Jang Hyun-seung
| Jang Hyun-seung | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | SO-1 |
| Born |
September 3, 1989 Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Cube Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Beast, Trouble Maker |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장현승 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Jang Hyeon-seung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hyŏnsŭng |
Jang Hyun-seung (Hangul: 장현승; born September 3, 1989)[1] more commonly known as Hyunseung, is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lead dancer of the boy band Beast, under the label Cube Entertainment. With Beast, he has released singles and albums in both Korean and Japanese. Beast won the Artist of the Year (Daesang) award at the Melon Music Awards in 2011.[2]
Hyunseung is also one half of the duo Trouble Maker with Cube labelmate HyunA. In December 2011, the duo released their debut mini-album with the lead single, "Trouble Maker."[3]
Family and personal life
Jang Hyunseung was raised in Seoul, South Korea. He has a younger sister named Jang Geurim.[4] His father died in the early morning of September 20, 2012 from a sudden heart attack.[5][6]
Hyunseung currently attends Dongshin University under a full scholarship, along with four other members of Beast. He is majoring in Applied Music.[7][8]
Career
Pre-debut
In 2004, at the age of 15, Hyunseung took part in auditions for YG Entertainment. He was eliminated in the second round, but went to see CEO Yang Hyun Suk afterwards out of frustration at being eliminated and was accepted as a trainee.[9]
For a year and four months Hyunseung was a trainee for the boy band Big Bang. During this time, he used the stage name "So-1," a homonym for the Korean word for wish. He first gained media attention when he appeared in the group's predebut "Big Bang Documentary," along with members G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri. He appeared in 10 out of 11 episodes, but was cut from the group in a final elimination round with Seungri. Yang Hyunsuk felt that Hyunseung's expressiveness and stage presence were underdeveloped at the time. Fellow Beast member, Yoon Doo-joon decided to become a singer after watching the Big Bang documentary featuring Hyunseung.[10] Hyunseung refers to his experiences at YG as important to his development as an artist.[9]
Hyunseung later met future fellow band member Yang Yo-seob while they were working as dancers for a show performance team. Yoseob convinced Hyunseung to join Cube Entertainment, leading to him debuting with Beast.[9]
Beast
The group has released 2 Korean albums, 6 Korean mini-albums, 4 Korean singles, 1 Japanese albums, 1 compilation album, and 5 Japanese singles. In December 2010, Hyunseung teamed up with fellow member Lee Gi-kwang in a subunit to write and compose an R&B track as part of the band's digital album, My Story.
Trouble Maker
In December 2011, Hyun-seung formed a unit with labelmate 4Minute's HyunA called Trouble Maker. Trouble Maker debuted with their self-named lead single and mini album Trouble Maker.[11] On October 28, the group released the single "There Is No Tomorrow" from their EP Chemistry.
Musical career
Hyunseung made his acting debut in the musical Mozart!. He performed as the main character from late July 2012 to early August 2012 at the Sejong Center.[12]
In April 2014, Hyunseung was cast in the musical Bonnie & Clyde. He performed as the lead character, Clyde, from April 15 to June 29, 2014 at the BBC Art Center along with other artists, including SHINee‘s Key, ZE:A‘s Park Hyung Sik, Kahi, and Oh So Yeon.[13]
Discography
Features & OST
| Year | Date | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 05.09 | “Loving U” | Yoon Doojoon, Jang Hyunseung, Yang Yoseob | All My Love OST |
| 2012 | 07.03 | “나는 나는 음악” (“I Am, I’m Music”) | Jang Hyunseung for Mozart! Musical | - |
| 2013 | 01.03 | “일년전에” (“One Year Ago”) | Jang Hyun-seung, Jung Eun-ji, and Kim Nam-joo | ‘A CUBE’ FOR SEASON #WHITE |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MTV B2ST | TV Documentary (MTV) | Himself |
| 2010 | MTV Beast Almighty | TV Show (MTV) | Himself |
| Idol Maid | TV Show (MBC) | Himself | |
| SHIN PD Variety Show | TV Show (SBS) | Himself | |
| 2011 | Exciting Cube TV | TV Show (MNET Japan) | Himself |
| 2012 | Win Win | TV Show (KBS2) | Himself |
| Invincible Youth 2 | TV Show (KBS2 HD) | Himself | |
| 2013 | Immortal Song 2 | TV Show (KBS) | Himself |
| 2014 | Immortal Song 2 | TV Show (KBS) | Himself |
| Burning The Beast | TV Variety Show (MBC) | Himself |
References
- ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ↑ "Winners from the '2011 Melon Music Awards'". AllKPop. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ Trouble Maker wins Triple Crown #1 + Performances from December 29th’s ‘M! Countdown’.
- ↑ B2ST’s Hyunseung posts a childhood picture with sister
- ↑ http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=15518
- ↑
- ↑ "4 members of 6-member group BEAST enter DongShin University together on March 2". Star News (in Korean). 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ "K-pop stars scholarships irk students". The Korea Times. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 “The bitter taste of failure became the irony of fate”
- ↑ "BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I want to be a singer after seeing "BIGBANG DOCUMENTARY"". Newsen (in Korean). 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ HyunA and Hyunseung release project EP, ‘Trouble Maker’
- ↑ Jang Hyun-seung to star in ‘Mozart‘
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2014/04/07/beasts-jang-hyunseung-cast-for-bonnie-and-clyde-musical/
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