DEAN
K-Pop
The next DEAN concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA, United States. See all 1 upcoming concerts
Upcoming Concerts for DEAN
DEAN's Popular Music Videos
![Watch I'm Not Sorry (feat. Eric Bellinger) [Lyric Video] music video by DEAN](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video118/v4/c7/aa/57/c7aa5720-1188-6db9-8d07-654f3e6a45ee/UMI.1020251316.00602547491862_KRUV71500015.CROPPED.15UMGIM36248_1_1.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch I'm Not Sorry (feat. Eric Bellinger) [Lyric Video] music video by DEAN")
![Watch D (Half Moon) [feat. Gaeko] music video by DEAN](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video118/v4/1e/70/9f/1e709ffe-cf96-87ed-9807-8bfe6b53bca6/UMI.1102493603.00602547899521_KRUV71600004.CROPPED.16UMGIM20311_1_1.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch D (Half Moon) [feat. Gaeko] music video by DEAN")
About DEAN
Artist Biography
South Korean R&B singer and rapper DEAN has helped place the country’s hip-hop scene on the international map, thanks to his smooth flow, pop sensibility, and crossover collaborations with some of the biggest names in American R&B. Born Kwon Hyuk in Seoul in 1992, he developed a love for U.S. rappers while in middle school. He started rhyming in high school, and by the time he was 18 he began writing songs for major K-pop acts such as EXO, VIXX, and Block B among others. Adopting the stage name DEAN—inspired by the legendary Hollywood actor James Dean—he launched his own solo career in 2015, debuting with the raucous English-language pop-rap number “I’m Not Sorry” (feat. Eric Bellinger). Collaboration proved vital to DEAN’s music, whether crafting funkier R&B numbers with creators outside of Korea such as Anderson .Paak or working on hard-hitting hip-hop with fellow Seoulites like ZICO and Dok2. DEAN also excels at constructing more minimal tracks, such as 2017’s acoustic-guitar-guided “Instagram,” which also weaved in commentary on the emptiness of social media. He’s become one of the bigger figures in Korea’s rap and R&B community, appearing on televised rap reality shows to serve as a mentor, while also keeping an eye out for emerging talent in his home country to work with.
Hometown
Seoul, South Korea
Genre
K-Pop
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