Kim Se-yong

Kim Se-yong (Korean: 김세용; born November 20, 1991) is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor. Signed to H2 Media, he made his debut with idol quintet Myname in 2011. Kim began his acting career two years prior, appearing on the television series Green Coach. He released his first mini-album Connection independent from Myname in Japan in May 2019.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Se-yong
Kim in June 2017
Born (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991
Busan, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • actor
Years active2009–present
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Associated actsMyname
Websitemyname-jp.com
Korean name
Hangul
김세용
Revised RomanizationGim Se-yong
McCune–ReischauerKim Seyong

Life and career

1991–2008: Early life

Kim Se-yong was born on November 20, 1991, in Busan.[1] In his youth, he aspired to become a soccer player. A friend uploaded Kim's photos onto an ulzzang website, which resulted in him being offered to become a trainee under JYP Entertainment.[2] A representative of the agency traveled from Seoul to convince his parents to allow him to join, which they encouraged. Kim accepted the proposal and, attributing to other circumstances at the time, stopped playing the sport.[3] While under the company, Kim wanted to become an actor and he enrolled at Seoul Institute of the Arts with a major in theater and film.[2] He spent three years training under the entertainment label before deciding to leave and pursue acting.[2][4] After seeing 2PM perform in concert, he was motivated to become a singer again.[4]

2009–present: Career
Kim at a release event for Myname's Japanese single "What's Up", November 2012

Prior to his debut as a recording artist, Kim appeared on Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) 2009 television series Green Coach.[5] He was also cast in KBS2's drama Believe in Love as Lee Seong-min, a member of a fictional idol group.[6] Kim served as a backup dancer for Hwanhee during performances of the single "Love Pain" and was featured on the album track "I Love You I Love You".[7] He debuted as a rapper in the idol group Myname in 2011.[1] He was a trainee for an accumulated five years and nine months, the longest period among his bandmates.[2][8] The group released its debut single "Message" on October 28.[9] A Japanese-language version of the song was released the following July, which served as its introductory single in the country.[10] The group was simultaneously active in the music industry of both countries.[11] Beginning in 2015, Myname's promotional activities in South Korea waned.[11]

Kim participated in the 2016 dance competition television series Hit the Stage.[12] He was cast in Power Rangers Dino Force Brave, where he played Kwon Ju-yong, the Brave Red Dino.[13] He went on to compete on the survival competition program The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project along with bandmates JunQ, Chaejin, and Gunwoo.[14] It was their first domestic promotional activities in two years.[11] The participants competed to become a member of the all-male unit UNB.[15] Kim advanced into the final round, but did not rank in the upper tier.[16] He released his first solo mini-album Connection in Japan on May 10, 2019.[17] It peaked at number 41 on the country's national Oricon Albums Chart.[18] He was cast in the musical Oh, Mr. Park! (2019) as Hwang Tae-kyeong.[19]

Discography
See also: Myname discography

Albums

Mini-albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon
[18]
Japanese
Connection 41

Singles
Title Year Album
"Connection" 2019 Connection

Guest appearances
Title Year Other performer(s) Album Ref.
"I Love You I Love You" (사랑해 사랑해; Saranghae Saranghae) 2011 Hwanhee Hwanhee [7]

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Release Ref.
"Dino Force Brave (Red)" (다이노포스 브레이브 (레드); Daino Poseu Beureibeu (Redeu)) 2017 Power Rangers Dino Force Brave Theme and Sound Track [20]

Filmography
See also: Myname § Filmography

Television series
Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Green Coach 2009 [5]
Believe in Love 2011 Lee Seong-min [5]
Hit the Stage 2016 Himself Contestant, episodes 7–8 [12]
Power Rangers Dino Force Brave 2017 Kwon Ju-yong [13]
The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project 2017–2018 Himself Contestant [14]
Kboys 2018 Customer Episode 4 [21]

