Gray (singer) explained

Gray
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Birth Name:	Lee Seong-hwa
Birth Date:	8 December 1986
Origin:	Seoul, South Korea
Genre:	Hip hop, R&B
Years Active:	2012–present
Label:	AOMG

Lee Seong-hwa (; born December 8, 1986),^[1] better known by his stage name Gray (; stylized as GRAY), is a South Korean rapper and record producer. In 2012, he released his debut single "Blink" . In 2021, he released his first studio album Grayground.

Early life and career

Gray started composing songs when he was 17.^[2] He studied computer engineering at Hongik University.^[3] He joined AOMG in 2013 and contributed greatly to the growth of the label. He produced many hit songs such as Woo's "We Are" as well as high-quality hip-hop tracks such as Jay Park's "On It".^[4]

It was revealed that Gray's exclusive contract with AOMG ended in March 2024. After 13 years, he has decided to leave the label.^[5]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[8]	Album
"Blink" (깜빡)	2012	—	rowspan="2"
"Blink (Remix)"	2013	—
"Dangerous" (위험해)	2013	67	Call Me Gray
"Just Do It" (하기나 해)	2015	12	rowspan="2"
"Good"	2016	1
"Comfortable" (맘 편히)		1	Show Me the Money 5 Episode 2
"Summer Night (Remix)"		17
"I'm Fine" (잘)	2017	15	Hyena on the Keyboard
"El Tornado"	2018	—	rowspan="4"
"Upside Down" (뒤집어버려)		89
"Late Night"		76
"TMI"	2019	102
"Stay the Night"	2020	111	Stay the Night (She is My Type X Gray)
"Connected"	2021	—
"I Don't Love You"^[9]		121	Grayground
"Make Love"		150
"Party for the Night"		—
"Sweaty"	2022	131	Street Man Fighter OST Vol. 3
"—" denotes release did not chart.

As a featured artist

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Drinks Up"	2011	Mainstream (ft. Gray)	Digital single
"Love, Life, Rap"	2013	P-Type (ft. Gray)
"See The Light"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"Wish U Well"		Double K (ft. Gray)	Nom (놈)
"Let's Get It On"		G-Slow (ft. Swings, Gray)	Digital single
"A Real Lady"		Swings (ft. Beenzino, Zion.T, Gray)
"Invincible (못 이겨)"		Swings (ft. Gray)
"Victorious 2 (이겨낼거야 2)"	2014	Swings (ft. Gray)	Mood Swings II, Pt. 1: Major Depression
"No Manners (무례하게)"		Loco (ft. Gray)	Locomotive
"If I (좋겠어)"		Loco (ft. Gray)	Locomotive
"Lucid Dream (자각몽)"		Wutan (ft. Gray)	Digital single
"Whatever You Do"		Crush (ft. Gray)	Crush On You
"Evolution"		Jay Park (ft. Gray)	Evolution
"Metronome"		Jay Park (ft. Simon Dominic, Gray)
"Success Crazed (미친놈)"		Jay Park (ft. Simon Dominic, Trinidad James, Loco, Gray)
"Parachute"		Elo (ft. Gray)	Digital single
"Parachute [Cool Summer Remix]"	2015	Elo (ft. Gray)
"Respect"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"Awesome"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"My Last"		Jay Park (ft. Loco, Gray)	Worldwide
"Don't Try Me"		Jay Park (ft. Ugly Duck, Gray)	Worldwide
"이제는 떳떳하다"		TakeOne (ft. Gray, Crucial Star, Black Gosi, MC Meta, Lolly)	Digital single
"You Always (넌 언제나)"	2016	Simon D (ft. Hoody, Gray)	Two Yoo Project Sugar Man
"Always On My Grind"		AOMG	Follow The Movement Tour
"GOOD"		Loco & Gray (ft. Elo)	Digital Single
"Comfortable"		One, Gray, Simon Dominic	Show Me The Money 5
"DAY N NIGHT"		Elo (ft. Gray)	8 Femmes
"On My Way"		Swings (ft. Gray, BewhY)	Mood Swings II, Pt. 3: Psychotherapy
"Drive"		Jay Park (ft. Gray)	Everything You Wanted
"1999"		G2 (ft. Gray)	G2's Life, Pt. 1
"Call Me"	2017	Dayday (ft. Gray, Jay Park)	All Day Every Day
"Summer Go Loco"		Loco (ft. Gray)	Summer Go Loco
"We Are (시차)"		Woo Won-Jae (ft. Gray, Loco)	Digital Single
"Wang Like Alexander (알렉산더처럼 왕)"	2018	Hash Swan (ft. Gray)	Alexandrite
"Action!"		DPR Live (ft. Gray)	Digital Single
"Dally (달리)"		Hyolyn (ft.Gray)	Digital Single
"RUN"		Lee Jin-ah (ft. Gray)	Jinah Restaurant Full Course
"How To Love" (Thai song)^[10]	2020	Ally (ft. Gray)	Digital single
"All Your Fault" (네 잘못이야)	2021	Yugyeom (ft. Gray)	Point of View: U

