Kino (singer)

Kang Hyung-gu (born (1998-01-27)January 27, 1998), better known as Kino (Hangul: 키노), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, composer and dancer. He is best known as the member of the boy group Pentagon, which debuted in 2016 under Cube Entertainment. He releases solo music over soundcloud under the name Knnovation.[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kang.
Kino
강형구
Kino in 2017
Born
Kang Hyung-gu

(1998-01-27) January 27, 1998
Seongnam, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • composer
  • dancer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang hyeong-gu
McCune–ReischauerKang hyŏng-ku
Stage name
Hangul
키노
Revised RomanizationKi-no
McCune–ReischauerK'i-no

Name

At his group debut showcase, he explained the meaning behind 'Kino'. He said, “My real name is Kang Hyung-gu. I wanted to find a name that could show myself as a singer and in the team in the future, so Kino became it. 키노 is Kino, 'INO' is an acronym for innovation. K is from my original family name, Kang's K, Korea 'K'”.[2]

Personal life

Kino was born in Seongnam, South Korea, on January 27, 1998. He has a younger sister.[3] He lived in the Philippines for 3 months when he was a kid. He can speak Korean, Japanese, and English. He graduated from Hanlim School of Performing Arts in 2017 and got admitted into Sejong University as a practical dance major through non-scheduled admission.[4] He is named as the dance master in the group.[5] He’s friends with Park Ji-min of 15&, Yugyeom of GOT7, Woodz of UNIQ, Vernon of Seventeen and Nathan. Together they form a project group M.O.L.A.[6] Kino was a former Power Vocal and JYP Entertainment trainee before joining his current agency, Cube Entertainment.[7] He also regularly uploads demos for other self produced tracks on his soundcloud, "Knnovation".

Career

Predebut: Pentagon Maker

Before his K-pop debut, he was a member of a dance team called Urban Boyz.[8] He appeared in G.NA’s ‘Secret’ MV and promotional activities.[9] He also appeared in Rain’s "Rain Effect".

In 2016, he competed in the reality program Pentagon Maker.[10][11]

2016—present: Debut with Pentagon
Main article: Pentagon (South Korean band)

With the released of "Young", Cube entertainment confirm Kino to debut with Pentagon.[12] He helped in creating the choreography for their debut track, Gorilla.[13] Kino makes a cameo in the drama Hello, My Twenties! 2 with his bandmates as a member of Asgard.[14] He also helped choreograph for Like This.[15][16] During Pentagon's second self produced album Demo_02, Kino help choreograph "Runaway" alongside Jay Black.[17] He also produced the song Violet in the album which got a Korean music video following the title track "Runaway" and later became the title track for their second Japanese mini album, Violet.

In 2018, Kino broke the start with "In My Feelings Challenge" or also known as "Kiki Challenge" in South Korea which unveiled as official SNS on the 14th of July. Kino who appeared in the video with a hat on, grabbed fans as much as possibly drawing a killing part heart in "In My Feeling" and a basketball dribble dance.[18] On July 17, he was cast with Gongchan of B1A4 and Yoo Seung Woo as the MC for "Bus King", a program where musicians surprise the bus passengers by performing series of songs to comfort the weary souls of youth in this age of daily life.[19] Kino is part of the group M.O.L.A. (Make Our Lives Awesome), which originally consist of Park Ji-min of 15&, Woodz of UNIQ and Nathan. He and Vernon of Seventeen joined later. The group is made up of several close friends who shares the same passion in music. They released an unofficial song "Chillin" on SoundCloud.[20] Kino participated in his label mate, A Train To Autumn debut track, "That Season You Were In".[21]

On January 30, 2019, Cube Entertainment released an official statement through Pentagon's official Twitter account. The statement stated that Kino suffered an ankle injury.[22] He contributed in composing "Always Difficult Always Beautiful" with Nathan for Wooseok x Kuanlin's debut extended play titled 9801 after he felt inspired by the San Junipero episode from British drama Black Mirror season 3.[23] On March 27, the group held the comeback showcase for their eight mini album Genie:us. He participated all scheduled activities with the exception of performances.[24] Pentagon continued promoting with a follow up song "Spring Snow". He was able to participate in the promotions for a week.[25]

