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Nucksal

Nucksal
Born
Lee Jun-yeong

(1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationRapper
Spouse
Yoo Seung-hyun
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(m. 2022)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsVMC
Korean name
Hangul
이준영
Revised RomanizationLee Jun-yeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Chunyŏng

Lee Jun-yeong (Korean: 이준영; born March 24, 1987), better known by his stage name, Nucksal (Korean: 넉살), is a South Korean rapper.[1] He debuted in 2009 as a member of the hip hop duo Future Heaven, and became one of the most popular rappers in South Korea's underground hip hop scene.[2] He gained mainstream recognition in 2017 after finishing in second place on the TV rap competition show, Show Me The Money 6.[3]

Personal life

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On July 1, 2022, it was confirmed that Nucksal had been dating a non-celebrity woman for two years.[4] They were married on September 24, 2022, in the presence of friends and family in Gangnam, Seoul.[5]

In February 2023, his wife gave birth to their first child, a son, Lee Yun-woo, after five months of marriage.[6][7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[8]
The God of Small Things
  • Released: February 4, 2016
  • Label: Vismajor Company, Stoneship, Genie Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 26
1Q87 31

EPs

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]
Sincerely Yours (with Cadejo) 27

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[12]
As lead artist
"Demon Dance Hall" (악마들이 춤 추는 댄스홀)
feat. Samuel Seo 		2014 — — Non-album singles
"Black Ink"
feat. Jayho, Cream 		—
"Skill Skill Skill"
feat. DJ Wegun 		2015 — The God of Small Things
"Nuckle Flow" 2017 — Non-album single
"We Go Higher" (위로)
feat. ODEE 		— Fever Music Festival 2017
Collaborations
"Propolis"
with Jura, Deepflow, Fana, No. 11 		2016 — — Honey Family BeeHive Project Vol. 2
"1/N" (N분의 1)
with Hanhae, Ryno, Jo Woo-chan, feat. Dynamic Duo 		2017 3 Show Me the Money 6
"Brrr Get$" (부르는게 값이야)
with Jo Woo-chan, feat. Gaeko, Don Mills 		8
"Filament"
feat. Kim Bum-soo 		6
"Even When the Curtains Fall" (막이 내려도)
feat. Gaeko 		79
As featured artist
"SOFA"
Deepflow feat. Nucksal, SUMIN 		2017 — — Non-album single
"Why Don't You Know"
Chungha feat. Nucksal 		13 Hands on Me
"Karma"
Babylon feat. Bewhy, Verbal Jint, The Quiett, TakeOne, Nucksal 		2018 — — Caelo
"I'MMA DO" (아마두)
YUMDDA, Deepflow, Paloalto, The Quiett, Simon Dominic
feat. Woo Won-jae, Keem Hyo-eun, Nucksal, Huckleberry P 		2019 2 — Dingo X DAMOIM (Part 2)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Show Me the Money 6 Contestant 2nd place winner [3]
2018 High School Rapper 2 Host Season 2 [17]
Show Me the Money 777 Producer with Deepflow [18]
Everyday Swag Cast member [19]
2019–present Amazing Saturday [20]
2019 SignHere Host
2021 On & Off Cast member
Who Am I Host [21]
2022 Artistak Game User agent [22]
2022–2023 Skip Host [23]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Complexer Host with Gabi [24]
Boyfriend Love [25]

Radio shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Bae Seong-jae's Ten Special DJ March 2022 [26]
December 5–11 [27]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2022 "I hate trot" (나는 트로트가 싫어요) Im Chang-jung [28]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Male Multi-Entertainer Nucksal Won [29]
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2017 Hip-hop Album of the Year The God of Small Things Won [30]
2018 Collaboration of the Year Nucksal with Hanhae, Ryno, Jo Woo-chan
"1/N" (N분의 1) 		Nominated [31]

