Gen Neo

The K-pop composer Gen Neo Gen Rong — better known as Gen Neo — was born in Singapore on June 18, 1989. Partially trained at Berklee College of Music in Boston, he moved to South Korea during his early twenties to find work as a songwriter. There, he formed the production duo NoizeBank with his former Berklee classmate, Henry Lau. Gen Neo contributed heavily to Henry Lau's first two EPs, 2013's Trap and 2014's Fantastic, both of which peaked at Number 2 on the Gaon Music Chart in South Korea. He also launched his own performance career, balancing his ongoing work as a songwriter for Got7, Super Junior, and other boy bands with his own string of Mandopop and K-pop releases. "Think About Us" marked his debut release in 2015, followed by "Stop Sugar" in 2016. That same year, he duetted with Amber Liu on "On My Own," which peaked at Number 11 on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. His first EP, Dimensions, was released in 2017, and he landed another popular duet with 2018's "Will You Won't You," which featured former Miss A vocalist Fei and climbed to Number 4 on Billboard's China V chart. While continuing to write music for artists like Casper, Lin Yanjun, and Jackson Wang, he maintained his solo career with 2020's AD ASTRA.