Hyungwon

Hyungwon

Concept photo for “If with U”

Background

Other name(s)

DJ H.ONE

Birth name

Chae Hyung-won (채형원)

Birth date

January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15) (age 28)

Birth place

Gwangju, South Korea

Height

183 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

65 kg (143 lb)

Blood type

O

Career

Occupation

Singer, DJ, songwriter, composer, actor

Group debut

May 14, 2015

Years active

2015–present

Agency

Starship Entertainment

Associations

MONSTA X
Y TEEN

Personal life

Family

Chae Jong-kang (father)
Lee Kyung-ah (mother)
Chae Seung-won (younger brother)

SNS

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Hyungwon (형원) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, DJ and actor under Starship Entertainment. He is the lead dancer and visual of the boy group MONSTA X and a member of the project group, Y TEEN.

As a DJ, he goes by the stage name DJ H.ONE.

Career

Early life

Hyungwon was born on January 15, 1994, in Gwangju. He has two siblings and his parents are owners of a travel agency. He used to want to be a lawyer.[1]

Pre-debut

In Seoul, he was a student at the Joy Dance – Plug In Music Academy.[1] He also appeared on multiple fashion shows as a model, like the W Hotel and CéCi Fashion Show, in 2014.[2]

2014-2015: NO.MERCY, Monsta X

Hyungwon participated in the Mnet reality survival show NO.MERCY, where he competed to be a part of Starship Entertainment’s new boy group. In the last episode, he was confirmed to be in the final lineup.[3] The group, revealed to be called MONSTA X, debuted on May 15, 2015 with the mini-album Trespass.

2017-2018: DJ activities

As a DJ, under the name DJ H.ONE, Hyungwon performed at the electronic music festival Ultra Korea two years in a row, in 2017 and 2018. He also participated in KCON Japan in 2017, as well as multiple other live shows. He has released a few collaborative tracks, two of which feature fellow MONSTA X member Joohoney.[1][2]

2019: “Cool Love”

With VIXX’s Hongbin, he released “Cool Love” on July 10, 2019. The single was part of the “2019 Pepsi K-Pop Collaboration Project”.[1]

2021: Fly Again

It was announced on June 8 that Hyungwon was cast as the male lead in the then upcoming web drama Fly Again. It would be his first lead role.[4] He played as the character Han Yo-han (한요한), eventually becomes a member of the boy group VILLAINZ. The first episode aired on November 13 while the tenth and final episode aired on December 15.

Discography

Collaborations

OSTs

  • “Fly Again OST”

    (“Picture”)

    (2021)

Producing and writing credits

  • All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[5]

Filmography

Dramas

  • High-end Crush (MBN, 2015)
  • Please Find Her (KBS2, 2017)
  • Fly Again (2021)

Reality shows

Music video appearances

  • K.Will – “You Call It Romance” (2015)

Radio shows

  • Idol Radio Season 2 (2021–2022) – host[6]

Endorsements

  • Wellage (2021)

Trivia

  • His MBTI personality type is INFP.[7]
  • He auditioned at JYP Entertainment before becoming a trainee at Starship Entertainment.[1]

References

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