As producer

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"I'm Her"	2012	KittiB	Digital single
"Hongdae Blues (홍대 블루스)"		Stello (ft. Rbii)
"Plastic Girl"		Stello (ft. Jeongbo)
"The Way Home"		Stello (ft. Yoon Hyeon-jun)
"You're Not A Lady"		Jerry.K (ft. Zion.T)	True Self
"Red Dress"		Crush	Digital single
"Without You"	2013	Infinite H (ft. Zion.T)	Fly High
"Invincible (못 이겨)"		Swings (ft. Gray)	1, Vol. 2
"Are You Listening? (듣고 있어?)"		Swings	1, Vol. 2
"Blur"		Elo (ft. Loco)	Digital single
"Two Melodies (뻔한 멜로디)"		Zion.T (ft. Crush)	Red Light
"Click Me"		Zion.T (ft. Dok2)	Red Light
"Parachute"		Elo (ft. Gray)	Digital single
"Take Care"		Loco (ft. Park Na-rae of Spica)
"Love, Life, Rap"		P-Type (ft. Gray)
"A Real Lady"		Swings (ft. Beenzino, Zion.T, & Gray)
"Feel Like I'm Back (우울증)"		Crucial Star	Drawing #2: A Better Man
"Good Vibes Only"		Dok2 (ft. Gray)	Ruthless, the Album
"No More (G-Mix)"		Dok2 (ft. Crush & Loco)	Ruthless, the Album
"Wish U Well"		Double K (ft. Gray)	Nom (놈)
"If I Were U"		Yoon Dae-jang	Digital single
"See The Light"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"Let's Get It On"		G-Slow (ft. Swings & Gray)
"Shower Later"	2014	Gary	Mr. Gae
Mizuno CF		Gary	Advertisement
"Victorious 2 (이겨낼거야 2)"		Swings (ft. Gray)	Mood Swings II, Pt. 1: Major Depression (감정기복 II, Pt. 1: 주요 우울증)
"Major Depression (주요 우울증)"		Swings (ft. Lovey)
"Hot Summer"		B-Free	Hot Summer
"Metronome"		Jay Park (ft. Simon Dominic & Gray)	Digital single
"Go Hard"		Illionaire Records (ft. Zion.T)	Digital single
"Whatever You Do"		Crush (ft. Gray)	Crush On You
"Give It To Me"		Crush (ft. Jay Park & Simon Dominic)	Crush On You
"As You Are Living Your Life (살다가보면)"		Jung In	High School King of Savvy OST Part.2
"NaNa"		Jay Park	Digital single
"Pool Party"		Swings (ft. Yoon Jong-shin, Seulong, & G.NA)
"The Promise"		Jay Park
"Taekwondo"		Jay Park
"A Real Man"		Swings & Ailee
"Evolution"		Jay Park (ft. Gray)	Evolution
"Who The F*ck is U"		Jay Park (ft. TakeOne & B-Free)
"Success Crazed (미친놈)"		Jay Park (ft. Simon Dominic, Trinidad James, Loco, & Gray)
"Lucid Dream (자각몽)"		Wutan (ft. Gray)	Digital single
"Hands Up (손바닥을 보여줘)"		Loco (ft. Crush)	Locomotive
"Hold Me Tight (감아)"		Loco (ft. Crush)
"You Don't Know (니가 모르게)"		Loco
"Thinking About You (자꾸 생각나)"		Loco (ft. Jay Park)
"No Manners (무례하게)"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"If I (좋겠어)"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"Your Love"	2015	Elo (ft. The Quiett)	Digital single
"Alright"		Shinhwa	We
"All I Got Time For"		Jay Park	Digital single
"Unpretty Dreams"		Jessi	Unpretty Rapstar
"Ayo"		Lydia Paek	Digital single
"Sex Trip"		Jay Park
"MOMMAE (몸매)"		Jay Park
"Whatever"		Ugly Duck (ft. Mayson the Soul, U-Turn)
"Respect"		Loco (ft. Gray)
"Won & Only"		Simon Dominic (ft. Jay Park)	Won & Only
"Simon Dominic (사이먼 도미닉)"		Simon Dominic
"Money Don't Lie (돈은 거짓말 안 해) (Re-mastered)"		Simon Dominic
"Lonely Night (GRAY Remix)		Simon Dominic (ft. Elo)
