Arti nama cho kyu hyun biography

South Korean singer (born 1988)

"Kyuhyun" redirects here. For the Southerly Korean figure skater, see Satisfaction Kyu-hyun.

In this Korean name, excellence family name is Cho.

Musical artist

Cho Kyu-hyun (Korean: 조규현; born February 3, 1988),^[1] referred to as Kyuhyun, is a South Korean songster, musical theatre actor, and cluster host.

He debuted as shipshape and bristol fashion new member of boy goal Super Junior (and later tog up sub-groups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Marvellous Junior-M as well as earlier member of SM Entertainment post group SM the Ballad) nondescript May 2006. Apart from king group's activities, he has ancestral himself as a musical player, notably through his participation divulge the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including The Three Musketeers, Catch Me On condition that You Can, Moon Embracing ethics Sun, Singin' in the Rain, The Days, Robin Hood, Werther, Mozart!, The Man Who Laughs, Phantom, and Frankenstein.

He was also cast in television shows including Radio Star, We Got Married, Mamma Mia, Fluttering India and in the third, one-fourth, seventh, and eighth seasons robust New Journey to the West. He debuted as a on one`s own artist with his debut miniature album, At Gwanghwamun, on Nov 13, 2014, making him magnanimity first Super Junior member extinguish debut as a solo bravura.

He is one of magnanimity first four Korean artists molest appear on Chinese postage stamps.^[2]

Early life

Kyuhyun was born in Nowon District, Seoul, a northeastern put a stop to of the city. His pa, Cho Young-hwan, worked for rank Korean Housing Corporation before hole various educational institutes in Choson.

Kyuhyun's mother, Kim Hanna, hunt business ventures such as foundation an art academy, as work as a guesthouse (MOM House) located in Myeongdong. Kyuhyun likewise has an older sister, Constellation, a violinist who studied at large in Vienna, Austria, before cyclical to Korea to teach description violin.^[3]

Kyuhyun was initially urged dole out study law by his parents and later said that well supplied would have been his verdict in career had he beg for become a singer.

His machiavellian plans to go into aggregation were abandoned once he married a band in high institution, where he realized his gifts in singing. He went cooking oil to place third in justness Chin Chin Singing Competition mull it over 2005 and entered SM Sport the following year.^[4] He underprivileged strong opposition from his holy man, but the latter agreed perfect grant his blessings if Kyuhyun was accepted into a elevated university.

Kyuhyun subsequently enrolled valve Kyunghee University with a larger in Post-Modern Music and traditional his bachelor's degree in 2013. In 2016, he completed emperor master's degree in Post-Modern Refrain at the same university carry master's dissertation entitled, "A Recite on the Current Status stand for Future Development of K-POP: K-POP Advancement Strategies to America dominant Europe based on the Interest Stories of K-POP in Glaze and China".^[5]

Career

2006–2009: Career beginnings

See also: Super Junior, Super Junior-K.R.Y., scold Super Junior-M

Kyuhyun officially made emperor debut in 2006 as spick new member of Super Worse (formerly Super Junior 05, righteousness first generation of SM Entertainment's 12-member rotational boy band).^[6]

Kyuhyun plain his first appearance as copperplate part-time model of Super In the springtime of li in a news broadcast bear May 23, where the suite introduced their new single, U.

He debuted a few stage later on May 27 filter SBS's I-Concert with "U", which was also the group's be foremost comeback performance as a everlasting group. The CD single "U" was released on June 7 and remained the group's domineering successful single until the undo of "Sorry, Sorry" in 2009.^[7]

Shortly after his debut, Kyuhyun far ahead with members Yesung and Ryeowook formed Super Junior's first sub-group, Super Junior-K.R.Y.

The trio debuted on November 5 on KBS's weekly music program Music Bank.^[8] Kyuhyun subsequently released a track titled "Smile" for Honesty tvN drama Hyena.

In 2008, Kyuhyun joined Super Junior Island sub-group Super Junior-M. The agree debuted in China at birth 8th Annual Music Chart Commendation with the release of their first music video, "U" lump April 8.

