Peakboy

Kwon Sung-hwan (; born May 27, 1989), known professionally as Peakboy , is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He released his debut single "Gin & Tonic" in 2017 via SoundCloud and first mini-album Portrait the following year. Since signing with Neuron Music, he has released two additional mini-albums and numerous stand-alone singles.

Early life Peakboy was born Kwon Sung-hwan on May 27, 1989, the older of two sons. He lived in Gyeyang District, Incheon, where he attended Annam High School. He and of Urban Zakapa attended the same hagwon, and Peakboy took interest in music upon seeing Park use a music program. He joined a company as a trainee and intended to become a vocalist by age 22 before giving up. He enlisted in mandatory military service and was discharged in 2016. After completing his service, he deliberated between being a pop music composer or a self-produced artist.

Career Peakboy came up with his stage name the day before registering it with the Korea Copyright Commission. "Peak" refers to the peak point which arises when making music, and "boy" was attached due to its regular usage in the monikers of foreign record producers. Early in his career, Peakboy composed music for girl group Hello Venus. He would go on to take part in songwriting and production for other musicians, including on Urban Zakapa's "Another Me" (2015) and Kkal & Maxx's debut record Caffe in the Morning (2016). He also produced tracks for the fifth and sixth seasons of the rap competition series Show Me the Money. Peakboy signed an exclusive contract with Neuron Music and released the single album 05/27 through the record label on August 23, headed by the electronic hip-hop track "Birthday" with Hanhae as its featured guest. Peakboy penned the track in four days, which was influenced by his stay in the United States two months earlier. "Kelly", released from the single album Frola, samples "Doowap" by labelmate Paul Kim. Its accompanying music video published the following month. By the end of the year, he held his first concert with Bibi on Christmas Eve.

Peakboy's third mini-album Loop, fronted by the lead single "Diet" featuring Wheein of Mamamoo, was released on August 18, 2020. From the following month, he hosted three episode of his radio program entitled Peakboy's Arcade on Naver Now. In early 2021, he accompanied Kim to Jeju Island for a music video shoot. Peakboy was inspired by the trip and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to write "Anywhere". A song about traveling, the R&B digital single was released on April 20. On July 25, the electronic hip-hop single "Gyopo Hairstyle" was issued. Its music video features cameos by model Han Hyun-min, actors Choi Woo-shik, Park Seo-joon, Park Hyung-sik, and singer V of BTS.

Musical style Peakboy's song lyrics deal with his thoughts and experiences of everyday life. His lyricism has been noted for being blunt and candid, while his music has been described as trendy and original. Peakboy cites You Hee-yeol, Yoon Jong-shin, and Yoon Sang as his role models.

Discography Albums Extended plays Title DetailsPortrait Released: March 14, 2018 Label: Neuron Music, NHN Bugs Format: CD, digital downloadUs Released: April 11, 2019 Label: Neuron Music, Kakao Format: CD, digital downloadLoop Released: August 18, 2020 Label: Neuron Music, Kakao Format: CD, digital download

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist

Filmography Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2019 Hangout with Yoo Cast 4 episodes 2022 In the Soop: Friendship Trip Cast Member Listen-UpRegular Member

Radio shows Year Title Role Notes 2020 Pickboy's Arcade Host 3 episodes