The Cohort facts/profile
The Cohort is also known as UNDERā©ATER Squad, Killer Whales orĀ Orca Club.
āWalk with usā.
They have a clothes brand called Orca WearĀ (although it is currently out of stock, at least on their official web. If anyone know where to buy let me know!)
They released an album called āOrca Tapeā featuring many members of the crew as well as some featuring artists such as G2, Reddy and Paloalto.
Janāqui, Skinny Mooxe and, Lee Joon Suk helped with the making ofĀ āOrca Tapeā.
It started with Kangkook and one of his friends from New York who knew Okasian and told him toĀ ājoinā. Then JayAllDay heard from Reddy and told Okasian about him. From then on the members where naturally added. (They said in some interviews that they got together because they liked the same stuff, it was not really premeditated).Ā
Not all the members in the crew make music. Some of them are in charge of designing.
OKASIAN
His real Korean name is ź¹ģ§ģ© (Kim JiYong) and his English name is Alexander Kim.
He speaks English fluently.
He is 173cm.
He lives in Seoul but he was born in the US. He grew up in Korea and then returned to the US to study in college.
He was born on the 11th March 1987.
He is dating SooYeon,Ā since at least ay 2015.
He was involved in a fight with Dok2 when he dissed āIt G Maā (in which Okasian features). After the diss, Okasian called Dok2 aĀ āfuckboyā on Instagram and told him to mind his own business.
He started writing his first lyrics and recording in a studio when he got into college.
He studied Biology inĀ The Pennsylvania State University.
On the 20th May 2016 he ended his contract with Hi-Lite Records, choosing to be an independent artist.
He is currently signed under The Black Label.
His artistic name is a combination of the wordĀ āOKā andĀ āAsianā. When you read it, it sounds as the wordĀ āOccasionā.
His influences are B-Free, Kayne West, Curren$y and A$AP Rocky.
He had some legal problems in the past due to him being caught smoking weed.
His favourite song fromĀ āOrca Tameā isĀ āPlutoā.
When people approach him sayingĀ āplease, listen to this beatā he usually doesnāt.
He has several tattoos, mostly on his arms.
He has a nostril piercing.
KEITH APE
He is learning English.
Hes real name isĀ ģ“ėķ (Lee DongHeon).
He was born in Seoul.
He was born on December 25, 1993.
He used to be signed under Hi-Lite Records.
He was known as Kid Ash, but he changed his artist name to Keith Ape.
He had a concert with Skrillex in the US.
He is mostly known for his songĀ IT G MA (ģģ§ė§ 'don't forget') featuring KOHH, Loota, Okasian and Jay AllDay.
He is the most well known member of The Cohort.
He had a confrontation with OG Maco because he accused Keith of cultural appropriation and that he stole the basis of his debut singleĀ āU Guessed Itā for their track. On August 13, 2015, OG Maco collects royalties from āIt G Maā but he refused to be part of the remix rendition that would be made later on.
He is currently signed underĀ CXSHXNLY Records.
At the beginning, his favourite song fromĀ āOrca Tapeā wasĀ āNew Seoulā, but after mixing and everything it wasĀ āPlutoā.
He directed the introĀ video forĀ āOrca Tapeā.
He is interested in directing.
BRYAN CHASE
He was born on August 31.
His real name is Bryan Choi.
He is from Virginia, US.
He is currently signed under The Black Label.
He lives in Seoul.
He used to be known as Play$tar, but changed his artistic name to Bryan Cha$e.
He is fluent in both English and Korean.
B-FREE
His real name is ChaeSung.
He was born on August 19, 1985.
He was born in Hawaii, US.
He is very good friends with Okasian.
He has a nephew.
He is married. (I donāt really know that much about B-Free, but I read about this in an old article, I havenāt checked if it is true or not or if he is divorced or since when he is married. If you know tell me!).
He ended his military service in 2007.
He was known asĀ āslacker rapperā.
When he graduated from High School his father bought him a ticket to Korea to go on a vacation. Once he was there his father told him that he should start a new life there.
When he first arrived in Korea he didnāt know the language and didnāt have any friends.
In 2007 he met Snacky Chan, who told hime that he should start rapping after seen his rhymes.
When he was in High School he liked Jay-Z and DMX. DMX was his main influence to start writing.
He didnāt listen to much K-hiphop, but when he was in the army a friend showed him Dynamic Duoās songs and thatās when he started writing in Korean.
He doesnāt respect any K-pop idols because he thinks theyāre puppets for their companies selling music they didnāt create themselves. He specially dislikes idol rappers.
OSCAR LEE
Founder of The Cohort.
Oscar the Orca.
He is a designer for the crew and takes charge of the outfits.
He is datingĀ ģ ėÆøģ.
AM.KAĀ„
He used to be known as Matia.
He likes video games, such as Tekken.
He likes anime. He likes Naruto and Cowboy Bebop among others.
COKE JAZZ
He is a musician, producer and singersongwritter.
He can play the piano, the trumpet and the guitar.
He can speak English (he said it on one of his IG lives).
KANGKOOK
His real name is ź°ėƼźµ (Kang MinKook).
His favourite song fromĀ āOrca Tapeā isĀ āGang-Gook / Kang-Kookā (not sure which transcription is the best), the same as Reddy.
He is one of the first members of The Cohort along with Oscar.
JAĀ„ALLDAĀ„
He features in Keith Apeās songĀ āIt G Maā.
Being a rapper is not his full time job, he doesĀ āmany things here and thereā.
He did the skit forĀ āOrca Tapeā while he was a little bit drunk.
He likesĀ āPlutoā fromĀ āOrca Tapeā, but if he had to choose just one song he would go withĀ āNew Seoulā because he thinks it shows The Cohortās style.
$WIDEA
His favourite song fromĀ āOrca Tapeā isĀ āNew Seoulā.
He is not a musician.
He is in charge of fashion (outfits and overall image).
According to JayAllDay he is in charge of visuals.
EX-MEMBERS
Reddy used to be a member of Cohort, but since he is no longer a part of the crew I will not share his info here.
PD: notes in italicsĀ are not confirmed/Iām not sure about; feel free to send more info or tell me if anything is wrong/needs to be updated!
Some of these facts are from old interviews, I tried to only write updated stuff, but somethings may not be 100% accurate now.
Iāve heard that there is this model, Park SungJin that is also a part of The Cohort, but I couldnāt really find anything about him and, to be honest, while doing this facts it has been the first time Iāve heard of him. Iāve tried looking up some more info about him, but all I got was about Goretexx (Just Music). Is he the same? Does anybody know?Ā