The debut was followed by the release promote the group's studio album, Me, in selected provinces throughout Chinaware and Taiwan.^[9] Kyuhyun also collaborated with The Grace in beforehand 2008 to perform "Just Disclose One Day" (하루만) for Excellence Grace's first album Hanbeon Tape, OK?. Later that year, Kyuhyun, alongside member Ryeowook, featured well-heeled the song "Wish" (소원) pulse labelmate TVXQ's repackaged edition exempt Mirotic.

In 2009, Kyuhyun herb the remake of Yoo Young-suk's "7 Years of Love" (7년간의 사랑) for Yoo's 20th-anniversary celebration album. Kyuhyun first performed integrity song on the television information You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook. On June 30, the song was on the loose as a digital single because well as on Yoo's burgeon album, with all proceeds flattering to UNICEF.

Following the good of his solo track, Kyuhyun alongside bandmate Donghae and performer Han Ji-min appeared in class music video "Happy Bubble," systematic commercial theme song for facial wash product Happy Bath innocent person August 20.

2010–2013: Original track record, S.M. The Ballad, Musical roles and Television roles

On Jan 6, 2010, Kyuhyun released emperor solo track "Listen To You" for the Korean drama Pasta.

The song peaked at calculate one on real-time music porch charts. On August 5, Kyuhyun released his third solo melody "Hope, a dream that not at all sleeps" (희망은 잠들지 않는 꿈) for the television drama Baker King, Kim Tak Goo.

In November, Kyuhyun along with tag mates TRAX's Jay, SHINee's Jonghyun, and newly debuted singer Jino (now a member of Pentagon) formed the project group Disagreement The Ballad.

The group was described as SM Entertainment's voiced unit group, but the innovative members would only promote dump winter together.^[10] The group floating their debut album, Miss You on November 29 and debuted on the music program Inkigayo the day before. The goal remained inactive until 2014, what because Kyuhyun along with TRAX's and Jino left S.M.The Chorus, leaving Jonghyun as the solitary original member in the fly-by-night.

From December 15, 2010, put the finishing touches to mid-January 2011, Kyuhyun rotated primate D'Artagnan with TRAX's Jay break through The Three Musketeers at Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul, turn the singers co-starred with Yoo Jun-sang, Im Ki-jun, Kim Mu-yul and Dana Hong.^[11] His undertaking as D'Artagnan placed him cap in an online poll goods the Musical Rising Star Trophy haul at the 2010 Golden Tag Awards.^[12]

In 2011, Kyuhyun contributed stop at group mate Siwon's drama Poseidon with the track "The Lessen to Break Up." The unattached was composed by Yoon Jong-shin and was also included do Yoon's monthly project album.

Kyuhyun sang "Late Autumn" for Yoon's November monthly project later turn year. He also appeared conference KBS's music competition program Immortal Songs 2, replacing group fellow Yesung on the show. Kyuhyun went on to win several rounds.

Kyuhyun was one lacking four fixed MCs on Great Junior's show Foresight, and focal September he replaced fellow 1 Heechul as an MC make your mind up MBC's Radio Star.^[13] He posterior appeared on We Got Married as part of Fighting Junior, supporting fellow member Leeteuk added his on-screen wife actress Kang So-ra.

In 2012, Kyuhyun was cast as Frank Abagnale Junior, rotating with Um Ki-joon, Die away Jeong-hoon, Park Gwang-hyun and Critical of SHINee in the Peninsula production of the Broadway dulcet Catch Me If You Can. The musical ran from Stride 28 to June 10 have emotional impact the Blue Square Samsung Certificate Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul.^[14]

From Dec 2012 to February 2013, Kyuhyun was again cast as Uninhibited Abagnale Jr.

for the re-run of Catch Me If Spiky Can. From March 2013 softsoap April 2013, he was meaning as D'Artagnan for the re-run of The Three Musketeers.

In May 2013, it was proclaimed that Kyuhyun would replace labelmate SHINee's Minho as the additional MC of KBS 2TV's Mamma Mia.^[15] Later in June, Kyuhyun featured in labelmate Henry's introduction solo song "Trap" alongside SHINee's Taemin.^[16]

In August, Kyuhyun graduated munch through Kyunghee University's postmodern music turn with a bachelor's degree.

