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For basketball player with same name, see Yang Hong-seok (basketball).
In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.
Hongseok
홍석
Born
Yang Hong-seok

(1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 30)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYang Hong-seok
McCune–ReischauerYang Ongsŏk

Yang Hong-seok (Korean: 양홍석; born April 17, 1994), better known by the mononym Hongseok, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a vocalist of the group boy group Pentagon in October 2016. Aside from group activities as singer, he has debuted as an actor in the Korean movie, The Love That's Left.

Early life and education

Hongseok was born on April 17, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. He has an older brother named Jun-seok.[1] He studied abroad in the United States, China, and Singapore and has lived outside of South Korea for a total of 11 years.[2] From 2007 to 2010, he was a student at Hwa Chong International School in Singapore, where he was the school's top swimmer.[3][4]

Career

Pre-debut

In 2014, Hongseok joined YG Entertainment and participated in the reality survival program Mix & Match as a member of TEAM B.[5] He was eliminated in final episode alongside Jung Jin-hyeong, failing to debut as a member of iKON.[6] In March 2015, it was revealed that he left YG Entertainment.[7]

In July 2015, he joined Cube Entertainment.[8] In February 2016, he modeled alongside Hyuna for the fashion brand Clride.n.[9]

2016–present: Debut with Pentagon and solo activities

In late 2016, he participated in the Mnet reality survival show Pentagon Maker, ultimately making it to the final lineup of Pentagon.[10] He officially debuted with Pentagon on October 10, 2016 with the song "Gorilla" from their self-titled EP.[11]

In November 2017, Hongseok made his acting debut in the movie The Love That's Left  [ko].[12]

In July 2018, Hongseok joined the cast of Visiting Tutor, a variety program where celebrities seek out a student and become their tutor. He held Chinese lessons for his student.[13] The show ran from August to October. In September, he was cast in the variety program Real Man 300, which featured celebrities experiencing life in the military.[14] The show end in late January 2019.[15]

In January 2019, he co-starred in the television drama Best Chicken as Bae Ki-Bum, a likeable troublemaker.[16] In March, he starred in his first web drama On The Campus.[17] In May, Hongseok starred in the Naver V web drama Anniversary Anyway.[18] He was the cover model for the July 2019 issue of Men's Health's Korea.[19] Later that month he was cast in the reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle in Myanmar.[20] In August, he was a contestant on King of Mask Singer, where he performed a cover of Huh Gak's "Hello".[21]

In October 2020, he and bandmate Kino made a cameo in the web drama Twenty-Twenty.[22] He made his second appearance on the cover of Men's Health Korea for the December 2020 issue.[23]

From January to March 2021, Hongseok starred as the supporting character Shin A-jun in the SBS drama Phoenix 2020.[24][25] He portrayed a police officer in the Netflix series Move to Heaven, released on May 14th.[26] Hongseok will play the lead in the upcoming web series Blue Birthday, which is slated to be released in the summer of 2021.[27]

Personal life

Hongseok can speak three languages: Korean, Chinese, and English.[5]

Hongseok is an avid fan of fitness. He regularly posts videos online detailing his workouts and diets in a series called Hongseok is Working Out Hong Hong Hong.[28]

Philanthropy

Hongseok participated in the world's biggest Ice Bucket Challenge, 2019 Miracle365 x Ice Bucket Challenge Run on June 29, 2019 in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. The event was organized by Seungil Hope Foundation to raise awareness about ALS. The event raised 42 million won, and all proceeds went to build the first Lou Gehrig's Nursing Hospital in South Korea. The event started with a 3km, 5km, 7km and 8km group marathon with 1,130 participants who broke a total of 918 challenges the previous year.[29]

Discography

Main article: Pentagon discography
See also: List of songs recorded by Pentagon

Writing and production credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[30]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2016 Pentagon "Find Me (나를 찾아줘)" Non-album release No – Yes Jinho, E'Dawn, Park Jae Sun, Tiger JK
2019 "Round 1" (Bonus track) Genie:us Yes Hui, Jinho, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Jinho, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick
"Round 2" (Bonus track) Sum(me:r) Yes Hui, Jinho, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Jinho, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick

Filmography

See also: Pentagon videography

Film

Year Title Roles Ref.
2017 The Love That's Left  [ko] Kim Woo-joo [31]

Television series

Year Title Roles Networks Ref.
2019 Best Chicken Bae Ki-Bum MBN and Dramax [16]
2021 Phoenix 2020 Shin Ah-jun SBS TV [24]
Move to Heaven Park Jun-yeong Netflix [26]

Web dramas

Year Title Roles Networks Notes Ref.
2019 On The Campus Hee-yeol Naver TV
V Live 		[17]
Anniversary Anyway Hong Woo-jae [18]
2020 Twenty-Twenty Cameo [22]
2021 Blue Birthday Ji Seo-jun Naver TV
YouTube 		[27]

Variety shows

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2014 Mix and Match Mnet Eliminated [5]
2016 Pentagon Maker Mnet-M2 Contestant [32]
2017 Tour Avatar ArirangTV Episode 5–6 with Jinho [33]
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Masked Idol, ep 297, 305, 307, 310, 321 [34]
Idol Tour MBC Episode 6 with Hui [35]
Fantastic Duo SBS Panelist, ep 29–30 [36]
2018 Hitman JTBC Filmed in Vietnam [37]
Just Happened tvN [38]
Visiting Tutor Mnet Teaches Mandarin language [39]
Real Man 300 MBC Korea Army Academy [14]
2019 Battle Trip KBS2 ep 143–144 [40]
Law of the Jungle in Myanmar SBS Cast member [20]
King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant, ep 217 [21]
2020 Idol Cooking Class Stark with Hui, Shinwon and Kino [41]

Hosting

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2018 Simply K-pop ArirangTV Special MC from 26 February–10 May [42]

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