Cho Myung-ik (Korean: 조명익; Hanja: 趙明翼; born 30 January 1980),[1] better known as Mikey (Korean: 마이키), is a South Korean singer and member of the group Turbo.[2]
Immigrating to America at the age of 6, Mikey had his dreams set on becoming a singer ever since watching videos of the popular group Seo Taiji and Boys. In May 1997, with the goal of becoming a singer, Mikey returned to South Korea alone. Just two months later he auditioned for Turbo among 3500 other hopefuls. Mikey shined both in his rapping skills and also his ability to speak English, gaining him the spot. Mikey took over the rapper position vacated by Kim Jung-Nam and reformed Turbo with Kim Jong Kook.
Resurrected with the addition of Mikey, Turbo returned in October 1997 with their aptly titled 3rd album "Born Again...".
After releasing the 5th album, Kim Jong Kook left the management due to contract expiration. Kim Jong Kook later pursued his solo career. Mikey, with his visa expiring, also took leave to New York City to study music under Paul Bay. To end their long career, Turbo released one last album titled "History" revisiting all their hit songs from previous albums and including 3 new songs.
In 2005, Mikey joined a trio group M3. Thereafter, he returned to US and became an insurance man.[3]
In 2011, Mikey comeback with a single "All For U" featuring Kim Jong Kook.
In celebration of the group's 20th anniversary, all 3 previous members have reunited for the first time in nearly 15 years. The group will be returning to the music scene with a comeback album on 21 December 2015. Unlike the group's previous albums, all three members will be featured in the 6th album. In just within 24 hours, their first comeback song has achieved an all kill on all Korean Music chart.[4]
^"Gaon Digital Chart "마이키" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^"2011년 06월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
April 06, 2024
mikey, singer, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, tal. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mikey singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Korean name the family name is Cho Cho Myung ik Korean 조명익 Hanja 趙明翼 born 30 January 1980 1 better known as Mikey Korean 마이키 is a South Korean singer and member of the group Turbo 2 MikeyBirth nameCho Myung ikBorn 1980 01 30 30 January 1980 age 44 South KoreaOccupation s SingerFormerly ofTurbo M3Korean nameHangul조명익Hanja趙明翼Revised RomanizationJo Myeong ikMcCune ReischauerCho Myŏngik Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 3 ReferencesCareer editImmigrating to America at the age of 6 Mikey had his dreams set on becoming a singer ever since watching videos of the popular group Seo Taiji and Boys In May 1997 with the goal of becoming a singer Mikey returned to South Korea alone Just two months later he auditioned for Turbo among 3500 other hopefuls Mikey shined both in his rapping skills and also his ability to speak English gaining him the spot Mikey took over the rapper position vacated by Kim Jung Nam and reformed Turbo with Kim Jong Kook Resurrected with the addition of Mikey Turbo returned in October 1997 with their aptly titled 3rd album Born Again After releasing the 5th album Kim Jong Kook left the management due to contract expiration Kim Jong Kook later pursued his solo career Mikey with his visa expiring also took leave to New York City to study music under Paul Bay To end their long career Turbo released one last album titled History revisiting all their hit songs from previous albums and including 3 new songs In 2005 Mikey joined a trio group M3 Thereafter he returned to US and became an insurance man 3 In 2011 Mikey comeback with a single All For U featuring Kim Jong Kook In celebration of the group s 20th anniversary all 3 previous members have reunited for the first time in nearly 15 years The group will be returning to the music scene with a comeback album on 21 December 2015 Unlike the group s previous albums all three members will be featured in the 6th album In just within 24 hours their first comeback song has achieved an all kill on all Korean Music chart 4 Discography editMain article Turbo South Korean band Discography Singles edit Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR 5 All For U with Kim Jong kook 2011 37 KOR 270 865 6 Non album singleReferences edit 마이키 Melon in Korean Retrieved 22 September 2020 터보 마이키 어느 가수나 자기 색깔이 있어야 Maeil Business Newspaper in Korean 18 December 2015 Retrieved 22 September 2020 Kim Jong Kook reveals the whereabouts of former Turbo member Mikey Kim Jong Kook s group Turbo to be revived Gaon Digital Chart 마이키 Search Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved 22 September 2020 2011년 06월 Download Chart Gaon Music Chart in Korean Retrieved 22 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mikey singer amp oldid 1207767219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