In 2020, Kino debuted as a radio host on the Casper Radio's radio program, "Kino's KiSingBooth (Korean:키Sing부스)". Casper Radio's production crew said they chose Kino to host because of his taste in a variety of music genres and books he likes and has helped a lot in this round's radio project.[26] With the release of Pentagon's first studio album Universe: The Black Hall on February 12, Kino co-composed "Die for You" with Nathan. He wrote the song using Harley Quinn from the movie Suicide Squad as an inspiration.[27][28]

Discography
See also: Pentagon discography
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[29]
Collaborations
"Chillin "
(M.O.L.A)		 2018 — N/A Non digital single
As featured artist
"Pick Up The Phone (PUTP)" (전화받아)
Park Ji-min feat. Kino, Woodz, NATHAN		 2018 — N/A JiminxJamie
"Gravity
Jinho of Pentagon feat. Kino		 2020 — N/A Magazine Ho
Soundtrack appearances
"Miss U"
(with Jinho and Hui)		 2019 N/A On The Campus OST

Other songs
Year Title Format Ref.
2017 "Lonely" Digital download, streaming [30][31]
"Universe" [32]
"Voicegasm" [33]
"Eyes" [34]
"지금 너에게로 가는 중이야" [35]
2018 "sing for thy son, when he comes in the figure of an angel" [36]
"Aquatic Talks" [37]
"Butterfly" [38]
"Keep Rollin'" [39]
"Sunshine/Mango" [40]
"Nobody else" [41]
2019 "224.12" [42]
"The Greatest Wall" [43][44]
"Badtiming" [45][46]
"La Di Da" [47][48]
"Do I Deserve It" [49]
"똑딱" [50]
2020 "Tell Me What You Want" [51]
"도망가자 (Rock Ver.)" [52]

Songwriting credits
See also: List of songs recorded by Pentagon

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[53]

Solo work
Year Album Song Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2018 Non-album single "Lonely" Yes — Yes — Yes —
2019 "Badtiming" Yes — Yes — Yes —
"La Di Da" Yes — Yes NATHAN No N/A
2020 Non-album single "Gravity" Yes — Yes — Yes —

Works by Pentagon
Year Album Song Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2016 Album single "Young" Yes Hui, Yeo One, Yuto, Wooseok Yes Hui, Yeo One, Yuto, Wooseok, Dok2 No —
2017 Demo_01 "It's Over Yes Edawn, Wooseok Yes — Yes FERDY
Demo_02 "Violet" Yes Edawn, Yuto, Wooseok Yes NATHAN No N/A
2018 Positive "Off Road" Yes Yes Kang Dong-ha No N/A
Violet "Violet" (Japanese ver.) Yes Yes NATHAN No N/A
Shine "Off Road" (Japanese ver.) Yes Yes Kang Dong-ha No N/A
"Nightmare -Wake Up- (悪夢 -Wake Up-) No N/A Yes FERDY No N/A
Thumbs Up! "When It Rains At Night" 밤에비가내리면 Yes Yuto, Wooseok Yes 홍익인간, 멧돼지(S2 EVOLUTION) No N/A
"Just Do It Yo!" Yes Hui, Shinwon, Yuto, Wooseok No N/A No N/A
"Skateboard" Yes Edawn, Yuto, Wooseok Yes NATHAN No N/A
2019 Genie:us "Lost Paradise" (Hip hop unit) Yes Hui, Yuto, Wooseok Yes NATHAN, Hui, Yuto, Wooseok No N/A
"Spring Snow" 봄눈 Yes Yuto, Wooseok Yes NATHAN, 김호현 No N/A
"Round 1" (Bonus track) Yes Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Wooseok Yes Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Wooseok, MosPick No N/A
Sum(me:r) "Round 2" (Bonus track) Yes Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Wooseok Yes Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Wooseok, MosPick No N/A
Happiness / Sha La La "Happiness" Yes Yuto, KushitaMine Yes Benefits all Humankind, MetDoeJi No N/A
2020 Universe: The Black Hall "Die For You" Yes NATHAN, Wooseok Yes NATHAN No N/A
"Happiness" (Korean ver.) (Special) Yes Yuto, Wooseok Yes 홍익인간, 멧돼지(S2 EVOLUTION) No N/A

