1. Kim Jin-tae, better known by his stage name Verbal Jint, is a South Korean musician, rapper and record producer who is known for his innovations in Korean hip hop rhyme schemes.
13 Facts About Verbal Jint
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Verbal Jint established himself as one of South Korea's most popular underground rappers of the 2000s before achieving mainstream success.
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Verbal Jint is signed to the hip hop record label Brand New Music, under which he runs his own independent label, Otherside.
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Verbal Jint was the first to create actual rhyme schemes in Korean and his method is the standard for Korean rapping within the hip hop scene.
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Verbal Jint attended Hanyoung Foreign Language High School, earned an economics degree from Seoul National University, and is currently taking time off from pursuing a law degree at the Hanyang University School of Law.
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Verbal Jint completed his mandatory military service for South Korea in the KATUSA program, where Korean soldiers who demonstrate a high level of English fluency and aptitude serve alongside United States Army forces in South Korea.
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Verbal Jint experienced his first mainstream success in 2009, when his 2008 album, Framed, won Best Hip Hop Album at the Korean Music Awards.
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Verbal Jint held his first solo concert, "You Look Happier," in December 2011.
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In May 2014, Verbal Jint went on a world tour with Bumkey, Beenzino, Kanto, and Hwayoung, holding concerts in New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Sydney.
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Verbal Jint had planned to release a new album, entitled GO HARD Pt.
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Verbal Jint was featured along with Beenzino, Bobby, BI and Mino in Epik High's single "Born Hater" off their eighth studio album Shoebox.
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In 2015, Verbal Jint made his first appearance on the TV variety show Running Man in a "hip hop star special" with Jay Park, Jessi, and other rappers.
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Verbal Jint's voice has appeared in South Korean TV commercials for brands including Vitamin Water, LG, and Hyundai.