Gen Neo

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Gen Neo
梁根荣
Born
Liang Genrong

(1989-06-18) June 18, 1989 (age 34)
Singapore
Other namesGenneo
Alma materBerklee College of Music
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • producer
  • composer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Mapps Entertainment
  • BAMM Entertainment
  • Monster Entertainment Group
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese梁根荣
Korean name
Hangul젠니오

Gen Neo (Chinese: 梁根荣; Korean: 젠니오; 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.[1][2]

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.[3] 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 American R&B singer, Drake.[4] Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, David Tao and Khalil Fong were also some of the Mandopop artists that had influenced him.

Discography

Albums

Album information Track listing
Dimensions[5]
  • EP
  • Released: August 2017
  • Label: BAMM Entertainment
Track listing
  1. 每分每秒
  2. Reverse (后退)
  3. Missing You
  4. 陌生朋友
Ad Astra[6]
  • EP
  • Released: December 29, 2020
  • Label: Monster Entertainment Group
Track listing
  1. Ur Type
  2. Hold Back
  3. What Can I Do (feat. J.Sheon)
  4. Where to Go
  5. Bye
  6. Running

Singles

Title Year Album
"Think About Us" 2015 Non-album single
"Stop Sugar" 2016
"每分每秒" 2017 Dimensions
"Reverse"
"Missing You" (featuring Tracy Wang)
"陌生朋友"
"Come With Me" Non-album single
"从今以后" 2018
"Over You" 2019
"Mine" (featuring Sam Rui) 2020
"Body" (featuring Casper.True)
"Why We Waiting"
"Ur Type" Ad Astra
"Hold Back"
"What Can I Do" (featuring J.Sheon)
"Where to Go"
"Bye"
"Running"

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN V Chart
[7] 		US
World
[8]
"On My Own"
(Amber Liu featuring Gen Neo) 		2016 — 11 Non-album single
"Will You Won't You" (你会不会)
(with Fei) 		2018 4 —
"Right Now"
(Amber Liu featuring Gen Neo) 		— — 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 [9]
2016 "Stop Sugar" [10]
2017 "Reverse" (后退) [11]
"Missing You" Gen Neo feat. Tracy Wang [12]
2018 "Will You Won't You" (你 会不会) Gen Neo with Fei [13]
"从今以后" Gen Neo [14]
"Right Now" Amber Liu feat. Gen Neo [15]
2019 "Over You" Gen Neo [16]
2020 "Hold Back" [17]

Television shows

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2017 Sound Of My Dream 2 梦想的声音2 Contestant Episode 5