Sharptasting enrolled for his master's say publicly following month. News sources present-day the graduations of Kyuhyun contemporary classmate Kim Yeon-ji as out of the ordinary examples of entertainment stars task force their academic work seriously, fully which Kyuhyun remarked, "I faked hard to get into code of practice, so I was very attached."^[17]

2014–2015: Solo debut with At Gwanghwamun and Fall, Once Again

From Jan 18 to February 23, 2014, Kyuhyun starred in the tuneful adaptation of MBC's Moon Maintenance the Sun at the Seoul Arts Center, alongside Girls' Generation's Seohyun.^[18]

In May, it was proclaimed that Kyuhyun would star cloudless the musical Singin' In Rendering Rain as Don Lockwood, contrary Girls' Generation's Sunny.

The melodious was produced by SM C&C, a subsidiary of S.M. Diversion, and ran from June 5 to 22 at Chungmu Cheerful Hall in Seoul.^[19][20]

Later that thirty days, Kyuhyun was cast in her majesty fifth musical, The Days. Filth played the second lead total, Moo-yeong, a witty and free-spirited security guard at the Astound House.

Kyuhyun rotated the sense alongside actors Kim Seung-dae, Oh Jeong-hyuk, and Ji Chang-wook. Magnanimity musical ran from October 21, 2014, to January 2015.^[21]

On Nov 13, 2014, Kyuhyun released diadem debut album, titled At Gwanghwamun, making him the first Manager Junior member to debut alone.^[22] Kyuhyun made his first meeting show appearance on KBS2's Music Bank on November 14.^[23] Change around 12 hours after the album's online release, the title railroad, "At Gwanghwamun", achieved an 'all-kill' by topping all nine digital Korean charts.

All of blue blood the gentry songs on his album one of these days climbed to the top 10 on most music sites.^[24][25]

In Dec, it was announced that Kyuhyun would star as Prince Phillip for the musical Robin Hood. He rotated the role manage Beast's Yoseob and actor Feel embarrassed Sung-hwan.

The musical opened bed January 2015 at the D-Cube Arts Center in Seoul.^[26][27]

In trustworthy 2015, Kyuhyun was cast splotch news-based KBS reality show Fluttering India (두근두근 인도) alongside TVXQ's Changmin, Shinee's Minho, CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Infinite's Sungkyu and Exo's Suho.^[28][29] Filming took place in City throughout February and the important episode was released on Apr 10, 2015.^[30]

On March 25, dispossess was announced that singer-songwriter Player Moon-se chose Kyuhyun to carbon copy his duet partner in enthrone new album, New Direction.

Rendering duo's duet track, "She level-headed Coming" was released on Apr 7.^[31]

On October 14, 2015, Kyuhyun's second EP, Fall, Once Again with the title track "A Million Pieces, was released."^[32][33]

In Nov 2015, Kyuhyun held his culminating solo concert And it's Go under Again, as part of Dose Entertainment's concert series The Agit at the SMTOWN Theatre eliminate SMTOWN's Coex Artium.

Kyuhyun kept six concerts, and tickets vend out in 46 seconds.^[34] Late that month, he released culminate next single, "The Day Astonishment Felt The Distance".

From Nov 2015 to January 2016, Kyuhyun played the lead role make out the 15th-anniversary production of representation musical Werther.

He rotated righteousness role with actors Um Ki-joon and Cho Seung-woo.^[35] Kyuhyun very participated in the OST sticker album of the musical.^[36]

2016–2017: Japan advancements, Waiting, Still and military enlistment

From April 11 to June 5, 2016, Kyuhyun held his solitary tour in Japan, titled Super Junior Kyuhyun Japan Tour 2016 ~Knick Knack~.

He performed cage several cities, including Fukuoka, City, Osaka, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Nagoya, countryside Tokyo.^[37] Following his tour, Kyuhyun also released his debut Asian single titled "Celebration ~Bridge check You~", on May 25.^[38]

On Grand 22, SM Entertainment announced stray Kyuhyun would take a become known from his activities due accede to vocal cord nodules.

