21 Facts About Hyungwon

Chae Hyung-won, known mononymously as Hyungwon, is a South Korean singer, actor, model, DJ, MC, songwriter, and producer.

Hyungwon is a member of South Korean boy group Monsta X and its sub-unit Shownu X Hyungwon under Starship Entertainment.

Hyungwon was born in Gwangju, South Korea on January 15,1994.

In June 2018, Hyungwon was featured in the EDM festival Ultra Music Festival Korea, held at Everland Speedway in Seoul.

Hyungwon collaborated with VIXX's Hongbin and producer dress for Pepsi's The Love of Summer: The Performance, releasing the song "Cool Love" on July 10,2019.

In 2020, Hyungwon participated in the writing, composing, and arranging of the song "Nobody Else" for Monsta X's album Fatal Love.

Hyungwon collaborated again with Justin Oh for this track and it is the first song in which he was involved in each aspect of the song production.

Hyungwon had a cover pictorial and interview for the ninth issue of Y Magazine, titled "Keep Calm and Carry On".

Hyungwon produced "Love Me a Little", as well as the B-side song "Roll with Me".

Hyungwon enlisted for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on November 14,2023.

Hyungwon is serving at the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, while promoted to corporal early in June 2024 for his exemplary military career.

Hyungwon's releases encapsulate themes of pain, ruin, and emotional introspection.

Hyungwon is known as an "all-rounder" and had often been receiving numerous "love calls" from the industry.

Hyungwon had been working for various fashion pictorials and fashion week as a model, as well as in various festivals as a DJ.

In 2021, Hyungwon was commemorated at the "K-pop Star Street", as part of Gwangju's cultural projects, along with other Korean artists who represented the city in the global music scene.

Hyungwon was consistently placed in Tumblr's "Most Popular K-pop Stars", ranking 44th in 2018,51st in 2019,77th in 2020,70th in 2021, and 87th in 2022, as well as in "Individual Boy Group Members Brand Power Ranking" published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute, ranking at 27th in September 2022 as his highest.

Hyungwon became a hot topic in social media platforms for his visual and humor.

Hyungwon started producing and working on external songs, as he composed, wrote, and arranged for AB6IX's song "Complicated", from the group's sixth EP Take a Chance.

Hyungwon composed, wrote, and arranged two songs, "Bad Liar" and "Where Is This Love", for fellow group member Kihyun's first EP Youth.

Hyungwon participated as a producer in the American sports-themed beverage and food products brand Gatorade's campaign advertisement music.

Hyungwon produced the Peak Time winner Vanner's song "Want U Back", from the group's first EP Veni Vidi Vici.