Jang Hyun-seung

Not to be confused with Jang Hyun-sung.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Hyun-seung
장현승
Jang in 2014
Born (1989-09-03) September 3, 1989 (age 35)
Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Other namesSo-1, ABLE
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
장현승
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Hyeon-seung
McCune–ReischauerChang Hyŏnsŭng

Jang Hyun-seung (Korean: 장현승; born September 3, 1989)[1] most often credited as Hyunseung, is a South Korean singer. He is best known as a former member of the boy group Beast. With Beast, he has released singles and albums in both Korean and Japanese. Beast won the Artist of the Year (Daesang) award at the Melon Music Awards in 2011.[2]

Hyunseung was also one half of the duo Trouble Maker with former Cube label mate, Hyuna. In December 2011, the duo released their debut extended play with the lead single, "Trouble Maker."[3]

  1. ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ^ "Winners from the '2011 Melon Music Awards'". Allkpop. November 24, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Trouble Maker wins Triple Crown #1 + Performances from December 29th’s ‘M! Countdown’. In 2016, he left Beast.