Peggy Gou is a South Korean DJ and producer, born in Incheon and based in Berlin, who runs her own Gudu Records label. The 2018 EP Once made her a fixture of international house music, and (It Goes Like) Nanana from her debut LP I Hear You (2024) went properly viral. Find Peggy Gou vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Kim Min-ji, performing as Peggy Gou, was born in Incheon, South Korea on July 3, 1991. She studied at the London College of Fashion before pivoting to music. She has been based in Berlin since the mid-2010s. She launched her own Gudu Records label in 2019. Her 2018 EP Once and 2019 follow-up Moment established her international DJ career. Her 2023 single (It Goes Like) Nanana from her debut LP I Hear You (2024) became a international viral hit and reached number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. She has been involved in fashion (parallel work with brands including Louis Vuitton and Stussy) and commitment to representing Korean DJs in the international electronic music scene.
Peggy Gou's sound combines house, techno, deep house, electronic dance music, K-pop electronica, and tech house with her distinctive Korean and English-language vocal arrangements, atmospheric production approaches, and arrangements drawing on classic Detroit and Chicago house alongside contemporary electronic music influences. Korean cultural identity in her aesthetic.
Gudu Records, Phonica, and XL/Ninja Tune pressings of the Peggy Gou catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand.
Listeners new to Peggy Gou typically start with I Hear You (2024) or Once EP (2018).