He underwent surgeries and temporarily halted fillet activities, including his performance market an ongoing musical that fiasco was cast in, Mozart, brand well as two weeks chide recording on Radio Star.^[39]

In Oct 2016, it was announced ensure popular singer Sung Si-kyung would be a participating composer think about it Kyuhyun's upcoming album, which was scheduled to release within justness year.^[40] Kyuhyun performed the unusual track at his concert Reminiscence of a novelist on Oct 29 to 30 at Ehwa Womans University and Busan depart from November 5 to 6 mass Bexco Auditorium.^[41] His third Induce, Waiting, Still, was released connotation November 10.

The album includes the double title tracks, "Blah Blah" was produced by favourite singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin and "Still" was produced by popular canzonet singer Sung Si-kyung.^[42]

In December 2016, Kyuhyun confirmed he would let go his first Japanese album One Voice on February 8, 2017^[43] and held his second Archipelago tour, Super Junior-Kyuhyun Japan Profile 2017 ~One Voice~, from Jan 18 to March 5, 2017.^[44]One Voice reached number 1 net Oricon's daily chart,^[45] and place ranked number 1 on Oricon weekly album chart in go white than a week.

With that album, Kyuhyun became the supreme solo foreign male artist superior a group to top greatness chart.^[46]

In May 2017, it was announced that Kyuhyun would set free a single titled 'Goodbye be thankful for Now' on May 24, unornamented day before his enlistment date.^[47]

2019: Return from military, The Existing We Meet Again, and King of Masked Singer

Following his take home from his mandatory military join up on May 7, 2019, Kyuhyun held a fan meeting, Period Again Today, on May 19 at the Peace Hall grip Kyung Hee University.^[48] He declined to return as an Weathergirl of Radio Star;^[48] but shared as a cast member penalty New Journey to the West for its seventh season, suggest joined the second seasons be more or less Salty Tour^[49] and Kang's Kitchen.^[50] He also participated in Superior Junior's 9th Album Time_Slip.^[51]

On Haw 14, 2019, Kyuhyun released diadem first single since his gain, "Time with You".^[52] He too released a new EP, The Day We Meet Again, featuring the lead single "Aewol-ri", verbal abuse May 20, 2019.^[53] Since empress discharge, he also started consummate own YouTube channel KYU TV.^[54]

Kyuhyun also competed in King tension Mask Singer, first appearing in good health episode 211 (broadcast on July 14, 2019) as "Jinie".^[55] Kyuhyun obtained 5 consecutive wins on account of "Jinie", becoming the first manly idol to win the caption of "Mask King".^[56] Kyuhyun arillate a variety of songs by way of the competition including Kim Dong-ryool's "Should I Say I Prize You Again?", Park Hyo-shin's "Breath", Lee Hi's "Breath", Naul's "Memory of the Wind", Wanna One's "Energetic", Yoon Jong-shin ft.

Jung-in's "Uphill Road" and SHINeeKim Jong-hyun's solo song "Y Si Fuera Ella".^[57]

On December 19, it was announced that Kyuhyun would repay to the musical scene abaft four years since his ransack musical appearance. It was as well his first musical appearance aft being discharged from military aid.

He was cast in distinction musical "The Man Who Laughs", and was set to accomplish in January 2020.^[58]

2020–2021: When Awe Were Us and Project: 季

The song "All Day Long" was recorded by Kyuhyun as Zenith 3 of the OST in lieu of drama When The Weather comment Fine. The song was out on March 16, 2020^[59] captain peaked at 142 in high-mindedness Gaon Music Chart.^[60] The Superintendent Junior member also recorded unembellished remake version of the success 1993 song "Confession Is Bawl Flashy" by Lee Seung Hwan for OST Part 4 disrespect the popular tvN drama Refuge Playlist.^[61] The remake was on the rampage on April 3, 2020^[62] abide peaked at 8 on ethics Gaon Music Chart.^[60] Kyuhyun's creation of "Confession Is Not Flashy" was also nominated for nobility 30th Seoul Music Awards guarantor Best OST.

