Young K

Kang Young-hyun (born December 19, 1993),[1] known professionally as Young K, is a South Korean musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known as the bassist, vocalist and rapper of South Korean rock band Day6.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kang.
Young K
강영현
Young K at Day6 Live & Meet in Taiwan, July 21, 2017
Born
Kang Young-hyun

(1993-12-19) December 19, 1993
South Korea
Alma materDongguk University
Occupation
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Musical career
GenresRock
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • Acoustic guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsJYP
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKang Yeong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerGang Yŏnghyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
영케이
Revised RomanizationYeong K
McCune–ReischauerYŏng K

Early life

Kang was born on December 19, 1993, in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He is raised in Ilsan, South Korea and moved to Toronto, Canada, to attend middle and high school at York Mills Collegiate Institute. Since 6 grade, he hasn't lived with his parents. He went by his English name, Brian Kang, during that time. Kang moved to Korea in 2010 and became JYP trainee. After he signed a contract with JYP, his father retired and moved to Toronto with his mother.[2] On October 5, 2017, he received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Dongguk University. He graduated from University on August 23, 2018.[3]

Career

2010—2015: Pre-debut

During his time in high school, Kang pursued music in a three-member band called "3rd Degree". They performed at various locations in Toronto and put up videos on YouTube (including some original songs composed by Kang).

In 2010, Kang and his bandmate, Don Lee, were contacted by JYP Entertainment for an audition and was accepted as trainees. Lee later left JYP to pursue medical studies. Kang went on to appear in the fourth episode of WIN: Who is Next?[4] as a part of JYP's rapping team with Got7's Mark Tuan and Jackson Wang against the combined rapping teams of Team A and Team B, where he became known for the verse, "YG, get an attitude!" He was also a part of JYP's vocalist team alongside his eventual Day6 bandmates Junhyeok, Jae, Sungjin and Wonpil.

In 2014, Kang was selected as a member of five-member rock band 5Live under JYP, but their debut was cancelled. The band was reformed as Day6 after the addition of drummer Dowoon in 2015.[5]

2015—present: DAY6

On September 7, 2015, he made his debuted as a member of DAY6 and released their debut EP, The Day, with the lead single "Congratulations" [6][7]

On March 14, 2018, he made his debuted as a member of DAY6 in Japan with first Japanese single "If ～また逢えたら～". The single also serves as theme song for the Japanese drama Repeat.[8][9]

2011—present: Solo Activities

In September 2015, he was featured in fellow JYP artist, the solo artist Baek A Yeon song titled “Shouldn’t Have” where he did and wrote the rap part. The song went on to become a sleeper hit, reaching number one on several Korean music real-time charts a month after its release among fierce competition[10]. He was also featured in a song of Korean indie musicians Park Sae-byul & Like Likes, in the song titled ‘Sky High” Kang did the rap part[11]. He has also been featured as rapper in JYP label mates' single Park Ji-min. Kang has been credited with much of the songwriting in Day6's discography. In 2019, he composed and contributed lyrics to a track for the solo debut of B.A.P's Youngjae entitled "Hope".

Together with GOT7's Youngjae he became the new DJ of MBC Radio Idol Radio starting from May 18, 2020[12][13]

Discography
Main article: Day6 discography

Songs
Title Year Peak chart position Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[14]
As featured artist
"Shouldn't Have" (Baek A-yeon feat. Young K) 2015 1 Non-album singles
"Sky High" (Park Sae-byul & Likes, Likes feat. Young K) — N/A
"Young해" (Park Ji-min feat. Young K) 2016 157 19 to 20
"—" denotes that the song did not chart in the region.

Songwriting and Composing (other artists)
YearTitleOriginal artistComposing/
Writing		Notes
2016"Stuck On You" (빠져가지고)UP10TIONCo-writing and Co-composing
"Answer"Park Ji-minCo-writing
"Beggin On My Knees"Got7Writing
2017"In Your Eyes"Crude PlayCo-writingThe liar and His Lover Ost.
2018"Sleep Mode"NakjoonWriting
2019"Hope"Young-jaeComposing and Co-writing
"Love Me Tonight"휴이 (ḦU)Composing
"원해" (I Want You More)Composing
2020"DON’T KNOW"Jeong Se-woonCo-writing

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2011Dream HighJason backup dancerKBS2Cameo, episode 3
2012Dream High 2I:dn backup dancerKBS2Cameo, episode 1

Web series
Year Title Network Role Notes
2016 Touching You Naver TV Cast Cameo, episode 11

Radio presenting
Year Title Channel Notes
2020 Idol Radio MBC Radio Host with Got7's Youngjae from May 18

References
  1. "Young K :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  2. "Kpop Daebak w/ Eric Nam: Ep. #60 | Catching Up: Young K on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. Lee, Min-ji (August 23, 2018). "데이식스 영케이, 오늘(23일) 동국대 경영학과 졸업 '학사모 인증샷'". Newsen. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. "Preview of YG vs JYP trainees on 'WIN' revealed | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. "JYP "6인조 보이밴드 데이식스 준비 중…데뷔시기 미정"". yhnews (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. 입력: 2015.09.02 13:51 (2015-09-02). "JYP, 첫 밴드 출격…데이식스(DAY6) 오는 6일 데뷔". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. NEWSIS (2016-12-28). ":: 공감언론 뉴시스통신사 ::". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. "데이식스, 3월 14일 日 데뷔 확정…2018년도 '열일' 예고". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  9. "데이식스, 3월14일 日 정식 데뷔.."믿듣데 열풍 기대"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  10. "Baek Ah Yeon's 'Shouldn't Have...' has staying power on music charts". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. 박새별 & Like Likes - SKY HIGH (Feat. Young K (영현)) MV, retrieved 2020-06-17
  12. "GOT7's Youngjae And DAY6's Young K Chosen As New DJs For "Idol Radio"". Soompi. May 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  13. "2020 MBC 라디오 봄 개편". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  14. Charted songs:
  15. C., Daniel (September 12, 2018). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes]. Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  16. "2016년 35주차 Download Chart (see #97)" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
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