Kihyun

Yoo Ki-hyun (; born November 22, 1993), better known mononymously as Kihyun, is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist in the South Korean boy band Monsta X, which debuted under Starship Entertainment in 2015 through Mnet's survival show, "No.Mercy". Apart from his work in Monsta X, Kihyun has released songs for several original soundtracks.
Early life.
Kihyun was born on November 22, 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. He comes from a family of four, which includes his father, mother, older brother, and himself. He is a graduate of Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.
Career.
2014–2015: Debut and career beginnings.
In December 2014, Kihyun competed in Mnet's survival show "No.Mercy". Along with six other trainees from the show, Monsta X was formed, a hip-hop idol group that debuted under Starship Entertainment on May 14, 2015, with the EP "Trespass". Through the survival show, he also released 2 collaboration tracks, "Pillow", with Sistar's Soyou and Giriboy on January 14, 2015, and "0 (Young)", with Giriboy, Mad Clown, Jooyoung and a few other remaining trainees in "No.Mercy" on February 4, 2015.
In May 2015, Kihyun and fellow Monsta X member Jooheon recorded a television soundtrack titled "Attractive Woman" for KBS2's "Orange Marmalade". In October, he also sang his first solo original soundtrack "One More Step" for the MBC's television drama "She Was Pretty".
2016–present: Original soundtracks.
Kihyun appeared as a contestant on "King of Mask Singer" with the name "Tell Them I'm the Dragon King" on January 3, 2016. He won the first round against Apink's Namjoo, known as "Good Daughter Shim Cheong". On the second round of the competition, he lost to Lim Jeong-hee, known as "Rolled Good Fortune", with the difference of 3 votes.
Kihyun sung the acoustic version of "The Tiger Moth" for the soundtrack for MBC's drama "Shopping King Louie," which was released on October 27, 2016.
In June 2017, an original soundtrack titled "I've Got A Feeling" for SBS's drama "Suspicious Partner" was released.
In May 2018, he recorded "Can't Breathe" for MBC's "Partners for Justice" with fellow Monsta X member Jooheon, and in June, he recorded "Love Virus" for tvN's drama "What's Wrong with Secretary Kim" together with WJSN's SeolA.
For Monsta X's album "All About Luv", Kihyun participated in the writing and producing of three songs on the album, "Who Do U Love?" (and it's remix by will.i.am), "Middle of the Night", and "Beside U". He had previously co-written "널하다" from "Take.1 Are You There?", alongside three other Monsta X members, and co-written and produced the song "No Exit" for Monsta X's debut EP, "Trespass".
In April 2020, Kihyun released a song for the soundtrack of KBS2's "Welcome", titled "Again Spring" (다시, 봄), and then a song for KBS2's "Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol", titled "To Be With You", in October. In October, Kihyun had a solo stage for M Studio on "M Countdown", where he performed a cover of the song "Bad" by Christopher.
In January 2021, he donated 10 million won to the Good Neighbors, a charity that helps low-income families in South Korea.
In February, Kihyun released a song for the soundtrack of the drama "Replay", titled "O.M.O.M.". Kihyun was praised for his work on the drama, in particular that his voice was able to express the "sweetness and softness" that complemented the drama.