Im Hyun-sik (singer)
Im Hyun-sik (Korean: 임현식; born March 7, 1992), simply known as Hyunsik, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and composer,[2] and member of South Korean boy group BtoB.[3]
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| Born | Im Hyun-sik March 7, 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Howon University |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Cube |
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| Website | www |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Im Hyeon-sik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Hyŏnsik |
Biography
Im Hyun-sik was born on March 7, 1992, in Seoul, South Korea. His father, Im Ji-hoon, is a South Korean folk singer.[4] He studied Practical Music at Howon University with group-mate Lee Chang-sub.[5]
Career
Hyunsik debuted as the lead vocalist Cube Entertainment's boy group BtoB on March 21, 2012, with the promotional single, "Insane".[6] The group has released a total of 2 studio albums and 10 extended plays since debut.
Hyunsik has also participated in composition of several tracks by BtoB including, "Star", "Killing Me", "I'll Be Your Man (Pray)", "Missing You", "Only One for Me", and "Beautiful Pain".[7][8][9][10][11]
In September 2016, Hyunsik became part of BtoB's first unit group, BtoB Blue (Korean: 비투비 블루) that consists of the group's vocalists. BtoB Blue released the digital single "Stand By Me" (Hangul: 내 곁에 서 있어줘; RR: Nae Gyeote Seo Isseojwo) on September 19, 2016.[12]
In 2019, Hyunsik make a solo comeback with self-titled EP in October.[13] Rendez-vous is the first solo album released by Im in seven years since his debut.[14] He participated in writing, composing, and arranging all the songs in the album.[15] Following his solo debut, he held his first solo concert Rendez-vous at Bluesquare iMarket Hall on November 2 and 3, 2019 which was sold out in four minutes.[16][17] On November 19, he prepared a surprised busking event for his fans with an attendance of 1,000 people.[18] At the end of the year, he held his first solo fan meeting Dear Melody in Manila, Philippines.[19]
In 2020, Hyunsik appeared on KBS's Open Concert, performing "Dear Love" and two songs with his father.[20] On January 31, 2020, Hyunsik released his first live album, Rendez-vous (Live) that features a live version of 5 songs from his first solo concert Rendez-vous.[21]
On May 6, 2020, Hyunsik announced on his Instagram that he is enlisting in mandatory military service on May 11, serving as a member of military band.[22][23]
Discography
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [24] | |||
| Rendez-vous + Live Album |
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10 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [26] | |||
| Rendez-vous |
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4 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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| KOR [28] | |||||
| As lead artist | |||||
| "Swimming" | 2017 | 89 |
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Piece of BTOB Vol. 4 | |
| "Dear Love" | 2019 | 159 | N/A | Rendez-vous | |
| Collaborations | |||||
| "Playground" (with Eden Beatz) |
2015 | — | N/A | Non-album single | |
| "Baby Ride"[30] (with Luizy) |
2016 | — | Baby Ride | ||
| "Eating Alone" (with Luizy) |
2017 | — | Sing For You – Seventh Story Change | ||
| "Cream-like Wave" (with Lim Ji Hoon)[31] |
2018 | — | IM JIHOON | ||
| "Rainy Apgujeong" (with Yoon Gun)[32] |
86 | Non-album single | |||
| Soundtrack appearances | |||||
| "Past Days" (지난 날) (with Junhyung, Ha Yeon-soo, Minhyuk, Changsub, Sungjae) |
2013 | 56 |
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Monstar OST | |
| "After Time Passes" (시간이 흐른 뒤엔) (with Junhyung, Minhyuk, Changsub, Sungjae) |
32 |
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| "First Love" (첫사랑) (with Junhyung, Minhyuk, Changsub, Sungjae) |
61 |
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| "Ambiguous" (with Seo Eunkwang and Yook Sung-jae) |
2017 | 37 |
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Fight for My Way OST | |
| "Say You Love Me" | 2019 | – | N/A | On the Campus (So BE It) OST | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
BtoB
