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Young K (영케이; also known as Brian) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, host and DJ under JYP Entertainment. He is the bassist of the boy band DAY6 and its sub-unit DAY6 (Even of Day).

He made his solo debut with his first mini album Eternal on September 6, 2021.

Career[]

2015: Debut with DAY6[]

He officially debuted as the bassist of South Korean rock band DAY6 on September 7, 2015.

2021: Solo debut with Eternal[]

On August 16, 2021, JYP Entertainment confirmed that Young K is preparing for his solo debut.[1] On the same day, Young K announced in a V Live broadcast that he would be releasing his solo debut mini album, Eternal on September 6, ahead of his military service.[2]

2023: Letters With Notes[]

On July 30, 2023, a first teaser was posted on DAY6's official social media accounts announcing that Young K would be making his first-ever solo comeback since his discharge from the military service with his first full-length album Letters With Notes on September 4.[3] "Let It Be Summer" was pre-released on August 25.

Personal life[]

Education[]

He attended York Mills Collegiate Institute in Toronto, in Canada, for high school during 4 years. He is currently studying Business Administration at Dongguk University in Seoul.[4]

Military service[]

Young K enlisted in the army as a member of the KATUSA (Korean Augmentation To the United States Army) on October 12, 2021.[5] He was discharged on April 11, 2023.[6]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Mini albums[]

Digital singles[]

  • "Move Up K-Billboard Pt.2" (2023)
  • "Better Day" (2023)
  • "Let It Be Summer" (2023)
  • "7-Eleven with you" (2023)

Collaborations[]

Features[]

OSTs[]

Producing and writing credits[]

  • All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[7]

2010s[]

Artist Song Album Type
2015
DAY6 "Freely" The Day Writing
Composing
"Out of My Mind"
"Congratulations"
"Habits" Writing
Composing
Arranging
"Like That Sun" Writing
Composing
"Colors" Writing
Composing
Arranging
2016
GOT7 "Begging On My Knees" Flight Log: Departure Writing
DAY6 "First Time" Daydream Writing
Composing
"Blood"
"Letting Go"
"Sing Me"
"Hope"
"Hunt"
Jimin Park "Young" 19 to 20 Writing
"Answer"
UP10TION "Stuck On You" Burst Writing
Composing
Arranging
2017
DAY6 "I Wait" "Every DAY6 January" Writing
Composing
"Goodbye Winter"
"You Were Beautiful" "Every DAY6 February"
"My Day"
"How Can I Say" "Every DAY6 March"
"I Would"
"I'm Serious" "Every DAY6 April" Writing
"Say Wow" Writing
Composing
"Dance Dance" "Every DAY6 May"
"Man in a Movie"
"Lean On Me" Sunrise
"I Smile"
"Letting Go" (Rebooted ver.)
"Congratulations" (Final ver.)
DAY6 "Hi Hello" "Every DAY6 July"
"Be Lazy"
"What Can I Do" "Every DAY6 August"
"Whatever!"
"I Loved You" "Every DAY6 September"
"I'll Remember"
"When You Love Someone" "Every DAY6 October"
"I Need Somebody"
"All Alone" "Every DAY6 November" Writing
Composing
"Pouring"
"Better Better" Moonrise
"I Like You"
"Colors" (Final ver.)
"Like That Sun" (Final ver.)
"Out of My Mind" (Final ver.)
"Habits (Final ver.)
"Freely" (Final ver.)
2018
DAY6 "If ~Mata Aetara~" "If ~Mata Aetara~" Writing
Composing
"Baby, It's Okay"
"Warning!" Shoot Me : Youth Part 1
"Shoot Me
"Somehow" Writing
"Feeling Good" Writing
Composing
"Talking To"
"Still"
"Stop The Rain" "Stop The Rain"
"Falling"
Bernard Park "Sleep Mode" "Still..." Writing
DAY6 "Live Your Life" Unlock Writing
Composing
"Breaking Down"
"Say Hello"
"Everybody Rock!"
"I Just"
"Nobody Knows"
"Hurt Road" Remember Us : Youth Part 2
"Days Gone By"
"Headache"
"121U"
"So Cool"
"Marathon"
"Beautiful Feeling"
2019
Youngjae "Hope" Fancy Writing
Composing
DAY6 "For Me" The Book of Us : Gravity
"Time of Our Life"
"How To Love"
"Wanna Go Back"
"Cover"
"Best Part"
"Deep In Love" The Book of Us : Entropy
"Sweet Chaos"
"Rescue Me" Writing
"365247" Writing
Composing
"Ouch"
"Not Fine"
"Stop Talking"
"Like a Flowing Wind" Writing
"Love Me Tonight" Re:Verse Composing
"I Want You More"
DAY6 "Finale" The Best Day2 Writing
Composing
"Kiminara"

