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[Offstage] CuzD

We’re back with a new Offstage, this time we’re writing about famous composer CuzD. He isn’t solely a composer, he’s also a music professor at Hoseo University.

Undoubtedly you’ve heard some of his work, even if you don’t know his name. This article aims to change that.

Own Works

CuzD first came onto the scene in 2007 with his collab album ‘Cuz D & Ryu K’with Ryu K as the duo CnR.

In 2011 CnR released the single ‘on a day like today’.

His first single ‘Candy’ he dropped under his own stage name CuzD came out in 2012.

CuzD also dropped the single ‘Mr. Babe’ and his first mini album ‘1st Mini Album’ in the same year.

He teamed up with rapper Outlaw in 2019 for the singles ‘Cozy’ and ‘These days.

Composing

As of today he has a whopping 191 tracks he has credits on. That’s pretty crazy. Here are some of the highlights he has worked on.

Jessi – ‘Cold Blooded’, ‘What Type of X’

Kihyun – ‘Fire’ OST

Yoon Jisung – ‘In the rain’

DONNA – Oh Daisy!

PENTAGON – UP! UP! UP!

Yesung – Splash

MINSEO – ‘Love Yourself’

Solbi – ‘Class Up’ feat. Maniac

Cheetah – Day Dream

Changmo, The Quiett, Dok2 – We bad

If you’re fluent in Korean, you can watch a small video interview of him about his collaboration with Jessi here.

Go follow him on Instagram here. You can find him on Spotify here.

Ilse Van Den Heede
A writer with a slight coffee addiction and a tendency to find K-Indie gems in the YouTube rabbit hole.