Kihyun

Yoo Ki-hyun (Hangul: 유기현; born November 22, 1993), better known as Kihyun, is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist in the South Korean boy band Monsta X, which debuted under Starship Entertainment in 2015 through Mnet's survival show, No.Mercy.

Kihyun
Ki-hyun at the 2019 Fact Music Awards
Background information
Birth nameYoo Ki-hyun
Born (1993-11-22) November 22, 1993
Goyang, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsStarship
Associated acts
Websitemonstax-e.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Gihyeon
McCune–ReischauerYu Kihyŏn

Personal life

Early life and education

Kihyun was born on November 22, 1993 in Goyang, South Korea. He comes from a family of four,[1] which includes his father, mother, older brother (who lives in Japan), and himself. He is a graduate of Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.[2]

Career

2014–2015: Debut and career beginnings

In December 2014, Kihyun competed in Mnet's survival show "No.Mercy".[3] Along with the six other trainees, they formed a hip-hop idol group Monsta X and debuted under Starship Entertainment on May 14, 2015.[4] Through the survival show, he also released 2 collaboration tracks, "Pillow", with Sistar's Soyou and Giriboy on January 14, 2015,[5] and "0 (Young)", with Giriboy, Mad Clown, Jooyoung and a few other remaining trainees in "No.Mercy" on February 4, 2015.[6]

In May 2015, Kihyun and fellow Monsta X member Jooheon recorded a television soundtrack titled "Attractive Woman" for Korean drama Orange Marmalade.[7] In October, he also sang his first solo original soundtrack "One More Step" for the MBC's television drama She Was Pretty.[8]

2016–present: Original soundtracks

Kihyun appeared as a contestant on the King of Mask Singer known as "Tell Them I’m the Dragon King" on January 3, 2016. He won the first round versus Apink's Namjoo known as "Good Daughter Shim Cheong". Unfortunately, on the second round of the competition, he lost to Lim Jeong-hee known as "Rolled Good Fortune" with the difference of only 3 votes.[9]

The original soundtrack titled "The Tiger Moth" for MBC's drama Shopping King Louie was released on October 27, 2016 with two versions in which the acoustic version was sung by Kihyun.[10]

In June 2017, an original soundtrack titled "I've Got A Feeling" for SBS's drama Suspicious Partner was released.[11]

In May 2018, he recorded "Can't Breathe" for MBC's Partners for Justice with fellow Monsta X member Jooheon,[12] while in June, he recorded "Love Virus" for TvN's drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim together with WJSN's SeolA.[13]

In April 2020, Kihyun recorded another OST for KBS's Welcome (TV Series), titled "Again Spring" (다시, 봄).

Discography
Year Song title Album Artist Ref.
2015 "Pillow" No.Mercy OST Part 2 Soyou (Sistar) and Giriboy [14]
"0 (Young)" No.Mercy OST Part 3 Jooyoung, Mad Clown and Giriboy [15]

Soundtrack appearances
Year Song title Album Ref.
2015 "Attractive Woman" with Jooheon (Monsta X) KBS Orange Marmalade OST Part 2 [7]
"One More Step" MBC She Was Pretty OST Part 3 [8]
2016 "The Tiger Moth" MBC Shopping King Louie OST Part 7 [10]
2017 "I've Got A Feeling" SBS Suspicious Partner OST Part 7 [11]
2018 "Can't Breathe" with Jooheon (Monsta X) MBC Partners for Justice OST Part 1 [12]
"Love Virus" with SeolA (WJSN) TvN What's Wrong with Secretary Kim OST Part 1 [13]
2020 "Again, Spring" KBS Welcome OST Part 7 [16]

Filmography

TV appearances
Year Network Show Role Ref.
2014–2015 Mnet No.Mercy Contestant [3]
2016 MBC King of Mask Singer [9]
2017 KBS2 Singing Battle Hidden Card [17]
2019 Mnet I Can See Your Voice 6 Guest [18]

References
  1. "Hello Counselor EP.385". KBS World TV. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. VLive. "[몬채널][B] EP.51 최.배.찾 No. 3". V Live. Naver. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. Park, Gyu-oh (November 13, 2014). "New idol group to be born through Mnet's 'No.Mercy'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. Sung, Jin Hee (May 7, 2015). "Monsta X, the debut picture of the 'wild rebel street' concept topic!". The Star Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  5. Writer, Staff (February 12, 2015). "'No.Mercy' Comes to an End With Seven Trainees Set To Debut As Idol Group Monsta X". KpopStarz. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. Yoon, Hee-hee (February 5, 2015). "'No.Mercy' mission sound source release ..." Ten Asia The Korea Entertainment Media (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. Ha, You-bin (April 20, 2015). "MONSTA X To Sing 'Orange Marmalade' OST". BNT News. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  8. Yoon, Suk Min (October 21, 2015). "'She was pretty' Choi Si Won, OST directly called. Today(21st) 10 times in the first line". Ten Asia The Korea Entertainment Media (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  9. "Rookie Idol Impresses Judges on 'King of Mask Singer'". Soompi. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  10. Choi (October 27, 2016). "Monsta X, MBC 'Shopping King Louis' OST 7 the two versions revealed". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. Kim, Soo-kyung (June 13, 2017). "Monsta X Kihyun takes part in OST for 'Suspicious Partner'". Ten Asia The Korea Entertainment Media (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  12. Anjee (May 21, 2018). "Monsta X KihyunXJooheon to participate in 'Investigation Couple' OST". Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  13. Yoo, Cheong-hee (June 14, 2018). "Monsta X Ki-hyun X Cosmic Girls SeolA, Today (14th)". Ten Asia The Korea Entertainment Media (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  14. "Soyu, Giriboy, and 'No Mercy' Kihyun Collaborate on 'Pillow'". Soompi. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  15. Woo Sun (February 5, 2015). "'노머시', 오늘(5일) 매드클라운X주영 '0' 음원 공개" ['No Mercy' Mad Clown releases collaboration with No.Mercy contestants]. Top Star News. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  16. Ji-yeon, Kim. "Kihyun of MONSTA X released OST 'Welcome, Spring'". NAVER NEWS. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  17. "Watch: MONSTA X's Kihyun Successfully Overcomes Generation Gap On 'Singing Battle'". Soompi. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  18. "Starship artists all show up in 'I Can See Your Voice 6'". V Live. OSEN. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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