K (singer)

Kang Yoon-sung (born November 16, 1983 in Goyang), better known by his stage name K, is a pop singer from South Korea under contract in Japan. In 2004, after achieving little success with his first album in South Korea, K crossed over to Japan.[1] His first Japanese album, Beyond the Sea, has achieved a sales of over 300,000 copies.

K
Birth name	Kang Yoon-sung
Born	(1983-11-16) November 16, 1983
Origin	South Korea
Genres	J-pop R&B
Occupation(s)	singer
Instruments	Singing, Piano
Years active	2004–2010; 2013-
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment, Studioseven Recordings
Website	http://www.k-official.com/

K
Hangul	강윤성
Hanja	姜潤成
Revised Romanization	Gang Yun-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Yunsŏng
Stage name
Hangul	케이
Revised Romanization	Kei
McCune–Reischauer	K'ei

K put his musical activities on hold in 2010 so he could complete the Korean mandatory military service.[2]

Discography

Japanese studio albums

Year	Album Information	Chart positions [3]	Total sales [4]
2006	Beyond the Sea Released: January 18, 2006 Label: Sony (SRCL-6221)	2	142,000
	Music in My Life Released: December 13, 2006 Label: Sony (SRCL-6454)	25	22,000
2009	Traveling Song Released: March 18, 2009 Label: Sony (SRCL-6985)	44	4,500

Other Japanese albums

Year	Album Information	Chart positions [3]	Total sales [4]
2007	The Timeless Collection Vol. 1 Cover album Released: March 21, 2007 Label: Sony (SRCL-6503)	42	6,000
2009	Merry Christmas Christmas extended play Released: December 2, 2009 Label: Sony (SRCL-7189)	63	3,100
2010	K-Best Greatest hits album Released: December 1, 2010 Label: Sony (SRCL-7442)	22	9,500
2013	641 Extended play Released: June 10, 2013 Label: Sony (SRCL-8274)	38

English albums

Year	Album Information	Chart positions [3]	Total sales [4]
2014	On My Journey Cover album Released: June 16, 2014 Label: Sony (SRCL-8551)	67
2015	Ear Food Cover album Released: August 5, 2015 Label: Sony (SRCL-8856)	71

Korean albums

1. K (April 28, 2004)
2. Beautiful Smile (January 20, 2006)

Singles

As lead artist

Release	Title	Chart positions [3]	Total sales [4]	Album
2005	"Over..."	5	168,000	Beyond the Sea
	"Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい, "I Want to Hold You")	10	31,000
	"Girlfriend"	19	10,000
	"Only Human"	5	200,000
2006	"The Day"	14	13,000	Music in My Life
	"Brand New Map"	20	14,000
	"First Christmas" (ファースト・クリスマス, Fāsuto Kurisumasu)	25	12,000
2007	"Birth of Treasure"	42	3,800	Traveling Song
	"Kono Uta o........" (この歌を・・・・・・・・♪, "This Song") (K x ET-King)	19	10,000
2008	"Play and Pray"	48	2,700
	"525600 Min. (Seasons of Love)"	49	2,100
2010	"Aitai Kara" (会いたいから, "Because I Miss You")	33	3,600	K-Best
	"Dear..."	24	4,500
2013	"Christmas Time Again"	70		On My Journey
2015	"Years"			Ear Food
2016	"Ano kumo no mukō-gawa" (あの雲の向こう側, "Beyond that cloud")	67		Non-album Single
2017	"Shain" (シャイン, "Shine")	44
	"Kiridansu no uta" (桐箪笥のうた, "Song of Kiri Tansu")	TBA

As featured artist

Release	Artist	Title	Chart positions [3]	Total sales [4]	Album
2008	Bright feat. K	"Tegami"	39	2,300	Notes 4 You
2010	Tatsuya Ishii feat. K	"Ocean Drive"	37	3,100	TBA

DVDs

• Film K: A Voice from the Heaven (February 15, 2006)
• Film K Vol. 2: Music in My Life (June 25, 2008)
• film K vol.3 live K in 武道館〜so long〜 20101130 (March 2, 2011)

Other appearances

• Wanna Be the Piano Man: "Honesty" (オネスティ, Onesuti) (November 29, 2006)
• Céline Dion Tribute: "To Love You More (featuring Aki)" (September 26, 2007)

Live tours

• Live K Tour 2006: Beyond the Sea (March—May 2006)
• Live K Tour 2006: Winter (November—December 2006)
• Live K Tour 2007: Music in My Life (June 2007)
• Live K Tour 2008: Ki zu na (June 2008)
• Live K Tour 2009 (March—May 2009)

References

1. Korea Times K-Pop Sets Eyes on Bigger Stage dated 22nd Jan, 2006
2. Singer K to suspend activities
3. "アーティスト： K". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
4. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-01. (subscription only)

External links

• K Official web site (in Japanese)