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AOMG

AOMG is a South Korean hip-hop and R&B record label founded in 2013 by rapper and singer-songwriter Jay Park. The label currently houses 20 musicians, UFC fighter Chan Sung Jung, and cartoonist Kian84.

AOMG
The logo of AOMG
Parent companyCJ E&M
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FounderJay Park
Distributor(s)
Genre
Country of originSouth Korea
Official websiteOfficial website

History

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Above Ordinary Music Group (AOMG) is a prominent Korean hip-hop and R&B record label originating from the "Art of Movement," a Seattle-based B-Boying group which Jay Park joined in 2003, featuring members such as Dial Tone, Junior, and Cha Cha Malone.

Jay Park founded AOMG in late September 2013, and initially signed composer Jun Goon, singer and producer Gray, and Seattle affiliate Cha Cha Malone, who was a producer and dancer with Jay Park's dance crew Art of Movement.[1][unreliable source?] The label had its launch party on October 10, 2013, at "The A" in Seoul with Ben Baller as the host.[2][unreliable source?] The same month, the label released its first album, Gray's mini-album, Call Me Gray.[3][unreliable source?]

Artists Elo, Loco, Ugly Duck, DJ Wegun, DJ Pumkin, and Hoody joined AOMG over the next two years.[4][unreliable source?]

In March 2014, Simon Dominic announced that he had joined AOMG as co-CEO several months after his departure from his former label Amoeba Culture.[5][unreliable source?]

In January 2016, South Korean media company CJ E&M announced that it had formed a strategic partnership with AOMG.[6][unreliable source?] CJ E&M said in a statement that it would "support" AOMG with distribution and marketing, while AOMG would continue to control its music.[7]

On October 30, 2017, rapper Woo Won-jae signed to the label.[8]

On May 9, 2018, UFC fighter Jung Chan-sung (The Korean Zombie) signed to the label.[9] On June 11, 2018, record producer Code Kunst signed to the label and released the single "Rain Bird".[10] On July 25, 2018, Simon Dominic announced his resignation as co-CEO of AOMG with his song "Me No Jay Park".[11]

In August 2019, AOMG's first hip-hop audition show Signhere began airing on MBN, marking the first ever hip-hop and R&B record label to have their own audition program on broadcast television.[12][unreliable source?] Singer-songwriter Sogumm won the show and subsequently signed to AOMG on November 1.[13] On November 6, 2019, rapper Punchnello signed to the label.[14]

On April 8, 2020, singer-songwriter DeVita signed to the label and released her debut EP Creme.[15] On July 24, 2020, singer Lee Hi signed to the label after her departure from YG Entertainment and released the single "Holo".[16] On September 4, 2020, record producer Goosebumps signed to the label and released the single "Somewhere" featuring labelmates Gray, Hoody, Elo, and DeVita.[17]

On February 18, 2021, AOMG signed singer Yugyeom, a member of South Korean boy group Got7, following his departure from JYP Entertainment in January 2021.[18] His "Franchise" dance video was uploaded to the label's YouTube channel on the same day.[19] On December 31, Jay Park announced his resignation as the Co-CEO of AOMG.[20]

On January 25, 2022, rapper Coogie signed to the label and released the single "Re:Up".[21] On October 24, rapper Jvcki Wai signed to the label and released the single "Go Back".[22]

On February 14, 2023, Sogumm departed from the label as her contract expired.[23] On April 1, cartoonist Kian84 signed to the label.[24] On April 24, AOMG established sublabel Solabeam Records that consists of DJs and producers.[25] On November 9, singer Meenoi signed to the label.[26]

 
Jay Park, Simon Dominic, Gray, Loco - 2014 United States Tour
 
Loco and Jay Park - 2014 United States Tour

Key people

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  • Jay Park - Founder, Advisor - Co-CEO (2014–2021)
  • DJ Pumkin - CEO (2018–2024)
  • Simon Dominic - Co-CEO (2014–2018)

Artists

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Current artists

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Former artists

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Discography

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Main article: AOMG discography

Philanthropy

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In December 2018, AOMG announced that the profits made from "119 Remix" would be donated to organizations related to firefighting and fire accidents.[27] In September 2019, Gray donated the song revenue (25 million won) to Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters on behalf of the artists who participated in the song.[28]

In August 2020, AOMG donated the revenue of their online concert (around 12 million won) to Community Chest of Korea to support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[29]