"Respect"		Sik-K, Lilboi, Geegoin (ft. Loco, Gray, DJ Pumkin)	Show Me The Money 4
"ON IT + BO$$"		Lil Boi	Show Me The Money 4
"Awesome"		Loco (ft. Gray, Jay Park)	Awesome
"We Up There 2"		Loco (ft. C Jamm, Jay Park)	Awesome
"Don't Try Me"		Jay Park (ft. Ugly Duck, Gray)	Worldwide
"MOMMAE (remix)"		Jay Park (ft. Crush, Simon Dominic, Honey Cocaine)
"On It"		Jay Park (ft. DJ Wegun)
"Seattle 2 Seoul"		Jay Park
"In This B*tch"		Jay Park
"Eat, Pray, Love"			Grand Carnival
"Watch"		Swings (ft. Black Nut)	Levitate
"Re:Birth/A Piece of Cake (누워서 떡 먹기)"		Ugly Duck & DJ Wegun	Digital single
"Lonely Night"		Gary (ft. Gaeko)	Digital single
"Always On My Grind"	2016	AOMG	Follow The Movement Tour
"Bad Vibes Lonely"		Dok2 (ft. Dean)	Digital single
"You Always (넌 언제나)"		Simon Dominic (ft. Hoody, Gray)	Two Yoo Project Sugar Man
"Like You"		Hoody	Digital single
"Heartbreak Hotel"		Tiffany Hwang (ft. Simon Dominic)
"GOOD"		Loco & Gray (ft. Elo)
"Not The Same Person You Used To Know (니가 알던 내가 아냐)"		BewhY, G2, One (ft. Simon Dominic)	Show Me the Money 5
"Comfortable"		One, Gray, Simon Dominic
"Forever"		BewhY
"자화상 pt.2 (Fake)"		BewhY
"Day Day"		BewhY (ft. Jay Park)
"Not The Same Person You Used To Know (니가 알던 내가 아냐) [Remix]"		Jay Park & Ugly Duck (ft. Loco, Dayday, Simon Dominic)	Scene Stealers
"ROSE"		Elo	8 Femmes
"The End"		Elo (ft. Paloalto)
"DAY N NIGHT"		Elo (ft. Gray)
"Parachute [Cool Summer Remix]"		Elo (ft. Gray)
"Angel"		Elo (ft. Simon Dominic)
"On My Way"		Swings (ft. Gray, BewhY)	Mood Swings II, Pt. 3: Psychotherapy
"Your Soul"		Swings	Mood Swings II, Pt. 3: Psychotherapy
"Drive"		Jay Park (ft. Gray)	Everything You Wanted
"Your Eyes"		Hoody (ft. Jay Park)	On and On
"The Light"		Hoody
"Like You"		Hoody
"Need U"		Hoody (ft. Dok2)
"1999"		G2 (ft. Gray)	G2's Life, Pt. 1
"막다른 길"		TakeOne (ft. Elo, Stella Jang)	녹색이념
"Knockin' at the Door"	2017	G2	G2's Life, Pt. 2
"A.O.M.G"		Loco	Bleached
"지나쳐"		Loco (ft. Dean)	Bleached
"Call Me"		Dayday (ft. Gray, Jay Park)	All Day Every Day
"Curtain Call"		BewhY	The Blind Star
"Red Carpet"
"My Star"
"Wright Brothers"		BewhY (ft. CJamm)
"We Are (시차)"		Woo Won-Jae (ft. Gray, Loco)	Digital Single
"I'm Fine (잘)"		Gray (ft. Sleepy, Loco, Hoody)	Hyenas on The Keyboard - Single
"11"		Wanna One (Prod. Dynamic Duo)	1÷x=1 (Undivided)
"Me In"	2018	Bang Jae-min (feat. Chancellor)	Top Management OST
"119"	2018	Nafla, pH-1, Kid Milli, OLNL, Loopy, Superbee	Show Me the Money 777 Episode 4
"Too Much"	2019	BIGONE (Feat.PENOMECO) (Prod. GRAY)	PEACH BLOSSOM
"Angel"	2020	OnlyOneOf (Prod. GRAY)	Produced by [] Part 1
"I Want U Around"	2021	Yugyeom (Feat. DeVita)	Point of View: U
"Running Through The Rain"		Yugyeom
"All Your Fault"		Yugyeom (Feat. Gray)
"All About U"		Yugyeom (Feat. Loco)
"When U Fall"		Yugyeom
"Dingo X SGBOYZ - ?"	2021	SGBOYZ (Jay Park, Don Mills, Loco, Nucksal) (Prod. GRAY)	Digital Single
21世紀少年 -21st Century Boy-	2022	YOUYA (Music. YOUYA,GRAY)	Digital Single

