KiHyun
As a member of the K-Pop act Monsta X, Yoo Ki-hyun -- more commonly known as Kihyun -- helped send four albums to the Korean number one spot between 2017 and 2020. Kihyun began releasing his own material in 2015, the very same year that Monsta X formed, and their careers ran simultaneously. Whereas Monsta X's music often pushed bombastic EDM and hip-hop influences to the fore, Kihyun's pop-focused solo material was usually more tempered.
Kihyun was born in Seoul in November 1993 and was raised there alongside his elder brother before attending Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts in Anseong City, Gyeonoggi province. His big break came on No Mercy -- the Mnet talent-finding TV show -- which resulted in the seven-member Monsta X being pieced together by the Starship Entertainment agency ahead of a debut EP, May 2015's Trespass. The release featured "No Exit," a lively rock-rap track co-written by Kihyun. By this point, Kihyun had already appeared on two collaborative singles backed by the No Mercy brand, one of which -- January's "Pillow" with Soyou and Giriboy -- reached the Korean Top Five. While still promoting Trespass, he appeared alongside Jooheon -- a fellow Monsta X member -- on "Attractive Woman" from the TV series Orange Marmalade. Before the year was out, he performed "One More Step" for the romantic comedy series She Was Pretty.
Kihyun's subsequently busy schedule of record releases, world tours, and TV appearances with Monsta X dictated that he indulge in comparatively little solo activity. However, between 2016 and 2021, many of his tracks continued to show up in Korean TV series. They almost always accompanied romantic comedies, but "Can't Breathe" -- a moody slice of hip-hop and pop, once again performed alongside Jooheon -- broke the mold and was featured on the first episode of the 2018 MBC TV crime drama Partners for Justice. Following Monsta X's 2021 success in both Japan and the U.S. -- with the respective Japanese-language album Flavors of Love and the English-language full-length The Dreaming -- Starship approached Kihyun to request the recording of a three-track solo EP. The resulting Voyager was issued in March 2022, and each of its tracks hit the Top Ten of the U.S. World chart.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, Pt. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Genie Music on 7 May 2023
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Phoenix 2020 (Original Television Soundtrack, Pt. 2)
TV Series - Released by WM Korea on 13 Nov 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Love, Happy Memories (Original Soundtrack), Pt. 3
Film Soundtracks - Released by WM Korea on 1 Apr 2019
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After School Lessons for Unripe Apples (Original Webcomic Soundtrack) Pt.2
K-Pop - Released by 문페이스, 토리뮤직 on 4 Aug 2022
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Selection: The War Between Women (Original Television Soundtrack, Pt. 6)
TV Series - Released by WM Korea on 19 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
As time goes by (From "Reply 1988, Pt. 9") (Original Television Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Genie Music on 2 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Whats wrong with secretary kim (Original Soundtrack) Part.1
Asia - Released by BON FACTORY on 14 Jun 2018
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She Was Pretty (Original Soundtrack) Part.3
Asia - Released by BON FACTORY WORLDWIDE on 30 Sep 2015
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Suspicious Partner (Original Soundtrack) Part.7
K-Pop - Released by SBS Contents Hub Co., Ltd. on 14 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Meow the secret boy (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt.7
K-Pop - Released by Donuts music N on 9 Apr 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
아버님 제가 모실게요 (Original Soundtrack) Pt.7
K-Pop - Released by 주식회사 엠티엠홀딩스 on 31 Dec 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo