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South Korean electronic musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Ho-hyeong (Korean: 이호형; born April 11, 1982), better known by his stage name 250, is a South Korean electronic musician. He has released two albums: One Night Stand (2014) and Ppong (뽕) (2022).
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Birth name | Lee Hohyeong |
Born | April 11, 1982 |
Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Electronic dance music, ppongjjak disco |
Years active | 2011–present |
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250 is a DJ who has been active in Itaewon for a long time.[1][clarification needed] He released the single 다시 부르기 in 2013, and his first studio album One Night Stand releaded in 2014.[2][3] He first announced the release of his second album Ppong in 2016, but it took 6 years to release.[4] As a producer, he has worked with E Sens, Kim Ximya, NCT 127, Itzy and New Jeans.[4][5]
His second studio album, Ppong, was released on March 18, 2022. He received critical acclaim for his reinterpretation of trot and ppongjjak, the genres that were regarded as old-fashioned in South Korea.[6] Along with the album's release, he released the documentary Finding Ppong (뽕을 찾아서), which featured cameos from Han Sangcheol of Bulssazo, saxophonist Lee Jeongsik and keyboardist Kim Sooil.[7] He won four awards at the 2023 Korean Music Awards: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Electronic Album of the Year, and Electronic Song of the Year.[8]
250 has produced "Attention", "Hype Boy", "Hurt", "Ditto", "ETA", "Get Up" and "ASAP" for the K-pop group NewJeans.[9] He remixed several tracks originally from NewJeans's EP New Jeans and single album OMG for their first remix album NJWMX, released in December 2023.[10]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Circle Chart Music Awards | 2024 | Composer of the Year | 250 | Won | [12] |
Korean Hip-hop Awards | 2022 | Music Video of the Year | "Bang Bus" | Nominated | |
2023 | Producer of the Year | 250 | Won | [13] | |
Korean Music Awards | 2023 | Musician of the Year (Grand Prize) | 250 | Won | [8] |
Album of the Year (Grand Prize) | Ppong | Won | |||
Best Dance & Electronic Album | Won | ||||
Best Dance & Electronic Song | "Bang Bus" | Won |
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