Kyoungyoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Kyoungyoon
경윤
Kyoungyoon in October 2022
Born
Lee Kyoung-yoon

(2000-02-21) February 21, 2000 (age 24)
Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Education
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2019-present
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
이경윤
Revised RomanizationLee Gyeong-yun
McCune–ReischauerLee Kyŏngyun

Lee Kyoung-yoon (Korean: 이경윤, born February 21, 2000), also known by the mononym Kyoungyoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy group DKZ. He received his first main role as a television actor in a June 2021 EBS' international co-production drama, Beasts of Asia. He also starred in musical productions such as Equal and The Three Musketeers.

Early life and education

Lee Kyoung-yoon was born on February 21, 2000, in Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Kyoungyoon first dreamed of becoming a singer when he was in middle school after he heard Park Hyo-shin's "Beautiful Tomorrow".[1] Before debuting as an idol, he had been training as an athlete and even formed a band where he was active as a guitarist and vocalist.[1][2]

After graduating from high school, Kyoungyoon entered the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment at Global Cyber University.[3]

Career

DKZ

Main article: DKZ

As a Dongyo trainee, Kyoungyoon was already part of group activities before his official debut.[4] He officially debuted on April 24, 2019, as part of the 5-member boy group, Dongkiz.[5] Although the group has no assigned positions, Kyoungyoon has been in charge of the vocals in the group.[6]

During the release of their song Fever, Kyoungyoon was unable to join the group activities due to health problems.[7] However, he later resumed group activities upon the release of their next single All I Need Is You the following year.[8][9]

On December 30, 2021, "2021 (Memories)" was released where Kyoungyoon participated in writing the song. This was part of the group's end-of-the-year project single and would later become the last song of the group before the renaming.[10][11]

On March 18, 2022, Kyoungyoon's label decided to rename their group DKZ and introduce line-up changes to form a 7-member boy group.[12] In May 2022, Kyoungyoon (ranked 92nd) was included in the Top 100 K-Pop Boy Group Personal Brand Reputation Rankings for the said month which was released by the Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation.[13][14] On May 26, 2022, he and Jaechan released an acoustic arrangement of their song "Cupid" (사랑도둑).[15]

Dongyo Entertainment announced on April 19, 2023, that Kyoungyoon would take a leave from group activities for medical reasons.[16] Subsequently, the agency announced on August 8 that Kyoungyoon would depart from the group and enlist in the military.[17]

Solo activities

Kyoungyoon began his acting career in 2021. He was cast in the EBS internationally co-produced series Beasts of Asia, his first leading role on television.[18]

The following year, Kyoungyoon started his career in musicals. In May 2022, Kyoungyoon was cast in the musical Equal alongside his fellow member Jonghyeong, which marked their debut as theater actors,[19] and followed by the South Korean musical production of The Three Musketeers with his fellow member Mingyu as D'Artagnan.[20]

Personal life

Military service

On September 12, 2023, Dongyo Entertainment announced that Kyoungyoon began his mandatory military service on September 11 as an active duty soldier in the Army.[21]

Discography

For Kyoungyoon's works with DKZ, see DKZ § Discography.

Music credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[22]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Arrangement
Credited With Credited With
2020 Dongkiz It's All Right Non-album release Yes Jaechan, Munik, Wondae, Jonghyeong No —
2021 2021 (Memories) Non-album release Yes Jaechan, Jonghyeong No —
2022 DKZ Cupid (사랑도둑) (Acoustic ver.) "Chase Episode 2. Maum" No — Yes Cray Bin, Jaechan
2022 (Forever) "DKZ Year End Project Song 'It's All Right Part.3'" Yes Jaechan, Mingyu, Sehyeon, Jonghyeong, Giseok No —

Filmography

See also: DKZ § Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Big Issue Himself Episode 3 [23]
Love With Flaws Trainee with Joo Seo-joon
2021 Beasts of Asia Teo Main role [18]
2022 Semantic Error Waiter Episode 5 [24]

Musicals

Year Production Role Theater Date Notes Ref.
English title Korean title
2022 Equal 이퀄 Theo Uniplex Hall 1 Grand Theater (South Korea); Hulic Hall Tokyo (Japan) July 3–24, 2022 (South Korea Run); August 6–13, 2022 (Japan Run) Main role (theatrical debut) [25]
The Three Musketeers 삼총사 D'Artagnan Universal Arts Center (Seoul); Aram Nuri Arts Center (Goyang); Sohyang Theater (Busan) September 21 - November 6, 2022 (Seoul); November 12, 2022 (Goyang); November 27, 2022 (Busan) [26]

Awards and nominations

For list of awards and nominations received by DKZ, see DKZ § Awards and nominations.
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
Seoul International Drama Awards 2022 Outstanding K-Pop Idol Kyoungyoon Nominated [27]

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