Seungho (singer)

Seung Ho
Background information
Native name	양승호
Birth name	Yang Seung Ho
Born	(1987-10-16) October 16, 1987 Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Pop, dance, R&B
Occupations	singer, dancer, modelPianist
Years active	2009–present
Labels	J. Tune Camp
Associated acts	MBLAQ
Website	Official Site

Yang Seung Ho (양승호); born October 16, 1987), is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, actor, model and the leader of the Korean male group MBLAQ, currently active in South Korea. He is currently signed to J.Tune Camp.

Career

Before becoming a part of MBLAQ, Seungho won a couple of children singing contests. He also featured in Gray Sky by Lee Hyun Jung for Banolim (반올림) OST back in 2006 and also apperead as a cameo in the same drama.

MBLAQ

After training under Rain and J.Tune Entertainment, Seung Ho became a member of South Korean quintet male group MBLAQ, serving as a Leader and Vocalist. The group debuted on October 9, 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ. Their performance was met with praise, with many concert spectators and fans considering them to be the next TVXQ.^[1][2] MBLAQ's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to the public through a music video on October 14, 2009 with their debut single album, Just BLAQ releasing on the same day.^[3] MBLAQ made their broadcast debut with the song "Oh Yeah" on Mnet's M! Countdown.^[4]

The group has starred in various South Korean variety shows as guests as well as in their own variety shows like Mnet's MBLAQ - The Art of Seduction, MBC's MBLAQ's Idol Army, Mnet's Sesame Player and KBS's Hello Baby Season 5.

MBLAQ made their Japanese debut on May 3, 2011 with an event held at the Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza which gathered a reported 10, 000 fans. A day later, on May 4, they released their first Japanese album Your Luv which immediately reached first position of the Oricon Daily Charts, selling more that 11,000 copies.^[5][6]

Since their debut, MBLAQ has released three single albums, three extended play albums and one studio album.

Other activities

In late 2009, after MBLAQ's debut, Seung Ho was a guest on various television shows including Super Junior Miracle; Idol Maknae Rebellion; Kara Bakery; God of Eating; Bouquet; Invincible Youth; Strong Heart; Star Golden Bell; Dream Team and Running Man.

Personal life

Seung Ho was born in Seoul but raised in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea, where he attended Anyang High School of Arts. He was School Captain and his Class's President during his time there. After high school, he enrolled at Sejong University Film Arts but left due to MBLAQ's schedule and now attends Kyung Hee Cyber University. Seung Ho has a younger brother.

Seung Ho is the only member in the group who uses his real name; his stage name was originally intended to be 'Mir' but he rejected it. Considered to be a man of many talents, his hobbies include playing the guitar and the piano (for which MBLAQ's fans gave him the nickname Yang Chopin). Other hobbies include playing soccer, beatboxing, break dancing, performing card tricks, knitting, and mending objects. Seungho has also taken classes in gymnastics, Judo, and Hapkido, whilst his favourite genre of music is electronic. He was the first member of the group to open a Twitter page and Me2day account.

Seungho and Soyeon from T-ara attended the same high school and are known to be good friends. He also knew Gyuri from Kara and Jinon from F.Cuz in his junior years.

References

External links

• MBLAQ Official Site
• MBLAQ me2day
• Seungho's twitter