Gen Neo

Gen Neo
梁根荣
Born	Liang Genrong (1989-06-18) June 18, 1989 (age 35) Singapore
Other names	Genneo
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music
Occupations	Singer-songwriter producer composer
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Mandopop R&B
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Mapps Entertainment BAMM Entertainment Monster Entertainment Group
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	梁根荣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liáng Gēnróng
Korean name
Hangul	젠니오

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 Canadian hip hop artist, 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 每分每秒 Reverse (后退) Missing You 陌生朋友
Ad Astra[6] EP Released: December 29, 2020 Label: Monster Entertainment Group	Track listing Ur Type Hold Back What Can I Do (feat. J.Sheon) Where to Go Bye 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
   • "On My Own – World Digital Songs (June 04, 2016)". Billboard Charts.
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.

External links

• Gen Neo on Instagram
• Gen Neo at BAMM Entertainment
• Gen Neo at Monster Entertainment Group