K.Will
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| Native name | 김형수 |
| Born |
Kim Hyung-soo December 30, 1981 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Other names | K.Will |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Associated acts | Starship Planet |
| K.Will | |
| Hangul | 케이윌 |
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| Revised Romanization | Keiwil |
| McCune–Reischauer | K′eiwil |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김형수 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Hyeongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏngsu |
Kim Hyung-soo (born December 30, 1981), better known by his stage name K.Will, is a South Korean singer.
K.Will first became known in South Korea through his single “Dream” from the A Love to Kill OST, released in 2006. A year after his single, he released his first album, Left Heart, in 2007. A mini album, Dropping the Tears, was released in April 2009 and his second full-length album, Miss, Miss and Miss, in November 2009.
K.Will has a great deal of collaborations and drama soundtracks to his name and has shown an ability to rap and dance.
After graduating from high school, he told his parents that he wanted to be a singer. He participated in auditions and looked for potential songwriters to collaborate with him. He worked as a vocal guide and developed friendships with now well-known artists like 8Eight, Lim Jeong-Hee, SG Wannabe and Sweet Sorrow.
During his work as a vocal guide (guide vocalist), K.Will also was a part of an amateur a cappella group and performed at street concerts around the country for two years.
When K.Will was helping Rain produce his second album, he was noticed by producer Park Jin-Young, who wrote and composed the title track of K.Will's first album Left Heart (2007).
During this time, videos of K.Will singing some of Mariah Carey’s songs surfaced online, which he sang so well that he was nicknamed the “male Mariah” in Korea. Soon more videos surfaced, notably of him singing the high notes in Celine Dion's song "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic.
On December 2, 2008, K.Will released the digital single "Love 119," a collaboration with the well-known rapper MC Mong. The single achieved #1 on online charts and ranked #2 on the KBS Music Bank K-Chart without any promotions.
Motivated by the popularity of "Love 119," K.Will released a mini album titled "Dropping the Tears" on March 31, 2009. His deep, husky voice made the title track with the same name as the album full of emotion and it also reached #1 on online charts, though at a slower pace than "Love 119." He worked with two members of Girls' Generation, Yuri and Tiffany for this album: Yuri appeared in his "Dropping the Tears" music video while Tiffany sang a duet with him called "Girl, Meets Love." K.Will and Tiffany performed this on Music Core in July 2009.
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