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Kim Dong-hyun
Kim in April 2019
Born (1998-09-17) September 17, 1998 (age 25)
Jung District, Daejeon, South Korea
EducationGlobal Cyber University
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2017–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofMXM
Korean name
Hangul
김동현
Hanja
金東賢
Revised RomanizationGim Dong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Tonghyŏn

Kim Dong-hyun (Korean: 김동현, born September 17, 1998), known mononymously as Donghyun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is known for his participation in the reality competition show Produce 101 Season 2. He later debuted as a part of the musical duo, MXM. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX.

Early life

Kim Dong-hyun was born on September 17, 1998, in Daejeon, South Korea.[1] He has an older brother, an older sister, and an older fraternal twin brother, making him the youngest person in his family.[2] Prior to appearing on Produce 101 Season 2, Kim has trained for eleven months.[3] He was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before he passed Brand New Music's audition and joined them as a trainee on late 2016.[4][5]

Kim was a student at Namdaejeon High School.[6]

Career

2017–2018: Produce 101 and MXM

Main articles: Produce 101 Season 2 and MXM

In mid-2017, Kim participated in the Produce 101 Season 2, a reality competition show designed to form a temporary boy group consisting of 11 members chosen by the public from 101 contestants. He represented Brand New Music along with three other trainees.[7] He was eventually eliminated from the show, finishing in 28th place overall on episode 10.[8][9]

On July 12, 2017, Brand New Music announced that Kim and Lim Young-min, one of his agency mates who also joined Produce 101, would make their debut as a project duo and pre-released a debut single within the same month before releasing an extended play in late August.[10] The project unit name is revealed to be MXM, which was an acronym for "Mix & Match".[11] They released their debut single, Good Day on July 27 which included the title track and "I Just Do", a song that was co-produced by Kim.[12] A few weeks later, on September 6, they released their debut EP, Unmix.[13]

On March 15, 2018, he starred as a male lead in the music video for Lee Kang's song "In Vain (feat. Yang Da-il)".[14] He also appeared as a cameo in Gree's music video for the song "Dangerous".[15]

2019–present: AB6IX and solo activities

Main article: AB6IX

In early 2019, Brand New Music announced that Kim along with his fellow Produce 101 trainees and an addition of one other trainee would join the lineup for the agency's new boy group named AB6IX.[16][17] On May 22, the group debuted with their EP, B:Complete which included "Shining Stars", a song that was co-produced by Kim.[18]

In early 2021, Kim starred as one of male lead in a web series called Fling at Convenience Store.[19][20] He also sang the soundtrack for the series, which was co-produced by him.[21] In April 2021, Kim was confirmed to be part of the cast for the SBS television series Let Me Be Your Knight.[22] He will play the role of Woo Ga-on, the keyboardist and youngest member of LUNA.[23]

Discography

For Kim's discography as a member of MXM & AB6IX, see MXM (musical duo) § Discography, and AB6IX § Discography.

Songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
Down.
[24]
As lead artist
"Naturally Curly"[a] (천연 곱슬) 2018 — More Than Ever
"Serenade"[a] (세레나데) — One More
"More" (더 더) 2020 — 5nally
"Venus" 2022 183 Complete with You
As featured artist
"Together Forever"
(Adora featuring Kim Dong-hyun) 		2022 — Non-album single
Promotional
"Playlist"
(with various artist[b]) 		2021 — Non-album single
Soundtrack appearance
"Some" (썸탈래 나랑) 2021 173 Fling at Convenience Store OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[25]

Year Song Artist(s) Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2017 "I Just Do" MXM Unmix Yes Lim Young-min, Kiggen Yes Kiggen
2018 "Checkmate" More Than Ever Yes Lim Young-min, O'neal, ESBEE, Last.P, Rhymer No —
"Without U" Yes Lim Young-min, 9999, LishBeats No —
"Naturally Curly" (천연 곱슬) Yes — Yes —
"Gone Cold" (식어버린 온도) Yes Primeboi No —
"You Look So Different" (다르게 보여) One More Yes 9999, ESBEE, Last.P, O'neal Yes 9999, ESBEE, Last.P, O'neal
"Serenade" (세레나데) Yes — Yes —
2019 "Shining Stars" (별자리) AB6IX B:Complete Yes Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW Yes OUOW
"_And Me" 6ixense Yes Yes
"Pretty" (이쁨이 지나치면 죄야 죄) Yes Yes
"Deep Inside" Yes Yes
2020 "More" (더 더) Kim Dong-hyun 5nally Yes OUOW Yes
"Maybe" (이게 그리움이 아니라면 대체 뭐겠어) AB6IX Salute Yes Park Woo-jin Yes
2021 "Some" (썸탈래 나랑) Kim Dong-hyun Fling at Convenience Store OST Yes OUOW Yes
"3"" AB6IX Mo' Complete Yes Yes
2022 "Venus" Kim Dong-hyun Complete With You Yes — Yes On the road
"We Could Love" AB6IX A to B Yes On the road Yes On the road, Kim Seung-jun

Filmography

For Kim's discography as a member of AB6IX, see AB6IX § Filmography.

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021–2022 Let Me Be Your Knight Woo Ga-on Main role [22][23]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Fling at Convenience Store Kim Dong-hyun Main role [19][20]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Produce 101 Season 2 Contestant Finished at 28th place [7][8][9]

Radio shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022–present Listen DJ July 17, 2022–present; with Jeon Woong [26]

Music video

Year Title Performer(s) Director(s) Ref.
2020 "More" Kim Dong-hyun Desert Beagle [27]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The song is credited under MXM, but solo performed by Kim.
  2. ^ Lee Dae-hwi (AB6IX), Hong Seong-jun (BDC), Yun Jung-hwan (BDC), Lee Eun-sang, Kanto, Gree

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