Min Kyung-hoon

Min Kyung-hoon
Min in 2015
Native name 민경훈
Born (1984-10-06) October 6, 1984
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • entertainer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2003–present
Labels Santa Music
Associated acts
  • Buzz
  • Universe Cowards
Korean name
Hangul 민경훈
Hanja 閔經勳
Revised Romanization Min Kyǒnghun
McCune–Reischauer Min Gyeong-hun

Min Kyung-hoon (Hangul: 민경훈; born October 6, 1984) is a South Korean singer. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Buzz. His first solo album, Im·pres·sive, was released on December 5, 2007. His second solo album, Picnic, was released on June 27, 2011.[1]

Career

During his childhood, Min never thought of being an entertainer. His dream was to become a professional gamer. During his third year of high school, he was recommended to audition for a company. Min went to the audition without thinking seriously about it. The company heard him sing and like him to make a side agreement.

Min worked in a group of people who liked to sing during his high school days. When Min was younger, he realized that being a singer who sang in the cafe near Han River suited him better rather than becoming a famous celebrity. Then, at the recommendation of his school friend, He auditioned for AYON Entertainment, (Buzz's first agency) in a karaoke room. He then recorded songs under the same agency and became a singer.

He signed a contract with a company in late spring, 2002, and gave up sports and school to focus on singing. Min joined Buzz in June 2002, as a vocalist. Buzz's members practiced instruments together for two years. Min, having been added later, had to stay up all night and practice his vocals without a break.

2003-2007: Buzz activity days

Buzz made their official debut with "Morning Of Buzz" on October 11, 2003.[2] In their third album "Perfect", the song "You Don't Know Men" was well received.[3][4][5][6] On May 17, 2007, Buzz disbanded temporarily due to the members' military service.[7] Min was confirmed to continue solo activities while the members are serving the military.[8] On June 25, 2007, Buzz released their last single, "Love Is My Heart, Part 2".[9]

2007-2014: Solo activity and Military life

On December 4, 2007, Min released his first solo album "Im · pres · sive", with the advice of Buzz members and the solicitation of his former agency.[10] The album was not well praised and was not that popular. On December 12, 2008, he released the digital single, "Day," which was not received well.[11] Until 2009, Min and Buzz took a hiatus. During this time, Min hardly left his house and suffered from severe depression and weight gain. He claims that during this "slump," he drank alcohol as soon as he woke up, and drank again to fall asleep.[12]

Min was able to get back on his feet and return to music thanks to help from a fellow acquaintance. On February 4, 2010, the mini album "Reunion" was announced officially. The title song "I Love You" is one of the most popular solo songs. Min released his digital single "It's Alright" (March 29, 2010) and the soap opera My Life Is Beautiful OST "My Eternal Love", but there was no follow-up activity. In October and November 2010, he participated as a guest vocalist by singing his digital single "Wounded" and "Buzz 2" album "Fuzz-Buzz".

On June 27, 2011, he released his 2nd album "Picnic", but he did not see any big success. It was an album that had a lot of new attempts such as changing the existing songs of Min’s rock ballad. However, Shin Jung-hwan's controversy about the gambling in the Philippines and the controversy over the entry of MC Mong that involved him had an adverse effect on the album promotion. Because of the controversy, the existing fan base left the fandom and the sales was lower than the previous album.

On March 6, 2012, after the release of his digital single "Look Back" on March 2,[13] Min suddenly went for military service.[14] He joined the Uijeongbu 306 supporters and served for 21 months.[15][16] While Min was serving in the military band, he performed military band performances and concert train performances.[17] On December 5, 2013, Min finished his military service and fans and Buzz members gathered and congratulated him.[18]

2014-present: Buzz re-union, Knowing Bros and Universe Cowards

On April 8, 2014, Min returned to Buzz's vocals after Buzz announced their comeback.[19][20]

In December 2015, he joined JTBC's new variety show, Knowing Bros, as a cast member along with comedians Kang Ho-dong and Lee Soo-geun.[21] Min's unique personality, a persona that was fresh in Korean entertainment at the time, enabled him to see a resurgence of popularity.

