Kim Dong-hyun (singer, born 1998)
South Korean singer and actor (born 1998)
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Kim Dong-hyun (Korean: 김동현, born September 17, 1998), known mononymously as Donghyun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is known for his participation in the reality competition show Produce 101 Season 2. He later debuted as a part of the musical duo, MXM. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX.
- Singer-songwriter
- actor
Kim Dong-hyun | |
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Kim in April 2019 | |
| Born | September 17, 1998 Jung District, Daejeon, South Korea |
| Education | Global Cyber University |
| Occupations |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Label | |
| Member of | |
| Formerly of | MXM |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김동현 |
| Hanja | 金東賢 |
| RR | Gim Donghyeon |
| MR | Kim Tonghyŏn |
Early life
Kim Dong-hyun was born on September 17, 1998, in Daejeon, South Korea.[1] He has an older brother, an older sister, and an older fraternal twin brother, making him the youngest person in his family.[2] Prior to appearing on Produce 101 Season 2, Kim has trained for eleven months.[3] He was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before he passed Brand New Music's audition and joined them as a trainee on late 2016.[4][5]
Kim was a student at Namdaejeon High School.[6]
Career
2017–2018: Produce 101 and MXM
In mid-2017, Kim participated in the Produce 101 Season 2, a reality competition show designed to form a temporary boy group consisting of 11 members chosen by the public from 101 contestants. He represented Brand New Music along with three other trainees.[7] He was eventually eliminated from the show, finishing in 28th place overall on episode 10.[8][9]
On July 12, 2017, Brand New Music announced that Kim and Lim Young-min, one of his agency mates who also joined Produce 101, would make their debut as a project duo and pre-released a debut single within the same month before releasing an extended play in late August.[10] The project unit name is revealed to be MXM, which was an acronym for "Mix & Match".[11] They released their debut single, Good Day on July 27 which included the title track and "I Just Do", a song that was co-produced by Kim.[12] A few weeks later, on September 6, they released their debut EP, Unmix.[13]
On March 15, 2018, he starred as a male lead in the music video for Lee Kang's song "In Vain (feat. Yang Da-il)".[14] He also appeared as a cameo in Gree's music video for the song "Dangerous".[15]
2019–present: AB6IX and solo activities
In early 2019, Brand New Music announced that Kim along with his fellow Produce 101 trainees and an addition of one other trainee would join the lineup for the agency's new boy group named AB6IX.[16][17] On May 22, the group debuted with their EP, B:Complete which included "Shining Stars", a song that was co-produced by Kim.[18]
In early 2021, Kim starred as one of male lead in a web series called Fling at Convenience Store.[19][20] He also sang the soundtrack for the series, which was co-produced by him.[21] In April 2021, Kim was confirmed to be part of the cast for the SBS television series Let Me Be Your Knight.[22] He will play the role of Woo Ga-on, the keyboardist and youngest member of LUNA.[23]
Discography
Songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Down. [24] | |||
| As lead artist | |||
| "Naturally Curly"[a] (천연 곱슬) | 2018 | — | More Than Ever |
| "Serenade"[a] (세레나데) | — | One More | |
| "More" (더 더) | 2020 | — | 5nally |
| "Venus" | 2022 | 183 | Complete with You |
| "F_ix You" | 2024 | — | Find You |
| As featured artist | |||
| "Together Forever" (Adora featuring Kim Dong-hyun) |
2022 | — | Non-album single |
| Promotional | |||
| "Playlist" (with various artist[b]) |
2021 | — | Non-album single |
| Soundtrack appearance | |||
| "Some" (썸탈래 나랑) | 2021 | 173 | Fling at Convenience Store OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Songwriting
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[25]
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2017 | "I Just Do" | MXM | Unmix | Yes | Lim Young-min, Kiggen | Yes | Kiggen |
| 2018 | "Checkmate" | More Than Ever | Yes | Lim Young-min, O'neal, ESBEE, Last.P, Rhymer | No | N/a | |
| "Without U" | Yes | Lim Young-min, 9999, LishBeats | No | N/a | |||
| "Naturally Curly" (천연 곱슬) | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
| "Gone Cold" (식어버린 온도) | Yes | Primeboi | No | N/a | |||
| "You Look So Different" (다르게 보여) | One More | Yes | 9999, ESBEE, Last.P, O'neal | Yes | 9999, ESBEE, Last.P, O'neal | ||
| "Serenade" (세레나데) | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
| 2019 | "Shining Stars" (별자리) | AB6IX | B:Complete | Yes | Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW | Yes | OUOW |
| "_And Me" | 6ixense | Yes | Yes | ||||
| "Pretty" (이쁨이 지나치면 죄야 죄) | Yes | Yes | |||||
| "Deep Inside" | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2020 | "More" (더 더) | Kim Dong-hyun | 5nally | Yes | OUOW | Yes | |
| "Maybe" (이게 그리움이 아니라면 대체 뭐겠어) | AB6IX | Salute | Yes | Park Woo-jin | Yes | ||
| 2021 | "Some" (썸탈래 나랑) | Kim Dong-hyun | Fling at Convenience Store OST | Yes | OUOW | Yes | |
| "3"" | AB6IX | Mo' Complete | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2022 | "Venus" | Kim Dong-hyun | Complete With You | Yes | — | Yes | On the road |
| "We Could Love" | AB6IX | A to B | Yes | On the road | Yes | On the road, Kim Seung-jun | |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Let Me Be Your Knight | Woo Ga-on | Main role | [22][23] |
Web series
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Produce 101 Season 2 | Contestant | Finished at 28th place | [7][8][9] |
Radio shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Listen | DJ | July 17, 2022–present; with Jeon Woong | [26] |
Music video
| Year | Title | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "More" | Kim Dong-hyun | Desert Beagle | [27] |
Awards and nominations
Notes
- Lee Dae-hwi (AB6IX), Hong Seong-jun (BDC), Yun Jung-hwan (BDC), Lee Eun-sang, Kanto, Gree