Also known as Hoony, Kang Sung-hoon Genres K-pop Years active 1997–present Movies Seventeen Music group Sechs Kies | Origin South Korea Occupation(s) Singer Parents Jung Yea-geum Siblings Kang Yoon-ji | |
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Born February 22, 1980 (age 37) ( 1980-02-22 ) Labels DSP Media
(1997-2000)
YG Entertainment
(2016-present) Albums Welcome to the Sechskie, 2016 Re‑ALBUM, Special, Bisang, Sechs Kies Similar Lee Jaijin, Kim Jae‑duc, Eun Jiwon, Jang Su won, Ko Ji Yong | ||
Kang Sung-hun (hangul:강성훈, born February 22, 1980) is a South Korean singer from the 90's South Korean boy group Sechs Kies. Sunghun is the main vocalist of Sechskies and is referred to having the best singing voice of the group. After Sechskies had disbanded in 2000, Sunghun pursued a solo singing career, signed under Laful Entertainment at the time. His nickname Hoony is the title for his third album and his official fan club is called Hoony World.
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SechsKies
Kang Sunghun, who was studying abroad in Hawaii, was scouted by DSP Entertainment, along with friend Eun Jiwon in a nightclub. They were supposed to debut as a duo. However, as H.O.T. became such a big hit, DSP decided to gather more people and gave Kang Sunghun the permission to cast the members. Sunghun picked Jang Suwon, Kim Jaeduck, Lee Jaijin and Ko Ji Yong as members.
SechsKies debuted on April 15, 1997 on KBS Music Bank with their first single, "School Byeolgok (학원별곡)”.
Kang Sunghun is the main vocalist of Sechs Kies. Since he was outgoing, he spoke most in the TV programs. Sechs Kies achieved great success and became an icon of the 1990's Korean idol groups. However, Sechs Kies suddenly disbanded in 2000 after finishing their fourth album promotion.
Solo
After Sechs Kies disbanded, Sunghun was the second member from Sechs Kies to begin a solo career mainly on R&B and ballad. In 2001, he released first album"비상(Bee Sang)" with title song "고백(Confessions)" and most of the Sechs Kies members chorus "1년 되는 날 (1st Anniversary)".
In 2002, Sunghun released second album "Kang Sung Hoon Vol.2" with hit song "My Girl"and received great response. He won 2002 SBS Gayo Daejeon Popularity Award with J-Walk.
On January 22, 2007 Sunghun participated in a fashion show called, "Han Bok", which was to raise money to build homes for others. Sunghun invested in entertainment industry but has been involved in some messy legal battles for a few years. Finally, he put behind legal troubles and released a re-recording of the hit single "couple" in 2014.
On June 12, 2015, Sunghun released 'The Person That Makes Me Laugh' for SBS weekend drama ‘Divorce Lawyer In Love’ OST
On February 20, 2016, Sunghun held small Concert The Fifth Season in Seogang University, Mary Hall Grand Theatre; tickets were reportedly sold out within one minute.
Reunite As SechsKies
In 2016, Sechs Kies finally reunited after their disbandment 16 years ago in a famous Korean variety TV show called "Infinite Challenge". They held a pop-up reunion concert on 14 April, the day before the anniversary of SechsKies' debut. Although it was extremely short notice, almost 6000 fans gathered within a few hours to the stadium to see the reunion concert.
On May 11, YG Entertainment officially announced that they signed a contract with Sechs Kies except for Ko Ji Yong. Sunghun also signed a solo contract with YG Entertainment.
SechsKies held a comeback concert on September 10 and 11 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena and all 20,000 tickets for the concert sold out in only 5 minutes. He was revealed to have been rushed to the emergency room after the group’s concert due to an injury.
On October 7, Sechs Kies released their new digital single "Three Words (세 단어)" after 16 years which was co-written and produced by Tablo of Epik High and Future Bounce. The single topped all 8 major music charts shortly after release, achieving all-kill status. It also ranked high in Asian music charts and global iTunes in Taiwan and is among top tracks on iTunes charts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and others.
On November 23, YG announced that SechsKies' new album will be released on December 1, 2016. The new album "2016 Re-ALBUM" contains 10 past hit songs of SechsKies that were rearranged and remastered by YG producers, and is prepared a special gift for fans.
SechsKies continued the Yellow Note concert tour on December 10 in Daegu and on December 24–25 in Busan. On October 31, all SechsKies tour concert seats for December were sold out within a few minutes.
On December 16, YG announced SechsKies is to hold a "Yellow Note Final in Seoul" concert on January 21 and 22 at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium. On December 22, all 13,000 tickets were sold out within three minutes.