Kid Milli

Kid Milli
Kid Milli
	Kid Milli at The Cry Ground Festival, May 2022
Background information
Birth name	Choi Won-jae
Born	October 26, 1993 (age 30); Yeoui-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop;
Occupation(s)	Rapper;
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Indigo Music
Member of	WYBH, COZYBOYS
Website	indigomusic3.com
Korean name
Hangul	최원재
Revised Romanization	Choe Won-jae
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Wŏnjae

Choi Won-jae (Korean: 최원재, born October 26, 1993),^[1] better known by his stage name Kid Milli (Korean: 키드밀리), is a South Korean rapper. He released his first extended play, Maiden Voyage, on February 23, 2017,^[2] and gained further recognition after finishing as the second runner-up in Show Me the Money Season 777.^[3]

Early life and education

Choi Won-jae was born on October 26, 1993 in Yeoui-dong, a neighborhood in the Yeongdeungpo district of Seoul, South Korea.^[4] His mother previously ran an entertainment company, which shut down after it went bankrupt. Choi's parents are divorced, and his two older sisters have passed away.^[5] One of his sisters died in a car accident, and another committed suicide. To support his mother, Choi began to work from a young age.^[6]

Choi graduated from Pungmu Middle School, and dropped out of Pungmu High School to become a rapper and make music. He attended an academy to study for the High School Diploma Qualification Exam, a Korean equivalent of the GED, and earned his diploma after passing the test.^[5]^[6]

Career

Before becoming a rapper, Kid Milli was a StarCraft pro-gamer.^[7]

He was a mentor on High School Rapper Season 3.^[8]

He was also a mentor in Show me the Money Season 8.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[9]	Sales
AI, The Playlist	Released: March 10, 2018 Label: Indigo Formats: CD, digital download	49	KOR: 2,420^[10]
Beige 0.5	Released: April 17, 2020 Label: Indigo Formats: CD, digital download	32	KOR: 2,549^[11]
Cliché (with Dress)	Released: April 27, 2021 Label: Indigo, Highline Formats: CD, digital download	34	KOR: 4,256^[12]
Beige	Released: May 30, 2023 Label: Indigo Formats: CD, digital download	26	KOR: 3,678^[13]

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Maiden Voyage	Released: February 23, 2017 Label: Cozyboys Formats: Digital download
Maiden Voyage II	Released: August 5, 2017 Label: Indigo Formats: Digital download
Imnotspecial	Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Indigo Formats: Digital download
Maiden Voyage III	Released: November 17, 2018 Label: Indigo Formats: Digital download
L I F E	Released: March 14, 2019 Label: Indigo Formats: Digital download

Charted singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR
		Circle ^[14]	Hot ^[15]
As lead artist
"Change" (feat. Gray)	2018	27	44	Show Me the Money 777 Episode 4
"Momm" (feat. Justhis)	2018	54	64	Show Me the Money 777 Semi-final
Collaborations
"IndiGO" (with Justhis, No:el, Young B)	2018	17	20	IM
"Flex" (with Giriboy, No:el, Swings)		11	12	Non-album single
"Good Day" (with PH-1, Loopy)		4	5	Show Me the Money 777 Episode 1
"119" (with Nafla, PH-1, OLNL, Loopy, Superbee)		46	63	Show Me the Money 777 Episode 4

References

^ "키드밀리 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
^ "스윙스 새 레이블 인디고뮤직 설립…양홍원(Young B)·키드밀리(Kid Milli) 영입" (in Korean). Asia Exonomy. April 21, 2017.
^ "나플라, '쇼미더머니777' 우승…루피 2위·키드밀리 3위". 엑스포츠뉴스.
^ Khoury, Mizuki (March 18, 2023). "The New Low-Key Hip-Hop Wave of South Korea - Meet Kid Milli". Sabukaru. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Soo-in, Park (November 10, 2018). "'쇼미더머니' 키드밀리, 세상 떠난 두 누나 언급‥가정사 고백". Newsen. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "양홍원 제압함 스윙스는 제압 못함 | 키드밀리(Kid Milli)_HONDA ! | BEIGE | 본인등판 | Look Me Up". YouTube. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "[힙합릴레이] 키드밀리, 시도를 두려워 않는 무서운 신예". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "'고등래퍼3' 더 콰이엇부터 키드밀리까지 '멘토 군단 첫 공개'". 마이데일리.
^
Circle Album Chart positions:
- AI, The Playlist: "Album Chart, 2018 Weeks 12". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- Beige 0.5: "Album Chart, 2020 Weeks 17". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- Cliché: "Album Chart, 2021 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- Beige: "Album Chart, 2021 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ "Album Chart, 2018.10 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ "Album Chart, 2020.04 Month". Circle Chart. April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "Album Chart, 2021.05 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 29, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
^ "Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[1] "키드밀리 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.

[2] "스윙스 새 레이블 인디고뮤직 설립…양홍원(Young B)·키드밀리(Kid Milli) 영입" (in Korean). Asia Exonomy. April 21, 2017.

[3] "나플라, '쇼미더머니777' 우승…루피 2위·키드밀리 3위". 엑스포츠뉴스.

[4] Khoury, Mizuki (March 18, 2023). "The New Low-Key Hip-Hop Wave of South Korea - Meet Kid Milli". Sabukaru. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[:0-5] Soo-in, Park (November 10, 2018). "'쇼미더머니' 키드밀리, 세상 떠난 두 누나 언급‥가정사 고백". Newsen. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[:1-6] "양홍원 제압함 스윙스는 제압 못함 | 키드밀리(Kid Milli)_HONDA ! | BEIGE | 본인등판 | Look Me Up". YouTube. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[7] "[힙합릴레이] 키드밀리, 시도를 두려워 않는 무서운 신예". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[8] "'고등래퍼3' 더 콰이엇부터 키드밀리까지 '멘토 군단 첫 공개'". 마이데일리.

[Circle_Album-9] Circle Album Chart positions:
AI, The Playlist: "Album Chart, 2018 Weeks 12". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

Beige 0.5: "Album Chart, 2020 Weeks 17". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

Cliché: "Album Chart, 2021 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

Beige: "Album Chart, 2021 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[10] AI, The Playlist: "Album Chart, 2018 Weeks 12". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[11] Beige 0.5: "Album Chart, 2020 Weeks 17". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[12] Cliché: "Album Chart, 2021 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[13] Beige: "Album Chart, 2021 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[10] "Album Chart, 2018.10 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[11] "Album Chart, 2020.04 Month". Circle Chart. April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[12] "Album Chart, 2021.05 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[13] "Circle Album Chart – Week 29, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[gaon_digital_chart-14] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.

[billboard_hot_100-15] "Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

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