Tours

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  • AOMG 2014 United States Tour[30]
  • Follow The Movement Tour 2016
Date City Country Venue
January 29 Seoul South Korea[31] Blue Square
January 30
February 13 Busan BEXCO
February 21 Daegu EXCO
April 5 Chicago United States[32] House of Blues
April 8 New York PlayStation Theater
April 11 Houston Warehouse Live
April 12 Dallas The Bomb Factory
April 13 Las Vegas House of Blues
April 14 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
April 16 San Francisco The Warfield
April 17 Seattle Showbox Sodo
July 23 Shanghai China[33] QSW Culture Center
July 24
September 24 Guangzhou Guangzho International Trade Center
  • Follow The Movement Tour 2017
Date City Country Venue
February 11 Seoul South Korea[34] Olympic Hall
February 12
March 25 Bangkok Thailand BCC Hall Central Plaza Ladprao
April 9 Taipei Taiwan Taipei International Convention Center
May 1 Singapore Singapore[35][unreliable source?] Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
December 16 Macau Macau Studio City Event Center

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
Elle Style Award 2017 Best Music Act Won [39]
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2019 Label of the Year Nominated [40]
2020 Nominated [41]
2021 Nominated [42]
2022 Nominated [43]

Notes

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  1. ^ Selected releases only

References

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  1. ^ "Jay Park establishes independent label 'AOMG'". Allkpop. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. ^ "Jay Park to Kick Off Launch Party For His Independent Label "AOMG"". Soompi. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  3. ^ "Jay Park Introduces New Artist Gray and Their Agency AOMG". Soompi. 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  4. ^ "The First Woman To Join AOMG Is R&B Singer, Hoody Kim". Officially Kmusic. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  5. ^ "Simon D Goes Solo - Former Supreme Team Member Joins Jay Park's New Label AOMG". KpopStarz. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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  16. ^ Choi, Jiyeong (July 23, 2020). "YG→AOMG 이하이, 오늘 6시 신곡 '홀로' 발매" [YG→AOMG Lee Hi, releases new single "Holo" at 6PM today]. Munhwa News (in Korean).
  17. ^ Jang, Jimin (September 4, 2020). "AOMG 공개, 새 아티스트 구스범스 영입 발표" [AOMG reveals signing new artist Goosebumps]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean).
  18. ^ "GOT7's Yugyeom signs with AOMG". Bandwagon Asia. February 18, 2021.
  19. ^ 유겸 (YUGYEOM) - 'FRANCHISE' Dance Visual / Travis Scott, Feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.. AOMGOFFICIAL. February 19, 2021 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Hong, Hyemin (December 31, 2021). "수많은 고민 끝 결정"..박재범, AOMG 대표 사임 ["Decision after a lot of thought".. Jay Park, resigns as CEO of AOMG]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean).
  21. ^ Lee, Taesu (January 25, 2022). 래퍼 쿠기, AOMG 합류…새 싱글 '리:업' 발표 [Rapper Coogie, joins AOMG... Releases news single "Re: Up"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean).
  22. ^ Joo, Hyeon-uk (October 24, 2022). 재키와이, AOMG 새 아티스트로 공식 합류 발표 [Jvcki Wai, officially announces that she will be a new artist of AOMG]. Hypebeast Korea (in Korean).
  23. ^ Han, Yu-jin (February 13, 2023). 소금, AOMG와 전속계약 종료→14일 '사랑해' 발매 [Sogumm, ends exclusive contract with AOMG > releases "I Love You" on 14th]. Newsis (in Korean).
  24. ^ Yeon, Hwi-seon (April 1, 2023). "기안84 AOMG행?쌈디·코쿤 '나혼산'·'태계일주'로신뢰 커" [Oh!쎈 레터] ["Kian84 goes to AOMG? Trust SsamD, Cokun a lot for 'I Live Alone', 'Adventure by Accident"]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean).
  25. ^ Shim, Eun-bo (April 24, 2023). "AOMG, DJ/프로듀서 레이블 솔라빔 레코즈 설립" [AOMG, establishes DJ/producer label Solabeam Records]. Hypebeast Korea (in Korean).
  26. ^ Kim, Hyeon-sik (2023-11-09). '미노이의 요리조리' 미노이, AOMG 합류 ["Meenoi's Yorizori' Meenoi, joins AOMG]. Edaily [ko] (in Korean).
  27. ^ Lee, Min-young (December 3, 2018). "51 rappers donate talent for fire victims [VIDEO]". The Korea Times.
  28. ^ Kang, Suji (September 17, 2019). 그레이 프로듀싱·51인 래퍼 참여곡 '119 REMIX' 수익금, 화상 환자 위해 기부. SBS News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22.
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  33. ^ Jeon, Jong-seon (July 4, 2016). "AOMG, 중국 상해 공연 티켓 오픈 2초 만에 매진...힙합 한류 열리나" [AOMG, sells out Shanghai tickets in just 2 seconds... Will it be the start of the hip hop Korean Wave?]. The Seoul Economic Daily [ko] (in Korean).
  34. ^ Pyo, Minae (February 14, 2017). "AOMG 단독 콘서트 '2017 Follow The Movement' 성료" [AOMG solo concert "2017 Follow The Movement" ends successfully]. Top Star News (in Korean).
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