non-album single |
| "Drama" | 2021 | — | Bloo in Wonderland 2 |
| "Bloo Story" | — | ||
| "Come and Kiss Me" | — | ||
| Collaborations | |||
| "Weathermen" with Loopy, Nafla, Owen Ovadoz, as MKIT RAIN |
2016 | — | Non-album single |
| "BJ" with Niahn, as Neonblue |
2017 | — | Henny and Jamie |
| "You and I" with Niahn, as Neonblue |
— | ||
| "Don't Move" with Loopy, Nafla, Young West, as MKIT RAIN |
2018 | — | Public Enemy |
| "Public Enemy" (공공의 적) with Loopy, Nafla, Owen Ovadoz, Young West, as MKIT RAIN |
— | ||
| "NBA" with Loopy, Nafla |
2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Candle" (캔들) with Xbf |
— | ||
| "Businessmen" with Owen Ovadoz, as Mkit Rain |
2020 | — | |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||