Pdogg
South Korean record producer (born 1983)
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Kang Hyo-won (Korean: 강효원; born September 19, 1983), known professionally as Pdogg (Korean: 피독), is a South Korean record producer and songwriter for Big Hit Music.[1] He has produced and composed for artists such as 8Eight, Baek Ji-young, BTS, Jo Kwon, and Lim Jeong-hee, among others.[2]
September 19, 1983
- Record producer
- songwriter
Biography and career
In 2007, at age 25, Pdogg established a relationship with Big Hit Entertainment's CEO Bang Si-hyuk—Bang managed an online composing community where Pdogg uploaded some of his own musical compositions.[3] The music was well received, and Pdogg's tracks "Come Back" and "Love" were included on co-ed group 8Eight's debut studio album, The First, and Lim Jeong-hee's third studio album, Before I Go, J-Lim, respectively—both albums were released that same year.[3][4] In 2010, with the help of rapper Sleepy, Pdogg discovered a young RM, around whom the formation of boy group BTS later began, and brought him to Big Hit. He eventually became the group's main producer.[3]
At the Korea Music Copyright Awards held in February 2019, Pdogg was honoured by the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) and awarded the daesang as the highest-earning songwriter and composer of 2018.[5] He consecutively won the award between 2019 and 2023, having earned the most royalties for songwriting and composition out of all Korean composers and lyricists.[6][7][8] In November 2020, due to his major contribution to BTS' musical career, an episode of Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend was dedicated to his songs.[9]
Discography
Collaborations
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Sai" | 2007 | 8Eight & Ye-eun & Sunye |
| "Love" | Lim Jeong-hee | |
Production discography
All music credits are adapted from the KOMCA database.
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Best Producer Award | Himself | Won | [10] |
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2017 | Composer of the Year | Won | [11] | |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | Album of the Year | Music of the Spheres (as producer) | Nominated | [12] |
| Korea Music Copyright Awards | 2019 | Grand Prize | Himself | Won | [6] |
| 2020 | Won | ||||
| 2021 | Won | ||||
| 2022 | Won | [7] | |||
| 2023 | Won | [8] | |||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2017 | Best Producer of the Year | Won | [13] | |
| 2018 | Won | [14] | |||
| 2019 | Won | [15][16] | |||
| 2020 | Won | [17] |