# Sokodomo

Yang Seung-ho (Korean: 양승호; born November 15, 2000), known professionally as Sokodomo (Korean: 소코도모; stylized in all lowercase), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He first garnered attention when he appeared on High School Rapper 3 in 2019. He signed with Sony Music where released the extended plays WWW.III (2019) and ...---... (2021). In 2021, he appeared on Show Me the Money 10 where he released the single "Merry-Go-Round" which peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.

## Early life

Yang Seung-ho was born on November 15, 2000, in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul to a Korean father and Japanese mother. He had lived in the United States when he was young and spent his teenage years in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. He graduated from Sunrin Internet High School.
His stage name "Sokodomo" means "Korean child" as it is a portmanteau of "South Korea" and "kodomo"(こども, Japanese word for child).

## Career
### 2019–2020: High School Rapper 3 and signing to Sony Music

In February 2019, Sokodomo appeared on the rap competition TV show High School Rapper 3 where he first garnered attention. He released singles "Mirror", "U.F.O", "Freedumb" and "Global Extinction" on the show and finished in sixth place. In June 2019, he signed to Sony Music. In December 2019, he released his debut extended play WWW.III. In 2020, he was nominated for New Artist of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.

### 2021–2022: Show Me the Money 10 and "Merry-Go-Round"

In 2021, Sokodomo appeared on the rap competition TV show Show Me the Money 10 where his released the single "Merry-Go-Round" featuring singers Zion.T and Wonstein. It peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and became his most successful single. He finished the show in the top 8.

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart position |
| Title | Details | KOR |
| WWW.III | Released: December 6, 2019 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, Digital download | 78 |
| ...---... | Released: May 11, 2021 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download | — |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Certification | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Certification | Album |
| "Mirror" (거울; Geoul) (with Untell) | 2019 | 95 | — | High School Rapper 3 Team Batte Part 1 |
| "U.F.O" (featuring Uneducated Kid) | 2019 | — | — | High School Rapper 3 Team Battle Part 3 |
| "Freedumb" (featuring Haon) | 2019 | 98 | — | High School Rapper 3 Semi Final |
| "Global Extinction" (지구멸망; Jigumyeolmang) (featuring Kirin) | 2019 | — | — | High School Rapper 3 Final |
| "Go Home" (Feat. LaPamasaka) | 2019 | — | — | WWW.III |
| "Snow" (with JP) | 2019 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "LOL" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sugar" (with Hitchhiker) | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Genda Phool" (with Badshah, Payal Dev) | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Trouble" (with Don Mills, Northfacegawd, Khakii, A-Chess) | 2021 | 7 | — | Show Me the Money 10 Episode 1 |
| "Merry-Go-Round" (회전목마; Hoejeonmongma) (featuring Zion.T and Wonstein) | 2021 | 1 | KMCA: Platinum | Show Me the Money 10 Episode 2 |
| "Be!" (featuring Paloalto and Lil Boi) | 2021 | 38 | — | Show Me the Money 10 Semi Final |
| "A Long Day" (고생이 많아; Gosaengi mana) (featuring Zion.T, with Basick, Anandelight and Mudd the Student) | 2021 | 169 | — | Show Me the Money 10 Final |
| "Scar" (with 24kGoldn) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album single |

## Filmography
### TV

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2019 | High School Rapper 3 | Contestant (Top 6) | |
| 2021 | Show Me the Money 10 | Contestant (Top 8) | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, nominee of the award, award category and the result of the nomination :
| Award | Year | Nominee | Category | Result |
| Korean Hip-hop Awards | 2020 | Himself | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Korean Hip-hop Awards | 2022 | "Merry-Go-Round" | Hip-hop Track of the Year | Nominated |
| Korean Hip-hop Awards | 2022 | "MM" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2022 | Himself | Top 10 | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2022 | "Merry-Go-Round" | Song of the Year | Nominated |