| Year | Title | Role | Album |
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| 2013 | "Why" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | Thriller |
| "Star" | Co-producer & lyricist | ||
| 2014 | "Never Ending (Melody)" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | Beep Beep |
| "I Don't Know" | Producer & lyricist | Move | |
| "Shake It!" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "You Can't Cry" | The Winter's Tale | ||
| "Drink!" | Co-producer | ||
| 2015 | "Summer Romance" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | Complete |
| "My Friend's Girlfriend" | |||
| "I Miss You" | Producer & lyricist | ||
| "I'll Be Here" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | I Mean | |
| 2016 | "Killing Me" | Remember That | |
| "Anymore" | Lyricist | ||
| "New Men" | Producer & lyricist | New Men | |
| "Pray (I'll Be Your Man)" | Producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "I Love You Forever" | Co-lyricist | ||
| 2017 | "Someday" | Producer & co-lyricist | Feel'eM |
| "Just Say It" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "Eating Alone" | Co-lyricist | Sing For You – Seventh Story Change | |
| "Swimming" | Producer & lyricist | Piece of BtoB Vol. 4 | |
| "Prelude: A Day" | Producer | Brother Act. | |
| "Missing You" | Producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "Red Lie" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "Blowin' Up" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "Running into Break Up" | Co-producer | ||
| "Whisper" | Co-producer | ||
| 2018 | "Only One For Me" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | This is Us |
| "1, 2, 3" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | ||
| "When It Rains" | Producer & lyricist | "BtoB-Blue" Single | |
| "Beautiful Pain" | Co-producer & co-lyricist | HOUR MOMENT | |
| 2019 | "Rendez-vous" | Producer & lyricist | Rendez-vous |
| "Docking" | |||
| "Black" | |||
| "Moonlight" | |||
| "Dear Love" |
Other artists
| Year | Title | Role | Artist | Album |
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| 2014 | "From When and Until When" (with Yang Yoseob) (어디부터 어디까지; Eodibuteo Eodikkaji) | Composer & co-lyricist | Hyuna | A Talk |
| 2016 | "어린애(愛)" (Young Love) | Composer & co-lyricist | Sungjae & Joy | 어린愛 |
| 2018 | "한걸음" (Follow Your Dreams) | Composer & lyricist | United Cube Artists | ONE |
Concert
- RENDEZ-VOUS (November 2 and 3, 2019)
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2012 | I Live in Cheongdam-dong[37] | Invincible Cheongdam | JTBC | With Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Ilhoon, and C-Clown's Minwoo |
| 2013 | The Heirs | Himself | SBS | Cameo with BtoB, Episode 4 |
| Monstar[38] | Himself | tvN | With BtoB, Episodes 1, 2, 6 and 9 | |
| When a Man Falls in Love | Himself | MBC | Cameo with BtoB, Episode 8 | |
| 2015 | The Village: Achiara's Secret[39] | Himself | SBS | Cameo with BtoB, Episode 14 |
| 2018 | Dae Jang Geum Is Watching | Im Heon-sik | MBC | Cameo with btob, Episode 16 |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2016 | Battle Trip | KBS | Contestant with Yook Sung-jae, Seo Eun-kwang, episode 16 |
| 2017 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Parrot", episode 123 |
| 2018 | Immortal Songs 2 | KBS | Contestant, Lunar New Year Special, episode 342[40] |
| Hyena on the Keyboard | KBS2 | Producer, episode 4–6 | |
| Law of the Jungle in Mexico[41] | SBS | Cast member with Eunkwang, episode 314–320 | |
| 2019 | KBS Music Shuffle, The Hit | KBS2 | Contestant with Jung Il-hoon and Eddy Kim[42] |
Narration
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Listening to the Book | MBC | Novel narrator; The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. | [43] |
References