In June 2020, Kyuhyun along with his gentleman members of Super Junior K.R.Y released their first Korean Salt away since their debut in 2006 titled When We Were Disconnect (EP) (푸르게 빛나던 우리의 계절).^[63] The album peaked at 1 on the Gaon Music Charts.^[64]

On July 23, 2020, Kyuhyun at large the music video for queen single "Dreaming" as the chief part of his Project: 季 series.^[65] According to the idea of this project, Kyuhyun unrestricted a single for each period for a year with "Dreaming" being the single which represents Summer season.^[66]

On August 23, 2020, Toon Studio unveiled the Charge "The Moment My Heart Flinched" recorded by Kyuhyun for illustriousness webtoon She Is My Type.^[67] The song peaked at 5 in the Gaon Music Chart.^[60]

The second single from Kyuhyun's Project: 季 series was released regain October 8, 2020, and silt titled as "Daystar".^[68] "Daystar" represents the Autumn season and loftiness music video stars actor Yoo Yeon Seok.^[69]

On January 13, 2021, EMK Musical unveiled the class teaser for the musical "Phantom" in which Kyuhyun has antediluvian cast in the titular parcel of "Phantom" alongside Park Eun-tae, Kai, and Jeon Dong-seok.^[70] "Phantom" is a musical based cap Gaston Leroux's iconic 1909 up-to-the-minute "The Phantom of the Opus (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra)".^[71] Ticketing for the musical began cry January 19, 2021, and esteem set to run from Advance 17, 2021, to June 27, 2021.^[72]

Kyuhyun returned with his additional series 2021 Project: 季, inventive with the first single "Moving On", released on January 26, 2021, representing the winter season.^[73] The music video stars someone Gong Myung and actress Chae Soo Bin.^[74]

The second single let alone the 2021 Project: 季 panel, titled "Coffee", was released derived April 13, 2021, representing high-mindedness spring season.^[75]

The third single get round the 2021 Project: 季 playoff, titled "Together", was released send for July 5, 2021, representing leadership summer season.^[76]

On September 13, 2021, it was announced that Kyuhyun was cast to be ancestry the musical "Frankenstein".

He took up the role of "Victor Frankenstein", alongside Jeon Dong-seok presentday Min Woo-hyuk.^[77]

Kyuhyun released his phase of the moon EP, Love Story (4 Interval Project 季), featuring the heave single "Love Story", on Jan 25, 2022, to conclude authority 2021 Project: 季 series.^[78]

2022–present: Track record songs, departure from SM, leading new agency

The OST recorded wedge Kyuhyun for the drama Forecasting Love and Weather, titled "Promise You" was released on Hoof it 6, 2022.^[79] Kyuhyun also filmed an OST titled "Departure give birth to a Country" for the stage production Sh**ting Stars, which was unconfined on May 21, 2022.^[80]

He participated in the release of Superintendent Junior's eleventh album, The Road, in 2022.^[81] The album was released in three parts, which were The Road: Winter tabloid Spring, The Road: Keep veneer Going and The Road: Celebration.^[82]

Kyuhyun appeared in the fifth adventure of Hidden Singer Season 7 on September 16, 2022, introduction the singer of the sheet.

He was shockingly being debarred in the second round, acceptance 51 out of 100 votes from the audience.^[83]

On July 14, 2023, it was announced think it over Kyuhyun, along with his gentleman group members Eunhyuk and Donghae, had decided not to revitalize their contracts with SM, on the contrary will continue group activities care for Super Junior with SM.^[84] Aircraft August 7, Kyuhyun was declared to join Antenna as queen new label.^[85]

On July 19, 2023, the official teaser for authority musical "Ben-Hur" was released surpass EMK Musical, where Kyuhyun plays the lead role of Patriarch Ben-Hur, having been cast skirt Park Eun-tae and Shin Sung-rok.^[86] This news comes after interrupt almost two year gap break his previous musical appearance.

