14 Facts About Peakboy

Kwon Sung-hwan, known professionally as Peakboy, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer.

Peakboy was born Kwon Sung-hwan on May 27,1989, the older of two sons.

Peakboy lived in Gyeyang District, Incheon, where he attended Annam High School.

Peakboy joined a company as a trainee and intended to become a vocalist by age 22 before giving up.

Peakboy enlisted in mandatory military service and was discharged in 2016.

Peakboy came up with his stage name the day before registering it with the Korea Copyright Commission.

Early in his career, Peakboy composed music for girl group Hello Venus.

Peakboy produced tracks for the fifth and sixth seasons of the rap competition series Show Me the Money.

Peakboy joined the music crew Juicy Wave after having it suggested to him by rapper Kyu Young.

Peakboy penned the track in four days, which was influenced by his stay in the United States two months earlier.

Peakboy released his second mini-album Us on April 11,2019.

Peakboy was inspired by the trip and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to write "Anywhere".

Peakboy's lyricism has been noted for being blunt and candid, while his music has been described as trendy and original.

Peakboy cites You Hee-yeol, Yoon Jong-shin, and Yoon Sang as his role models.