Aron (singer)

Aaron Kwak (born May 21, 1993), known professionally as Aron, is an American singer and former radio host based in South Korea and associated with Pledis Entertainment. He debuted in 2012 as a sub-vocalist of the boy band NU'EST.
Early life.
Aron was born on May 21, 1993 in Los Angeles, California. He attended Loyola High School and was on the varsity golf team, earning the Rookie of the Year Award in 2008 from Daniel Murphy High School. He tested within the top 0.5% on the SATs with a score of 2180 out of 2400. Aron had been accepted into New York University and intended to major in journalism but ultimately did not attend after choosing to become a singer.
Career.
Pre-debut.
Aron took part in the Pledis USA Personal Auditions in 2011, where he performed "So Sick" by Ne-Yo. Prior to debuting, Aron appeared as a back-up dancer in After School Blue's "Wonder Boy" in 2011. He participated in Pledis Entertainment's Christmas single "Love Letter" and was also featured in an alternate music video for the song as a member of Pledis Boys. He performed with After School with the rest of Pledis Boys, now dubbed "After School Boys", at the "SBS Gayo Daejeon".
2012–present: NU'EST and solo activities.
Along with four other Pledis Boys, Aron debuted in the boy band NU'EST in 2012 as a sub-vocalist. From April 8, 2013 to April 19, 2015, he hosted Arirang Radio's "Music Access" radio program. In 2014, he was featured as a guest artist on the song "Got it Figured Out" by Chad Future. From August 14, 2015 to April 24, 2016, he hosted his own radio show, "Aron's Hangout", on SBS PopAsia.
From 2017 to 2018, Aron promoted with the other NU'EST members as the sub-group NU'EST W in the absence of Minhyun, who was exclusively promoting with Wanna One at the time. During the group's activity, he wrote the lyrics for his solo songs, "Good Love" and "Wi-Fi." He was also featured as a guest artist on the song "Loop" by Raina.
From 2020 to 2021, Aron hosted the radio show "To.Night" on Naver NOW with bandmate Ren.