Jung Il-hoon

Jung Il-hoon (Korean: 정일훈; born October 4, 1994), simply known as Ilhoon, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is the main rapper of the South Korean boy band BtoB. He is well known for his collaborations with artists such as Hyuna and G.NA, as well for being an assistant MC on the variety show Weekly Idol. Ilhoon made his acting debut as he starred in the drama Webtoon Hero: Tundra Show in 2015.[2] He was also known for creating the gestures for "Gwiyomi Player".

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.
Jung Il-hoon
정일훈
Ilhoon at a fansign in November 2016
Born (1994-10-04) October 4, 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • Songwriter
  • Record Producer
  • Actor
  • Radio DJ
  • Host
RelativesJoo (Sister)
Musical career
Genres
Years active2012 (2012)–present
LabelsCube
Associated actsBtoB United Cube
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Il-hun
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Ilhun
Signature

Biography

Jung Il-hoon was born on October 4, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School and attended Korea College of Media Arts with acting course.[3] He is the younger brother of singer Joo.

Career

Pre-debut

Jung had filled in for label mate Yong Jun-hyung during some of G.NA's debut promotions with "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" on music shows, in 2010.

In 2011, Jung (along with four other members of BtoB's initial line-up) made his acting debut in the JTBC sitcom, I Live in Cheongdam Dong.

BtoB
Main article: BtoB (band)

Jung debuted as the main rapper of the boy group BtoB in 2012. The group made their official debut on Mnet's M! Countdown on March 21.[4]

Solo activities

Since 2012, Jung has been continuously appearing on variety show Weekly Idol as a special MC/ together with Apink's Bomi. Jung had his last broadcast on Weekly Idol on its 206th episode.[5] In 2012, he collaborated with 4minute's Gayoon with the song "My Love By My Side" for the musical of the same name. He also featured in Hyuna's "Unripe Apple" which was a track from her second EP, Melting.[6]

In 2013, he was featured in 2YOON's Harvest Moon EP for the track "Nightmare", where he showed his impressive rapping skills. His featuring activities continued as he was later on revealed to be collaborating with G.NA for the lead single, "Oops!", of the Beautiful Kisses EP.[7]

In 2015, Cube Entertainment announced Hyuna's lead single for A+ would feature Jung. The track was titled "Roll Deep" (Because I'm the Best). He also participated in the making of the album.[8] He was only able to perform with Hyuna twice as there was a conflict with other BtoB schedules. He was replaced by Cube Entertainment's trainee, Kim Hyo-jong. Later in 2015, Jung joined the line-up for Unpretty Rapstar 2's semi-finals episode as he performed with contestant Jiyoon for the track "This Ain't Me".[9]

In 2015 Jung starred in the web-drama, Webtoon Hero: Tundra Show as Kim Sung-min.[2]

On May 24, 2017, it was revealed that Jung would be releasing a self-composed track on May 30, as part of BtoB's "Piece of BtoB" solo project.[10] On May 26, it was revealed the song would be "Fancy Shoes", a song that he had had previously performed at BtoB's solo concert, BtoB Time 2017.[11]

In September 2017 it was announced Jung would be joining the cast of web-mockumentary (fashioned as a cosmetics reality program), The Cushion, alongside label mate Yoo Seon-ho and Korean beauty YouTuber Lena.[12] All the episodes were uploaded on Naver TV, YouTube and Oksusu from October to November 2017.

On February 12, 2018, it was announced that Jung would be releasing his first solo album the following March.[13][14] The album, titled Big Wave, contained five tracks which feature, BTOB member, Hyunsik and Jinho of Pentagon. The lead single, "She's Gone", is a hip hop song which describes complicated feelings, Jung had previously performed the song at BTOB's 2017 BTOB Time - Our Concert, from 23–24 December at the Ilsan Kintex Exhibition Center.[15] Jung participated in writing and composing the songs.[16]

On February 21, 2019, Jung dropped a digital single, "Spoiler", featuring solo artist Babylon.[17]

Discography
For Jung Il-hoon's works with BtoB, see BtoB discography.
See also: List of songs written and produced by Jung Il-hoon

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[18]
Big Wave
Track listing

  1. Come Closer featuring Hyunsik
  2. Fancy Shoes (Remastered)
  3. She's Gone
  4. Big Wave
  5. Always featuring Jinho
 2 KOR: 34,270[19]

