Kihyun

Yoo Ki-hyun (Hangul: 유기현; born November 22, 1993), better known mononymously as Kihyun, is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist in the South Korean boy band Monsta X, which debuted under Starship Entertainment in 2015 through Mnet's survival show, No.Mercy.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo.

Kihyun
Ki-hyun at the 2019 Fact Music Awards
Background information
Birth nameYoo Ki-hyun
Born (1993-11-22) November 22, 1993
Goyang, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsStarship
Associated acts
Websitemonstax-e.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Gihyeon
McCune–ReischauerYu Kihyŏn

Early life

Kihyun was born on November 22, 1993 in Goyang, South Korea. He comes from a family of four,[1] which includes his father, mother, older brother (who lives in Japan), and himself. He is a graduate of Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.[2]

Career

2014–2015: Debut and career beginnings

In December 2014, Kihyun competed in Mnet's survival show "No.Mercy".[3] Along with the six other trainees, they formed a hip-hop idol group Monsta X and debuted under Starship Entertainment on May 14, 2015.[4] Through the survival show, he also released 2 collaboration tracks, "Pillow", with Sistar's Soyou and Giriboy on January 14, 2015,[5] and "0 (Young)", with Giriboy, Mad Clown, Jooyoung and a few other remaining trainees in "No.Mercy" on February 4, 2015.[6]

Kihyun debuted with Monsta X in May 2015, with the EP Trespass.

In May 2015, Kihyun and fellow Monsta X member Jooheon recorded a television soundtrack titled "Attractive Woman" for Korean drama Orange Marmalade.[7] In October, he also sang his first solo original soundtrack "One More Step" for the MBC's television drama She Was Pretty.[8]

2016–present: Original soundtracks

Kihyun appeared as a contestant on the King of Mask Singer known as "Tell Them I’m the Dragon King" on January 3, 2016. He won the first round versus Apink's Namjoo known as "Good Daughter Shim Cheong". Unfortunately, on the second round of the competition, he lost to Lim Jeong-hee known as "Rolled Good Fortune" with the difference of only 3 votes.[9]

The original soundtrack titled "The Tiger Moth" for MBC's drama Shopping King Louie was released on October 27, 2016 with two versions in which the acoustic version was sung by Kihyun.[10]

In June 2017, an original soundtrack titled "I've Got A Feeling" for SBS's drama Suspicious Partner was released.[11]

In May 2018, he recorded "Can't Breathe" for MBC's Partners for Justice with fellow Monsta X member Jooheon,[12] while in June, he recorded "Love Virus" for TvN's drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim together with WJSN's SeolA.[13]

For Monsta X's 2020 album All About Luv, Kihyun participated in the writing and producing of three songs on the album, "Who Do U Love?" (and it's remix by Will.I.Am), "Middle of the Night", and "Beside U".[14] He had previously co-written "널하다" from Take.1 Are You There?, alongside three other Monsta X members, and co-written and produced the song "No Exit" for Monsta X's debut EP, Trespass.[15]

In April 2020, Kihyun recorded another OST for KBS's Welcome (TV Series), titled "Again Spring" (다시, 봄).

Discography
Main article: Monsta X discography
Year Song title Album Artist Ref.
2015 "Pillow" No.Mercy OST Part 2 Soyou (Sistar) and Giriboy [16]
"0 (Young)" No.Mercy OST Part 3 Jooyoung, Mad Clown and Giriboy [17]

Soundtrack appearances
Year Song title Album Ref.
2015 "Attractive Woman" with Jooheon (Monsta X) KBS Orange Marmalade OST Part 2 [7]
"One More Step" MBC She Was Pretty OST Part 3 [8]
2016 "The Tiger Moth" MBC Shopping King Louie OST Part 7 [10]
2017 "I've Got A Feeling" SBS Suspicious Partner OST Part 7 [11]
2018 "Can't Breathe" with Jooheon (Monsta X) MBC Partners for Justice OST Part 1 [12]
"Love Virus" with SeolA (WJSN) TvN What's Wrong with Secretary Kim OST Part 1 [13]
2020 "Again, Spring" KBS Welcome OST Part 7 [18]


Filmography
Main article: Monsta X § Filmography

TV appearances
Year Network Show Role Ref.
2014–2015 Mnet No.Mercy Contestant [3]
2016 MBC King of Mask Singer [9]
2017 KBS2 Singing Battle Hidden Card [19]

References
  1. "Hello Counselor EP.385". KBS World TV. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. VLive. "[몬채널][B] EP.51 최.배.찾 No. 3". V Live. Naver. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. Park, Gyu-oh (November 13, 2014). "New idol group to be born through Mnet's 'No.Mercy'". Kpop Herald. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. Sung, Jin Hee (May 7, 2015). "Monsta X, the debut picture of the 'wild rebel street' concept topic!". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  5. "'No.Mercy' Comes to an End With Seven Trainees Set To Debut As Idol Group Monsta X". KpopStarz. February 12, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. Yoon, Hee-hee (February 5, 2015). "'No.Mercy' mission sound source release ..." Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. Ha, You-bin (April 20, 2015). "MONSTA X To Sing 'Orange Marmalade' OST". BNT News. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  8. Yoon, Suk Min (October 21, 2015). "'She was pretty' Choi Si Won, OST directly called. Today(21st) 10 times in the first line". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  9. "Rookie Idol Impresses Judges on 'King of Mask Singer'". Soompi. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  10. Choi, Ju-ri (October 27, 2016). "Monsta X, MBC 'Shopping King Louis' OST 7 the two versions revealed". Seoul Economy (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. Kim, Soo-kyung (June 13, 2017). "Monsta X Kihyun takes part in OST for 'Suspicious Partner'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  12. Jung, Anjee (May 21, 2018). "Monsta X KihyunXJooheon to participate in 'Investigation Couple' OST". Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  13. Yoo, Cheong-hee (June 14, 2018). "Monsta X Ki-hyun X Cosmic Girls SeolA, Today (14th)". Ten Asia The Korea Entertainment Media (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  14. Chan, Tim (February 18, 2020). "Monsta X Makes Its Case for the Charts (and For Your Hearts)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  15. "KOMCA – 10010000 (유기현)". KOMCA. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  16. "Soyu, Giriboy, and 'No Mercy' Kihyun Collaborate on 'Pillow'". Soompi. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. Woo, Sun (February 5, 2015). "'노머시', 오늘(5일) 매드클라운X주영 '0' 음원 공개" ['No Mercy' Mad Clown releases collaboration with No.Mercy contestants]. Top Star News. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  18. Ji-yeon, Kim. "Kihyun of MONSTA X released OST 'Welcome, Spring'". News24. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  19. "Watch: MONSTA X's Kihyun Successfully Overcomes Generation Gap On 'Singing Battle'". Soompi. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
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