Yong Hoon (용훈) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and musician under RBW. He is the leader of the boy band ONEWE.
Career[]
2015-2016: M.A.S 0094 formation and debut[]
Yong Hoon is the fifth and final member to join the self-formed band M.A.S 0094, now known as ONEWE.
In 2015, while studying at college, Yong Hoon entered the Suwon K-pop contest as a singer-songwriter. After winning the first round on May 2, 2015, Yong Hoon was approached with a cup of coffee by four teenagers, there as the session band for the contest, who asked him to be their main vocal. This band of four teenagers were the other members of ONEWE. Accepting their offer, Yong Hoon began busking with the band on the streets of Hongdae that same month.[1] He won the grand prize for the contest in October of that year.
The band chose the name M.A.S 0094 to mean "Make A Sound" plus the birth years of their youngest members, "2000", and Yong Hoon, "1994", as their eldest member.
He released his first single with M.A.S 0094 on August 13, 2015, "Butterfly, Find a Flower", and made his official debut with the band on August 2, 2016 on SBS MTV's The Show.
2017-2018: MAS and The Unit[]
On April 1, 2017, Yong Hoon, with M.A.S 0094, signed an exclusive artist contract with RBW. The bands' name was shortened to MAS and Yong Hoon became the leader.
In October of the same year, Yong Hoon auditioned alongside MAS for the survival show The Unit. He was eliminated in the 7th episode and ranked 58th place.
In June of 2018, his band's name was changed again from MAS to ONEWE.
2019: Re-debut as ONEWE[]
He made his re-debut with ONEWE under RBW on May 13, 2015, with the digital single album "1/4" and his self-composed title track "Reminisce About All".[2]
Personal life[]
Military service[]
On June 21, 2022, Yong Hoon announced he would be enlisting in the military as an active-duty soldier on July 12.[3] From October 6 to October 10, 2023, he performed as a member of the special performance team for the 2023 Army Festival.[4] He was discharged on January 11, 2024.
Discography[]
Features[]
- lunCHbox - "Shape of Heart" (with Dong Myeong) (2019)
- lunCHbox - "Dazzling" (2020)
- lunCHbox - "Late Night Blue" (2021)
OSTs[]
- "Going to You at a Speed of 493km OST Part.12" ("Diamond") (2022)
Other releases[]
- "달빛 그림자" (2022)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[5]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||
| M.A.S 0094 | "Feeling Good" | Feeling Good Day | Writing Composing |
| "Starlight" | Arranging | ||
| 2017 | |||
| M.A.S 0094 | "Make Some Noise" | Make Some Noise | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "Boobijuk Bibijuk" | Writing | ||
| 2019 | |||
| ONEWE | "Reminisce about All" | "1/4" | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "0&4" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Reminisce About All" (Japanese Ver.) | "Reminisce About All" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| "Kousikondou" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Love Me" | "2/4" | Writing Composing | |
| "Feeling Good (2019 ver.)" | |||
| 2020 | |||
| ONEWE | "Q" | "3/4" | Composing |
| "Crazy Good" | One | Writing Composing | |
| "If" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "Love Me (Guitar Rough)" | Studio We : Recording | Writing Composing | |
| "0&4 (Dialogue Rough)" | |||
| "Crazy Good (Rock Vibe)" | |||
| "If (181125_2)" | |||
| "Reminisce About All (Sunset Guitar Vibe)" | |||
| "About Her" | "Was It Love? OST Part 6" | Writing | |
| "Trauma (Aquarium)" | "Memory : Illusion" | Writing Composing | |
| "A Book In Memory" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "Eraser" | Writing | ||
| 2021 | |||
| ONEWE | "Aurora" | Planet Nine : Alter Ego | Writing |
| "Logo" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "A.I." | Writing Composing | ||
| "Veronica" | |||
| "Star" | |||
| "Aurora (191128_2)" | Studio We : Recording #2 | Writing | |
| "Logo (First Live Ver.)" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "A.I. (Guitar Rough)" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Veronica (Draft Guide)" | |||
| "A Book In Memory (Sensitive Piano Ver.) | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| 2022 | |||
| ONEWE | "Universe_" | Planet Nine : Voyager | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "Envision_" | Composing | ||
| "Montage_" | Writing Composing | ||
| "From_" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| Han Seung Yun | "Problem" | The 1st Mini Album 'Lovender' | Composing |
| ONEWE | "Roommate" | Timeless | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "Roommate (Original Topline Ver.)" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Starlight (Live Ver.)" | Arranging | ||
| RYS | "Leftover (Acoustic Visualizer)" | N/A | Writing Composing |
| ONEWE | "Hippie (Freedom from MM)" | Great Seoul Invasion Section 1 | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "Still Here" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Universe_ (My Universe Ver.)" | Studio We : Recording #3 | Writing Composing Arranging | |
| "Montage_ (210810)" | |||
| "From_(One Take Ver.)" | |||
| 2023 | |||
| ONEWE | "Gravity" | Gravity | Writing Composing Arranging |
| "AuRoRa" (English Ver.) | Writing | ||
| "Montage_" (English Ver.) | |||
| "Trauma" (English Ver.) | |||
| "Logo" (English Ver.) | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "Crazy Good" (English Ver.) | Writing Composing | ||
| 2024 | |||
| ONEWE | "Beautiful Ashes" | Planet Nine : Isotropy | Writing Composing |
| "Count The Stars" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "Pleasant" | Writing | ||
| "A Piece of You" | "Off Road" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
Filmography[]
Reality shows[]
- The Unit (KBS 2TV, 2017–2018) - contestant
- Great Seoul Invasion - contestant (with ONEWE)
Variety shows[]
- Urachacha, Korea's War of Independence (Defence TV, Feb. 2022-Apr.2022) - panel member
Radio shows[]
- Raina's Biscuits and Star Candy (Defence FM, Aug. 2021-Jun.2022) - fixed guest DJ
- Night Radio (EBS FM, Oct. 2024-present) - fixed guest
Trivia[]
Yonghoon was a former Cube Entertainment trainee for almost 2 years (sometime around 2013-2014) prior to meeting ONEWE. He trained alongside Pentagon members and was in a vocal unit with Pentagon's main vocals Jinho and Hui as the top three vocal trainees at the time. In 2022, he reunited with Pentagon's Shinwon and became close again as Shinwon's regular guest on EBS Pentagon's Night Radio, catching up and sharing stories of their trainee days together with the members of Pentagon.[6]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Yong Hoon/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ YouTube: 음악이 만들어 준 인연! 음악이 같이 하고 싶어 대학생 용훈을 찾아간 멤버들! [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol’s Sketchbook] | KBS 220401 방송
- ↑ Soompi: RBW Band ONEWE Announces Debut Single
- ↑ Soompi: ONEWE’s Yonghoon Announces Military Enlistment
- ↑ Allkpop: The '2023 Army Festival' does it again, putting on a one-of-a-kind K-Pop concert with GOT7's Jinyoung, MONSTA X's Minhyuk, Ha Sung Woon, Ong Seong Wu, & more
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10012068 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ YouTube: [Full ver.] 큐브 연습생 동기로 맺어진 인연 펜타곤 신원&원위 용훈🙋🏻♂️(손님, 이건 밤의 라디오예요!)
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