Songs

As lead artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[20]		 US
World
"Fancy Shoes" 2017 76 — Piece of BtoB Vol.2
"She's Gone" 2018 24 — Big Wave
"Spoiler" (feat. Babylon) 2019 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[20]		 US
World
"My Love By My Side" (with Heo Ga-yoon) 2012 — — N/A My Love By My Side Musical
"Baesisi" (with Jisook) 2017 — — Baesisi
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[23]		 US
World
[24]
"Unripe Apple" (Hyuna feat. Jung Il-hoon) 2012 70 — Melting
"Nightmare" (2YOON feat. Jung Il-hoon) 2013 — — Harvest Moon
"Oops!" (G.NA feat. Jung Il-hoon) 13 19 Beautiful Kisses
"Just Pass By" (Subin feat. Jung Il-hoon) 2014 — — N/A B.B.B
"2Limes" (Inoran feat. Minhyuk, Peniel, Ilhoon) 2015 — — Beautiful Now
"Roll Deep" (Hyuna feat. Jung Il-hoon) 13 3 A+
"This Ain't Me" — — N/A Unpretty Rapstar 2 Semi-Final Part 1
"Wind Clock" (Wax feat. Jung Il-hoon) — — Non-album single
"Chamisma" (CLC feat. Jung Il-hoon) 2016 — — Chamisma
"You Seem Busy" (Melody Day feat. Jung Il-hoon) 2017 — — KISS ON THE LIPS
"Remember" (Babylon feat. Jung Il-hoon) 2018 Non-album single
"One" (Samuel feat. Jung Il-hoon) — — One
"Obvious" (Hwanhee feat. Jung Il-hoon) Obvious
"Hug Me" (U Sung-eun feat. Jung Il-hoon) Non-album single
"Cookies" (Lee Hong-gi feat. Jung Il-hoon) Do n Do
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[29]		 US
World
"Bye Bye Love" (with Dongwoon, Yoseob, Changsub) 2013 35 — When a Man Falls in Love OST
"Goodbye Sadness" (with Changsub, Eunkwang) 2015 — — N/A Sweet, Savage Family OST
"For You" (with Changsub, Eunkwang, Minhyuk) 2016 — — Cinderella and Four Knights OST
"It Was Love" (with Bang Min-ah) 2019 My Absolute Boyfriend OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes
2015 Webtoon Hero: Tundra Show MBC Every 1 Kim Sung-min Lead role
2018 Dae Jang Geum Is Watching MBC RoongD Cameo Episode 16

Variety shows
Year Show Network Notes
2012-2016 Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Co-host with Apink's Bomi
Regular Guest, Assistant MC
2017 The Cushion NAVER TV Main cast with Yoo Seon-ho and Lena[31]
2018 Idol Room JTBC Co-host with IZ*ONE's Yujin
Special MC on Episode 31
2019 Insane Quiz (이세퀴) NAVER TV, YouTube Main Host [32]
KBS Music Shuffle, The Hit KBS2 Contestant with Hyunsik and Eddy Kim [33]
Insane Quiz (이세퀴) Season 2 NAVER TV, YouTube Main Host [34]
The Quack Philosophers (개똥이네 철학관) TVN Main cast with Lee Seung-chul, Kim Jun-hyun and Im Soo-hyang [35]

Music videos
Title Year Ref.
"Fancy Shoes (Choreography Practice Video)" 2017 [36]
"She's Gone" 2018 [37]
"Always" [38]
"Spoiler" ft Babylon 2019 [39]

Radio show
Year Title Network Notes
2018 Idol Radio MBC DJ; September 27, 2018[40]–September 30, 2019[41]

References
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  2. "BTOB's Ilhoon to make acting debut as lead of upcoming variety drama". Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. "BTOB Jung IlHoon accepted into Acting course in Korea College of Media Arts". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. "Cube Entertainment Unveils Its Newest Boy Group, BTOB - MNET". 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. "BTOB's Ilhoon and A Pink's Bomi to leave 'Weekly Idol'". Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. "HyunA reveals additional photos + tracklist for 'Melting'". Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  7. "G.NA Beautiful Kisses (EP)". iTunes. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  8. "HyunA announces her title track featuring BTOB's Ilhoon!". Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  9. "Lee Soo Hyun, Basick, Ilhoon, and More to Also Collaborate With "Unpretty Rapstar 2" Contestants". Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. 큐브 측 "정일훈, 비투비 솔로 프로젝트 두번째 주자…자작곡 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-05-26.
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