South Korean singer
Jang Hyun-seung
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Jang in 2014
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Born
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1989-09-03
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September 3, 1989
(age 34)
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Other names
| So-1, ABLE
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Occupation
| Singer
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Musical career
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Instrument(s)
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Years active
| 2009?present
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Formerly of
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Musical artist
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Hangul
| 장현승
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Hanja
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Revised Romanization
| Jang Hyeon-seung
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McCune?Reischauer
| Chang Hy?ns?ng
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Jang Hyun-seung
(
Korean
:
장현승
; born September 3, 1989)
[1]
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.
[2]
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."
[3]
Family and personal life
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Hyunseung was raised in
Seoul
, South Korea. He has a younger sister named Jang Geu-rim.
[4]
His father died in 2012 from a sudden heart attack.
[5]
[6]
In 2010, Hyunseung was reported to be attending
Dongshin University
under a full scholarship, along with four other members of Beast. He was majoring in Applied Music.
[7]
[8]
In 2019, his university degree was revoked by the Ministry of Education following investigation into universities’ special treatment for celebrities.
[9]
[10]
Career
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Pre-debut
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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.
[11]
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.
[12]
Hyunseung refers to his experiences at YG as important to his development as an artist.
[11]
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.
[11]
Beast
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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 as part of the group's digital album,
My Story
.
Solo activities
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On May 7, 2015, Hyunseung released his solo debut extended play,
My
.
[13]
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
.
Trouble Maker
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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
.
[14]
On October 28, 2013, the group released their second extended play,
Chemistry
.
Musical career
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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
.
[15]
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.
[16]
In April 2016, Hyunseung was nominated and won "Best Male Artist (South Korea)" at the 4th Annual V-Chart Music Awards in China.
[17]
Departure from Beast
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On April 19, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced he officially left
Beast
to continue as a soloist.
[18]
[19]
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
.
[20]
On December 13, 2016, it was confirmed that Hyunseung had renewed his exclusive contract with
Cube Entertainment
.
[21]
On June 12, 2018, it was confirmed that Hyunseung will enlist in the military on July 24 as an active soldier.
[22]
He was discharged from the military on 13 March 2020.
[23]
In December 2020, Hyunseung is set to release a song digitally, titled "I want to wrap your cold hands warmly". This is his first activity after his discharge in military service in March.
[24]
On December 17 2020, the song was released on digital charts and YouTube called "I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Korean title: 차가운 너의 손을 따스히 감싸주고 싶어).
[25]
On August 3, 2021, Hyunseung's exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment has expired.
[26]
Mine Field
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As of September 2022, Hyunseung is signed to label Mine Field under the stage name 'ABLE'.
[27]
Discography
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Extended plays
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Singles
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Other charted songs
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Features & OST
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Filmography
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Web shows
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Awards and nominations
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Year
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Award
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2016
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The 4th V Chart Awards
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Top Male Artist-Korea
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Hyunseung
[34]
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Won
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Notes
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"I Said I Love You" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 95 on the Gaon Download Chart.
References
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Mark Russell (April 29, 2014).
K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution
. Tuttle Publishing. p. 52.
ISBN
978-1-4629-1411-1
.
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"Winners from the '2011 Melon Music Awards'
"
.
Allkpop
. November 24, 2011
. Retrieved
December 29,
2011
.
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Trouble Maker wins Triple Crown #1 + Performances from December 29th’s ‘M! Countdown’
. In 2016, he left Beast.
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"B2ST's Hyunseung posts a childhood picture with sister"
.
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"B2ST Cancels All Activities After Member Jang Hyun Seung's Father Passes Away - Latest K-pop news, Korean drama & movie - enewsworld"
. Archived from
the original
on September 23, 2012
. Retrieved
October 13,
2012
.
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"B2ST's Hyunseung's father passes away"
.
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"4 members of 6-member group BEAST enter DongShin University together on March 2"
.
Star News
(in Korean). March 1, 2010
. Retrieved
June 9,
2010
.
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"K-pop stars scholarships irk students"
.
The Korea Times
. July 18, 2011
. Retrieved
July 20,
2011
.
