Yang Seung-ho

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Seungho 승호 양승호
Yang in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Yang Seung-ho
Born	(1987-10-16) October 16, 1987 (age 33) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Occupation(s)	singer, dancer, model, actor
Instruments	piano, guitar
Years active	2009–present
Labels	J. Tune Camp (2009–2017) Will Entertainment (2017–present)
Associated acts	MBLAQ, Rain
Website	MBLAQ's official website

Birth name
Hangul	양승호
Revised Romanization	Yang Seung-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Seung-ho

Yang Seung-ho (양승호; born October 16, 1987),^[1] is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, actor, model and the leader of Korean male group MBLAQ, currently active in South Korea under .

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

When Yang was young, he won a couple of singing contests that he joined. In addition, he had a television appearance in Sharp 1 (반올림1; Banolim 1) as a cameo in between 2003 and 2005. He was also featured in its soundtrack entitled "Gray Sky" by Lee Hyun-jung.

MBLAQ[]

After training under Rain and J. Tune Entertainment, Yang became a member of South Korean quintet male group MBLAQ, serving as their leader, lead dancer and vocalist. The group made their unofficial debut on October 9, 2009 and officially debut on October 15, 2009 during Rain's Legend of Rainism concert, where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ. Their performance that day was met with praise, with many concert spectators and fans considering them to be the next TVXQ.^[2][3]

MBLAQ's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to the public through a music video on October 14, 2009 together with their debut single album, Just BLAQ.^[4] Afterwards, they had their broadcast debut on Mnet's M! Countdown, performing their single.^[5] The group also made their Japanese debut on May 3, 2011. They held an event at the Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, which gathered a reported 10,000 fans. A day later, on May 4, they released their first Japanese album Your Luv. The album immediately reached first position at the Oricon Daily Charts, selling more that 11,000 copies.^[6][7]

The group has starred in various South Korean variety shows as guests. They also had their own variety shows such as Mnet's MBLAQ – The Art of Seduction, MBC's MBLAQ's Idol Army, Mnet's Sesame Player and KBS's Hello Baby Season 5.

Since their debut, MBLAQ has released three single albums, six extended play albums, one studio album, one repackaged studio album, and two EPs in Korean. They also released one compilation album, four singles and four DVDs in Japanese.

His fanclub is named: Seungholic

Actor[]

On April 25, 2017, Yang signed a contract with Will Entertainment to start afresh as an actor. At Will Entertainment, Yang will not only act, but also release music and actively promote himself in various ways.

Other activities[]

Besides the group activities, Yang also guests on various television shows as a solo artist as well. These include Super Junior Miracle, Idol Maknae Rebellion, Kara Bakery, and, Running Man among others.

Personal life[]

Yang Seung-ho was born on October 16, 1987 in Seoul. His family consists of a mother, a father, and a younger brother named Yang Seung-hoon. When he was young, his family moved to Anyang, Gyeonggi and was raised there. He attended Anyang High School of Arts, where he became the school captain and class president during that time. After high school, he enrolled at the Sejong University of Film Arts but left afterwards due to MBLAQ's busy schedule. He now attends at the Kyung Hee Cyber University.^[8]

Yang is the only member in the group who uses his real name; his stage name was originally intended to be "Mir" but he rejected it.^{[citation needed]} His hobbies include playing the guitar and piano (for which MBLAQ's fans gave him the nickname "Yang Chopin"). Other hobbies include playing soccer, beatboxing, break dancing, performing card tricks, knitting, and mending objects.^{[citation needed]} Yang had also taken classes in gymnastics, judo, and hapkido, whilst his favorite genre of music is electronic.^{[citation needed]}

Yang and Soyeon from T-ara attended the same high school and are known to be good friends.^{[citation needed]} He also knew Park Gyuri from Kara and Jinon from F.Cuz in his junior years.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[]

Collaborations[]

Year	Album	Song Title	Artist
2010	One	One	with Hoody H

Making songs[]

cr.KOMCA(Korea Music Copyright Association)^[9]

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Artist	Album	Title	Lyrics	Composer, arranger
MBLAQ	《BLAQ Style》	01. Sad Memories (Intro)	–	Seungho, Park Se-hyun
MBLAQ	《Winter》	01. Live in the Past	–	Seungho, Han Jaesung
MBLAQ	《Winter》	03. You Ain`t Know	Seungho, Yang Seunghoon, Retro Funkee	Seungho, Yang Seunghoon, Retro Funkee
MBLAQ	《Mirror》	02. Mirror	MBLAQ, 1Take	1Take
Retro Funkee	《SEOUL》	02. Tinsel Town	–	Seungho

Original sound tracks (OSTs)[]

Year	Title		Album		Remarks
	English	Hangul	English	Hangul
2006	Gray Sky	N/A	Sharp 3 OST	반올림3 OST	with 이현종
2016	Say You Love Me	사랑한다고 말해요	Happy Home OST	가화만사성 OST Part 4

Filmography[]

Televisions[]

Year	Network	Title	Notes
2009	Mnet	MBLAQ's Art of Seduction	Cast member
	MBC Every 1	Idol Army
2010	GOMTV	Making the Artist
	Mnet	MBLAQ Goes To School
2011		Sesame Player
		MBLAQ Idol Cam
2012	KBS	MBLAQ's Hello Baby
	MBC	Idol Manager
		Dancing with the Stars	Contestant

Film[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Rock N Roll Grandpa	Gi Ho-Tae	Lead role

Dramas[]

Year	Network	Title	Role	Notes
2006	KBS 2	Sharp 3	Student	Pre-debut
2010	MBC	Housewife Kim Kwang-ja's Third Activities	Jin's group member	Cameo
2011	SBS	Welcome to the Show	Himself	Cameo
	Mnet	Moon Night 90	Kang Won Rae
2013	MBC Every 1	The Dramatic	Student

Musical theatre[]

Year	Title	Period	Location	Role
2013	Gwanghwamun Sonata[10]	Nov 17 ~ Nov 22 - Jan 16~ Jan 20	Shinkabukiza, Osaka	Kang HyunWoo
2014	Moon Night[11]	02/21-03/23	Sejong Art Center, South Korea	Kim WooHyuk
2016 - 2017	Love in the Rain	August 5, 2016 - February 5, 2017	Dongyang Art Center, South Korea	Jung DongHyun
2020	Another Miss Oh	March, 2020 - June 4, 2020	Seokyeong University’s Performing Arts Center, South Korea	Park DoKyung

References[]

External links[]

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