Cho PD

Cho Joong-hoon (; born January 27, 1976), better known by his stage name Cho PD, is a South Korean record producer, rapper, and the founder of record label Stardom Entertainment. Producing his own music for himself and his crew Stardom (his company's eponym), he rose to prominence through the internet then debuted in 1998. Later, he also would support other artists like Psy, Verbal Jint and a young Dok2 earlier in their careers. After twelve years, he briefly "retired" from music in 2010. However, he came out of retirement in 2011 with his two studio albums, State of the Art and Art of Business.

On November 23, 2018, Cho was found guilty of fraud by the Seoul Central District Court. The sentence concerned Cho withholding undisclosed assets worth ₩270,000,000 (approx. $238,116 USD) in July 2015 when he signed a contract to transfer the assets of Stardom Entertainment to a new unnamed company. These undisclosed funds were derived from Topp Dogg's 2015 concert tour of Japan. Cho was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for 3 years.

Since his sentencing, he made an attempt to reinvent his branding. In May 2019, he launched ChoCo Entertainment, which specializes in powering virtual AI-based K-pop idols.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR In Stardom Version 2.0Released: August 24, 1999 Label: Stardom Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette 4KOR: 194,902+ ChoPD.Net / Best In EastReleased: December 27, 2000 Label: Stardom Entertainment Label: Future Flow Label: Future Flow Formats: CD, cassette9KOR: 53,840+ Money TalksReleased: October 22, 2007 Label: Future Flow Formats: CD6KOR: 17,364+ Part 1: State of the ArtReleased: October 12, 2011 Label: Brand New Stardom Label: Brand New Stardom Formats: CD, digital download32

Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Victory Released: March 8, 2010 Label: Brand New Stardom Label: Brand New Stardom Label: Stardom Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download25 KOR: 987+ The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs Part 1(황금알을 낳는 Part 1) Released: March 18, 2015 Label: Stardom Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download23

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards