Top 10 Most Famous K-Pop Male Solo Artists
K-pop keeps getting bigger and bigger every year. The fan bases are growing; groups and solo artists are making a name for themselves inside and outside Korea. ... read more...Below are some of the Most Famous K-Pop Male Solo Artists!
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One of the kings of K-pop is Kwon Ji Yong, better known by his stage name G-Dragon, leader of the high acclaimed boy group BIGBANG under YG Entertainment. He is a rapper, entrepreneur, and fashion icon in addition to being a singer and songwriter.
Interestingly, G-Dragon trained at YG Entertainment for more than six years before making his debut as a member of the hip-hop K-pop group Big Bang (when he was just 12). G-Dragon produces music for solo artists as well as Big Bang. He made his solo debut with the album "Heartbreaker" in 2009. He is not only one of South Korea's greatest performers and most well-known K-pop idols (with an impressive list of accomplishments), but he has also had a significant impact on the youth culture, music production strategies, and fashion in the country.
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J-Hope is dubbed the "Dancing God" of the world's music industry. He is the main dancer and rapper of the boy group BTS. He and BTS gained a lot of praise and became some of the most well-known names in the world.
J-Hope used to be a part of the underground street dance team Neuron before being involved with groups. He achieved significant fame through his dance. He is well known for his hip-hop dance and is considered a very talented choreographer. J-Hope succeeds in every dance genre that BTS incorporates into their music videos, from street jazz to disco, in a very remarkable way. The singer's first solo mixtapewas published in 2018. He also starred in the song's title track's music video. His music blends a number of various musical styles and has an upbeat, energetic tone.
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Min Yoon Gi is a Korean rapper, record producer, and composer better known by the stage name Suga or Agust D. He made his debut as a member of the wildly successful Korean pop band BTS.
However, he also has released his own solo mixtape named Agust D in addition to his performances with BTS. It should be noted that Suga produced and wrote the lyrics for a significant portion of the songs on BTS's albums. Under the name Agust D, he released his debut solo mixtape "Agust D" in 2016. And he is the one who writes, composes, arranges, mixes, and masters all of his materials for his own songs. He also plays the piano very well, which he utilizes to produce hip-hop and R&B songs. Suga has also written and produced more than 70 songs for other artists!
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RM, formerly Rap Monster, is a rapper, songwriter, and music producer under Big Hit Entertainment. RM is the main rapper and leader of the boy group BTS.
As a result of their devotion and unwavering passion, RM and the other members of his group went on to become one of the most sought-after artists of their generation, well-known not only in South Korea but also internationally. Despite BTS's success in the pop world, RM didn’t want to forget about hip-hop. At a young age, RM has always attracted to poetry and hip hop music, which inspired his passion for producing his own music and lyrics. In 2015, RM released "RM", his debut solo mixtape. He changed his stage name from Rap Monster to RM in 2017 and said that his new name "could mean anything you want to".
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Taemin is the youngest member of the boy group SHINee boy. Later on, he rose to become one of Korea's most well-known and successful artists. He was the first Shinee member to go solo, in 2014
From his 2014 solo debut with the album "Ace" through his Japanese releases "Sayonara Hitori" and "Flame of Love", he has achieved great success. Taemin has a creative idea, he wants to different styles of music into the K-pop industry. Instead of just repeating sounds that have been used a million times, he challenges himself to do new things. In the music video for the song "Move", you can see that he is trying to show more of an edge, more power. This song uses retro-sounding R&B, you can't help but shake to the catchy beat of the song and press "repeat" to rewatch the hypnotic dance movements in the music video!
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Jay Park is a Korean-American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, record producer, model, choreographer, entrepreneur, and actor. He was born in Washington and he was a fan of hip hop from his childhood, especially rap.
In addition to being the founder and co-CEO of the independent hip hop record company AOMG and his new global label H1GHR MUSIC, he is a member of Art of Movement (the Seattle-based b-boy crew). Beginning as a B-Boy and dancer, Park quickly gained national attention for his charming performances and powerful presence on stage. Korean pop singer Patti Kim referred to Park as a "born entertainer", while the president of digital music distributor DFSB Kollective was quoted by The New York Times as saying that Park was "not just an artist, but also his own PR agent, fan club president, and TV network".
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Baekhyun is the main vocalist of the boy band EXO and its subgroups EXO-K and EXO-CBX. He made another debut on October 4th, 2019, as a member of SuperM, a supergroup under SM Entertainment..
He shows his powerful voice and charismatic stage presence as EXO's main vocalist. Baekhyun, however, is also successful outside of the group. In 2019, he released his first EP, City Lights, marking his solo work debut. He is the first solo artist in 19 years to become a million-seller since Kim Gunmo in 2001. He also develop his career as an actor. In 2015, he debuted as an actor in the highly popular and beloved by everyone Korean drama "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo", where he starred alongside his fellow singer IU.
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Chen is the stage name of Kim Jong Dae, a singer and songwriter. He is one of EXO's top vocalists and the main dancer. When he was just 18 years old, Chen joined S.M. Entertainment as a trainee. He was officially introduced as the K-pop group's fourth member in 2011.
Chen is recognized for his ability to hold the highest notes for the longest periods of time. He is renowned for having a versatile voice that effortlessly transitions into a deep, male tone. Along with the group activities, he composed and performed a number of songs for Korean dramas. The songs "Best Luck" for It's Okay, That's Love, "Everytime" for Descendants of the Sun, and "For You" for the SBS drama "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" are just a few examples. Additionally, Chen made his solo music debut in 2019 with the EP April and a Flower.
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Kwon Hyuk, best known by his stage name Dean, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer who specializes in alternative R&B. He was called the "R&B prince of Asia".
At the age of sixteen, he started his career by performing with hip-hop artist Keith Ape. By the age of 18, he started creating music under the name "Deanfluenza" for K-pop artists. He released his debut EP, 130 Mood: TRBL, on March 25, 2016, along with a number of joint projects with South Korean and American artists. On the South Korean rap competition TV program Show Me the Money 6 with Zico in 2017, he made an appearance as one of the producers. In addition to Zico, Crush, Penomeco, Millic, and Stay Tuned, he is a member of the hip hop group Fanxy Child.
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Kang Daniel is a singer-songwriter, actor, and businessman known as the first-place winner of the second season of the reality competition series Produce 101. He was a part of the boy band Wanna One, which was formed as a result of the show, and he now works as a solo artist.
After Wanna One's activities as a group came to an end, Kang took a six-month break from the entertainment business and took control of his career. His solo debut extended play (EP), Color on Me, was released in the middle of 2019 and became a commercial success, topping the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea. His subsequent works from his color series titled Cyan (2020) and Magenta (2020), both peaked at the top of the Gaon Album Chart.