Heo Young Saeng
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Heo Young Saeng was born on 3 November 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and main/lead vocalist of boyband SS501. He debut as a solo artist in May 2011 with mini album Let It Go
and made his musical debut in The Three Musketeers
in November 2011 as D'Artagnan.
. He later joined DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment, and debuted as a member of SS501 on 8 June 2005.
In 2006, Heo hosted radio programme SS501's Youngstreet on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) with fellow member Park Jung Min
from 1 May 2006 to August 2006. Fellow member Kim Kyu Jong
took over as DJ when Heo left the programme on 21 August 2006, due to a throat condition requiring laryngeal surgery.
In 2008, with Jung Min, who's performing in the lead role of 'Danny Park' in musical Grease
and Hyun Joong on Boys Over Flowers
; Young Saeng togther with Kyu Jong and Hyung Jun, formed 'SS501 Project Group' with Young Saeng as the leader. They released a project album named U R Man in November 2008, with high tempo dance title track "UR Man". They also contributed to the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack with "내 머리가 나빠서" (Because I'm Stupid), and appeared in episode four in a cameo prformace of "U R Man". The track won Song of the Month for Februay at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards on 28 March 2009.
In the project album, Young Saeng composed and wrote the lyrics for his solo track, "사랑인거죠" (Is it Love?). This song was written during SS501's activities in Japan in 2007 and he is the first of the members to do both. Heo also wrote the lyrics for his part of "완.두.콩." (Green Peas), a song written for their fans, released in their album Rebirth. The track "영원토록" (Until Forever), released in Destination was also composed by Heo. It was originally a wedding song but he feel sad whenever he hears the song so he decided not to call it as such.
, signed with B2M Entertainment in October, the agency of former DSP Media songstress Lee Hyori
, to embark on his solo career.
To launch his solo career, Heo along with Kyu Jong held a joint fanmeeting, Kyu Jong & Young Saeng Story In Seoul on 4 December, which continued in Hong Kong, Japan and countries across Asia.
variety show Running Man
, on 8 May 2011, due to his injury, he instead appeared briefly to hand out a mission.
His debut solo mini album, Let It Go
was releasd on 12 May 2011, which features Kim Kyu Jong
and Hyuna
of girl group 4minute
. It peaked at number one on Album Chart (Gaon Chart)
for the week starting on 8 May 2011.
On 9 November 2011, Heo along with other Korean and Japanese artists, preformed at the Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011 at Saitama Super Arena
, Japan. From 3 November to 18 December 2011 Heo made his musical
debut in The Three Musketeers
, playing the role of D'Artagnan.
Let It Go (EP)
Let It Go is the debut Korean solo mini album of Heo Young Saeng of South Korean boy band SS501. It was released on 12 May 2011 by B2M Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The album was released in Taiwan on 1 July 2011 by Warner Music Taiwan in two versions, including one with a...
and made his musical debut in The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (musical)
The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Rudolf Friml. It is based on the classic 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père....
in November 2011 as D'Artagnan.
2005: Debut
Heo is a former trainee of SM EntertainmentSM Entertainment
S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea...
. He later joined DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment, and debuted as a member of SS501 on 8 June 2005.
In 2006, Heo hosted radio programme SS501's Youngstreet on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) with fellow member Park Jung Min
Park Jung Min
Park Jung Min was born on 3 April 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Grease and was the first SS501 members to debut as a solo artist with mini album Not Alone....
from 1 May 2006 to August 2006. Fellow member Kim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong was born on 24 February 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of 'Lee Shin' and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with mini album Turn Me On.-2005: Debut:Kim debuted as a member of...
took over as DJ when Heo left the programme on 21 August 2006, due to a throat condition requiring laryngeal surgery.
In 2008, with Jung Min, who's performing in the lead role of 'Danny Park' in musical Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
and Hyun Joong on Boys Over Flowers
Boys Over Flowers (TV series)
Boys Over Flowers is a South Korean television drama series starring Ku Hye Sun, Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong of SS501, Kim Bum, Kim Joon of T-Max and Kim So Eun. It premiered on January 5, 2009 on KBS2 and ended on March 31, 2009 after 25 episodes....
; Young Saeng togther with Kyu Jong and Hyung Jun, formed 'SS501 Project Group' with Young Saeng as the leader. They released a project album named U R Man in November 2008, with high tempo dance title track "UR Man". They also contributed to the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack with "내 머리가 나빠서" (Because I'm Stupid), and appeared in episode four in a cameo prformace of "U R Man". The track won Song of the Month for Februay at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards on 28 March 2009.
In the project album, Young Saeng composed and wrote the lyrics for his solo track, "사랑인거죠" (Is it Love?). This song was written during SS501's activities in Japan in 2007 and he is the first of the members to do both. Heo also wrote the lyrics for his part of "완.두.콩." (Green Peas), a song written for their fans, released in their album Rebirth. The track "영원토록" (Until Forever), released in Destination was also composed by Heo. It was originally a wedding song but he feel sad whenever he hears the song so he decided not to call it as such.
