Kang Seung-yoon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kang.
Seungyoon
Native name 강승윤
Born Kang Seung-yoon
(1994-01-21) January 21, 1994
Busan, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter-composer
  • actor

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels YG Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 강승윤
Hanja 姜昇潤
Revised Romanization Gang Seung-yun
McCune–Reischauer Kang Sŭng-yun

Kang Seung-yoon (born January 21, 1994), known as Seungyoon, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and leader of boy group Winner.[1] In 2010, he participated in the reality television singing contest Superstar K2 and finished in fourth place. In January 2011, he became a trainee under YG Entertainment[2] and went on to debut as a solo artist in July 2013 and as the leader of Winner in October 2013.[1]

Life and career

Early life

Kang Seung-yoon was born in Busan, South Korea on January 21, 1994. He learned to play the guitar in the eighth grade. When he was in his last year of junior high, he took lessons in both classic guitar and billiards, going on to become the regional representative for billiards.[3]

2010–2012: Career beginnings, Superstar K2, and High Kick

In 2010, Seungyoon was a contestant on Mnet reality TV singing contest Superstar K2. He finished in fourth place, having released two singles, "I'll Write You a Letter" and "Instinctively". "I'll Write You a Letter" peaked at #24[4] on the Gaon Chart after its release on the Superstar K2: Top 6 (My Story) album, while "Instinctively" became a number one single in Korea[5] and one of the top 100 songs of the year.[6] It was released on its own as a digital single later in the Superstar K2 compilation album, Superstar K2 Up to 11.[1] He also released "Life is Tab" along with three other contestants to promote the Samsung Galaxy Tab.[7]

After initial success with Superstar K2, CEO Yang Hyun-suk signed Kang to YG Entertainment on January 12, 2011.[2] Kang also released a single, "You Are Heaven", for the soundtrack of the Korean drama Midas.[8]

Seungyoon graduated from Busan High School of Arts with a major in classic guitar in 2012.[9] That year, he appeared on MBC's sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged.[10] He plays as a young man with a heavy southern-Korean accent who arrives in Seoul dreaming to become the President. The series aired from 19 September 2011 to 29 March 2012.[11][12]

2013–present: Solo debut, debut with Winner, and acting career

On June 20, 2013, Yang Hyun-suk announced on YG Life that Seungyoon would be debuting as a solo artist with the single "Wild & Young" composed by Teddy Park. On July 15, it was announced that Seungyoon's debut would be postponed and the following day, another single from his upcoming mini-album titled "It Rains" was released instead.[13] "It Rains" achieved an all-kill by placing at number one on all nine major real-time charts in Korea.[14] Seungyoon thanked the YG Family and his fans for their support.[15] On July 31, "Wild & Young" was released[16] with two more title tracks set to be promoted in August and September. Live promotions of the single commenced on August 4 on Inkigayo.[17]

On August 14, Seungyoon's second single "맘도둑 (Stealer)" was released. The music video, starring rookie actress Yoon Jin-yi (who shared two on-screen kisses with Seungyoon), was "filmed secretly" and released without promotions so as not to disrupt the promotions for "Wild & Young".[18]

Seungyoon then participated in the survival reality program WIN: Who Is Next.[19] The program would involve two teams of YG trainees (A and B) that would compete against each other for the chance to debut at the end of the series. In October, in the seventh episode of WIN: Who Is Next, Seungyoon replaced bandmate Song Min-ho as the leader of "Team A". On October 25, it was announced that Team A had won the series and would debut as Winner. The group performed as the opening act of Big Bang's Japan Dome Tour which started on November 15, and made their own official debut on August 12, 2014.

In 2015, Seungyoon appeared as the male lead in the web drama We Broke Up, alongside label-mate senior 2NE1's Sandara Park. The 10-episode drama was aired from June 29 to July 17 via Naver TV Cast. He then made a cameo appearance in KBS's The Producers together with Sandara and label-mate junior Jisoo of Black Pink.

