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Yumdda

Yeom Hyeon-su, better known as Yumdda (염따), is a South Korean rapper and former VJ for MTV Korea.

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Yumdda
Born
Yeom Hyeon-soo

(1984-04-20) April 20, 1984
OriginUlsan, South Korea
GenresHip-hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • TV host
Years active2006-present
LabelDaytona Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
염현수
RRYeom Hyeonsu
MRYŏm Hyŏnsu

Yeom Hyeon-su (Korean: 염현수; born April 20, 1984),1 better known as Yumdda (염따), is a South Korean rapper and former VJ for MTV Korea.23

On November 25, 2020, he and former Illionaire Records artist The Quiett established their new record label Daytona Entertainment, after the closure of Illionaire Records.4

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
5
Breathe (살아숨셔)
  • Released: February 18, 2016
  • Label: Stoneship
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — N/a
Mina
  • Released: July 6, 2017
  • Label: Yumdda
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 87
Breathe 2 (살아숨셔 2)
  • Released: January 9, 2019
  • Label: Yumdda
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
5
"Don't Call Me" (돈 Call Me)

prod. by BRLLNT

2019 43 Non-album single
"Forever 84"
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		94 Dingo x Damoim (Part 1)
"I'mma Do" (아마두)
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett,
feat. Woo Won-jae, Kim Hyo-eun, Nucksal, Huckleberry P 		2 Dingo x Damoim (Part 2)
"Amanda"
feat. Simon Dominic 		59 Non-album single
"J2B" (중2병)
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		63 Dingo x Damoim (Part 3)
"Run Damoim" (달려)
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		2020 54 Dingo x Damoim (Part 4)
(좋아한다니까) 74 Non-album single

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2021 High School Rapper 4 Mentor
Show Me the Money 10 Producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Korean Hip-hop Awards Artist of the Year N/a Won 6
Collaboration of the Year "I'mma Do"
with Deepflow, Paloalto, Simon Dominic, The Quiett 		Won 6
Hip Hop Track of the Year "Don't Call Me" Nominated 7
Korean Music Awards Best Hip Hop Song Nominated 8
References

References

  1. "염따, "집이 좁아터져서 집을 Flex 했지"…티셔츠로 '21억' 벌고 이사". Top Star News (in Korean). 2019-12-02. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. "데뷔 13년만에 뜬 '염따'…무명 래퍼의 반란". Dong A Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-12-19. Archived from the original on 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. Choi, Jangmin (2012-01-27). "Korean Rapper Yumdda Raises The Bar On Face Projections". Vice. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. @daytona.ent; (November 25, 2020). "Daytona Entertainment, founded by The Quiett and Yumdda" – via Instagram.
  5. "Gaon Music Chart - 염따". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. "'2020 한국힙합어워즈', 수상 명단 공개...'올해의 아티스트'는 염따". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  7. "후보 소개". Korean Hip-hop Awards 2020 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  8. "Nominees". 2020 Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-06.