Yong Jun-hyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Yong.
Yong Jun-hyung
Junhyung in May 2018
Born
Yong Jae-soon

(1989-12-19) December 19, 1989 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
  • actor
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active
  • 2007–2019
  • 2022–present
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
용준형
Revised RomanizationYong Junhyeong
McCune–ReischauerYong Chunhyŏng
Birth name
Hangul
용재순
Revised RomanizationYong Jaesun
McCune–ReischauerYong Chaesun

Yong Jun-hyung (Korean: 용준형; born Yong Jae-soon, December 19, 1989[1]), known mononymously as Junhyung, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Junhyung rose to fame as a member of South Korean boy band Highlight (formerly known as Beast), formed in 2009. He departed from Highlight in 2019, amidst a controversy where he admitted to having watched a video of singer Jung Joon-young making out with a woman, which was filmed with consent but shared with him without the consent of the woman.[2]

As a solo artist, he released one extended play, Flower (2013), and one full-length album, Goodbye 20's (2018).[3][4] His also starred in the Korean dramas Monstar (2013) and Coffee, Do Me a Favor (2018).[5][6]

  1. ^ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ^ [단독] 정준영 판결문 살펴보니…하루 세번 밥먹듯 불법 '촬영·유포' [[Exclusive] Jung Joon-young's ruling... Illegal "filming and distribution" as if eating three times a day]. Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-22 – via Naver.
  3. ^ I, Eun-a (2013-12-09). 용준형, 솔로 데뷔곡 '플라워' 재킷 사진 공개…컴백 신호탄. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  4. ^ Yu, Cheong-hui (2018-04-26). 용준형, 첫 솔로 정규 앨범 'GOODBYE 20's' 예약 판매 시작. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ I, Ju-han (2018-11-15). '커피야 부탁해' 용준형X김민영X채서진의 마법 같은 로맨스…12월 1일 첫방송. Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. ^ "Highlight's Yong Jun-hyung returns to small screen". Kpop Herald. The Korea Herald. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-03-15.