In November 2016, it was announced that Seungyoon will be starring in the upcoming web drama 1,000th Year Dating alongside fellow member Kim Jin-woo. The web drama is a joint production of CJ E&M, YG Entertainment, and YGKPlus.

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR[20]
2010 "I'll Write You a Letter" 24
  • KOR: –
 Top 6 (My Story)
"Instinctively" 1
  • KOR: –
 Up to 11
2011 "You are Heaven" 10 Midas OST
"Have you ever fallen in Love" --
  • KOR: –
 Non-album releases
2012 "Smile, My Love" (with Lee Juck) --
  • KOR: –
 High Kick 3 OST
2013 "It Rains" 1 Non-album releases
"Wild and Young" 18
"Stealer" 9
2014 "Wild Boy" (with Song Min-ho) 25 March 2014 Monthly Project by Jong Shin Yoon
2015 "0+1" -- unreleased We Broke Up OST
"Two of Us" (with Sandara Park)
"We Broke Up" (with Sandara Park)
2016 "Don't Forget" -- unreleased Half-Moon Friends OST

Production credits

Year Album Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2010 Top 6 (My Story) I'll Write You a Letter Yes No
2013 FINALE BATTLE (WHO IS NEXT:WIN) Just Another Boy No Yes Song Min-ho, Nam Tae-hyun, Teddy
Go Up Yes Song Min-ho, Lee Seung-hoon Yes
2014 2014 S/S Color Ring Yes Song Min-ho, Lee Seung-hoon Yes Seung Chun-ham, Uk Jin-kang, Sung Hwak-cho, Dee.P
Love Is a Lie No Yes Song Min-ho, The Fliptones
Different Yes Song Min-ho, Lee Seung-hoon Yes Song Min-ho
Smile Again Yes Song Min-ho, Lee Seung-hoon Yes Song Min-ho, Dee.P
2015 We Broke Up OST 0+1 Yes Yes
Two of Us Yes No
Today Yes No
We Broke Up Yes Yes Seung Chun-ham, Uk Jin-kang
2016 EXIT:E Immature Yes Song Min-ho, Lee Seung-hoon Yes Uk Jin-kang

Filmography

Television

Drama

Year Network Title Role Notes
2011-2012 MBC High Kick 3 Himself Supporting role
2015 Naver TV Cast We Broke Up Ji Won-young Lead role; Web drama
KBS The Producers Himself Cameo (Episodes 4, 5, 10, & 12)
2016 Naver TV Cast 1,000th Year Dating Yoo Jun-woo Lead role; Web drama

Reality

Year Title Role Network Notes
2010 Superstar K2 Contestant Mnet Placed 4th overall
2013 WIN: Who Is Next? Survival show, Team A member
2014 WINNER TV Regular Cast
2016 Inkigayo Special MC SBS Episode 850
Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Guest JTBC Ep 21
Fantastic Duo Guest SBS Ep 1 - 2
Half-Moon Friends Regular Cast JTBC
The Collaboration Contestant Tencent

SBS MTV
Blue Star MC SBS Special Episode
Flower Crew Guest SBS Ep 7 - 9
Regular MC SBS Ep 13 - present

Music videos

Year Title Artist Length Role Reference
2011 "Life is Tab (Dance Ver.)" Kang Seung-yoon 2:04 Himself [26]
"Have you ever fallen in Love?" Kang Seung-yoon 3:47 Himself
2012 "Fanta Idol Commercial" Lee Kwang Soo with Kang Seung-yoon, Baek Jin-hee 3:48 Himself
2013 "Wild and Young" Kang Seung-yoon 3:52 Himself [27]
"맘도둑 (Stealer)" Kang Seung-yoon 3:48 Himself [28]
2014 "Ringa Linga" Taeyang 3:49 Himself (cameo) [29]
"I'm Him" Song Min-ho 3:21 Himself (cameo) [30]

