Zico (rapper)

In this Korean name, the family name is Woo.

Zico
Zico in May 2024
Zico in May 2024
Background information
Birth nameWoo Ji-ho
Born (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 32)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
Labels
Member of
Websitekozofficial.com
Korean name
Hangul
우지호
Hanja
禹智皓
Revised RomanizationU Ji-ho
McCune–ReischauerU Chiho
Stage name
Hangul
지코
Revised RomanizationJiko
McCune–ReischauerChik'o

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

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][unreliable source?][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. Zico's 2020 single "Any Song" spent seven weeks atop the Circle Digital Chart, becoming the longest-running number-one song in history at the time. In 2024, he achieved his first number-one hit on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and his first top-ten entry on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart with the single "Spot!" featuring Jennie.

  1. ^ "Block B's Zico Set for Solo Debut with "Tough Cookie" Release". Soompi. October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mnet "Dirty Talk" Compares Idol Rappers Zico and G-Dragon". Soompi. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Idol star producers, GD + Junhyung... and the next is Zico!". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Beat Kings of Tomorrow: K-Pop's Top Eight Next Generation Producers". MTV Korea. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. 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.