Jang Hyun-seung

Jang Hyun-seung (; born September 3, 1989) most often credited as Hyunseung, is a South Korean singer. He is best known as a former member of the boy group Beast. 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.

Hyunseung was also one half of the duo Trouble Maker with former Cube label mate, Hyuna. In December 2011, the duo released their debut extended play with the lead single, " Trouble Maker."Trouble Maker wins Triple Crown #1 + Performances from December 29th's 'M! Countdown'
. In October 2013, the duo released their second extended play, Chemistry where the title track "Now" is the first highest score ever recorded on music show Inkigayo, maxing out at 11,000 points.

In April 2016, he left Beast and he has been a solo artist ever since.

Family and personal life

Hyunseung was raised in Seoul, South Korea. He has a younger sister named Jang Geu-rim. His father died in 2012 from a sudden heart attack.

In 2010, Hyunseung was reported to be attending Dongshin University under a full scholarship, along with three other members of Beast. He was majoring in Applied Music. In 2019, his university degree was revoked by the Ministry of Education following investigation into universities' special treatment for celebrities.

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.

For a year and four months, Hyunseung was a trainee for the boy group 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 pre-debut "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 Hyun-suk said 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 BigBang documentary featuring Hyunseung. Hyunseung refers to his experiences at YG as important to his development as an artist.

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.

Beast

The group has released 3 Korean albums, 9 Korean extended plays and various singles. In December 2010, Hyunseung teamed up with fellow member Lee Gi-kwang in a sub-unit to write and compose an R&B track titled "Let It Snow" as part of the group's digital album, '' My Story''. On April 19, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced he officially left Beast to continue as a soloist.

Trouble Maker

In December 2011, Hyunseung formed a unit with label mate 4Minute's Hyuna called Trouble Maker. Trouble Maker debuted with their self-named lead single and extended play, '' Trouble Maker''. On October 28, 2013, the unit released their second extended play, ''Chemistry'', with the title song named "Now".

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.

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.

Solo activities

On May 7, 2015, Hyunseung released his solo debut extended play, ''My''. Unlike BEAST's tracks, Hyunseung's album drew more from hip-hop culture and pop culture, such as title track "Ma First" featuring Giriboy and "Break Up With Him" featuring Dok2.

In April 2016, Hyunseung was nominated and won "Best Male Artist (South Korea)" at the 4th Annual V-Chart Music Awards in China.

On July 29, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyunseung would be joining the dance competition program ''Hit The Stage'', making it his first broadcast appearance since leaving Beast. On December 13, 2016, it was confirmed that Hyunseung had renewed his exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment.

On March 31, 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyunseung would be featuring on singer Oh Ye Ri’s track "This Is Love". On July 27, 2017, Hyunseung released a digital single titled "Home".

On June 12, 2018, it was confirmed that Hyunseung will enlist in the military on July 24 as an active soldier. He was discharged from the military on 13 March 2020.

In December 2020, Hyunseung is set to release a song digitally, titled "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Korean title: 차가운 너의 손을 따스히 감싸주고 싶어, literal translation "I want to wrap your cold hands warmly"). This is his first activity after his discharge in military service in March. On December 17, 2020, the song was released on digital charts and YouTube.

On August 3, 2021, Hyunseung's exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment has expired.

In November 2021, Hyunseung confirmed his appearance on the upcoming Watcha original web variety show, ''Double Trouble'', which is set to premiere in December.

Mine Field as 'ABLE'

As of September 2022, Hyunseung is signed to label Mine Field under the stage name 'ABLE'. He has released a digital single with a city pop genre under his stage name 'ABLE', titled "Feeling" on October 9, 2022.

Hyunseung had released his second extended play, ''Unparadise'', under his stage name 'ABLE' digitally on August 2, 2023. The title tracks under the extended play consisted three songs, namely 'Paradise', 'Ghetto', and 'Last Night'.

MPLIFY Records

Hyunseung had mentioned through a paid communication platform in end-April 2024 that he has left Mine Field and is working with his new agency on music.

MPLIFY Records, a label under Warner Music Korea, announced that Hyunseung is a new artist to the label on April 9, 2025 and he will be making a solo comeback with full scale activities under his personal name 'Jang Hyunseung (장현승)' instead of his previous stage name 'ABLE'.

Hyunseung has created hi
official YouTube channel
and has included a
introduction video
on his channel on April 18, 2025. He released a single, titled 'Orbit', on April 29, 2025.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Features, OST and Sound source

Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) Details

Songwriting credits

Music videos

Filmography

Reality shows and documentary

Variety shows

Web shows

Musical theatre

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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Jang Hyun Seung Official YouTube Channel
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Cube Entertainment artists
Highlight (band) members
1989 births
South Korean rhythm and blues singers
K-pop singers
Living people
People from Suncheon
Musicians from South Jeolla Province
South Korean male pop singers
South Korean male idols
21st-century South Korean singers