In fall 2016, Min and Super Junior member Kim Hee-chul released a duet titled "Sweet Dream". The two stars are known as "Universe Cowards" when they promote music, which is a name they came up with for a Knowing Bros project group.[22] The song proved successful, topping the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart, an achievement known as "all-kill".[23] In 2017, "Sweet Dream" won a Best Rock Song at the MelOn Music Awards.[24]

Following the success of "Sweet Dream", in February 2018, Universe Cowards returned with "Falling Blossoms". It was composed by Lee Sang-joon and Cha Jil-won and features lyrics written by Min,[25] which peaked at number 15 on Gaon Digital Chart. Billboard described it as "soft pop-rock tune that grows to a soaring, emotional cacophony" and complimented how their music video was one of the most inclusive music videos South Korea’s seen in some time.[25]

Starting from October 2018, Min became a fixed cast member of the weekly variety show "Rooftop Troublemakers" after a successful pilot episode.[26]

Discography

Album

Studio album
Year Album Title Details Track listing
2007 Im · pres · sive
  • Released: December 4 , 2007
  • Sales: 23,000+
  • Language: Korean
Track listing
  1. "Impressive"
  2. "Sad Fool"
  3. "Let's cry just today"
  4. "Sand Castle"
  5. "Though I Die"
  6. "Cactus"
  7. "Mute"
  8. "Bad Love"
  9. "Why..."
  10. "Hool- Hool"
2011 Picnic
  • Released: June 27 , 2011
  • Language: Korean
Track listing
  1. "Nightmare"
  2. "One single word"
  3. "I didn't cheat on you"
  4. "She"
  5. "Lay" (Heaven Belong To You)
  6. "Happy Time"
  7. "It's you" (I Got Your Love)
  8. "How do I do" (feat.SGWannabe Lee Suk Hoon)
  9. "Loving U"
  10. "Habit"
EP
Year Album Title Details Track listing
2010 Reunion
  • Released: February 4 , 2010
  • Sales: 5,600+
  • Language: Korean
Track listing
  1. "It's love coz it hurts"
  2. "I love you"
  3. "There are no same goodbyes"
  4. "Deleted"
  5. "Just ... tears"

Singles

Title Year Album
As lead artist
"One Day" 2008 One day
"It's Alright" 2010 It`s Alright
"Wounded" 2010 Wounded
"Look Back" 2012 Look Back
Soundtrack appearances
"Climax" 2008 The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea OST
"Life is Beautiful" 2010 Life Is Beautiful OST
"Hero" 2015 SPY OST
"Love You" 2016 The K2 OST
"Here I am" 2017 Live Up to Your Name OST
"Waiting here for you" 2018 Money Flower OST
Collaborations
Year Title Peak chart pos. Sales
(DL)		 Album details
KOR
Gaon
[27]		 KOR Hot
[28]
2016 "Sweet Dream"
(Kim Hee-chul, Min Kyung-hoon)		 1 *
2018 "Falling Blossoms"
(Kim Hee-chul, Min Kyung-hoon)		 15 14 N/A

Filmography

Television Show
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015-present Knowing Bros Cast JTBC [21]
2017 Girl Group Battle Co-Host KBS Lunar New Year Special
I Came Alone KBS2 Chuseok Pilot Special
What Shall We Eat Today? Cast O'live
2018 Rooftop Troublemakers Cast KBS2 [30]

Awards and Nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2016 5th JTBC Awards Best Couple Award with Kim Hee-chul Knowing Bros Won [31]
2017 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year (November) with Kim Hee-chul "Sweet Dream" Nominated [32]
9th Melon Music Awards Best Rock Song with Kim Hee-chul Won [24]

