Yesung (born Kim Jong-woon on August , ) is a South Korean singer,
songwriter, actor, radio personality and MC. He debuted in as a
member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (), Super
Junior-H () and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The
Ballad (). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for
various television dramas and movies, participated in various
television dramas, movies, musicals and radio hosting.He began his
solo career in with his first extended play, Here I Am.Yesung was
born on August , in Seoul and later moved to Cheonan, South
Chungcheong at age . He is the older son of two; his younger brother's
name is Kim Jong-jin. From a young age, Yesung expressed an interest
in singing. In , he joined a broadcast singing competition and won
gold at the Cheonan Singing Competition. In , Yesung's mother Im
Bo-kyung signed him up to audition for SM Entertainment's Starlight
Casting System, in which he impressed the judges with his "artistic
voice", and signed as trainee under SM Entertainment that same year.
His label gave him the stage name Yesung which is derived from the
Korean phrase "ì˜ˆìˆ ê°€ì ˜ 성대" (lit. meaning: vocal cords of an
artist) and can be translated as an "art-like voice ".Yesung
officially debuted as part of -member project group Super Junior on
November , on SBS's music programme Popular Songs, performing their
first single, "Twins (Knock Out)". Their debut album SuperJunior
(Twins) was released a month later on December , and debuted at # on
the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.
songwriter, actor, radio personality and MC. He debuted in as a
member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. (), Super
Junior-H () and participated in SM Entertainment's projects SM The
Ballad (). Aside from group activities, he has recorded songs for
various television dramas and movies, participated in various
television dramas, movies, musicals and radio hosting.He began his
solo career in with his first extended play, Here I Am.Yesung was
born on August , in Seoul and later moved to Cheonan, South
Chungcheong at age . He is the older son of two; his younger brother's
name is Kim Jong-jin. From a young age, Yesung expressed an interest
in singing. In , he joined a broadcast singing competition and won
gold at the Cheonan Singing Competition. In , Yesung's mother Im
Bo-kyung signed him up to audition for SM Entertainment's Starlight
Casting System, in which he impressed the judges with his "artistic
voice", and signed as trainee under SM Entertainment that same year.
His label gave him the stage name Yesung which is derived from the
Korean phrase "ì˜ˆìˆ ê°€ì ˜ 성대" (lit. meaning: vocal cords of an
artist) and can be translated as an "art-like voice ".Yesung
officially debuted as part of -member project group Super Junior on
November , on SBS's music programme Popular Songs, performing their
first single, "Twins (Knock Out)". Their debut album SuperJunior
(Twins) was released a month later on December , and debuted at # on
the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.
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