Sik-K

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.

Kwon Min-sik (Hangul: 권민식, born February 26, 1994), known professionally as Sik-K (Hangul: 식케이), is a South Korean rapper. He first garnered attention when he appeared on Show Me the Money 4 in 2015.

Sik-K
Sik-K in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Kwon Min-sik
Born	(1994-02-26) February 26, 1994 (age 29) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-hip hop R&B^[1]
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	H1ghr
Korean name
Hangul	권민식
Revised Romanization	Gwon Min-sik
McCune–Reischauer	Kwŏn Minsik

Early life and education

Kwon Min-sik was born on February 26, 1994.^[2] Kwon attended Balsan Middle School and attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School as a child and later majored in Management at Sejong University.^{[3][better source needed]}

Private life

Kwon enlisted in the army for his mandatory military enlistment on June 29, 2020.^[4]

Career

In 2015, Sik-K appeared on Show Me the Money 4.^[5] He released his first EP, Flip, on July 20, 2016.^[6] In 2022, Sik-K left H1ghr Music as his contract expired.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[8]
FL1P	Released: February 26, 2019 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: CD, digital download	28	KOR: 2,541+^[9]
Headliner	Released: June 11, 2020 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	KOR: 2,720^[10]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[8]
FLIP	Released: July 20, 2016 Label: OTC Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun)	Released: June 5, 2017 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: CD, digital download	39	KOR: 750+^[11]
BOYCOLD	Released: September 21, 2017 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: CD, digital download	43	—
TRAPART	Released: January 19, 2018 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: Digital download	—
S.O.S (Sink Or Swim)	Released: September 24, 2019 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: Digital download	—
Officially OG	Released: March 24, 2020 Label: H1ghr Music Formats: Digital download	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR ^[12]
As lead artist
"Better Life"	2015	—	—	Non-album singles
"Untitled" (제목미정) feat. Crucial Star, Taylor		—
"I Call It Love"	2016	—		FLIP
"No Where" feat. Loco		—
"Rendezvous" (랑데뷰)		—
"Ring Ring" feat. Gaeko		—		H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun)
"Fly"	2017	—
"Party (Shut Down)" feat. Crush		97	KOR: 21,820+^[13]
"Your Night" (너의 밤)		—	—	BOYCOLD
"Choppy" (마음이) feat. Herr Nayne	2018	—		TRAPART
"Yellows Gang" feat. Herr Nayne, Woodie Gochild		—
"Skip and Kiss" (그래 그냥 내게 바로)		—		YOUTH.WIT.PURPOSE
"Xibal" (X발)		—		FL1P
"Fire"		—
"Addict"	2019	—
"Noizy"		—
"WHY YOU?" (Prod. GXXD)		—		Non-album singles
Is It Love? (Feat. MOON) (Prod. GXXD)		—
"TELL YA!"	2020	—		Headliner
"RSVP"		—
Collaborations
"Respect" with Lil Boi, Geegooin feat. Loco, Gray, DJ Pumpkin	2015	6	KOR: 411,916+^[14]	Show Me the Money 4
"Stylin'" with Supreme Boi, Elles	2016	—	—	Non-album single
"Decalcomanie" (데칼코마니) with Imlay	2017	—		SM Station Season 2
"Just U" with Jeong Se-woon		24	KOR: 130,091+^[15]	Ever
"Iffy" with PH-1, Jay Park		99	KOR: 20,106+^[16]	Non-album single
"All Night" (까만밤) with Soyou	2018	59	—	Re:Fresh
"119 Remix" with Various Artists		—		Non-album single
"Giddy Up" with Haon, pH-1, Woodie Gochild and Jay Park	2019	120		Dingo X H1ghr Music
"Gang Official Remix" with pH-1, Jay Park and Haon	2020	4		Non-album singles
"TTM" with B.I, Reddy	2023	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles as a featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR ^[12]
"My Wave" Basick feat. Sik-K	2017	—	Foundation Vol.4
"City Love" (한강이 바다라면) Ja Mezz feat. Loco, Sik-K		—	Non-album singles
"Yacht" Jay Park feat. Sik-K		34
"XINDOSHI" Groovy Room feat. Sik-K, Loopy, Masta Wu, Kim Hyo-eun		—	EVERYWHERE
"VVIP" Jo Woo-chan feat. Sik-K, Gaeko		43	Show Me the Money 6
"Tru" Jung Jin Hyeong feat. Sik-K		—	Non-album single
"I'm Good" Bumzu feat. Sik-K		—	27
"Muse" Woodie Gochild feat. Jay Park Sik-K	2018	—	#GOCHILD
"Penthouse" pH-1 feat. Sik-K		—	Non-album singles
"All Day" (온 종일) DinDin feat. Sik-K, JUNIK		—
"Boong-Boong" (붕붕) Haon feat. Sik-K		3	High School Rapper 2
"Easy" Wheein feat. Sik-K		36	Non-album single
"Foreign Xchange" Jarv Dee feat. Sik-K		—	Safe Travels
"Play Me" Woogie feat. Sik-K, Penomeco		—	Non-album singles
"Murder Mami" Avatar Darko feat. Sik-K, Ted Park		—
"Watch Me Ballin'" (빌어먹을 인연) Coogie feat. Sik-K		72	Show Me the Money 777
"Girlfriend" (여자친구) Verbal Jint feat. Sik-K		—	Non-album singles
"Tragic Tragedy" Goosebumps feat. Sik-K, Coogie		—
"Stingray" (가오리) Vinxen feat. Sik-K		—	BOYCOLD 2
"Finish Line Remix" Jay Park feat. pH-1, Woodie Gochild, Haon, Avatar Darko, Sik-K	2019	—	Non-album singles
"Just A Lil Bit" JP The Wavy feat. Sik-K		—
"Tell Me Tell Me" M-Flo feat. Sik-K, eill, Mukai Taichi	2020	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Official music videos

