Kang Daniel

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Daniel
Kang Daniel in July 2022
Born
Kang Eui-geon

(1996-12-10) December 10, 1996 (age 27)
Busan, South Korea
EducationKyung Hee Cyber University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • model
  • television host
  • businessman
  • philanthropist
Years active2017–present
OrganizationKonnect Entertainment
AwardsFull list
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Formerly ofWanna One
Website강다니엘 (Kang Daniel)
Kang Daniel Japan
Korean name
Hangul
강다니엘
Revised RomanizationGang Daniel
McCune–ReischauerKang Taniel
Birth name
Hangul
강의건
Revised RomanizationGang Ui-geon
McCune–ReischauerKang Ŭikŏn
Signature

Kang Daniel (Korean: 강다니엘; commonly stylized as KANGDANIEL; born Kang Eui-geon [강의건]; December 10, 1996) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, television host, and businessman who rose to fame in early 2017 as the first-place winner of the second season of reality competition series Produce 101. He is a former member of the show's resulting boy group Wanna One that, at the time, was a major power player in the K-pop industry.[5]

Following the end of Wanna One's activities as a group, Kang took a six-month hiatus from the entertainment industry and took over management of his career. In mid-2019, he released his solo debut extended play (EP), Color on Me, which was a commercial success that topped South Korea's Gaon Album Chart. His subsequent works from his color series titled Cyan (2020) and Magenta (2020) also topped the Gaon Album Chart with the former's title track earning Kang his first domestic top ten single. Further solidifying his career as a solo artist, Kang earned his first top five single in Korea as well as his first solo appearance on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart through the single "Paranoia". He then released the third and final chapter of his "color trilogy", Yellow (2021), which topped the Gaon Album Chart and contained his first domestic number one single titled "Antidote".

Alongside his music career, Kang appeared as the host of Mnet's Street Woman Fighter (2021), the spin-off show Street Dance Girls Fighter (2021–2022), the one-episode television special titled Be the SMF (2022) in addition to Street Man Fighter (2022) as well as Street Woman Fighter 2 (2023). He also made his acting debut through the first-ever Korean Disney+ Star original series, Rookie Cops (2022). His other ventures include establishing an independent entertainment company named Konnect Entertainment to manage his own career that has since expanded to manage other artists in addition to himself.

Kang is the recipient of numerous accolades including four Seoul Music Awards, one Melon Music Award, one Circle Chart Music Award, and a Guinness World Record. His acting debut also earned him various accolades including two Asia Artist Awards, one Blue Dragon Series Award, and a Seoul International Drama Award. He has made the Gallup Korea list of Most Preferred Idols in 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list in 2019 and 2022, and appeared on People's list of talented emerging artists making their mark in 2022. In the same year, Kang was the recipient of the Seoul Mayor's Award for Culture due to his great contribution to the rise of Seoul's awareness by promoting the Korean Wave in various fields.[6]

  1. ^ "[공식입장] 워너원, 5월 끝으로 소속사 변경…YMC 떠나 전담회사 스윙엔터로" [[Official Position] Wanna One, change of management company at the end of May... Leave YMC to Swing Entertainment, a dedicated company]. OSEN (in Korean). May 31, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "'전속계약 분쟁' 강다니엘 측 "법리검토중…활동 지장없게 노력"" ['Exclusive Contract Dispute' Kang Daniel's side said "Under legal review... working to avoid any hindrance to activities"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  3. ^ "강다니엘 측 "소속사 LM, 동의없이 핵심 권리 양도...계약금도 수십배 받아" [공식입장]" [Kang Daniel's side said "Affiliated company LM, transfers core rights without consent... receives dozens of down payments" [Official Position]]. OSEN (in Korean). March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "강다니엘·LM엔터, 전속계약 분쟁 종료…연매협 중재 극적 합의" [Kang Daniel·LM Entertainment, end exclusive contract dispute... dramatic agreement on arbitration by the Korea Entertainment Management Association]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "6 Months After Wanna One Split, Here's What the Bandmates Are Up to". Billboard. July 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "[2022 뉴시스 한류엑스포]서울시장상 문화대상 강다니엘" [[2022 Newsis Hallyu Expo] Kang Daniel, Seoul Mayor's Award for Culture]. Newsis (in Korean). August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Naver.


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