References

  1. ↑ "민경훈, 27일 두번째 정규 앨범 발표". June 15, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Lee, So-dam (August 8, 2017). "[뮤직톡톡] "전성기 ing"..버즈, 옛날사람? 여전한 현역 클래스" [[Music Tap] "Prime timing..." Buzz, an old person? An unchanged active class]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kim, Ji-yeon (July 2, 2006). "버즈 '남자를 몰라', 지상파 방송 첫 1위". Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kim, Won-kyum (June 1, 2006). "버즈, '남자를 몰라' 발매 한달만에 온라인 1위". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Kim, Tae-eun (July 2, 2006). "버즈 '남자를 몰라', SBS '인기가요' 정상". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "버즈 3집 타이틀 '남자를 몰라'로 변경". Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. May 3, 2006. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ Kim, Won-kyum (May 17, 2007). "버즈, 멤버 군입대로 잠정해체..민경훈 솔로 데뷔". Star news (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "버즈 멤버 군 입대로 민경훈 솔로 활동". Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. May 17, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "버즈 원년 멤버 모여 마지막 곡 '사랑은 가슴이 시킨다2' 발표". Hankyung Daily (in Korean). June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kim, Ji-yeon (November 23, 2007). "버즈 민경훈, 솔로 컴백 임박 '남성미로 승부'" [Buzz's Min Kyung-hoon's solo comeback is approaching "Masculine beauty victory"]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  11. ↑ "민경훈, 1년만 컴백...12일 싱글앨범 ´하루´ 발매" [Min Kyung-hoon, Comeback after a year... Released a single "Day" on the 12th]. Dailian (in Korean). December 12, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  12. ↑ http://news.donga.com/Enter/more29/3/all/20100211/26091881/1
  13. ↑ Kang, Se-hee (March 4, 2012). "민경훈 입대… 디지털 싱글 '돌아보다' 발매 3월 6일 현역으로 조용히" [Min Kyung-hoon enlistment... Digital single 'Look Back' released quietly while enlisting as active duty soldier on March 6]. Kyeongin (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ Jun, Won (March 6, 2012). "민경훈 마지막디지털 싱글 발표하고 오늘(6일) 입대" [Min Kyung-hoon announces his latest digital single and enlists today (6th)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ Jun, Won (December 5, 2013). "민경훈, 오늘(5일) 현역 만기제대…팬들 품으로" [Min Kyung-hoon, Discharged today (5th) from active duty]. myDaily (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ "[mk포토] 민경훈 입대 `군대 잘 다녀 올게요~`" [[mk Photo] Min Kyung-hoon Enlisted, 'I'll serve in the army well~']. Sports MK (in Korean). March 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Kim, Min-hyo (October 24, 2012). "[포토] 민경훈, 군악대 공연하는거 너무 좋은걸요" [[Photo] Min Kyung-hoon, "It is nice to perform for the military band"]. Data News (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  18. ↑ Hwang, Hye-jin (December 5, 2013). "민경훈 전역, 오늘(5일) 현역복무 마치고 팬들 곁으로" [Min Kyung-hoon discharged today (5th) from active duty and stands beside fans]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  19. ↑ "버즈 8년 만에 재결합, 민경훈 "올해는 좋은 소식"". Dailian (in Korean). April 8, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ Im, Seung-mi (April 8, 2014). "버즈, 원년멤버로 돌아온다..민경훈 팬카페에 재결합 발표". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  21. 1 2 Yoon, Dong-won (May 15, 2016). "'아는 형님' 강호동 이수근 민경훈 출연확정…12월을 수놓는 8인의 별들!". MTN News (in Korean). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  22. ↑ "아는형님 김희철 민경훈 '나비잠' 비하인드, 트와이스 모모 두고 '신경전'". Naver (in Korean). Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  23. ↑ "스테이션 시리즈 최초 #1 등극!". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  24. 1 2 "2017 Melon Music Awards". Melon. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  25. 1 2 Herman, Tamar (February 18, 2018). "Super Junior's Kim Heechul and Min Kyunghoon Give Visibility to Developmentally Disabled People in 'Falling Blossoms' Video". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  26. ↑ https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003880795
  27. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon.
    • "Sweet Dream". 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
    • "Falling Blossoms/Andenayon/I Kicked My Luck Off". 17 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
    • "Falling Blossoms/Andenayon/I Kicked My Luck Off". February 26 – March 4, 2018.
  29. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Sweet Dream":
    • "Gaon Download November Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
    • "Gaon Download December Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – Mid-year 2017". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2017.
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  31. ↑ "JTBC AWARDS 2016". JTBC (in Korean). December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  32. ↑ "6th GAONCHART MUSIC AWARDS" (in Korean). kpopawards.co.kr. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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