Yang Seung-ho

Seungho 승호
Seungho at the 2012 Hello Baby press conference.
Background information
Native name	양승호
Birth name	Yang Seung-ho
Born	October 16, 1987 Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Occupation(s)	singer, dancer, model
Instruments	piano, guitar
Years active	2009–present
Labels	J. Tune Camp
Associated acts	MBLAQ , RAIN (Singer)
Website	MBLAQ's official website

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

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 J. Tune Camp.

Career

Pre-debut

When Yang was young, Yang won a couple of singing contests that he joined. In addition, Yang has 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

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]

Seungho 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. 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. Yang had also taken classes in gymnastics, judo, and hapkido, whilst his favorite genre of music is electronic.

Seungho and Soyeon from T-ara attended the same high school and are known to be good friends. He also knew Park Gyuri from Kara and Jinon from F.Cuz in his junior years.

Filmography

TV Show guestings

Year	Network	Title	Role	Remarks
2009	Mnet	MBLAQ's Art of Seduction	Himself
	KBS Human Network	Super Junior's Miracle
	Mnet	Kara Bakery
	MBC Every 1	Idol Army		Season 5
	KBS 2	Gag Concert
	MBC Every 1	MBLAQ Attacks School
	MBC Every 1	Lord of the Rings
2010	SBS	Shin PD's Variety World
	GOMTV	Making the Artist
	Mnet	MBLAQ Goes To School
	SBS	Idol Maknae Rebellion
	MTV	Idol United
	KBS 2	Invincible Youth
	SBS	1000 Song Challenge
	MBC	Bouquet
	MBC	Happy Day with Family
	TVN	Roller Coaster		Healthy & Unhealthy Lifestyle
	MBC Every 1	Infinity Girls
	SBS	Heroes
2011	KBS	100 Points Out of 100 Points		Also known as Oh! My School Ep. 24
	Mnet	Sesame Player
	KBS 2	1vs100
	Mnet	Beatles Code
	Mnet	Director's Cuts
	KBS 2	Birth of a Family
	KBS	Share Love Together
	KBS 2	Gag Concert
	Mnet	MBLAQ Idol Cam
	KBS World TV	Love Request
	Mnet	MBLAQ visits Ivy
	SBS	Star King
	MBC Every 1	Weekly Idol
	KBS	Lord of Magic
	Mnet	Beatles Code
2012	KBS 2	MBLAQ's Hello Baby
	KBS World TV	Immortal Songs 2
	Mnet	Beatles Code
	MBC	Running Man		Ep. 95
	MBC	Idol Manager
	KBS 2	Invincible Youth
	MBC Every 1	Weekly Idol
	SBS	Strong Heart
	Mnet	MyDol
	KBS 2	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2
2013	TVN	SNL Korea
	MBC Every 1	The Dramatic
	SBS	Star King
	MBC	Running Man		Ep. 162
	SBS	1000 Song Challenge
	Arirang TV	After School Club
	MBC Music	All The Kpop
	Mnet	Beatles Code
	jtbc	Hidden Singer
	KBS World TV	Immortal Songs 2
	MBC Every 1	Dancing With the Stars		Season 3
	MBC Every 1	Quiz to Change the World
	tvN	Paldo Wandering Band
	SBS	Smile People
2014	Mnet	Beatles Code 3D
	SBS	1000 Song Challenge
	SBS	Star King
	Arirang TV	After School Club
	tvN	Coolkkdang
	Tooniverse	Nangam School 2
	KBS World TV	Love Request
	SBS	Oh! My Baby
2015	KBS	Stardust MV Bank 2
	KBS 2	Crisis Escape No. 1

Musical Theatre

Year	Title	Period	Location	Role
2013	Gwanghwamun Sonata[9]	Nov 17 ~ Nov 22 - Jan 16~ Jan 20	Shinkabukiza,Osaka	Kang HyunWoo
2014	Moon Night[10]	02/21-03/23	Sejong Art Center,South Korea	Kim WooHyuk

Collaborations

Year	Album	Song Title	Artist
2010	"One"	"One"	With Hoody H

References

1. Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
2. Han Sang, Hee (October 11, 2009). "Rain Wows Fans in 'Legend of Rainism'". Korea Times. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
3. Kim, Lynn (September 27, 2009). "Idol Group MBLAQ to debut at Rain's Concert". Asia Economy. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
4. "MBLAQ's debut single set to release on October 14". asiae.co.kr. September 22, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
5. "Rain's MBLAQ Makes Broadcast Debut". Korea Times. October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
6. (Korean)"엠블랙 데뷔하자마자 오리콘 위클리 2위 기염". Nate News/Newsen. May 11, 2011.
7. "MBLAQ、デビューイベントに1万人　メンバー・ミルが復帰後初ライブ" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 3, 2011.
8. 승호 (양승호) 가수 (in Korean). Naver. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
9. "MBLAQ (G.O & Seungho) Musical "Gwanghwamun Sonata" in Japan". absolutemblaq. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
10. "MBLAQ’s Seungho is going all out for upcoming musical "Moon Night"". ttwigo. 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

External links

• Seungho's Twitter