Year	Title	Album
2015	"Better Life"	My Man
2016	"알콜은 싫지만 주면 마실 수 밖에" ("Alcohol") (feat. Jay Park)	FLIP
	"랑데뷰" ("Rendezvous")
2017	"FLY" (prod. Groovy Room)	H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun)
	"party (SHUT DOWN)" (feat.Crush)
	"내일 모레" ("Get that Money") (Prod. BOYCOLD)	BOYCOLD
	"너의 밤" ("Your Night") (Prod. BOYCOLD)
	"이어폰" ("Earphone") (Prod. BOYCOLD)
2018	"YeLowS Gang" (feat. Herr Nayne, Woodie Gochild) (prod. GroovyRoom)	TRAPART
	"그래 그냥 내게 바로" ("Skip And Kiss") (Prod. GroovyRoom)	youth.wit.purpose
	"FIRE" (Prod. GroovyRoom)	FL1P
2019	"ADDICT" (Prod. Girlnexxtdoor)
	"NOIZY" (Prod. GroovyRoom)
	"LOVE ACHES + VANESSA" (Prod. BOYCOLD)
	"WATER" (Feat. Woodie Gochild, pH-1, 김하온(HAON), Jay Park) (Prod. GooseBumps)	Non-album single
	"침대 노래(Wet The Bed)" (Prod. GXXD)	S.O.S (Sink or Swim)
2020	TELL YA!, DARLING (Feat. Crush) Short Film	Headliner

Other music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Album
2017	"데칼코마니" ("Decalcomanie")	IMLAY and Sik-K	SHURAI
	"YACHT (K)" (Dance visual)	Jay Park feat. Sik.K	Yacht (K)
	"YACHT (K)" (Choreography video)
	"XINDOSHI"	GroovyRoom feat. Sik.K, Loopy, Masta Wu, 김효은 (Kim Hyo-Eun)	EVERYWHERE
	"ADY" ("아침에 다시 얘기해")	Boi B feat. Sik-K	Night Vibe
	"JUST U" (prod. GroovyRoom)	Jeong Se-woon feat. Sik-K	The 1st Mini Album, Pt.1 Ever
	"Iffy" (prod. GroovyRoom)	Sik-K, Jay Park, pH-1	Iffy
	"Hope You're Ruined"	KISSES feat. Sik-K	K1sses
	"I'm Good" ("아무렇지 않아")	Bumzu feat. Sik-K	BUMZU 3rd Mini Album '27'
2018	"Easy"	Wheein feat. Sik-K	Magnolia
2019	"The Fearless Ones"	The Quiett, Sik-K, Beenzino, CHANGMO	Non-album single
	"GIDDY UP (Prod. GroovyRoom)"	Sik-K, 김하온(HAON), pH-1, Woodie Gochild, 박재범 (Jay Park)	Dingo x H1ghr Music
2020	장성규 – 워크맨 (feat. 식케이, 박재범) (prod. GroovyRoom)	Sik-K, 장성규 (Jang Sung Kyu), 박재범 (Jay Park)	Workman x H1ghr Music
2023	"TTM"	B.I, Sik-K, Reddy	Non-album single

References

1. HQ, SBS PopAsia (April 18, 2019). "10 songs to make you love Korean rapper Sik-K". sbs.com.au. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved September 14, 2022. Rapper Sik-K is one of the most talked-about artists in the Korean rap scene right now and with good reasons: his melding of genres from R&B to rock and trap music makes his music unique and wildly catchy.
2. "식케이". Daum Encyclopedia.
3. "[올드스쿨] 식케이 & pH-1, 처음 음악을 시작한 시기는?". SBS Radio 에라오 YouTube. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
4. "식케이, 오늘(29일) 입대...사회복무요원 대체복무 [공식]". Hankook Ilbo via Naver. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
5. Han, Hye-ri (August 8, 2015). "'쇼미더머니4' 자메즈·식케이, 1차 경연 전 탈락". Tenasia (in Korean).
6. "식케이, 20일 0시 첫 EP 앨범 '플립(FLIP)' 공개 "박재범-로꼬 참여"" (in Korean). BEFF Report.
7. Choi, Yong-hwan (July 26, 2022). "식케이 & 제이비가 하이어뮤직을 떠났다". Hypebeast Korea (in Korean).
8. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
   Studio albums:
   • "FL1P charting". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
   Extended plays:
   • "H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun) charting". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
   • "BOYCOLD charting". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
9. "2019년 03월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 11, 2019.
10. 2020년 7월 Album Chart [July 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
11. "2017년 06월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 11, 2019.
12. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
    As lead artist:
    • ""Party (Shut Down)" charting". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    Collaborations:
    • ""Respect" charting". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • ""Just U" charting". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • ""Iffy" charting". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • ""All Night" charting". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    As a featured artist:
    • ""Yacht" charting". Retrieved April 15, 2019.
    • ""VVIP" charting". Retrieved April 15, 2019.
    • ""Boong-Boong" charting". Retrieved April 15, 2019.
    • ""Easy" charting". Retrieved April 15, 2019.
    • ""Watch Me Ballin'" charting". Retrieved April 15, 2019.
    Collaborations:
    • ""Giddy Up" charting". Gaon. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
    • ""Gang Official Remix" charting". Gaon. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
13. "2017년 23주차 Download Chart".
14. Cumulative sales of "Respect":
    • "2015년 07월 Download Chart".
    • "2015년 08월 Download Chart".
    • "2015년 09월 Download Chart".
15. "2017년 09월 Download Chart".
16. "2017년 38주차 Download Chart".

External links

  Media related to Sik-K at Wikimedia Commons