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Ji-yeong (7 December 2017). "스웨그 넘치는, 그러나 러블리한 힙합 시인". W Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ Kim, Eun-ji (2 February 2018). "[근황] '고등래퍼2' 넉살, 여유로운 일상 공개…'남친짤st'". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hong, Dam-young (2 October 2017). "[Next Wave] Without gimmicks, 'Show Me The Money' finalist Nucksal pursues warm, encouraging hip-hop". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Lee Ha-na (1 July 2022). "래퍼 넉살 측 "6세 연하 비연예인과 2년째 열애중"[공식입장]" [Rapper Nucksal’s side “Dating a non-celebrity 6 years younger than me for 2 years] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Lee, Ha-na (24 September 2022). "넉살, 6세 연하 회사원과 오늘(24일) 결혼 "우리 잘 해보자"" [Nucksal, married today (24th) with an office worker who is 6 years younger "Let's do well"]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 24 September 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Chae, Tae-byoung (16 February 2023). "넉살, 결혼 5개월만에 아빠 됐다…"행복하게 잘 살게요" [Nucksal became a father after 5 months of marriage... "I'll live happily ever after] (in Korean). Money Today. Retrieved 16 February 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kang Seo-jeong (31 May 2023). "결혼 5개월만에 아빠 된 넉살, 연달아 육아예능 "아기 35일돼..순한 효자"[Oh!쎈 이슈]" [Nucksal, who became a father after 5 months of marriage, successive parenting entertainment “Baby is 35 days old..mild filial son” [Oh!] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ "2017년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ "2020년 10월 AlbumChart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  13. ^ a b "2017년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ^ Cumulative sales of "Brrr Get$":
  15. ^ Cumulative sales of "Filament":
  16. ^ Cumulative sales of "Even When the Curtains Fall":
  17. ^ "래퍼 넉살, 엠넷 '고등래퍼2' 단독 MC". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  18. ^ Herald, The Korea (12 September 2018). "'Show Me the Money 777' makes splash". www.koreaherald.com.
  19. ^ Im, Eun-byel (2 January 2018). "Rappers search for 'Everyday Swag'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  20. ^ Shin So-won (23 February 2019). "'놀토' 한해·키 軍입대→피오·넉살 고정 합류 '새 케미' [종합]". MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  21. ^ Park Eun-hae (25 November 2021). "후엠아이' 붐X이미주X박준형X넉살 MC 확정, 스타의 새로운 이면 찾는다(공식)" [Whoi I’ Boom X Lee Mi-joo X Park Jun-hyung X Nucksal MC confirmed, looking for a new side of the star (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Park, Se-yeon (29 September 2022). "[종합]음악, 주식을 만나다…'아티스탁 게임', 발칙하지만 더없이 순수한" [[General] Music meets stocks... 'Artistak game', quirky but supremely pure] (in Korean). Star Today, Maeil Business News. Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Yim, Seung-hye (12 October 2022). "Yu Jae-seok to host new dating show on tvN" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Kim Soo-young (10 March 2022). "넉살X가비, MC로 뭉쳤다…이들이 가진 컴플렉스는?" [Nucksal X Gabi, united as MCs... What complex do they have?] (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved 10 March 2022 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Ahn So-yoon (18 October 2022). "[공식] 정재형x이적x넉살x이미주x안아름, '사내연애' MC 확정..직장 로맨스 리얼리티" [[Official] Jung Jae-hyung x Lee Jeok x Nucksal x Mi-joo Lee x A-reum Ahn confirmed as MC for 'In-house Romance'... Work Romance Reality] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Naver.
  26. ^ YoonSung-yeol (6 March 2022). "배성재, 코로나19 확진..넉살 '배성재의 텐' 스페셜 DJ 투입" [Bae Seong-jae, Corona 19 confirmed.. Nucksal 'Bae Seong-jae's Ten' special DJ input] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via Naver.
  27. ^ Kim No-eul (6 December 2022). "넉살, 카타르 行 배성재 대신 스페셜 DJ "11일까지"[공식]" [Nucksal, special DJ instead of Seongjae Bae to Qatar "Until the 11th" [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Naver.
  28. ^ Kim Hye-jeong (18 February 2022). "봉태규×넉살→신동, 임창정 신곡 MV 지원사격" [Bong Tae-gyu × Nucksal → Shindong, Lim Chang-jung’s new song MV support shooting] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 18 February 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ^ "2021 올해의 브랜드 대상 수상 기업" [2021 Brand of the Year Grand Prize Winner]. kcforum (in Korean). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  30. ^ "2017 Winners". Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  31. ^ "2017 Nominees: Collaboration of the Year". Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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