I. Introduction
VEDO is an American R&B singer and songwriter who writes and records his own music, as well as writing multiplatinum selling songs for American singers like Usher, Ella Mae and Chris Brown and Kpop artists like EXO, Baekhyun and NCT. VEDO works primarily with SM Entertainment, creating R&B-infused songs like WayV's "Bad Alive" and NCT 127's "Regular," as well as crafting these groups' English-language song versions.
II. Career
VEDO began recording in 2011, before auditioning for the popular American TV show "The Voice." He finished in the top 12, then continued to write and record songs for himself and other artists. He began working with SM Entertainment, beginning with the song "Going Crazy" for EXO. He continued writing songs for other SM artists, including Lay, Baekhyun, NCT 127, WayV, CIX and SuperM. In addition to composing and arranging, he also wrote the lyrics for several popular English language songs, as well as recording some backing vocals. He often works with the team of Mike Daley and Mitchell Owens.
III. Discography
This is only limited to his work in Kpop and Cpop.
| Title | Artist Name | Album | Release Date | Credit | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Prism" | SHINee | 1 of 1 | 2016 | Composer | KOR: #52 |
| "내가 미쳐 (Going Crazy)" Korean, Chinese versions |
EXO | The War | 2017 | Composer, Producer |
KOR: #23 |
| "Regular" Korean, English versions |
NCT 127 | Regular-Irregular | 2018 | Lyricist (English version), Composer | KOR: #92 US: #2 world |
| "Thing For You" Korean, English versions |
Lay | Namanana | 2018 | Lyricist (English version), Producer | - |
| "Regular" Chinese version | WayV | The Vision | 2019 | Composer | US: #3 World |
| " 无翼而飞 (Take Off)" | WayV | Take Off | 2019 | Composer | US: #25 World |
| "真实谎言 (Say It)" | WayV | Take Off | 2019 | Composer | - |
| "Highway to Heaven" Korean, English versions |
NCT 127 | We Are Superhuman / English version: single | 2019 | Lyricist (English version), Composer, Producer | US: #5 world |
| "Jet Lag" | NCT 127 | We Are Superhuman | 2019 | Composer | - |
| "My New World" | CIX | Hello, Chapter 1. Hello Stranger (Japanese version) | 2019 | Composer | - |
| "Love Me Now" | NCT 127 | Neo Zone | 2020 | Composer | KOR: #141 |
| "R U Ridin?" | Baekhyun | Delight | 2020 | Composer | KOR: #67 |
| "执迷 (Unbreakable)" | WayV | Awaken the World | 2020 | Composer | - |
| "Bad Alive" Chinese, English versions |
WayV | Awaken the World | 2020 | Lyricist (English version), Composer | US: #12 World |
| "Monster" | SuperM | Super One | 2020 | Lyricist, Composer, Producer | - |
| "One (Monster & Infinity)" | SuperM | Super One | 2020 | Lyricist, Composer, Producer | US: #7 world |
| "Work It" | NCT U | NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 | 2020 | Composer, Producer | KOR: #123 US: #23 world |
| "Resonance" | NCT 2020 | Resonance single | 2020 | Composer, Producer | US: #14 world |
| "First Love" | NCT 127 | Loveholic | 2021 | Lyricist, Composer | JPN: #71 |
IV. Videography
This is limited only to his work in Kpop and Cpop.
References:
KOMCA: Searching Works (search Z0503920 under Writers & Publishers)
GAON charts
Billboard charts
