DPR Live
South Korean rapper (born 1993)
Hong Da-bin (Korean: 홍다빈; born January 1, 1993), better known by his stage name DPR Live (디피알 라이브), is a South Korean rapper and singer. Along with Ian, Cream, and artic, Hong co-founded the label Dream Perfect Regime, all of whom attach the label's acronym "DPR" to their names. He released his debut EP, Coming to You Live, on March 15, 2017. He then released his second EP Her on December 7, 2017, followed by his debut studio album Is Anybody Out There? on March 3, 2020. His third EP Iite Cool was released on July 23, 2021.
01Personal life
Hong Da-bin was born in Seoul on January 1, 1993, and was raised in Guam. According to his song “To Whoever” he left Guam for Korea in February 2007. He planned to pursue his higher education in psychology and philosophy in college before considering music but his perspective changed after he attended his mandatory military service in South Korea, where "he found inspiration to go after his dream." He began writing during that period of time and continued to do so, which led him to grow "into a natural passion for music". In late 2023, he changed his stage name into "Dabin", his full name, and released his first album under this name "Giggles" on 23 January, 2024. Even after the name change, he produced this album under DPR label and is still a member of it.
02Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Is Anybody Out There? |
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5 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR |
US World | |||
| Coming to You Live |
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31 | 14 |
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| Her |
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24 | 8 |
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| Iite Cool |
|
4 | , |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Know Me" (featuring Dean) | 2017 | , | , N/a | Coming to You Live |
| "Please" (featuring Kim Hyo-eun, G2 and Dumbfoundead) | , | |||
| "Right Here Right Now" (featuring Loco and Jay Park) | , | |||
| "Laputa" (featuring Crush) | , | |||
| "Jasmine" | 189 |
|
Her | |
| "Martini Blue" | , |
| ||
| "Action!" (featuring Gray) | 2018 | 87 | , N/a | Action! |
| "Playlist" | , | Playlist | ||
| "Gravity" | 2019 | , | Gravity | |
| "Kiss Me" | 2020 | 185 | Is Anybody Out There? | |
| "Yellow Cab" | 2021 | , | Iite Cool | |
| "Hula Hoops" (featuring Beenzino and Hwasa) | 185 | |||
| "Set It Off" (with League of Legends and featuring DPR Cline) | 2022 | , | Non-album single | |
| ", " denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
03Music videos
| Year | Title | Album | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Till I Die" | Till I Die (single) | +IAN (Christian Yu) |
| 2016 | "Eung Freestyle" (응프리스타일) (feat. DPR Live, Sik-K, Punchnello, Owen Ovadoz, Flowsik) | Eung Freestyle (single) | DPR, KRSP, Lee Han Kyul |
| "God Bless" (feat. Punchnello) | God Bless (single) | +IAN (Christian Yu) | |
| "갈증" (Thirst) | 갈증 (Thirst) (single) | ||
| 2017 | "Know Me" (feat. Dean) | Coming To You Live | |
| "Please" (feat. 김효은, G2 & Dumbfoundead) | |||
| "Right Here Right Now" (feat. Loco & Jay Park) | |||
| "Laputa" (feat. Crush) | |||
| "Cheese & Wine" | |||
| "Jasmine" (prod by. Code Kunst) | Jasmine (single) | ||
| "Martini Blue" | Her (EP) | ||
| "Text Me" | |||
| 2018 | "Playlist" | Playlist (single) | |
| 2020 | "Legacy" | Is Anybody Out There? | |
| "Kiss Me"/"Neon" | |||
| 2021 | "Yellow Cab" | Iite Cool (EP) | |
| "Hula Hoops" (feat. Beenzino, Hwasa) | |||
| "Diamonds + and Pearls" (feat. DPR Ian, Peace) | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album |
04Concert tours
- Coming To You Live Tour (2018)
- The Regime World Tour (2022)
Sources and credits
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- DPR Live SXSW Korea Spotlight 2018.jpg by JLibert, CC BY-SA 4.0
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