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2010
Cyworld Digital Music Awards
Rookie of the Month (October)
Kang Seung-yoon
 Won
Gaon Chart 2010 Year-End Awards
Rookie of the Year
Kang Seung-yoon
 Won
2013
MelOn Music Awards
Music Style Award：Best Rock
"It Rains"
Nominated
Seoul Music Awards
Rookies Award
Kang Seung-yoon
Nominated
2015
K-Web Fest Awards
Best Male Actor: We Broke Up
Kang Seung-yoon
Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 강승윤 [Kang Seung Yoon]. Naver Music (in Korean). NHN Corp. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Gil, Hye-seong (January 12, 2011). "YG, '슈스케' 고교생 강승윤·김은비 계약 최종확정" [Superstar K2 contestants Kang Seung Yoon and Kim Eun-bi finalize contracts with YG Entertainment.]. Star News (in Korean). MoneyToday. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kang Seung-yoon Shows Off His Brain".
  4. ↑ 검색결과 - 강승윤 [Search Results - Kang Seung-yoon]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Kim, Heidi (October 28, 2010). "Gaon Weekly Singles Chart: Oct 17-23". 10 Asia. Asia Economy. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ Kim, Gwan-myeong (March 9, 2011). 대한민국 대중음악의 인기순위를 보여주는 공인 음악차트의 필요성과 의미 [South Korea's pop music chart shows the significance and necessity of ranking]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
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  8. ↑ "마이더스 OST Part 1" [Midas OST Part 1]. Naver Music (in Korean). NHN Corp. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "IU, Yoo Seung Ho, SHINee's Taemin, and Kang Seung Yoon to defer college".
  10. ↑ "Yoon Kye Sang, Kang Seung Yoon, Baek Jin Hee join "High Kick 3"".
  11. ↑ Lim, Ju-ri; Sung, So-young (7 September 2011). "Producer pulls humor from pathos, giving TV a Kick". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
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  13. ↑ Yang, Hyun Suk (July 15, 2013). "'강승윤, 태양, 2NE1′에 관한 소식" [NEWS ABOUT 'KANG SEUNG YOON, TAEYANG AND 2NE1']. YG Life Blog (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  14. ↑ 이지현 (Lee, Ji Hyun) (July 17, 2013). 강승윤 '비가 온다', 국내 음원차트 8곳 1위 '新강자' [Kang Seung Yoon "It's Raining" hits No. 1 on 8 digital music charts]. 머니투데이 스타뉴스(Money Today Star News) (in Korean). Star News, SK Communications. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  15. ↑ "강승윤 – '비가 온다' MESSAGE TO FANS (KANG SEUNG YOON – 'IT RAINS')" [Kang Seung Yoon –'It Rains' MESSAGE TO FANS (KANG SEUNG YOON – 'IT RAINS')]. YG Life Blog (in Korean). YG Entertainment. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ "강승윤–'WILD AND YOUNG' TEASER PIC No. 1 (KANG SEUNG YOON)" [Kang Seung Yoon–'WILD AND YOUNG' TEASER PIC No. 1 (KANG SEUNG YOON)]. YG Life Blog (in Korean). YG Entertainment. July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  17. ↑ Yang, Hyun Suk (July 23, 2013). ‘강승윤’에 관한 소식 [NEWS ABOUT 'KANG SEUNG YOON']. YG Life Blog (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
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  19. ↑ Yang, Hyun Suk (June 21, 2013). ‘남자 신인그룹’에 관한 소식 [NEWS ABOUT 'NEW BOY GROUP']. YG Life Blog (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
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  25. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". www.gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  26. ↑ 강승윤 - 뮤직비디오 [Kang Seung-yoon - Music videos]. Naver Music (in Korean). NHN Corp. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  27. ↑ "KANG SEUNG YOON (강승윤) - WILD AND YOUNG M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  28. ↑ "KANG SEUNG YOON (강승윤) - 맘도둑 (STEALER) M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  29. ↑ "VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCENES OF TAEYANG'S "RINGA LINGA" DANCE PERFORMANCE + MUSIC VIDEO". Kempire Daily. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  30. ↑ "WINNER - 걔 세(I'm him) MINO SOLO M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

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