Hwiyoung
South Korean singer (born 1999)
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Kim Young-kyun (Korean: 김영균; born May 11, 1999), also known by his stage name Hwiyoung (휘영), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor.[1][2][3] He is a member of the South Korean boy band SF9.[4]
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May 11, 1999
- Singer
- rapper
- actor
He debuted as a solo artist on August 13, 2023, with the digital single "Drive5" and released his first single album Traveling Fish on June 20, 2024.[5][6]
Hwiyoung trained to be a k-pop idol and performer in the talent company FNC Entertainment's rookie training program Neoz School.[7][8] In 2016, he competed in the nine-member dance group NEOZ Dance on the Mnet survival reality show d.o.b.: Dance or Band,[9][unreliable source?] where he and his group mates competed for a chance to debut as FNC's first boy dance group. They won the competition, and debuted as FNC's first male dance group with the group name SF9 (short for Sensational Feeling 9).[10] They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016.[11]
As an actor, Hwiyoung began his career as a supporting role in the interactive web drama Click Your Heart (2016), later played a support character in the drama Imitation (2021), web drama Miracle (2022),[12] and The Matchmakers (2023).
Career
In 2015, he was a part of a pre-debut team, "Neoz School", under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called NEOZ.[13] In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b : Dance or Band, competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 on October 5, 2016, with their debut album Feeling Sensation, featuring their first single "Fanfare".[14][15]
Discography
Single album
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | |||
| Traveling Fish |
|
28 |
|
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Burn" (4bout and Hemo featuring Hwiyoung) |
2022 | Omnibus |
| "Workin" (24 Flakko & Cribs featuring Hwiyoung) |
2023 | Lotto, Pt. II |
Soundtracks
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Love Gradation" (with Inseong) |
2020 | DokGoBin Is Updating OST |
| "Malo" (with Lee Jun-young, Kang Chan-hee, Ahn Jeong-hun, Park Yu-ri, and Choi Jong-ho)[a] |
2021 | Imitation OST |
| "Amen" (with Lee Jun-young, Kang Chan-hee, Ahn Jeong-hun, Park Yu-ri, and Choi Jong-ho)[a] | ||
| "Your Sign" (별자리; Shax version) (with Lee Jun-young, Kang Chan-hee, Ahn Jeong-hun, Park Yu-ri, and Choi Jong-ho)[a] | ||
| "Mini Date" (미니데이트) (with Kim Min-seo)[b] | ||
| "Your Sign" (별자리) (with Lee Jun-young, Kang Chan-hee, Ahn Jeong-hun, Park Yu-ri, Choi Jong-ho, Jung Ji-so, Kim Min-seo, Lim Na-young, Jeong Yun-ho, Lee Su-woong, Park Seong-hwa, Choi San, and Park Ji-yeon)[c] | ||
| "Milky Way" (with Chani and Kang Min-ah) |
2022 | Miracle OST |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Coffee Society 4.0 | Jhoo | Cameo (Ep.8) (Thailand) |
| 2020 | Was It Love? | Hwiyoung | SF9 cameo (Ep.6) |
| 2021 | Imitation | Kang Leehyun | Support role (Shax member) |
| 2023 | The Matchmakers | Lee Jwarang | Support role |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Click Your Heart | Hwiyoung | SF9 debut drama |
| 2018 | Dingo K-Drama | Support role | |
| 2020 | Dok Go Bin is Updating | Dok Gobin | Main role |
| Mermaid Prince: The Beginning | Yoon Gun | ||
| 2021 | Replay: The Moment | Lee Jihoon | |
| 2022 | Miracle | Min Shiwoo |