Filmography

Television

Year	Program	Notes
2015	You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook	Guest with Loco, Jay Park
2016	Show Me the Money 5	Producer with Simon Dominic
2017	You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook	Guest with Loco, Elo
2017	Hyena on the Keyboard	Contestant with Loco, Hoody, Sleepy
2018		Contestant with Loco
2018	The Call (South Korean TV series)	Contestant with Loco
2018	Hyena on the Keyboard	Contestant with Rhythm Power
2018	After Mom is Asleep	Guest with Simon Dominic, Loco
2018	Eat In Style
2019	I Can See Your Voice	Guest with Loco, Simon Dominic, Code Kunst
2019	Sign Here	Judge
2019	Not the Same Person You Used to Know	Contestant with Loco, Swings, DJ Pumkin
2021	Come Back Home	Guest with Simon Dominic
2021	Sixth Sense 2	Guest with Loco
2021	Knowing Bros
2021	Show Me the Money 10	Producer with Mino^[12]

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominee	Ref.
2017	Korean Hip-hop Awards	Producer of the Year	Himself	^[14]
2018				^[15]
2019				^[16]
2023	Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Music	Balerina

Notes and References

Web site: 그레이(GRAY) 기본소개. Play DB.
Web site: May 20, 2020. ※그레이의 첫 번째 자작곡 유출※ / 브이터뷰 [V-Terview]]. Dingo Freestyle Youtube.
Web site: 2016-02-26. '대학 선후배' 그레이-로꼬 "둘 다 학교 잘렸다". Star Today.
Web site: Hwang. Duha. 2021-09-26. 그레이 - grayground.. Rhythmer.
Web site: 최재서 . 2024-03-28 . 그레이·우원재·이하이·구스범스, AOMG 떠난다 . 2024-04-01 . 연합뉴스 . ko.
Web site: Grayground. August 26, 2021.
Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2021&termGbn=month. ko:2021년 8월 Album Chart. August 2021 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. September 9, 2021. ko.
Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon. ko. 2018-12-23.
- Web site: "Dangerous" charting.
- Web site: "Just Do It" charting.
- Web site: "Good" charting.
- Web site: "Comfortable" charting.
- Web site: "Summer Night (Remix)" charting.
- Web site: I'm Fine charting.
- Web site: "Upside Down" charting.
- Web site: "Late Night" charting.
- Web site: "TMI" charting.
- Web site: "Stay the Night" charting.
- Web site: "I Don't Love You" charting.
- Web site: "Make Love" charting.
- Web site: "Sweaty" charting.
News: 그레이, 내일(10일) 수록곡 'I Don't Love You' 선공개 예고. Kim Myung-mi. Gray, a support message delivered with a honey voice, preview of the song 'I Don't Love You' from tomorrow (10th). Newsen. Naver. August 9, 2021. August 9, 2021. ko.
Web site: How To Love (feat. GRAY) - ALLY [OFFICIAL MV]]. Youtube. th. 2020-02-23.
Web site: [공식] 전종서X김지훈X박유림, 넷플릭스 오리지널 영화 '발레리나'로 뭉친다]. Jo Ji-young. [Official] Jeon Jong-seo X Kim Ji-hoon X Park Yu-rim to unite in Netflix original movie 'Ballerina. Sports Chosun. Naver. April 26, 2022. April 26, 2022. ko.
News: Kim Myung-mi. '쇼미더머니10' 그레이-송민호, 첫 프로듀서 라인업 공개 (공식입장). Newsen. 'Show Me the Money 10' Gray & Song Min-ho, First Producer Line-up Revealed (official). July 16, 2021. July 16, 2021. ko.
Web site: 이하이, 등장한 '빨간 립스틱' 뮤비 티저 공개…박재범→정찬성 총출동 . Choi Jeong-ah . Lee Hi, 'Red Lipstick' MV teaser released... Jae-beom Park → Chan-seong Jeong . Sportsworld . . September 9, 2021 . September 9, 2021 . ko.
Web site: January 30, 2017. 한국 힙합 어워드 2017 - 올해의 프로듀서 후보 공개. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BP41eJjgvmn . 2021-12-24 . registration. live. @khiphopawards Instagram.
Web site: December 27, 2017. 한국 힙합 어워즈 2018 - 올해의 프로듀서 후보. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BdM03mvgy3V . 2021-12-24 . registration. live. @khiphopawards Instagram.
Web site: 2019-02-08. 한국 힙합 어워즈 2019 - 올해의 프로듀서 후보. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BtnXGuLhoP_ . 2021-12-24 . registration. live. @khiphopawards Instagram.