Young K

Kang Young-hyun (Korean: 강영현; born December 19, 1993),[1] known professionally as Young K, is a South Korean musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known as the bassist, vocalist and rapper of South Korean rock band Day6.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Young K
Young K at Day6 Live & Meet in Taiwan, July 21, 2017
Born
Kang Young-hyun

(1993-12-19) December 19, 1993
Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Alma materDongguk University
Occupation
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Musical career
GenresRock
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • Acoustic guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsJYP
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKang Yeong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerGang Yŏnghyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
영케이
Revised RomanizationYeong K
McCune–ReischauerYŏng K

Early life

Kang was born on December 19, 1993, in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He was raised in Ilsan, South Korea and moved to Toronto, Canada, to attend middle and high school at York Mills Collegiate Institute. Since sixth grade, he has not lived with his parents. During this time, he went by his English name, Brian Kang. Kang moved to Korea in 2010 and became a JYP trainee. After he signed a contract with JYP, his father retired and moved to Toronto with his mother.[2] On October 5, 2017, he received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Dongguk University. He graduated from University on August 23, 2018.[3]

Career

2010—2015: Pre-debut

During his time in high school, Kang pursued music in a three-member band called "3rd Degree". They performed at various locations in Toronto and put up videos on YouTube (including some original songs composed by Kang).

In 2010, Kang and his bandmate, Don Lee, were contacted by JYP Entertainment for an audition and was accepted as trainees. Lee later left JYP to pursue medical studies. Kang went on to appear in the fourth episode of WIN: Who is Next?[4] as a part of JYP's rapping team with Got7's Mark Tuan and Jackson Wang against the combined rapping teams of Team A and Team B, where he became known for the verse, "YG, get an attitude!" He was also a part of JYP's vocalist team alongside his eventual Day6 bandmates Junhyeok, Jae, Sungjin and Wonpil.

In 2014, Kang was selected as a member of five-member rock band 5Live under JYP, but their debut was cancelled. The band was reformed as Day6 after the addition of drummer Dowoon in 2015.[5]

2015—present: DAY6

On September 7, 2015, he made his debut as a member of DAY6 and released their debut EP, The Day, with the lead single "Congratulations".[6][7]

On March 14, 2018, he made his debut as a member of DAY6 in Japan with first Japanese single "If ～また逢えたら～". The single also serves as theme song for the Japanese drama Repeat.[8][9]

Kang has been credited with much of the songwriting in DAY6's discography.

2011—present: Solo activities, Even of Day (EOD)

In September 2015, he was featured in fellow JYP artist, the solo artist Baek A Yeon song titled “Shouldn’t Have” where he did and wrote the rap part. The song went on to become a sleeper hit, reaching number one on several Korean music real-time charts a month after its release among fierce competition.[10] He was also featured in a song of Korean indie musicians Park Sae-byul & Like Likes, in the song titled "Sky High" Kang did the rap part.[11] He has also been featured as rapper in JYP label mate Park Ji-min's single "Young해".[12] In 2019, he composed and contributed lyrics to a track for the solo debut of B.A.P's Youngjae entitled "Hope".[13]

Together with GOT7's Youngjae he became the new DJ of MBC Radio Idol Radio starting from May 18, 2020.[14] The first season of the show ended on September 25 [15]

On 31 August 2020, Kang, Dowoon and Wonpil debuted as Even of Day,[16] a sub-unit of DAY6 and released their debut EP The Book of Us: Gluon, with the lead single "파도가 끝나는 곳까지 (Where the Sea Sleeps)" [17][18]

On October 16 & 23, 2020, Kang and Wonpil made a surprise appearance as a cameo in the web drama "Let Me Off the Earth",[19] Kang played as intern teacher.

On November 23, 2020, Kang became the new DJ for “Kiss The Radio” [20]

On January 14, 2021, Kang featured as rapper in a Thailand singer Apiwat Ueathavornsuk's (Stamp) single "Sugar High" [21]

Discography
Main article: Day6 discography

Songs
Title Year Peak
chart
position		 Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[22]
As featured artist
"Shouldn't Have" (이럴거면 그러지말지)
(Baek A-yeon featuring Young K)		 2015 1 Non-album singles
"Sky High"
(Park Sae-byul & Like, Likes featuring Young K)		 — N/A
"20" (Young해)
(Park Ji-min featuring Young K)		 2016 157 19 to 20
"Love"
(X Lovers featuring Young K)		 2020 — N/A Non-album singles
Soundtrack appearances
"Insomnia" (불면증) 2020 — N/A Let Me Off The Earth OST Part 1
Remixes
"Insomnia Future Bass Remix" (불면증 Future Bass Remix) 2020 — N/A Let Me Off The Earth
"—" denotes that the song did not chart in the region.

Songwriting credits (other artists)
Year Song Title Artist Album Title Lyrics Composing
Credited With Credited With
2016 "Stuck On You" (빠져가지고) UP10TION Burst Yes Wonpil, Sungjin (Day6), Daniel Kim Yes Wonpil, Sungjin (Day6), Daniel Kim
"Answer" Park Ji-min 19 to 20 Yes NATHAN No
"Beggin On My Knees" Got7 Flight Log: Departure Yes No
2017 "In Your Eyes" Crude Play The liar and His Lover OST Yes Frants No
2018 "Sleep Mode" Nakjoon Still... [25] Yes No
2019 "Hope" Young-jae Fancy [26] Yes Isaac Han Yes
"Love Me Tonight" 휴이 (ḦU) RE:verse No Yes
"원해" (I Want You More) No Yes
2020 "Don't Know" Jeong Se-woon 24 Part.1 [27] Yes Jeong Se-woon No
"Trouble with You" Eric Nam The Other Side [28] Yes Eric Nam No
"Paradise" Yes Eric Nam No
"How You Been" Yes Eric Nam No
"Love Die Young (Korean Ver.)" Yes No

Source: Source:

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2011Dream HighJason backup dancerKBS2Extra, episode 3
2012Dream High 2I:dn backup dancerKBS2Extra, episode 1

Web series
Year Title Network Role Notes
2016 Touching You Naver TV Cast Customer Cameo, episode 11
2020 Let Me Off The Earth Teenplay Intern Teacher Cameo, episode 6-7 with wonpil

Radio presenting
Year Title Channel Notes
2020 Idol Radio MBC Radio Host with Got7's Youngjae from May 18 - September 25
Kiss the Radio KBS Radio from November 23, 2020 -

References
  1. "Young K :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  2. "Kpop Daebak w/ Eric Nam: Ep. #60 | Catching Up: Young K on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. Lee, Min-ji (August 23, 2018). "데이식스 영케이, 오늘(23일) 동국대 경영학과 졸업 '학사모 인증샷'". Newsen. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. "Preview of YG vs JYP trainees on 'WIN' revealed | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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  10. "Baek Ah Yeon's 'Shouldn't Have...' has staying power on music charts". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. 박새별 & Like Likes - SKY HIGH (Feat. Young K (영현)) MV, retrieved 2020-06-17
  12. "멤버를 알면 '진짜' 데이식스가 보인다". www.ytn.co.kr (in Korean). 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  13. "영재, 첫 솔로 음반 곡 목록 공개…타이틀곡 Another Night | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  14. "2020 MBC 라디오 봄 개편". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  15. "아이돌라디오 관련 공지드립니다". September 15, 2020.
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  21. "STAMP "Sugar High (feat. Young K of DAY6)". January 14, 2021.
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  26. "KOMCA copyright".
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