Production credits

Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music & Arrangement
Credited With Credited With
2011 Perfection Henry "表白 Off My Mind" Yes Henry Lau No —
2012 Pop It Up William Chan "女皇" No — Yes —
Self Portrait Raymond Lam "LFX 6.8" No — Yes —
2013 Super Show 5 Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Henry "So Cold" No — Yes Henry Lau, Neil Nallas, Isaac Han (Noize Bank)
Break Down Super Junior-M "Go" No — Yes
"It's You" No — Yes
Trap Henry "1-4-3 (I Love You)" No — Yes
"My Everything" No — Yes
"Ready to Love" No — Yes
Pink Tape Amber Liu, Luna, Krystal, D.O. "Goodbye Summer" No — Yes Amber Liu
2014 Feeling Roh Ji-hoon "A Song for You" No — Yes Roh Ji-hoon
Ride Me Donghae & Eunhyuk feat. Henry "Love That I Need" No — Yes Henry Lau, Neil Nallas, Isaac Han (Noize Bank)
Swing Super Junior-M "无所谓 My Love For You" Yes Henry Lau Yes
Chapter 8 g.o.d "G'swag" No — Yes Kim, Red Rocket
Fantastic Henry feat. Seulgi "Butterfly" No — Yes Henry Lau, SAY, Hooni
Henry feat. Chanyeol "Bad Girl" No — Yes Henry Lau, SAY
Henry "Saturday" No — Yes Henry Lau, SAY, Hooni
"You" No — Yes Henry Lau, Hooni
2015 First Ferlyn Wong "Open Up Your Heart" No — Yes —
Ferlyn Wong feat. Mint "Luv Talk" No — Yes —
Beautiful Amber feat. Eric Nam "I Just Wanna" No — Yes Amber Liu
The Beat Goes On Donghae & Eunhyuk "Lights, Camera, Action" No — Yes Henry Lau, Neil Nallas
Let's Get It On Donghae & Eunhyuk "Let's Get It On" No — Yes Henry Lau, Mage
Oh My Venus OST Kim Jong-hyun "Beautiful Lady" No — Yes Henry Lau, Mage
2016 Sisters Over Flowers Season 2 OST Henry "不再是孩子 No More A Kid" No — Yes Henry Lau
Act. 7 4Minute "No Love" Yes Ra-young, Hyuna, Jeon Ji-yoon Yes —
Sweet Stranger and Me OST Henry feat. Mark "I Want to Enter Your Heart" No — Yes Henry Lau, Mage
The Feelin’ 搶先聽 Raymond Lam "The Feelin" Yes 天樂 Yes —
Non-album single Gen Neo "Stop Sugar" No — Yes —
2017 Non-album single Henry "Girlfriend" No — Yes Henry Lau
Dimensions Gen Neo "每分每秒" Yes Yanis Yang Yes —
"Reverse" No — Yes —
Gen Neo feat. Tracy Wang "Missing You" No — Yes —
Gen Neo "陌生朋友" No — Yes —
Act. 3 Chococo Factory Gugudan "Snowball" No — Yes Andreas Oberg, Maria Marcus
Non-album single Gen Neo "Come With Me" No — Yes —
2018 Rogue Rouge Amber Liu feat. Gen Neo "Right Now" Yes Amber Liu Yes —
Amber Liu "Closed Doors" Yes Amber Liu Yes —
Present: You & Me Jackson Wang, BamBam, Yugyeom "I Love It" Yes Jackson Wang Yes Jackson Wang
"WOLO" No — Yes Jackson Wang
Non-album single Gen Neo with Fei "Will You Wont You" Yes Fei Yes Fei
2019 Non-album single Bomin "Can't Love" Yes Bomin Yes Bomin
ESCAPE. Lin Yanjun "Get Outta My Head" No — Yes —
Non-album single Henry "Untitled Love Song" No — Yes Henry Lau, Joseph Kirkland, Jason Dean, Phoebe Ryan, Daniel Seavey, Jay Kim, Corbyn Besson, 김지수
Non-album single Casper "Sweet Love" Yes Casper, Lin du, Um In Han, Park Ju Seung, Lim Seung Hoo Yes —
Non-album single "Now or Never" No — Yes Lee Sung Han, Keidy-Ko Dong Kyun, Jay Kick-Park Se Joon
Non-album single "Real Fighter" Yes Casper, Ruediger Matthias Volker Schramm, Park Ju Seung, Lim Seung Hoo Yes Keidy-Ko Dong Kyun, Jay Kick-Park Se Joon
Non-album single Henry "But, I Love You" No — Yes Henry, Kim Jisoo
Non-album single Gen Neo "Over U" Yes OHMYMEITING, 张楚翹 Yes —
2021 Summer Time Roy Wang "HOME" Yes Marshall,Roy Wang,Amos Ang Yes Henry,Roy Wang,Amos Ang

References

  1. ^ Bernice, Kwok (June 1, 2018). "Gen Neo steps out: the producer-turned-singer talks Korean and Chinese pop, and what he's up to next". Hear 65. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Yip, Wai Yee (June 19, 2014). "Meet the Singaporean behind Super Junior-M hits". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Genneo Debuts With 'Think About Us'". Yahoo! Lifestyle. April 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Wai Yee, Yip (December 21, 2016). "Composer makes debut as singer". The Straits Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "梁根荣 (Gen Neo) - 心领域 (Dimensions) - KKBOX". KKBOX (in Chinese). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "젠 니오(Gen Neo), 오늘(29일) 첫 번째 미니앨범 'AD ASTRA' 발매". Topdaily (in Korean). December 29, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ China V Chart
  8. ^ Billboard World Digital
  9. ^ Moinchuk (April 5, 2015). "젠니오(Genneo) - Think About Us". Vimeo.
  10. ^ Moinchuk (December 9, 2016). "GENNEO – Stop Sugar". Vimeo.
  11. ^ YouTube (August 17, 2017). "Gen Neo 梁根荣 - 后退 (官方MV)". Gen Neo.
  12. ^ Moinchuk (August 27, 2017). "GENNEO MISSINGYOU". Vimeo.
  13. ^ "王霏霏(Fei)& GenNeo梁根榮【你會不會】HD 高清官方完整版MV─影片". Dailymotion. September 27, 2018.
  14. ^ YouTube (September 27, 2018). "Gen Neo 梁根榮 - 從今以後 (官方MV)". Gen Neo.
  15. ^ YouTube (April 24, 2018). "Rogue Rouge: RIGHT NOW (feat. Gen Neo)". Amber Liu.
  16. ^ YouTube (December 31, 2019). "Gen Neo 梁根榮 - OVER YOU(官方MV)". Gen Neo.
  17. ^ YouTube (December 31, 2020). "Gen Neo 梁根榮 - HOLD BACK (OFFICIAL MV)". Gen Neo.

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