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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Doyoung
Doyoung in 2018
Born
Kim Dong-young

(1996-02-01) February 1, 1996 (age 28)
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
NationalityKorean
EducationTopyeong High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Host
  • Actor
RelativesGong Myung (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Dong-yeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Tongyŏng
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationDoyeong
McCune–ReischauerToyŏng

Kim Dong-young (Korean: 김동영), born February 1, 1996 and professionally known as Doyoung (Korean: 도영), is a South Korean singer, host and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. Doyoung made his debut in April 2016 as a member of rotational unit NCT U and became a member of Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in January 2017.

Early life

Kim Dong-young was born on February 1, 1996 in Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He is the younger brother of actor Gong Myung.[1]

Career

2015: SM Rookies

In 2013, Doyoung became a trainee through SM Entertainment's Casting System after being scouted at a singing competition.[citation needed]

In 2015, he was introduced as a member of SM's pre-debut training team, SM Rookies as he became an MC on MBC Music's Show Champion alongside fellow SM Rookie, Jaehyun. They hosted the program from January 21 to July 1, 2015.[citation needed]

2016–2018: Debut with NCT & solo activities

Main articles: NCT (group) and NCT 127
File:Doyoung in Hanoi.jpg
Doyoung in Vietnam Dream Concert in 2018

In April 2016, SM Entertainment confirmed Doyoung alongside five other members of the SM Rookies program to debut as members of NCT and its first sub-unit, NCT U. Doyoung debuted with the digital singles "The 7th Sense" alongside Taeyong, Ten, Jaehyun and Mark on April 9 and "Without You", alongside Taeil and Jaehyun on April 10.[2]

On July 2016, Doyoung collaborated with Shinee's Key on the song "Cool", for the soundtrack of OCN drama, 38 Squad. This marked his first solo endeavor since debuting under NCT.

During November 2016, he joined the main cast of OnStyle's beauty variety show, Lipstick Prince.[3]

In December 2016, he was announced as a new member of NCT 127, the second sub-unit of NCT which previously debuted in July. He also participated in the SM Station project, "Sound of Your Heart (너의 목소리)", with fellow NCT member Taeil and labelmates Yesung, Sunny, Seulgi, Wendy, and Lee Dong-woo as part of SM Town.[4]

His official debut as a member of NCT 127 took place in January 2017, with the release of the EP Limitless.[5]

In February 2017, he joined Inkigayo as an MC alongside Got7's Jinyoung and Blackpink's Jisoo.[6] In March of the same year, he made an appearance on the MBC program We Got Married due to his brother's appearance on the show.[7][8]

On August 2017, he released "Stay in my Life" for the School 2017 soundtrack, with fellow NCT members Taeil and Taeyong.[9]

In October 2017, he collaborated with gugudan's Sejeong and released "Star Blossom (별빛 이 피면)", through the second season of SM Station.[10]

In June 2018, he released the song "Hard for Me" for the drama Rich Man. "Hard for Me" was originally sung by CHEEZE and was the first song released for the drama, but was later re-recorded by Doyoung.[11]

2019-present: Further solo activities & NCT 2020

In March 2019, he collaborated with indie duo Rocoberry on the song "Don't say goodbye (헤어 지지 말아요, 우리)".[12]

Doyoung had appeared on the King of Mask Singer under the name "Assistant Manager" in July 2019.[13] The following month, he was added to the regular cast of Law of the Jungle in Sunda Islands.[14]

In November 2019, Doyoung collaborated with labelmates BoA, Siwon, J-Min, Sunny, Taemin, Suho and Wendy as part of SM Town on the song "This is Your Day (for every child, UNICEF)".[15]

In April 2020, Nature Republic, a Korean cosmetics brand had officially announced that NCT 127 would be their newest brand ambassadors, stating that the group was picked as their fresh model as their energy matches well with the brand image.[16]

In September 2020, SM had announced that NCT would be releasing their second full album as an entire group, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, with the second part NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 following in November. In the first album, Doyoung participated in both of the title tracks, "Make a Wish" and "From Home" making him the only member to be present in both the songs. Along with the given tracks, Doyoung had also participated in the B-sides "Volcano", "Lightbulb" (both B-sides and title tracks released through NCT U) and "Music, Dance" (released through NCT 127). In the subsequent Resonance album, Doyoung had participated in the B-side track, I.O.U along with the other vocalists within the group.[17]

In March 2021, Doyoung appeared in his first television drama as the lead of Midnight Cafe Season 3 - The Curious Stalker.[18][19]

Musical image

On NCT's Youtube channel "NCT Music", which showcases the musical aspects of the members' talents, Doyoung has covered several songs, including "breathin" by Ariana Grande, "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, "이름에게 (Dear Name)" and "마음을 드려요 (Give You My Heart)" by IU, "idontwannabeyouanymore" by Billie Eilish, "Rain" and "This Christmas" by Taeyeon, and "Cinta Luar Biasa" by Andmesh Kamaleng (with groupmate Haechan). He has also covered "Mine" by Bazzi (posted on SMTown Youtube), "이런 엔딩 (Ending Scene)" by IU at the NCT Night Night on SBS Power FM, "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith, and "Speechless" from Aladdin by Naomi Scott.

