Min Kyung Hoon | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Min Kyung Hoon |
Born |
Seoul, South Korea |
October 6, 1984
Genres | Ballad, Pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2003-present |
Labels | Santa Music (2014-present) |
Associated acts | Buzz |
Min Kyung-hoon | |
Hangul | 민경훈 |
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Revised Romanization | Min Kyǒng-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Min Gyeong-hun |
Min Kyung-hoon (Hangul: 민경훈; born October 6, 1984) is a South Korean singer. He is the lead vocalist of the band Buzz. His first solo album, Im·pres·sive, was released on December 5, 2007. His second solo album, Picnic, was released on June 27, 2011.
1. During his childhood, Min Kyung-hoon never thought of being an entertainer. His dream was being a professional gamer, in the third grade of high school, he was recommended to audition for a company. Min Kyung-hoon went to the audition without serious thinking or consult. The company made a side agreement and heard his song. The company liked his song.
2. Min Kyung-hoon worked in a group of people who liked singing during his high school days. When Kyunghoon was younger he noticed that being a singer who sang in the cafe near Han River suit him better rather than being a famous celeb singer. Then, at the recommendation of his school friend, He auditioned for AYON Entertainment, (which was the first agency of Buzz) in a karaoke room. He then recorded songs under the same agency and became a singer.
He signed a contract with a late spring company in 2002, and focused on singing and giving up sports and school. Min Kyung-hoon joined Buzz in June 2002 as a vocal. Buzz's memebers practiced instruments together for two years. Min Kyunghoon, been added later to Buzz, had to stay up all night and practice his vocals without a break. had been formed before. After underground activities, Buzz was able to make a official debut as a band one through their album "Morning Of Buzz".
Buzz made their official debut with "Morning Of Buzz" on October 11, 2003. In their third album "Perfect", the song "Confusion about men" was well received. On May 17, 2007, Buzz disbanded temporarily due to the members' military service. Min Kyunghoon was confirmed to continue solo activities while the members are serving the military. On June 2007, Buzz released their last single, "Love Is My Heart, Part 2".
It is Min Kyung - hoon played a big part in making Buzz a popular band because of his good looks. He was also called a member of an Idol group.So he had more pressure and more workload than the other members. Min Kyung-hoon was appreciated by people not only for his appearance but also for his singing ability. At that time, Kyunghoon was very popular among high school students with both male fans and female fans.
Min Kyung-hoon released a solo album again with the advice of Buzz members and the solicitation of his former agency. December 4, 2007 with album "Im · pres · sive" he made a solo debut. The album was not well praised and was not that popular. Until 2009, Kyunghoon and Buzz took a hiatus. During the hiatus, he released a digital single, "Day," but it did not work out well.