Heo Young-saeng

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Young-saeng
Heo at a fan meeting in 2013
Heo at a fan meeting in 2013
Background information
Born (1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 37)[1]
Gochang County, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
InstrumentPiano
Years active2005–present
Labels
Member of
WebsiteOfficial Website (JP)
Korean name
Hangul
허영생
Hanja
許永生
Revised RomanizationHeo Yeong-saeng
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Yŏngsaeng

Heo Young-saeng (Korean: 허영생; born: November 3, 1986)[1] is a South Korean entertainer. He is the vocalist of the boy band SS501. He's also the leader of Double S 301.

In 2010, Heo left DSP Media, who managed him as part of SS501, and moved to B2M Entertainment, with bandmate Kim Kyu-jong, to pursue his solo career.[2] His debut album as a soloist entitled Let It Go was released in May 2011.[3] He then released several albums more in Korea and Japan, with the hit tracks "Crying", "The Art of Seduction", "Weak Child", and "1.2.3", among others. In 2012, Heo played his first acting role in KBS2's sitcom I Need A Fairy.[4]

Heo has performed in musicals as well: he debuted in The Three Musketeers, playing the role of D'Artagnan during 2011,[5] and appeared in 2013, the Summer Snow musical.

On October 31, 2013, Heo started his mandatory, 21-month military service as a police officer.[6] He completed his military service on July 30, 2015. He also joined CI Entertainment.[7]

In December 2015, Heo returned to theater to play the role of Han Min-ho in the musical Haru. It's together with Kim Hyung-jun. Also, it served as the musical comeback of Heo after 21-month of hiatus due to military service.[8]

In January 2016, Heo reunited with Kim Kyu-jong and Kim Hyung-jun and grouped as Double S 301. CI Entertainment released a photo teaser for their comeback.[9] The group released an album entitled Eternal 5 on February 16, 2016, followed by a Japanese album entitled Eternal S on April 20, 2016.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Heo Young Saeng - About". www.young-saeng.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "SS501 members officially join Hyori's new agency, B2M Entertainment". allkpop. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Heo Young Saeng. Let It Go. 2011. CD.
  4. ^ "SS501 허영생 '선녀가 필요해'로 연기자 출사표". www.newsen.com. February 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "SS501's Heo Young Saeng and Oh Won Bin Will Star in the "Three Musketeers" Musical | Soompi". www.soompi.com. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Heo Young Saeng to Enlist Today (1031)". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Discharged was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "SS501's Heo Young-saeng and Kim Hyung-jun cast in musical Haru - 겟잇케이겟잇케이". www.getitk.com. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Double S 301 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference DS301 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).