Doyoung made it to the final round on King of Mask Singer based on his renditions of "Beautiful" by Crush and "Time Spent Walking Through Memories" by Nell, performing under the title, "Manager Kim", competing alongside the reigning champion, Nightingale. [20]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2021 Midnight Cafe Season 3 - The Curious Stalker Son Ji Woo [18] MBC Drama

Variety shows

Year Title Role
2016–2017 Lipstick Prince Main Cast
2019 King of Mask Singer Contestant (Ep. 209–210)[21][22]
Law of the Jungle Cast member (Ep. 388–392)[14]

Radio shows

Year Title Station Notes
2016 Kiss The Radio KBS Cool FM Special DJ
2017-2019 NCT's Night Night! SBS Power FM Saturday Night Special DJ
2019 Idol Radio MBC Standard FM Special DJ (with Johnny)

Music shows

Year Title Network Role Duration
2015 Show Champion MBC Music MC (with Jaehyun) January 21-July 1
2016 M Countdown Mnet Weekly Guest MC July 28-September 22
My SMT Youku MC September 19-October 24
2017-2018 Inkigayo SBS Host with Jinyoung and Jisoo[6] February 5, 2017- February 4, 2018

Discography

See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[23]
Collaborations
"Star Blossom" (별빛 이 피면)
(with Sejeong)[24] 		2017 — — Non-album singles
"Don't say goodbye" (헤어 지지 말아요, 우리)
(with Rocoberry)[12] 		2019 184
"Doll" (인형)
(with Baekhyun) 		2021 129 Rewind: Blossom
Promotional Singles
"First Christmas"
(with Joy) 		2016 —[a] KOR: 19,622[26] Inkigayo Music Crush Part 4
Soundtrack appearances
"Cool"
(with Key) 		2016 281 — 38 Revenue Collection Unit OST Part 2[27]
"Stay in my Life"
(with Taeil, Taeyong) 		2017 — School 2017 OST Part 4[9]
"Hard for Me" 2018 — Rich Man OST Part 5[11]
"Night Air" 2021 —[b] Cafe Midnight OST Part 2

Notes

  1. ^ "First Christmas" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 80 on the component Download chart.[25]
  2. ^ "Night Air" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 79 on the component Download chart.[28]

References

  1. ^ 공명, 'MAMA'서 만난 NCT 도영과 훈훈 투샷 ”축하해 내 동생”. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (April 6, 2016). "NCT U confirms lineup, set to unveil singles 'The 7th Sense,' 'Without You'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Lee, Ji-yeong (November 8, 2016). 아이돌 '화섹남' 총출동!…'립스틱 프린스' 화려한 7명의 프린스 드디어 대공개. enews24 (in Korean). CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "예성ㆍ써니ㆍ루나ㆍ웬디 등 뭉친 '너의 목소리' 공개 임박". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Kim, Ha-jin (January 6, 2017). "NCT 127, 퍼포먼스의 끝판왕". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Jinyoung, Jisoo, Doyoung to host 'Inkigayo'". Kpop Herald. February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Lee Eun-jin (March 4, 2017). "'우결' NCT 도영 "형 공명, 학창시절에 인기 진짜 많았다"". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  8. ^ Han Hae-seon (March 5, 2017). "'우리 결혼했어요' 공명-정혜성, NCT 도영과 만남 '훈훈美' 발산". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "NCT 태용·태일·도영, '학교2017' OST 부른다…태용 작사 참여". X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  10. ^ Jeon, Won (October 13, 2017). "[쥬크박스] 도영X세정, 대세돌이 보여주는 따뜻한 감성…'별빛이 피면'". X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  11. ^ a b NCT 도영, '리치맨' OST 발탁…'Hard for me' 꿀맛 가창력. Sports Chosun (in Korean). June 8, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  12. ^ a b 로코베리XNCT 도영 컬래버레이션 싱글 3월 발매. Star News (in Korean). February 25, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  13. ^ Jo, Yu-kyoung. "[DA:리뷰] '복면가왕' 선데이·김장훈·행주·NCT 도영 출연…나이팅게일 가왕 방어(종합)". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Kim, Jin-seok (August 7, 2019). "[단독]도영·주이·김동한·조빈, '정글의 법칙' 출연". JoongAng (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  15. ^ ‘STATION X ' 첫 번째 곡, SM X 유니세프 'This is Your Day' 20일 공개. Sports Seoul (in Korean). November 18, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "NCT 127 new face for Nature Republic".
  17. ^ "'밀리언셀러' NCT, 정규 2집 121만장 돌파..자체 최고∙최단 기록 '무한 시너지' [공식]"". October 19, 2020.
  18. ^ a b 정유진 (November 2, 2020). "[단독]NCT 도영, 첫 연기 도전…'산복산복 스토커' 남자주인공 확정". Naver.
  19. ^ "NCT's Doyoung to star in a drama". The Korea Herald. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  20. ^ '복면가왕' 김대리=NCT 도영.. 나이팅게일 105대 가왕 등극, 3연속 자리 지켰다(종합). Herald Pop. July 7, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Seo Dong-woo (July 7, 2019). "'복면가왕' 나이팅게일 3연승…김대리 정체는 NCT 도영(종합)". News1 Korea (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  22. ^ Lee Yi-jin (July 7, 2019). "'복면가왕' 나이팅게일 3연승…도영·행주·김장훈·선데이 '놀라운 실력' [종합]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  23. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  24. ^ NCT's, Doyoung (October 13, 2017). "NCT's Doyoung and gugudan's Kim Sejeong Duet on Romantic 'Star Blossom'". Billboard.
  25. ^ 2016년 52주차 Download Chart [Week 52 of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 18, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  26. ^ Cumulative sales for "First Christmas":
  27. ^ NCT's Doyoung and Shinee's Key https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=648795 38사기동대 OST PART.2 (OCN 금토드라마)
  28. ^ 2021년 8주차 Download Chart [Week 8 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

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