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"K-pop stars' college diplomas revoked"
.
The Korea Times
. January 15, 2019
. Retrieved
November 11,
2019
.
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"K-pop stars' degrees revoked after investigation"
.
University World News
. January 16, 2019
. Retrieved
November 11,
2019
.
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a
b
c
"비스트 ? BEAST ? B2ST Airline Flight No. 1"
.
Soompi
Forums
. November 17, 2010.
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"BEAST's Yoon Doojoon "I want to be a singer after seeing "BIGBANG DOCUMENTARY"
"
.
Newsen
(in Korean). October 22, 2009
. Retrieved
May 25,
2010
.
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"My ? EP by Jang Hyun Seung"
.
iTunes
. May 8, 2015.
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"HyunA and Hyunseung release project EP, 'Trouble Maker'
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"Jang Hyun-seung to star in 'Mozart'
"
. May 8, 2012.
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"BEAST's Jang Hyunseung Cast for "Bonnie and Clyde" Musical"
.
Soompi
. April 7, 2014.
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"Archived copy"
. Archived from
the original
on August 3, 2016
. Retrieved
April 26,
2016
.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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"Jang Hyun-seung to bolt from BEAST"
.
Yonhap
. April 20, 2016
. Retrieved
April 19,
2016
.
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"Beast's Jang Hyun-seung angers fans"
.
The Korea Times
. February 23, 2016.
Archived
from the original on May 1, 2016
. Retrieved
April 19,
2016
.
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"Hyunseung to make his first broadcast appearance after leaving B2ST on 'Hit the Stage'
"
.
Allkpop
. Retrieved
December 19,
2016
.
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"Cube Entertainment Confirms Contract Renewal With Jang Hyun Seung, Gives Update On BEAST"
.
Soompi
. December 13, 2016
. Retrieved
December 19,
2016
.
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Kang, E (July 12, 2018).
"Jang Hyunseung Confirms Military Enlistment Date"
.
Soompi
.
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K, J. (March 13, 2020).
"Jang Hyunseung Is Discharged From The Military"
.
Soompi
.
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Yoo Byung-cheol (December 11, 2020).
장현승, 17日 新曲 ‘차가운 너의 손을 따스히 감싸주고 싶어’ 發表…아트워크 티저 이미지 公開
[Jang Hyun-seung, released a new song'I want to warmly wrap your cold hands' on the 17th... Art teaser image released].
The Korea Economic Daily
.
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Archived at
Ghostarchive
and the
Wayback Machine
:
"[MV] JANG HYUNSEUNG(장현승) _ I Just Can't Stop Loving You(차가운 너의 손을 따스히 감싸주고 싶어)"
.
YouTube
.
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Lee Seung-rok (August 3, 2021).
"[公式立場] 큐브 "장현승 專屬契約 終了"
[[Official Position] Cube "Exclusive contract with Hyunseung Jang"].
My Daily
(in Korean).
Naver
. Retrieved
August 3,
2021
.
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@minefield_official (September 30, 2022).
"마인필드(Mine Field) 아티스트 "ABLE (장현승)" 迎入"
– via
Instagram
.
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Gaon Weekly Album Chart
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"Gaon Album Ranking Monthly (5/2015) ? see #4"
.
Gaon Music Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from
the original
on June 11, 2015.
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a
b
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"2015 Gaon Download Chart ? May"
. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from
the original
on June 11, 2015
. Retrieved
June 27,
2016
.
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a
b
c
"2015 Gaon Download Chart ? Week 20"
. Korea Music Content Industry Association
. Retrieved
June 27,
2016
.
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Jang Jin-ri (November 15, 2021).
"[單獨]장현승, 왓챠 '더블 트러블' 出演…4年 만에 活動 再開"
[[Exclusive] Hyunseung Jang to appear in Watcha's 'Double Trouble'... Resuming activities after 4 years] (in Korean). SPOTV NEWS
. Retrieved
November 17,
2021
.
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"第四?音?V榜年度盛典 ? 音?台"
.
vchart.yinyuetai.com
. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
June 26,
2016
.
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