Peakboy

Kwon Sung-hwan (; born May 27, 1989), known professionally as Peakboy ( ), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He released his debut single "Gin & Tonic" in 2017 via SoundCloud and first mini-album Portrait the following year. Since signing with Neuron Music, he has released two additional mini-albums and numerous stand-alone singles.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Incheon
Active from: 1989-05-27

Discography

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Listeners: 26,582
Total plays: 219,752

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Instance of: human
Family name: Kwon
Gender: male
Citizenship: South Korea
Place of birth: Incheon
Occupation: songwriter
Languages spoken: Korean
Instrument: voice
Image: Peakboy (Marie Claire Korea 220722).jpg

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date of birth: 1989-05-27
start of work period: 2012-00-00
Commons category: Peakboy
social media followers: 132000

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Early life
Career
Musical style
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Filmography
Television shows
Radio shows
References

==Early life== Peakboy was born Kwon Sung-hwan on May 27, 1989, the older of two sons. He lived in Gyeyang District, Incheon, where he attended Annam High School. He and of Urban Zakapa attended the same hagwon, and Peakboy took interest in music upon seeing Park use a music program. He joined a company as a trainee and intended to become a vocalist by age 22 before giving up. He enlisted in mandatory military service and was discharged in 2016. After completing his service, he deliberated between being a pop music composer or a self-produced artist.

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