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Yesung
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Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), known professionally as Yesung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality, and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (2006), Super Junior-H (2008) and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The Ballad (2014). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for various television dramas and movies, participated in various television dramas, movies, musicals and radio hosting.
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Yesung, born Kim Jong-woon on August 24, 1984, is a South Korean singer and actor. He was born in Seoul or Cheonan, South Chungcheong, and speaks Korean. Educated at Chungwoon University, he began his work period in 2005. His occupations include roles as a singer, film actor, and stage actor. He performs in the K-pop genre and plays the voice and piano.
He is a member of the groups Super Junior, Super Junior-K.R.Y., and Super Junior-Happy. His record labels include SM Entertainment, Label SJ, and Avex Trax. He uses the pseudonym Yesung or YeSung. His work is associated with tags such as ballad and Korean music.
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Film & TV
Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Jong-woon Kim, better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality and MC. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (2006), Super Junior-H (2008) and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The Ballad (2014). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for various television dramas and…
Known for
- K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30 — Self2025
- Woke Up and It’s SUPER TV — Self2025
- Woke Up to SuperTV — Self2025
- SMTOWN LIVE 2024 - SMCU PALACE @ TOKYO — Self2024
- Hyoyeon Who Buys Me Food Well — Self2024
- SMTOWN LIVE | 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta — Self2023
- SUPER JUNIOR 18TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENT <1t’s 8lue> — Self2023
- Super Junior: The Last Man Standing — Self2023
- Nattering with Nah — Self2023
- The Seasons — Self2023
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- South Korea
- Active from
- 1984
Discography
- 프레지던트 OST Part.22010
- Here I am2016
- Darling U2017
- Spring Falling2017
- Whatcha Doin’2018
- Carpet - SM STATION2019
- Pink Magic2019
- Story2019
- 봄은 너니까 (Still Standing) - SM STATION2020
- Beautiful Night2021
Member of
- SUPER JUNIORsince 2005
- SUPER JUNIOR HAPPYsince 2008
- S.M. THE BALLADsince 2014
- SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y.
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,301
- Total plays
- 371,670
Tags
Kim Kang-Hoon (김강훈; born August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-H and participated in SM Entertainment's project S.M. The Ballad. Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for various television dramas and movies, participated in various television dramas, movies, musical and also being radio hosting. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Yesung
- Person.image
- Yesung from "My Korean Teacher" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 (32801121644).jpg
- Person.caption
- Yesung at the opening ceremony of Tokyo International Film Festival 2016
- Person.native_name
- 예성
- Person.native_name_lang
- ko
- Person.birth_name
- Kim Jong-woon
- Person.birth_place
- Seoul, South Korea
- Person.signature
- Yesung's signature.png
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2005–present
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
- Korean name/auto.headercolor
- transparent
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- %김강훈
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 金康熏
- Korean name/auto.hangulstage
- %_예성
- Korean name/auto.hanjastage
- 藝聲
- Korean name/auto.othername1
- Former name
- Korean name/auto.hangul1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Seoul
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Chungwoon University
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Genre
- K-pop
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Avex Trax
- Image
- Yesung from "My Korean Teacher" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 (32801121644).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1984-08-24
- Commons category
- Yesung
- member of
- Super Junior-Happy
- birth name
- 김종운
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- pseudonym
- 예성
- number of viewers/listeners
- 4788463
- social media followers
- 151000
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Career
- 2005–2007: Debut, sub-unit debut and acting activities
- 2008–2013: Super Junior-H, K.R.Y Japan debut and hiatus
- 2014–2015: SM The Ballad and continued comeback with Super Junior
- 2016–present: Solo debut and collaborations
- Discography
- Filmography
- Films
- Television series
- Television shows
- Radio shows
- Musical theatre
- Concert and tours
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), known professionally as Yesung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality, and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (2006), Super Junior-H (2008) and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The Ballad (2014). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for various television dramas and movies, participated in various television dramas, movies, musicals and radio hosting.
He began his solo career in 2016 with his first extended play, Here I Am.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yesung” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.