Kang Min-hyuk

Kang performing in Guangzhou, 2016

Kang became a member of CNBLUE in 2009. The group debuted in Japan with the mini album Now or Never on August 19, 2009 with an indie label AI Entertainment.[5][6] They officially debuted in Korea in 2010 with the mini album Bluetory, and the title track "I'm a Loner" became an instant hit in Korea.[7]

In 2010, Kang began his acting career in an omnibus film Acoustic alongside his fellow CNBLUE member Lee Jong-hyun.[8][9] He then made his small-screen debut in the SBS drama It's Okay, Daddy's Girl.[10]

In 2011, he was cast in MBC's youth melodrama Heartstrings, which stars fellow CNBLUE member Jung Yong-hwa.[11][12] He sang an OST for the drama, titled "Star".

In 2012, he starred in KBS's weekend family drama My Husband Got a Family,[13] and gained recognition for his role as a playboy.[14] The series topped the weekly ratings chart for 25 consecutive weeks and reached a ratings peak of 45.8 percent (TNmS) and 52.3 percent (AGB Nielsen),[15] making it the highest rated Korean drama in 2012.[16]

Kang continued to gain more popularity after starring in The Heirs (2013), a teen drama penned by Kim Eun-sook.[17][18][19] Along with his co-star Krystal Jung, they were voted as the Best Onscreen Couple at the 2013 DramaFever Awards.[20]

In 2015, Kang became a fixed cast of KBS's reality-variety show Brave Family,[21] and became a host of JTBC's show Mum is Watching.[22]

After a three-year hiatus, Kang made his television comeback in SBS's musical drama Entertainer in 2016,[23][24] for which he won an Excellence Award at the SBS Drama Awards.[25] The same year, he became a host of KBS's live music show Music Bank with Laboum's Solbin from July 2016 to November 2016.[26][27]

In 2017, Kang was cast in his first lead role, playing a doctor in MBC's medical drama Hospital Ship.[28][29][30][31]

In 2018, Kang had a supporting role in the period comedy film, The Princess and the Matchmaker. The film was shot back in 2015.[32][33]

In 2019, Kang released two Japanese singles, Moontalk and On the Cheek, on January 7 and February 14, respectively.[34][35] He dropped the album containing these two singles along with three more Japanese tracks on March 13.[36]

Kang enlisted in his military service on July 31, 2018.[37][38]

During his service he served in the 55th Division Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.[39]

Kang has been discharged as of March 19, 2020 without returning to his base from his ETS leave according to the Ministry of National Defense’s policy.[40]