Other works by Pentagon
Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2017 Non-album single Hongseok, Kino "Romance (낭만)" Yes — Yes — Yes —
Wooseok feat. Edawn "Lift Off" No N/A Yes Wooseok Yes —
2019 Hui, Kino "The Greatest Wall" Yes Hui Yes Hui No N/A
Digital Single Jinho, Hui, Kino "Miss U" [54] Yes BPM, 조성천, 서의범 No N/A No N/A
Non-album single Pentagon feat. Pentagon's dads "Genius" Yes Hui, Shinwon, Yuto, Wooseok No N/A No N/A
2020 My Song Part 1 Pentagon "Shine + Spring Snow" Yes Hui, Dawn, Yuto, Wooseok, Kino Yes Flow Blow, Hui, Dawn, Nathan, HoHo No N/A

For other artists
Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2018
JiminxJamie
Park Ji-min
 "Pick Up The Phone (PUTP)" (전화받아)
feat. Kino, Woodz, NATHAN		 Yes Park Ji-min, Woodz, Vernon, NATHAN Yes Jimin, Woodz, Vernon, NATHAN No N/A
Crossroad
Jung Dong-ha
 "Crossroad" (되돌려놔줘) Yes 홍익인간, 멧돼지(S2 EVOLUTION) No N/A No N/A
Digital Single
KRIZ
 "Bad" feat. Woodz Yes Woodz, KRIZ, PIGMA Yes Woodz, KRIZ No N/A
A Train To Autumn
 "That Season You Were In" (네가있던계절) Yes 홍익인간, 멧돼지(S2 EVOLUTION) No N/A No N/A
지수 (Jisoo)
 "Dear Dawn" (새벽아) Yes — No N/A No N/A
2019
M.FECT
 "Designer" Yes 홍익인간, 멧돼지(S2 EVOLUTION) No N/A No N/A
9801
Wooseok x Kuanlin
 "Always Difficult Always Beautiful" Yes Wooseok Yes NATHAN, Wooseok No N/A
Digital Single
KRIZ
 "1 Sided Love" feat. Kino Yes KRIZ, Dart Yes KRIZ No N/A
"Hard to Love" Yes KRIZ, PIBEE, ROE POET Yes KRIZ, Dart No N/A
Han Seung-hee
 "What's Going On With Me?" (이제와 무슨 소용 있겠냐고) No N/A Yes 홍익인간, 멧돼지(S2 EVOLUTION) No N/A

Choreography
Year Title Artist Ref.
2016 Gorilla Pentagon [13]
2017 Ceremony [55]
Like This [15][16]
Runaway [17]
Wake Me Up Hui, Jo Woo-chan [56]
2020 Follow (PENTAGON Ver.) Pentagon [57]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017Hello, My Twenties! 2Cameomember of idol group Asgard[14]

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016
Pentagon Maker
 Mnet-M2 Contestant [58]
2018
Bus King
 GMTV Main cast, MC, 6 episodes [19][59]
2019
Bookmark
 GlanceTv [60]
GINI Stage
 MBC Contestant, as Cheering Team 2 [61][62]
2020
Idol Cooking Class
 Stark with Hui, Hongseok and Shinwon [63]

Radio
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Kino's KiSingBooth (키Sing부스) Radio host January 13, 2020 – June 22, 2020 [26]
gollark: You should stop doing eye-damagey stuff until you get them.
gollark: They'll still probably always be more expensive than eye protection.
gollark: Not with current technology, unfortunately.
gollark: You should probably stop looking at arcs all day without some sort of eye protection.
gollark: Passphrases work too, if they're reasonably long.

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