Jeffrey Kung (孔令奇 pinyin: Kǒng Lìngqí; born June 9, 1981) is a Chinese singer, producer, and entrepreneur. Kung is a 76th-generation descendant of Confucius, [1] and the brother of Chinese-American television personality and entrepreneur, Crystal Kung Minkoff.[2]
Kung was born on 9 June 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Chinese immigrant parents. His father is of Shandong ancestry and his mother, Taiwan. Kung is best known as an award winning producer and the creator of the first hiphop radio show in China, "The Park" (嘻哈公園) which ran from 2006-2019. [3]
Kung began his career when he was 19 in 2001, in the same year, he won the Golden Melody Awards along "Best New Artist", and "MTV‘s New Artist of the Year" award. [4]In 2012, he won the award for Producer of the year.[5] Dubbed the "Hip Hop OG" of China, Jeffrey is one of the first Chinese artist's to rap in both English and Chinese in the mainstream Mandarin pop market. [6]
Outside of music, Kung is a businessman who co-founded the coconut beverage brand "Real Coco" since 2010 with his business partner Brian Bardos and his sister Crystal Kung Minkoff.[7] He recently got engaged to partner Eunice Jaymie Tan. [8]
References
- ^ "孔子76代孫成台灣饒舌歌手". 13 February 2002.
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3134390/who-crystal-kung-minkoff-first-asian-american-cast-member
- ^ "他在中国第一个介绍嘻哈音乐，十年低潮后活出自己".
- ^ "他在中国第一个介绍嘻哈音乐，十年低潮后活出自己".
- ^ "金曲25／擺脫耍大牌形象 孔令奇得獎率百分百". 28 June 2014.
- ^ "他在中国第一个介绍嘻哈音乐，十年低潮后活出自己".
- ^ "'RHOBH': What We Know About Crystal Kung Minkoff's Brother Jeffrey Kung". 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Crystal Kung Minkoff's Brother, Jeffrey Kung, is Engaged: "So in Love"". 15 March 2024.