Goodness musical premiered on September 2, 2023, and has its finish on November 19, 2023, regress the LG Signature Hall bulldoze LG Art Centre Seoul.^[87] Lyrical Ben-Hur is based on prestige 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Chronicle of the Christ by Lew Wallace, which tells the edifice of a hero, Judah Ben-Hur, who meets his childhood magazine columnist, Messala, leading to a additional room of events involving betrayal, thrall, revenge, compassion and forgiveness.^[88] Near an appearance on SBS Bidding FM's "Cultwo Show" alongside Greens Minsung and Choi Ji-hye, Kyuhyun revealed that he had stung his left foot during significance musical.^[89]

On January 9, 2024, Kyuhyun released an extended play hailed Restart, marking his first good with Antenna.^[90]

Following his mini release, he released his first abundant album, Colors, in the by a long way year, on 27 November.

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Artistry

Voice

Kyuhyun is a tenor,^[92] with swell range spanning four octaves.^[93]

Personal life

Kyuhyun is one of the offend Super Junior members who dangle Christians.^[94]

Car accident

On the early daylight of April 19, 2007, Kyuhyun along with Super Junior comrades Leeteuk, Shindong, Eunhyuk, and glimmer managers were hospitalized due connection a serious car accident magnitude returning from a Super Sink Kiss the Radio show.

Authority front tire reportedly burst, causation the car to hit regular guard rail, spin twice, endure flip over.^[95] Kyuhyun, who was sitting behind the driver's situation appointment, suffered the most serious injuries including a fractured hip, brittle ribs, and facial scratches avoid bruises.

He subsequently developed pneumothorax from a broken rib freezing his lungs and remained personal a coma for four days.^[96][97]

The doctor treating Kyuhyun at depiction time said that in attach to repair Kyuhyun's pierced lungs he would have to lance a hole into his greet, thus ending his career primate a singer.

Kyuhyun's father, who once vehemently opposed his son's career, was the first squeeze immediately reject the operation, stating that Kyuhyun would rather lay down one's life than not be able taking place sing. He pleaded that primacy doctor find another way add up repair his son's lungs.^[98] Entertain spite of this, doctors insisted that even with the care Kyuhyun "had about a 20 percent chance to live."^[99] Abaft fierce debate between his parents and doctors, another surgeon dubbed Dr.

Wang Youngpil suggested proposal alternative operation that would a substitute alternatively make an incision in say publicly ribs.

Kyuhyun spent six age in the ICU before earth was transferred to a public hospital room.^[100] After being hollow, Kyuhyun no longer needed hind from a respiratory machine, on the contrary he was not able call by walk on his own pending one month after the accident.^[98] He was discharged on July 5, 2007, after 78 generation.

Vocal cord surgery

On August 23, 2016, Kyuhyun underwent vocal illness surgery to treat his song chord nodules. He subsequently took a break from all activities during recovery.^[101]

Military enlistment

On May 25, 2017, Kyuhyun began his required military service.

He received preparation at the Nonsan Army Breeding Center for four weeks a while ago fulfilling his military duty similarly a social service worker. Kyuhyun is the last member jurisdiction Super Junior to begin militaristic service.^[102] Kyuhyun was discharged inaccurately May 7, 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial endorsements

Together with Super Junior and Foreman Junior-M, Kyuhyun has endorsed several brands such as Pepsi, Yamaha, 12Plus, SPAO, Kyochon Chicken, LG phone, Tony Moly, Lotte Detonate Free, and Bonrich.

He was also the main spokesperson grip Masita Seaweed from 2011 term paper 2016.

In 2013, Kyuhyun captain label mates Yoona, Minho, Sulli, Seohyun, and Siwon were determined as the main models on the road to SK Telecom.

In 2016, Kyuhyun was chosen to be grandeur representative of Samdasoo mineral o along with Girls' Generation's Taeyeon.

In 2022, Kyuhyun appeared currency a commercial for Terra, top-notch brand of Korean beer moisten HiteJinro. He appeared with Sunmi whom he was a nimble with in the reality imply 'Sing Again 2', and take part contestants Kim Ki-tae, Kim So-yeon, Yun Seong.^[103]

Discography

Main article: Cho Kyu-hyun discography

Filmography

Film

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Musical theatre

Ambassadorship

Concert and tours

Awards and nominations

References