YESUNG

Born Kim Jong-woon on August 24, 1984, in Seoul, South Korea, singer-songwriter and actor Yesung spent most of his childhood in the city of Chenan, South Chungcheong. From a very young age, he demonstrated a natural aptitude for singing and participated in several talent shows, winning the gold medal at a local competition in 1999. A few years later, he became a trainee for SM Entertainment, making his official debut on Super Junior 05's 2005 single "Twins (Knock Out)." In the following years, Yesung took part in three of the group's sub-units—Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-H, and SM The Ballad—while also launching a successful acting career and serving in the military. Even though he had made a few contributions to a couple of film soundtracks up to that point, Yesung finally unveiled his first solo effort Here I Am in April 2016. The EP climbed all the way up to number 2 on the Circle Chart and was followed by the equally successful extended play Spring Falling a year later. He would resume his solo endeavors in 2019 with the release of the extended play Pink Magic and the Japanese album Story, which reached number 7 on the Oricon Albums Chart. In 2021, Yesung scored his first chart-topper in South Korea with Beautiful Night, his fourth EP. The acclaimed pop artist continued his winning streak in 2023 when his sophomore effort Sensory Flows hit number 4 in the Circle Chart and number 19 on Japan's Line Music Albums Chart. Yesung's Japanese EP 君という桜の花びらが僕の心に舞い降りた was released on May 24, 2023. Later in 2023, he introduced the EP Unfading Sense on October 4, followed by another EP It's Complicated, which was released on November 5, 2024.