Kang Dong-chul | |
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Also known as | Brave Brothers |
Born | June 17, 1979 |
Origin | South Korea |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Brave Brothers | |
Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | Gang Dong-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Tong-ch‘ŏl |
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Revised Romanization | Yonggamhan Hyeongje |
McCune–Reischauer | Yonggamhan Hyŏngje |
Kang Dong-chul (Hangul: 강동철, born June 17, 1979), also known by stage name Brave Brothers, is a South Korean rapper, record producer and songwriter of Brave Entertainment. He was a producer and composer for YG Entertainment from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he started his own record label called Brave Entertainment. He has produced hit songs for Sistar, 4minute, T-ara, Son Dam Bi, Big Bang, Brown Eyed Girls, After School, AOA and U-KISS. In 2009, he made his music debut with Attitude and later released Passionate on December 8. He has three groups under his record label: Brave Girls, Electroboyz and BIGSTAR. Kang is currently appearing on JTBC‘s Made In U program as a panel judge.
On October 21, representatives of RaNia revealed that Brave Brothers would be producing their album Time To Rock Da Show. He was awarded the Hallyu Composer Award at the 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards on December 15, 2011. He stated, "Thank you so much for honoring me with such a great award. I will return the favor with more great new songs. I would like to return this honor to the artists that express my songs and to the Brave Sound family."
On October 25, 2011, he opened a hip hop club in Gangnam district of Seoul called Phantom.