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Yeo Hoon-min (Korean: 여훈민; born August 16, 1991), also known by his stage name Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS under NH Media. He joined the group in February 2011 after the departure of Alexander Lee Eusebio and Kim Kibum.[1] Hoon currently attends Dongguk University, majoring in theatre and film.

Yeo Hoon-min
Born	(1991-08-16) August 16, 1991 (age 31) Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Occupation	Singer actor
Spouse	Hwang Ji-sun (m. 2022)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	BOK Entertainment NH Media Tango Music Avex Trax
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	여훈민
Hanja	呂訓民
Revised Romanization	Yeo Hun-min
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏ Hun-min

Career

2009–2010: Solo career

Hoon debuted as a solo ballad singer under his real name and released an extended play Pure & Love with the title track "Bus" on September 9, 2009.[2] The following year, he released a digital single entitled "Beginning".[3] Hoon also appeared in the SBS drama Athena: Goddess of War (2010) as the president's bodyguard.^{[citation needed]}

2011: U-KISS and acting career

After the departure of Alexander and Kibum, NH Media announced that Hoon and Paran's AJ would be joining U-KISS.[4] He made his debut as a member of U-KISS through the group's fifth mini album Bran New Kiss which was released on March 30, 2011, with the title song "0330".[5]

Hoon along with bandmates Dongho, Kiseop and Soohyun began filming a movie with Jay Park, Kim Soo Ro and Park Yejin with the working title Mr. Idol in February 2011. It was the group's first movie. Later that year, it was announced that Hoon and Dongho would star in Super Action TV's Holy Land, a four-part movie about rebellious high school students.[6]

The movie is scheduled to air on April 28, 2012.^{[needs update]}

In May 2013, Hoon was cast in the Korean musical The Memory 2013 as Eunsoo, a role he shared with singer Brian Joo.[7]

He and Kiseop were also cast for the leading roles of the musical Goong, which is to be held in Osaka from July 11, 2013, to July 15, 2013.[8]^{[needs update]}

U-KISS Unit with Soohyun

In 2013, during the U-KISS album promotions of Collage, Hoon performed with fellow member Soohyun on their unit song 'More Painful Than Pain'. In 2021, the unit group will release the song 'I Wish' in both Korean and Japanese.[9]

2016: Japanese solo debut

On January 16, 2017, it was announced that Hoon would make his Japanese solo debut with an album titled Yukisakura, making him the third member of U-KISS to do so.[10]

2021–present: New agency

In August 2021, Hoon left NH Media after his contract expired.[11]

On January 24, 2022, Hoon signed an exclusive contract with Tango Music.[12]

Personal life

On May 6, 2022, Hoon announced that he would marry actress Hwang Ji-sun, who will get married on May 29, 2022.[13][14]

Discography

Extended plays

• Pure & Love (2009)
• Yukisakura (2017)
• Anniversary (2018)

Digital singles

• "Beginning" (2010)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Only I Can See			[15]

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2010	Athena: Goddess of War	President's bodyguard (Cameo)	SBS
2012	Holy Land	Kang Tae-shik	Super Action
2013	Pretty Man	Kim Dae-shik	KBS2
2015–2016	Sweet Home, Sweet Honey	Ahn Soo-ho	KBS1
2017	Unknown Woman	Jjang-goo	KBS2

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Language
2011	Mr. Idol	Himself (as Wonder Boys) (Cameo)	Korean

References

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