2010: Leaving DSP Media
In June 2010, upon the expiration of Heo's contract with DSP Media, he along with fellow band member Kim Kyu JongKim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong was born on 24 February 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of 'Lee Shin' and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with mini album Turn Me On.-2005: Debut:Kim debuted as a member of...
, signed with B2M Entertainment in October, the agency of former DSP Media songstress Lee Hyori
Lee Hyori
Lee Hyori is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the successful pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. In 2003 she released her debut solo album Stylish which won many "Daesangs"...
, to embark on his solo career.
To launch his solo career, Heo along with Kyu Jong held a joint fanmeeting, Kyu Jong & Young Saeng Story In Seoul on 4 December, which continued in Hong Kong, Japan and countries across Asia.
2011: Solo debut
Heo was scheduled to launch his solo singing career on 28 April 2011, but had to postpone because he pulled the ligaments on his right hand during dance practice. He was also schedule to guest star on SBS's Good SundayGood Sunday
Good Sunday is a South Korean reality-variety show shown on the SBS network, which competes directly against MBC's Our Sunday Night and KBS2's Happy Sunday line-up. The program has suffered from the competition of Happy Sunday and the previous Sunday Sunday Night but reached its way to #1 on the...
variety show Running Man
Running Man (TV series)
Running Man is a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with K-pop Star . It was first aired on July 11, 2010. This show is classified as an "urban action variety"; a never-before-seen new genre of variety shows. The MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to...
, on 8 May 2011, due to his injury, he instead appeared briefly to hand out a mission.
His debut solo mini album, Let It Go
Let It Go (EP)
Let It Go is the debut Korean solo mini album of Heo Young Saeng of South Korean boy band SS501. It was released on 12 May 2011 by B2M Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The album was released in Taiwan on 1 July 2011 by Warner Music Taiwan in two versions, including one with a...
was releasd on 12 May 2011, which features Kim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong was born on 24 February 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of 'Lee Shin' and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with mini album Turn Me On.-2005: Debut:Kim debuted as a member of...
and Hyuna
Hyuna
HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...
of girl group 4minute
4minute
4Minute is a popular South Korean girl group founded by Cube Entertainment in 2009. The group consists of Nam Jihyun , Heo Gayoon, Jeon Jiyoon, Kim Hyuna and Kwon SoHyun. The girls released their first single on June 15, 2009 and made their debut stage last June 18, 2009 on Mnet M! Countdown...
. It peaked at number one on Album Chart (Gaon Chart)
Album Chart (Gaon Chart)
The Gaon Album Chart are a set national charts that ranks the best-selling albums, including mini-albums and singles, in South Korea, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association. It started tracking sales since the beginning of 2010 and launched in February the same year as part of the...
for the week starting on 8 May 2011.
On 9 November 2011, Heo along with other Korean and Japanese artists, preformed at the Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011 at Saitama Super Arena
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and...
, Japan. From 3 November to 18 December 2011 Heo made his musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
debut in The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (musical)
The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Rudolf Friml. It is based on the classic 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père....
, playing the role of D'Artagnan.
Solo
- 2007 - "Hajimete Miru Sora Datta" (はじめて見る空だった) - Kokoro
- 2008 - "Is It Love?" (사랑인거죠) - U R Man
- 2009 - "Nameless Memories" (이름없는 기억) - Solo Collection
Soundtrack contributions
- 2009 - "I Erase Tears" (눈물을 지워가) - Friend, Our Legend OST (MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
TV drama) - 2009 - "I Love You ... I'm Sorry" (사랑해요..미안해요..) - Will It Snow For Christmas?Will It Snow For Christmas?Will It Snow For Christmas?, is a South Korean teledrama produced and broadcasted by SBS that aired on December 2, 2009 and ended on January 28, 2010.-Synopsis:...
OST (SBS TV drama) - 2011 - "Sad Song" (슬픈 노래는) - Protect the BossProtect the BossProtect the Boss , formerly known as The Boss Has Changed and The Last Secretary , is a 2011 Korean drama starring Choi Kang Hee, Ji Sung, Kim Jaejoong of JYJ, Wang Ji Hye, Lee Hee-Jin and Park Young Kyu.It was first broadcast in South Korea from 3 August to 29 September 2011 on Seoul...
OST (SBS TV drama)
DVD
- March 2011 - Young Saeng & Kyu Jong: Summer and Love (Japanese edition only)
- September 2011 - Heo Young Saeng - First Solo Story
- December 2011 - Young Saeng & Kyu Jong - 2012 Double Attraction (Limited Edition)
Performances
- 2011 - Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011 - Saitama Super ArenaSaitama Super Arenais a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and...
, Japan - 2011 - The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers (musical)The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Rudolf Friml. It is based on the classic 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père....
(3 November to 18 December)