Kim Young-kyun (; born May 11, 1999), also known by his stage name Hwiyoung (), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band SF9. He debuted as a solo artist on August 13, 2023, with the digital single "Drive5" and released his first single album ''

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'' on June 20, 2024. Hwiyoung trained to be a

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idol and performer in the talent company

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's rookie training program Neoz School. In 2016, he competed in the nine-member dance group NEOZ Dance on the Mnet survival reality show ''d.o.b.: Dance or Band'', where he and his group mates competed for a chance to debut as FNC's first boy dance group. They won the competition, and debuted as FNC's first male dance group with the group name SF9 (short for Sensational Feeling 9). They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016. As an actor, Hwiyoung began his career as a supporting role in the interactive web drama ''Click Your Heart'' (2016), later played a support character in the drama ''

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'' (2021), web drama ''

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'' (2022), and '' The Matchmakers'' (2023).

Career

In 2015, he was a part of a pre-debut team, "Neoz School", under

as a member of the group called NEOZ. In May 2016, he participated as a member of "NEOZ Dance" in

's survival show ''d.o.b : Dance or Band'', competing against NEOZ Band (later known as

Honeyst Honeyst () was a South Korean pop rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2017. The band consists of Oh Seung-seok (drummer), Kim Chul-min (main vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist), Seo Dong-sung (leader, vocalist, bassist), and Kim Hwan (guitaris ...

). "NEOZ Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 on October 5, 2016, with their debut album '' Feeling Sensation'', featuring their first single "Fanfare".

Discography

Single album

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Soundtracks

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Notes

References

{{Authority control 1999 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male singers FNC Entertainment artists SF9 (band) members K-pop singers Male actors from Seoul South Korean male actors South Korean male idols South Korean male rappers 21st-century male rappers South Korean male television actors