Kim Young Hoon (Young Hoon Kim)

Also known as: Younghoon, Bbanghoon, 빵훈, Kim Yeong Hun

Date of birth: 8 August 1997 (29 years old)

Country: South Korean

Kim Young Hoon is a South Korean singer, dancer, model, actor and member of THE BOYZ (더보이즈). He graduated from Incheon Yeonsong High School. Before debuting, he spent time as a model and was scouted while eating bread at a convenience store. He also appeared in John Park's MV for "DND (Do Not Disturb)", among others. He made his debut in December 2017 as the group's lead vocalist and visual with their first EP, "The First", and were managed by Cre.Ker Entertainment (크래커엔터테인먼트). They were able to win rookie awards in 2018 from the Korea Brand Awards, the Soribada Best K-Music Awards and the Melon Music Awards, all of which allowed them to gain a steady international fanbase. In November 2019, they debuted in Japan with the release of their EP, "Tattoo". Then, in May 2020, the group entered Mnet's reality competition "Road to Kingdom", ending in 1st place and earning more commercial success and even winning Artist of the Year at the 2021 The Fact Music Awards. He made his acting debut in the 2020 web drama "Love Revolution" (연애혁명). In September 2021, their agency merged with PlayM Entertainment and became IST Entertainment (IST엔터테인먼트). In early 2025, they moved to One Hundred Label (원헌드레드레이블); however, by early 2026, all members (except New) notified the agency of their intent to terminate their contracts due to breach of trust and filed for an injunction to suspend their validity. In April 2026, the court granted the injunction suspending the exclusive contracts with One Hundred. Then, in August, the 9 remaining members announced that each would sign separate contracts with agencies for solo projects but would continue to promote as a group. He is represented by Namoo Actors (나무엑터스) for his solo activities. In August 2026, he signed an exclusive contract with NAMOO Actors (나무엑터스).