2020s[]

Artist Song Album Type
2020
DAY6 "Day and Night" The Book of Us : The Demon Writing
Composing
"Zombie" Writing
"Tick Tock" Writing
Composing
"Love Me or Leave Me"
"Stop"
"1 to 10"
"Zombie (English Ver.)" Writing
DAY6 (Even of Day) "Landing -Intro-" The Book of Us : Gluon - Nothing Can Tear Us Apart
"Landed" Writing
Composing
"Ocean -Interlude 1-"
"Where The Sea Sleeps"
"Forest -Interlude 2-" Writing
"Thanks To" Writing
Composing
"To Be Continued -Outro-"
Jeong Sewoon "Don't Know" 24 Part 1 Writing
Eric Nam "Trouble With You" The Other Side
"Paradise"
"How You Been"
"Love Die Young (Korean ver.)"
Young K "Insomnia" Let Me Off This Earth OST
Young K & Song Heejin "Alone In This World"
2021
Jamie "You Were Beautiful" "Begin Again Open Mic EPISODE 1" Writing
Composing
DAY6 (Even of Day) "So This is Love"
Ha Hyun Sang "Love Me Now (demo)"
Young K & Park Moonchi "What a Wonderful Word"
Ha Hyun Sang "Late Night Movie" Writing
DAY6 "Everyday We Fight" The Book of Us : Negentropy - Chaos Swallowed Up in Love
"You Make Me" Writing
Composing
"Healer"
"Only"
"Above The Clouds"
"One"
"So Let's Love"
DAY6 (Even of Day) "We" Right Through Me
"Right Through Me"
"Walk"
"All The Things You Wanted"
"From the Ending of a Tragedy"
"Home Alone" Composing
"Love Parade" Writing
Composing
Sung Hoon "For You" Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 2 OST Writing
Composing
Young K "Best Song" Eternal Writing
Composing
"Guard You"
"Not Gonna Love You"
"Microphone"
"Want To Love You"
"Come As You Are"
"Goodnight, Dear"
Wild Idol contestants "Diving To The Top" "The Wild Idol" Writing
2022
Wonpil "Voiceless" Pilmography Writing
"Sincerity"
"Stranded"
"Unpainted Canvas"
"You Were Beautiful" "Begin Again Open Mic EPISODE 30" Writing
Composing
DAY6 (Even of Day) "해변의 달링"
2023
H1-KEY "Rose Blossom" Rose Blossom Writing
Xdinary Heroes "Good Enough" Deadlock Writing
Young K "Better Day"
Queendom Puzzle contestants "Puzzlin'" Queendom Puzzle Semi Final Writing
Composing
Jo Yuri "Lemon Black Tea" Love All Writing
H1-KEY "Seoul (Such a Beautiful City)" Seoul Dreaming
Young K "Waited" Letters With Notes Writing
Composing
"Nothing But"
"Let It Be Summer"
"Dreamer"
"Bungee Jumping"
"Natural"
"Strange"
"Soul"
"Playground"
"Babo"
"What Is.."
"7-Eleven With You"
2024
NMIXX "Run For Roses" Fe3O4: Break Writing
DAY6 "Welcome to the Show" Fourever Writing
Composing
"Happy" Writing
"The Power of Love" Writing
Composing
"Get The Hell Out" Writing
"Sad Ending"
"Let Me Love You"
"Didn't Know" Writing
Composing

Concerts[]

Solo concerts[]

Concert participation[]

  • Idol Radio Live in Seoul (2023)[8]

Filmography[]

Dramas[]

  • Dream High (SBS, 2011) - cameo
  • Dream High 2 (SBS, 2012) - cameo
  • Touching You (Naver TV, 2016) - cameo

Variety shows[]

Reality shows[]

Radio shows[]

  • Idol Radio (MBC Radio, 2020) - DJ
  • DAY6's Kiss the Radio (KBS CoolFM, 2020-2021, 2023-present) - DJ[10][11][12]

Photobooks[]

  • Young One Itinerary Stop 3: Monthly Diary (2023)

Trivia[]

  • His MBTI personality type is ENTP.[13]
  • He collaborated with former fellow labelmate Baek A Yeon on the song "Shouldn't Have..." in 2015, of which he is the featured artist. The song was released just 4 months before DAY6 offically debuted, so he was still a trainee at the time.

Gallery[]

Main article: Young K/Gallery

References[]

Official links[]

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