The Cohort is also known as UNDERâŠATER Squad, Killer Whales or Orca Club.
They have a clothes brand called Orca Wear (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 âOrca Tapeâ featuring many members of the crew as well as some featuring artists such as G2, Reddy and Paloalto.
Janâqui, Skinny Mooxe and, Lee Joon Suk helped with the making of âOrca Tapeâ.
It started with Kangkook and one of his friends from New York who knew Okasian and told him to âjoinâ. 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).Â
Not all the members in the crew make music. Some of them are in charge of designing.
His real Korean name is ęšě§ěŠ (Kim JiYong) and his English name is Alexander Kim.
He speaks English fluently.
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, since at least ay 2015.
He was involved in a fight with Dok2 when he dissed âIt G Maâ (in which Okasian features). After the diss, Okasian called Dok2 a âfuckboyâ 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 in 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 word âOKâ and âAsianâ. When you read it, it sounds as the word âOccasionâ.
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 from âOrca Tameâ is âPlutoâ.
When people approach him saying âplease, listen to this beatâ he usually doesnât.
He has several tattoos, mostly on his arms.
He has a nostril piercing.
Hes real name is ě´ëí (Lee DongHeon).
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 song IT G MA (ěě§ë§ '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 single âU Guessed Itâ for their track. On August 13, 2015, OG Maco collects royalties from âIt G Maâ but he refused to be part of the remix rendition that would be made later on.
He is currently signed under CXSHXNLY Records.
At the beginning, his favourite song from âOrca Tapeâ was âNew Seoulâ, but after mixing and everything it was âPlutoâ.
He directed the intro video for âOrca Tapeâ.
He is interested in directing.
He was born on August 31.
His real name is Bryan Choi.
He is currently signed under The Black Label.
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.
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 is married. (I donât really know that much about B-Free, but I read about this in an old article, I havenât 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 as âslacker rapperâ.
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 didnât know the language and didnât 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 didnât listen to much K-hiphop, but when he was in the army a friend showed him Dynamic Duoâs songs and thatâs when he started writing in Korean.
He doesnât respect any K-pop idols because he thinks theyâre puppets for their companies selling music they didnât create themselves. He specially dislikes idol rappers.
He is a designer for the crew and takes charge of the outfits.
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.
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).
His real name is ę°ëŻźęľ (Kang MinKook).
His favourite song from âOrca Tapeâ is âGang-Gook / Kang-Kookâ (not sure which transcription is the best), the same as Reddy.
He is one of the first members of The Cohort along with Oscar.
He features in Keith Apeâs song âIt G Maâ.
Being a rapper is not his full time job, he does âmany things here and thereâ.
He did the skit for âOrca Tapeâ while he was a little bit drunk.
He likes âPlutoâ from âOrca Tapeâ, but if he had to choose just one song he would go with âNew Seoulâ because he thinks it shows The Cohortâs style.
His favourite song from âOrca Tapeâ is âNew Seoulâ.
He is in charge of fashion (outfits and overall image).
According to JayAllDay he is in charge of visuals.
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 italics are not confirmed/Iâm 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.
Iâve heard that there is this model, Park SungJin that is also a part of The Cohort, but I couldnât really find anything about him and, to be honest, while doing this facts it has been the first time Iâve heard of him. Iâve tried looking up some more info about him, but all I got was about Goretexx (Just Music). Is he the same? Does anybody know?Â
