Biography
Who is Zico?
Early life and real name
Woo Ji-ho was born in Dohwa, Seoul, South Korea on September 14, 1992. He grew up with his brother Woo Tae-woon. During his youth, he attended Seoul Music High School where he majored in Vocal Performance. He later studied at Inha University, the Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts, and the Tokyo Korean School.
In his music lyrics, he mentioned studying abroad in Canada and China for a year each, alongside spending three years in Japan. Before his mainstream debut, Zico worked as an underground rapper under the stage name Nacseo, which means doodle or scribble in Korean. He performed in the Japanese underground hip hop scene with crews like Dope Squad and Undisputed.
Block B and solo career
Zico officially debuted as the leader of the boy band Block B on April 15, 2011, with the single Freeze. He produced their debut mini-album Welcome to the Block. Over the following years, he balanced group activities with solo projects, releasing mixtapes such as Zico on the Block and Zico on the Block 1.5.
He launched his official solo music career in November 2014 with the single Tough Cookie featuring rapper Don Mills. In 2015, he released his first solo extended play titled Gallery, which featured the hit track Eureka. He also formed the crew Fanxy Child in 2016 and released his first full-length solo album, Thinking, in 2019.
Chart success and production work
Zico achieved major commercial success with his 2020 single Any Song, which spent seven weeks at the top of the Circle Digital Chart. The track became the longest-running number-one song in chart history at that time. He also worked extensively as a record producer for both K-pop and Korean hip hop music.
In 2024, he earned his first number-one hit on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and his first top-ten entry on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart with the single Spot! Featuring Jennie. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with various artists and served as a producer on television shows like Unpretty Rapstar and Show Me the Money 4.
Birthday and age
Zico was born on September 14, 1992, which makes Zico 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Zico shares the date with 65 other famous people.
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