Hongseok

For basketball player with same name, see Yang Hong-seok (basketball).
In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.
Hongseok
홍석
Hongseok in March 2019
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
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
양홍석
Hanja
梁洪碩
Revised RomanizationYang Hongseok
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 band 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][unreliable source?] 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 14.[26] Hongseok played the lead in the web series Blue Birthday, which was released in the summer of 2021.[27]

In November 2023, Hongseok terminated his exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment.[28] Later that month, he signed with acting agency Andmarq.[29] On May 17, 2024, Hongseok was featured in Sorn's release, titled "Crazy Stupid Lovers."

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.[30]

Military service

On April 1, 2022, the agency announced that Hongseok would be enlisting for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on May 3.[31] On December 26, 2022, it was confirmed by the agency that Hongseok would be discharged from military service early due to depression and panic disorder with public phobia.[32]

Philanthropy

Hongseok participated in the world's biggest Ice Bucket Challenge, 2019 Miracle365 x Ice Bucket Challenge Run on June 29, 2019, in Dongjak District, 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 3 km, 5 km, 7 km and 8 km group marathon with 1,130 participants who broke a total of 918 challenges the previous year.[33]

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.[34]

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, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Jinho, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick
"Round 2" (Bonus track) Sum(me:r) Yes Yes

As a featured artist:

Sorn- "Crazy Stupid Lovers"

Filmography

See also: Pentagon videography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 The Love That's Left [ko] Kim Woo-joo [35]
2022 Blue Birthday Ji Seo-jun New edited version and add never-before-seen scenes [36]

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Best Chicken Bae Ki-Bum [16]
2021 Phoenix 2020 Shin Ah-jun [24]
Move to Heaven Park Jun-yeong [26]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 On The Campus Hee-yeol [17]
Anniversary Anyway Hong Woo-jae [18]
2020 Twenty-Twenty Crew 2 Cameo [22]
2021 Blue Birthday Ji Seo-jun [27]
Shadow Beauty Lee Jin-seong [37]
2024 Aquaman Ji Seong-joon [38][39]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Mix and Match Eliminated [5]
2016 Pentagon Maker Contestant [40]
2017 Tour Avatar Cast Episode 5–6 with Jinho [41]
Weekly Idol Masked Idol ep 297, 305, 307, 310, 321 [42]
Idol Tour Participant Episode 6 with Hui [43]
Fantastic Duo Panelist ep 29–30 [44]
2018 Hitman Participant Filmed in Vietnam [45]
Just Happened Panelist [46]
Visiting Tutor Cast Member Mandarin language [47]
Real Man 300 Cast Member Filmed in the Korea Army Academy [14]
2019 Battle Trip Contestant ep 143–144 [48]
Law of the Jungle in Myanmar Cast Member [20]
King of Mask Singer Contestant ep 217 [21]
2020 Idol Cooking Class Cast with Hui, Shinwon and Kino [49]

Hosting

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Simply K-pop Special MC from 26 February–10 May [50]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea First Brand Awards 2019 Male Variety Idol of the Year Hongseok Nominated [51]
Brand of the Year 2021 Male Idol Actor of the Year Nominated [52]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best New Actor Nominated [53]

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