Theater
Title Year Role Ref.
About Thirty 2018 [22]
The Picnic for 30 Days 2019 [23]
Oh, Mr. Park! Hwang Tae-kyeong [19]
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gollark: I should switch potatOS entirely over to the xorshift generator it has.
gollark: Possibly more so since compilers are clever, but not necessarily.
gollark: It could also be fast in C or Rust or whatever.
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References
  1. Kim, Myeong-su (November 3, 2011). SBS MTV, 마이네임 데뷔과정 그린 리얼리티 쇼 방영. TopStarNews (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. Lee, Un-hyeok; Kwon, Woo-seong (October 21, 2011). "환희 형 이름에 먹칠하지 말아야죠". Oh My News (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. Jeon, Won (October 20, 2011). "우리가 바로 환희 제자" 엄친아 총집합 '마이네임' 집중탐구(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. Um, Dong-jin (November 17, 2011). '환희 보이즈' 마이네임 "1등 할 때까지 휴대폰 못 써요". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  5. Moon, Yeon-bae (November 15, 2011). 마이네임 "데뷔전 日 계약…오리콘 특집 감사해요"(인터뷰). Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. Jung, Byeong-keun (July 31, 2011). '환희보이즈' 세용, 이미 아이돌그룹으로 활동중?. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). News World Communications. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  7. Choi, Jeong-ju (October 27, 2011). 마이네임 “환희, 어깨 주사 10대 맞고도 지도투혼” (인터뷰). Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  8. Yu, Ji-yun (July 3, 2012). [핫데뷔일기] 마이네임 세용① "6년이라는 연습생 생활에서 얻은 깨달음". Herald Economy (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. Hwang, Mi-hyeon (October 27, 2011). '환희 보이즈' 마이네임, '메시지' 티저 공개...오늘 데뷔. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  10. 韓国出身の5人組ボーイズ・グループ、MYNAMEが7月25日に日本デビュー. Tower Records Online (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. June 1, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  11. Ha, Su-jeong (March 6, 2018). [Oh!커피 한 잔②] 마이네임 세용 "2년 만에 한국 활동...더 하고 싶다". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  12. Kwon, Yeong-mi (September 14, 2016). '힛 더 스테이지' 장현승-유권-필독-세용 출격…최종 우승 가린다. Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  13. Jo, Seong-jin (March 2, 2017). 마이네임 세용, 한국판 파워레인저 '레드' 맡아. Sports Hankook (in Korean). Hankook Media Network. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  14. Lee, Ha-na (October 23, 2017). 마이네임, 인수 제외 멤버 4인 '더 유닛' 출격 확정. Seoul Economy (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  15. Kim, Hyeon-sik (February 11, 2018). 준·의진 영광의 남녀 1위…'더유닛' 최종 18人 확정. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  16. Ha, Su-jeong (March 6, 2018). [Oh!커피 한 잔①] '더유닛' 세용 밝힌 #악마의 편집 #절친 필독 #눈물. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  17. MYNAME セヨン、5月10日に初ソロミニアルバム「Connection」発売決定. Kstyle (in Japanese). Line Corporation. March 26, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  18. オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2019年05月13日～2019年05月19日 41～50位. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  19. An, Si-eun (July 18, 2019). <날아라, 박씨>, <오, 박씨!>로 탈바꿈해 8월 개막…임찬민, 김세용(마이네임), 전예지 등 출연. The Musical (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  20. 세용 곡. Mnet (in Korean). CJ E&M. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  21. MYNAME、連続ドラマ『KBOYS』にカメオ出演. Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. October 15, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  22. Lee, Seul-gi (June 11, 2019). 초신성 성모, 슈주 려욱·블락비 유권·마이네임 세용과 인증샷. Mydaily (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  23. Lee, Seul-gi (February 25, 2019). [2.25~3.3일 연극·뮤지컬] 새 시작의 신흥무관학교·여명의 눈동자·달과 6펜스. Korea Politics and Economic News (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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