Gen Neo (; ; born June 18, 1989), is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, producer and composer based in South Korea, under BAMM Entertainment.
Early life Gen Neo was born on June 18, 1989, in Singapore. He attended Catholic High School and Victoria Junior College before moving to South Korea to become a producer and composer. Gen attended Berklee College of Music where he met his frequent collaborator and close friend, Henry Lau.
Career Gen started his music career in South Korea as part of a production team called NoizeBank, consisting of Canadian musician Henry Lau, and producers Isaac Han and Neil Nallas. He has composed and produced for various artists such as Got7, Super Junior-M, Henry Lau, and f(x).
Being vocally-trained and gifted with a unique vocal tone, Gen also made his debut in Korea in 2015 with the single titled "Think About Us" signed under the company Mapps Entertainment. He shortly departed from the company to pursue his own vision and founded his own independent label BAMM. His first mandopop single "Stop Sugar" was released in December 2016 was charted on iTunes Mandopop Charts at number 12 beside veterans JJ Lin and Jay Chou.
Gen was featured in f(x) member Amber Liu's single titled "On My Own". The Korean and English versions were released on May 18, 2016, on SM Entertainment and Liu's YouTube channel respectively. The single charted on Billboard World Digital Song charts at number 11.
In 2017, Gen released his debut EP, Dimensions with a total of 4 tracks in it.
He released another single, "Come With Me" in 2017. He then collaborated with former Miss A member Fei in the single, "Will You Won't You". He released "从今以后" on September 28, 2018, and was featured in Amber Liu's "Right Now". On the December 31, 2019, Gen released the single "Over You".
Influences Gen has stated that his music is influenced by 90's R&B music and recent acts such as Canadian hip hop artist, Drake. Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, David Tao and Khalil Fong were also some of the Mandopop artists that had influenced him.
Discography Albums Album informationTrack listingDimensions EP Released: August 2017 Label: BAMM EntertainmentAd Astra EP Released: December 29, 2020 Label: Monster Entertainment Group
Singles Title Year Album "Think About Us" 2015 rowspan=2 "Stop Sugar" 2016 "每分每秒" 2017 Dimensions "Reverse" "Missing You" "陌生朋友" "Come With Me" rowspan=6 "从今以后" 2018 "Over You" 2019 "Mine" 2020 "Body" "Why We Waiting" "Ur Type" Ad Astra "Hold Back" "What Can I Do" "Where to Go" "Bye" "Running"
Collaborations Title Year Peak chart positions Album CHN V ChartChina V Chart USWorldBillboard World Digital"On My Own" 2016 — 11 rowspan=2 "Will You Won't You" 2018 4 — "Right Now" — — Rogue Rouge "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Videography Music videos Year Title Artist Ref. 2015 "Think About Us"Gen Neo 2016 "Stop Sugar" 2017 "Reverse" (后退) "Missing You" Gen Neo feat. Tracy Wang 2018 "Will You Won't You" (你 会不会) Gen Neo with Fei "从今以后" Gen Neo "Right Now" Amber Liu feat. Gen Neo 2019 "Over You" Gen Neo 2020 "Hold Back"
Television shows Year English title Original title Role Notes2017Sound Of My Dream 2 梦想的声音2 Contestant Episode 5
Production credits YearAlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic & ArrangementCreditedWithCreditedWith2011PerfectionHenry"表白 Off My Mind"Henry Lau2012Pop It UpWilliam Chan"女皇"Self PortraitRaymond Lam"LFX 6.8"2013Super Show 5Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Henry"So Cold"Henry Lau, Neil Nallas, Isaac Han (Noize Bank)Break DownSuper Junior-M"Go""It's You"TrapHenry"1-4-3 (I Love You)""My Everything""Ready to Love" Pink TapeAmber Liu, Luna, Krystal, D.O."Goodbye Summer" Amber Liu2014FeelingRoh Ji-hoon "A Song for You" Roh Ji-hoonRide MeDonghae & Eunhyuk feat. Henry"Love That I Need"Henry Lau, Neil Nallas, Isaac Han (Noize Bank)SwingSuper Junior-M"无所谓 My Love For You"Henry LauChapter 8g.o.d"G'swag" Kim, Red RocketFantasticHenry feat. Seulgi"Butterfly"Henry Lau, SAY, HooniHenry feat. Chanyeol"Bad Girl"Henry Lau, SAYHenry"Saturday"Henry Lau, SAY, Hooni"You"Henry Lau, Hooni2015First Ferlyn Wong "Open Up Your Heart" Ferlyn Wong feat. Mint"Luv Talk"BeautifulAmber feat. Eric Nam"I Just Wanna"Amber LiuThe Beat Goes OnDonghae & Eunhyuk "Lights, Camera, Action"Henry Lau, Neil NallasLet's Get It OnDonghae & Eunhyuk"Let's Get It On"Henry Lau, MageOh My Venus OSTKim Jong-hyun "Beautiful Lady"Henry Lau, Mage2016Sisters Over Flowers Season 2 OSTHenry"不再是孩子 No More A Kid"Henry LauAct. 74Minute"No Love"Ra-young, Hyuna, Jeon Ji-yoonSweet Stranger and Me OSTHenry feat. Mark"I Want to Enter Your Heart"Henry Lau, MageThe Feelin’ 搶先聽Raymond Lam"The Feelin"天樂 Gen Neo"Stop Sugar" 2017Henry"Girlfriend" Henry LauDimensionsGen Neo"每分每秒"Yanis Yang"Reverse" Gen Neo feat. Tracy Wang"Missing You" Gen Neo"陌生朋友" Act. 3 Chococo FactoryGugudan"Snowball" Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus Gen Neo"Come With Me" 2018Rogue Rouge Amber Liu feat. Gen Neo "Right Now"Amber Liu Amber Liu "Closed Doors"Amber Liu Present: You & MeJackson Wang, BamBam, Yugyeom"I Love It"Jackson WangJackson Wang"WOLO"Jackson Wang Gen Neo with Fei"Will You Wont You"FeiFei2019 Bomin "Can't Love"BominBominESCAPE. Lin Yanjun"Get Outta My Head" Henry "Untitled Love Song"Henry Lau, Joseph Kirkland, Jason Dean, Phoebe Ryan, Daniel Seavey, Jay Kim, Corbyn Besson, 김지수 Casper "Sweet Love" Casper, Lin du, Um In Han, Park Ju Seung, Lim Seung Hoo "Now or Never" Lee Sung Han, Keidy-Ko Dong Kyun, Jay Kick-Park Se Joon "Real Fighter" Casper, Ruediger Matthias Volker Schramm, Park Ju Seung, Lim Seung Hoo Keidy-Ko Dong Kyun, Jay Kick-Park Se Joon Henry "But, I Love You" Henry, Kim Jisoo Gen Neo "Over U" OHMYMEITING, 张楚翹 2021 Summer Time Roy Wang "HOME"Marshall, Roy Wang, Amos AngHenry, Roy Wang, Amos Ang
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External links
Gen Neo at BAMM Entertainment Gen Neo at Monster Entertainment Group