- "BTOB每个人的中文正确名字正式公开(按照年纪大到小的排名顺序)". Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- "Producer-dol who receive attention, Father of BTOB music, Im Hyunsik 'who you can have trust listening to'". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- "비투비(BTOB), "'본 투 비트' 세계를 압도하는 그룹 될것"". Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- 임지훈 "아들 비투비 임현식이 응원해줘". Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- 아이돌 대학 스펙 甲 그룹 클라스 ㄷㄷ. instiz.net. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "KPOP NEWS – BTOB Targets Global Audience With Debut Showcase | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "별". melon.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "Killing Me". melon.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "기도 (I'll Be Your Man)". melon.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "그리워하다". melon.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- "너 없인 안된다". melon.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- "비투비, 첫 유닛 '비투비 블루' 결성…19일 기습 신곡발표". Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- [단독] 비투비 임현식, 10월 솔로 컴백…타이틀곡 작사·작곡 참여. Newspim. September 20, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식, 10월 14일 솔로 데뷔 확정…첫 솔로앨범 '랑데부' 발매. XSportsNews. September 25, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식, 첫 솔로 타이틀곡은 ‘DEAR LOVE’…전곡 자작 트랙리스트 공개. Sports Donga. October 2, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식 11월 2~3일 첫 단독 콘서트 개최. Donga. September 26, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식, 11월 첫 단독콘서트 '랑데부' 4분 만에 전석 매진. OSEN. October 2, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식, 깜짝 버스킹에 1천여명 팬 운집 “큰 선물 받았다” [BTOB Lim Hyun-sik, surprise busking about 1,000 fans fandom "received a big gift"]. Newsen. November 11, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식, 마닐라 첫 단독 팬미팅 개최…글로벌 대세의 열일 행보. HeraldPop. November 16, 2019.
- 비투비 임현식 임지훈 ‘열린음악회’ 동반 무대, “아들 가수 반대했다” 재조명. GoKorea. January 12, 2020.
- 비투비 임현식, 오늘(31일) 라이브 앨범 'RENDEZ-VOUS' 깜짝 공개[공식]. HeraldPop. January 31, 2020.
- 비투비 임현식, 11일 훈련소 입소 "육성재와 같은 날 입대". Sports Seoul. May 6, 2020.
- 비투비 서은광, '밝은 미소' 임현식 軍 훈련소 사진 공개 "나까지 기분 좋아" [★해시태그]. XSportsNews. May 25, 2020.
- "RENDEZ-VOUS + LIVE ALBUM (LP) (Week 5, 2020)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- 2020년 01월 Album Chart [January 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- "Rendez-vous – Week 42, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- 2019년 10월 Album Chart [October 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "At The End". April 29, 2017.
- "Be Alright". July 14, 2012.
- "Bye Bye Love". May 4, 2013.
- "Past Days". May 25, 2013.
- "After Time Passes". June 1, 2013.
- "First Love". July 20, 2012.
- Cumulative sales for "Swimming":
- "Gaon Download Chart 2017 Week 17". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- "Luizy of UNIQ Reveals 'Baby Ride' Music Video ft. BTOB's Hyunsik – HYPNOTICASIA". hypnoticasia.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "BTOB Im Hyunsik, sing duet song with father (Im Jihoon).. To be released on 5th April". Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- "Yoon Gun x #BTOB #Hyunsik, Special class collab... This coming 8th, Digital release of the remake of "Raining Apgujeong"". Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- "Gaon Download Chart – June, 2013". Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- "2013 Gaon Download Chart Week 30".
- Cumulative sales for "Ambiguous":
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 24". Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 25". Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 26". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 27". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 28". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- "임현식 (비투비)". melon.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "Cube Entertainment's new boy group completes a successful fictional debut | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "BTOB members to join Junhyung as 'Men in Black' for 'Monstar' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- 비투비, ‘마을’ 카메오 출연? "다음주를 기대 해 주세요". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "'Immortal Songs 2'BTOB Im Hyunsik first individual appearance, 1 win with an achievement 379 points". February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- "BTOB's Eunkwang, Hyunsik, and others confirmed for 'Laws of the Jungle in Mexico'". allkpop. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- '더 히트' 김연자-김경호-김조한-비투비-에디킴-청하, 대박 라인업 공개. February 14, 2019.
- '책을 듣다' 비투비 임현식X성우 진정일, 이번 주 낭독자 참여!. December 13, 2019.
External links
- BtoB official website (in Korean)
- Im Hyunsik on Twitter
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