Yang Yo-seob (born January 5, 1990), more commonly known as Yoseob, is
a South Korean singer and musical actor. He is the main vocalist of
the boy group Highlight.Yang was born in Seoul, South Korea on January
5, 1990, in a small family with one older sister, Yang Hae-yeon. His
name yoseob was the hanja version of the name joseph, which was later
sinized by the decision of his grand father. He first gained interest
in music and started practicing singing after listening to Brian
McKnight's music. He then listened to a lot of music of a similar
style, but realized that he should not be biased towards a certain
genre and started listening to dance music and rock as well. When he
was in high school, he joined a school band where he performed a lot
of hard rock and metal during their performances. Yang wanted to try
modern rock; however, his seniors at that time said that it would ruin
the mood and ultimately not be a success.Yang became a JYP
Entertainment trainee, but left after receiving a bad grade from
practice reviews. He moved agencies, to M Boat Entertainment (a former
sister company of YG Entertainment) where he was trained for five
years before transferring to Cube Entertainment where he became a
member of Beast. While still a trainee at Cube Entertainment, he
became a backup dancer for AJ, his soon-to-be group member and former
high school friend, now known as Lee Gi-kwang, in the music videos and
live performances of "Wiping the Tears" and "Dancing Shoes".
a South Korean singer and musical actor. He is the main vocalist of
the boy group Highlight.Yang was born in Seoul, South Korea on January
5, 1990, in a small family with one older sister, Yang Hae-yeon. His
name yoseob was the hanja version of the name joseph, which was later
sinized by the decision of his grand father. He first gained interest
in music and started practicing singing after listening to Brian
McKnight's music. He then listened to a lot of music of a similar
style, but realized that he should not be biased towards a certain
genre and started listening to dance music and rock as well. When he
was in high school, he joined a school band where he performed a lot
of hard rock and metal during their performances. Yang wanted to try
modern rock; however, his seniors at that time said that it would ruin
the mood and ultimately not be a success.Yang became a JYP
Entertainment trainee, but left after receiving a bad grade from
practice reviews. He moved agencies, to M Boat Entertainment (a former
sister company of YG Entertainment) where he was trained for five
years before transferring to Cube Entertainment where he became a
member of Beast. While still a trainee at Cube Entertainment, he
became a backup dancer for AJ, his soon-to-be group member and former
high school friend, now known as Lee Gi-kwang, in the music videos and
live performances of "Wiping the Tears" and "Dancing Shoes".
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